Everyone is worried about global warming so let me tell you something else about Walkers Pond.
Coastal marshes were found to take up the most carbon per acre than any other type of ecosystem, even forests. This problem has been caused by release of Carbon Dioxide, uptake of carbon, called carbon sequestration. If you use Rt.#50 to go to the western shore you have passed Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge. 20,000 acres has been planted with spartina grass. Dr Needleman of the University of Maryland says this has created up to 17% of Maryland's Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative offset. We created almost 8 acres of wetlands at Walkers Pond with our restoration project. 8 acres compared to 20,000 may not seem like much sequestration, but it does help. Every little bit helps.