Introduction

Millington WMA site is a 4.2 acre (4.2 acre forested) wetland restored from agricultural land.  It is located in the Chester River  - Upper Chester River Area (02-13-05-10) watershed of Kent County.        

Construction

The Maryland Department of the Environment and Kent County Soil Conservation District constructed and planted the site between Fall 1995 and Spring 1996.

Pre-construction 1994

Status

The site has established into an a diverse forested wetland system.  When MDE scored this site in 2009 using the newly developed Mitigation Site Scoring Method, the site received the score of 89/100.  This site provides multiple wetland functions including providing habitat, filtering pollutants, reducing headwater floodwater, and providing recreational opportunites.

Frog

Snapping turtle