Plummers Island
Plummers Island is a 12-acre Potomac River island in Montgomery County, Maryland, about nine miles upriver from Washington, D.C.[1] The Washington Biologists' Field Club has called the island "the most thoroughly studied island in North America".[2] The island is visible from the American Legion Memorial Bridge of the Capital Beltway, just downriver (east) of the bridge.[2]
Scientific study of Plummers Island began in 1899, when
A 2008 issue of the Bulletin of the Biological Society of Washington was dedicated to articles about the
American Legion Bridge expansion
In September 2017, Maryland Governor
On July 10, 2020, the
In August 2022 the Federal Highway Administration approved the proposed project.[14] In October 2022 environmental and historic preservation groups filed suit against the state, citing deficiencies in the environmental review process and the projected impacts on Plummers Island.[15]
References
- ^ Megan Gambino (May 6, 2009). "Field Trip to Plummers Island". Around the Mall. Natural History Museum.
- ^ a b c d "100 Years of Club Plummers Island". DC Audubon Society. July 31, 2006.
- ^ "Charles Louis Pollard". Washington Biologists' Field Club. January 3, 2012.
- ^ Karl V. Krombein (1963). "Natural history of Plummers Island, Maryland". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. Vol. 76. Biological Society of Washington. pp. 255–280.
- ^ "Lichens and Air Quality". U.S. National Park Service. 2017-12-27.
- ^ "Bulletin of the Biological Society of Washington". Vol. 15. 2008. p. iv-226. Retrieved 2 Jan 2012.
- ^ Elizabeth F. Wells (23 February 2004). "Present Plant Communities on Plummers Island". Flora of the Washington-Baltimore Area. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.
- ^ John W. Brown and Stephen M. Bahr II (2008). "The Insect (Insecta) Fauna of Plummers Island, Maryland: Brief Collecting History and Status of the Inventory". Bulletin of the Biological Society of Washington. Vol. 15. pp. 54–64. Retrieved 2 Jan 2012.
- ^ Timothy A. Pearce & Ryan Evans. 2008. Freshwater Mollusca of Plummers Island, Maryland. Bulletin of the Biological Society of Washington 15: 20-30.
- ^ Stanwyn G. Shetler, Sylvia Stone Orli, Elizabeth F. Wells and Marcie Beyersdorfer. 2006. Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Plummers Island, Montgomery County, Maryland. Bulletin of the Biological Society of Washington 14: 1-57.
- ^ McCartney, Robert; Siddiqui, Faiz; Wiggins, Ovetta (2017-09-21). "Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan proposes widening the Beltway and I-270 to include 4 toll lanes". The Washington Post.
- ^ "Local governments, grassroots organizations, and individuals tell MDOT the DEIS is flawed and the project has to stop". DontWiden270.org. 2020-11-15. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
- ^ "Plummers Island Threatened by proposed Expansion of American Legion Bridge". Washington, D.C.: Washington Biologists' Field Club. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
- ^ Duncan, Ian (2022-08-26). "Controversial Hogan plan for Beltway, I-270 toll lanes gets green light". The Washington Post.
- ^ Uliano, Dick (2022-10-11). "Environmental, historic preservation groups file suit to block Capital Beltway project". WTOP Radio News.
External links
- Map: 38°58′10″N 77°10′35″W / 38.96944°N 77.17639°W
- Washington Biologists' Field Club, http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/resshow/perry/bios/WBFCHome.htm, accessed 3 Jan 2012.
- "Plummers Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-12-31.
Watershed Profile - Potomac River, Montgomery County, Maryland
- Chesapeake Bay Program [permanent dead link]
- Maryland DNR's Surf Your Watershed: Potomac River Montgomery County