Blackwater NWR Draft Environmental Assessment for Wetland Restoration 2025

Public Review for Draft Environmental Assessment for Wetland Restoration on Blackwater NWR

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced a 30-day public review and comment period on a draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for wetland restoration work on Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge. The public review and comment period is open from July 11 to August 9, 2025. Copies may also be obtained by visiting the Blackwater NWR Visitor Center at 2145 Key Wallace Drive, Cambridge, MD between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Tuesday through Sunday. Comments or requests for additional information may be made by email to [email protected] or mail to 2145 Key Wallace Drive, Cambridge, MD 21613, Attn: Matt Whitbeck. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will accept comments received or postmarked on or before August 9, 2025. Comments received will be reviewed and addressed in the Final EA, which is expected in September 2025. 

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View of tidal marsh and pine trees at Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge.
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) was established in 1933 as a waterfowl sanctuary for birds migrating along the Atlantic Flyway.
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