Welcome to the Corsica River Conservancy
This website is devoted exclusively to providing information on efforts designed to restore and the Corsica River, its tributaries and its watershed. The Corsica River Conservancy and its partners are dedicated to this task.
How To Navigate Our Site
This site is designed to be interactive. You will be able to obtain specific information on restoration projects completed, underway and planned by clicking on Corsica River Projects and following the directions on that page.
Oyster Restoration Update
CRC has been growing oysters under the state Maryland Grows Oysters (MGO) program since 2009. These have been deposited annually on the Possum Point bar. In 2011, 40 properties owners on the Corsica hosted 221 oyster cages filled with shells that had been seeded with oyster spat at the University of Maryland Horn Point Laboratory in Cambridge. Oysters from the cages are deposited on oyster sanctuaries in the river. We plan to continue and expand the program. If you have a pier or dock along the river and think you might like to participate in the program, please contact Frank DiGialleonardo (franardo@gmail.com) or Steve Sharkey (stevesharkey@verizon.net) for details.
March 12-26 Free Soil Testing
Living within the Chesapeake Bay Watershed, Marylanders play a vital role in the health of our streams and tributaries. Routine soil testing of lawns and garden beds can help reduce excessive nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus from entering our waterways. As these nutrients enter our waterways “dead zones” can be created, where aquatic life (fish, crabs, sub aquatic vegetation and oysters) cannot survive. Not only do these practices harm our streams, but cultural excessive fertilization especially in Spring or Summer may damage our lawns by stressing the roots and increasing susceptibility to disease.
As part of a program to encourage Bay-Wise friendly landscape practices, CRC is again offering to provide FREE soil testing to watershed residents that apply between March 12-26. To take advantage of this offer, go to the University of Maryland Extension Office, 505 Railroad Ave, Centreville, MD. Talk to Rachel Melvin (Horticulture Educator) and tell her you would like to participate in the CRC Soil Testing Program. CRC will sponsor a workshop on April 9 at the Centreville Library where Master Gardeners will discuss how to use the soil test results in setting up your lawn care program.
