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Drones to track one of the largest dam removals on the Eastern Seaboard

  • Written by Matthew E. Baker, Professor of Geography and Environmental Systems, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Bloede Dam (ca. 2016) near Ilchester, MarylandMatthew Baker/UMBC, CC BY-SA

This month, the Bloede Dam will be removed from the Lower Patapsco River near Ilchester, Maryland.

The restoration is a one-of-a-kind natural experiment that will help test how relatively inexpensive drones can help scientists like me understand the integrity of streams and...

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