South River Federation Tackles 'Problem Pond'
Volunteers will be needed in March at the Davidsonville Wildlife Sanctuary to help finish the project.
An $80,000 restoration project by the South River Federation is underway at the Davidsonville Wildlife Sanctuary where a pond on the property is getting a major overhaul. Soon the project will be complete and that's when the community can help with the finishing touches. "We're hoping to get various school groups or other various volunteer groups to do planting, hopefully starting by early to mid-March," said Jennifer Carr, volunteer coordinator for South River Federation. The work on the pond isn't a beautification effort—it came out of necessity to improve environmental conditions in the area. "This project was identified in a study five years ago as the highest, single source of pollution in Beards Creek," said Kirk Mantay, South River …
