Deal Island Peninsula Partnership

04/14/2026

Sharing this opportunity to join a discussion on resilience in coastal agricultural communities with UMES and the Community Agricultural Resilience through extension (CARE) Project.
"What happens when a season of drought dries up fields, when flooding washes out roads, or when saltwater creeps into farmland? These disruptions don’t just affect crops—they ripple through the whole community. At this listening session, we will explore how farmers, families, and communities across Maryland deal with extreme weather."

We want to know how our neighbors and local farms are dealing with extreme weather. Join the Community Agricultural Resilience through extension (CARE) Project and University of Maryland Eastern Shore Extension for a listening session, 9-11 a.m., April 21, at the UMES Research, Extension and Teaching Farm in Princess Anne. Register at https://ow.ly/PmkE50YvZLt

11/19/2025

Check out our latest newsletter with many big updates for things coming in the new year!

We just wanted to kick off this newsletter by saying "Welcome" to our new newsletter members and "Thank You" to everyone who stopped by our table to chat at the Skipjack Heritage Festival back in September and the Holiday Bazar last week! It was lovely getting to reconnect with many of you and meet....

10/08/2024

We have had some high tides lately...but it is nothing new. Photo
here is flooding on Deal Island Hotel Road in the 1970's.

08/15/2024

Check out our latest newsletter so see what we've been up to and learn about some exciting upcoming opportunities!

Flooding and challenges associated with ditch maintenance have come up often as major issues for residents and visitors to the Deal Island peninsula. In 2019 DIPP partnered with Somerset County Planning and Zoning to conduct a drainage assessment which was completed in January 2020 and recently deve...

06/20/2024

You may have noticed some activity in the marsh the past week!

05/03/2024

Update: Planting for the beneficial use of dredge material project at the Deal Island WMA will begin on Monday, May 6. You can expect to see crews staging vehicles and plants on the parking lot at the end of Riley Roberts Road. Access should remain open throughout the planting phase.

For more information on this and other topics, check out the latest DIPP newsletter:

Planting will begin on Monday May 6th at the Deal Island Wildlife Management Area. The Contractor will utilize the parking lot at the end of Riley Roberts Road as a staging area for deliveries and plant storage throughout the planting phase of the project. While you can expect to see a semi-permanen...

01/31/2024

Sharing an opportunity to share your vision with Somerset County Technical and Community Services. They are starting the process of updating Somerset County's comprehensive plan. This process is overseen by the Somerset County Planning Commission.

They will be hosting a public workshop tonight at the Civic Center (see flyer).

If you can't make it to the workshop, check out the planning page to fill out a 15 minute survey where you can share thoughts.

You're invited to an upcoming public Visioning Workshop for the Somerset County Comprehensive Plan Update! Click the link below to learn more about the Workshop.

www.plansomersetmd.org/public-involvement

Please feel free to share this invite!

01/31/2024

You're invited to an upcoming public Visioning Workshop for the Somerset County Comprehensive Plan Update! Click the link below to learn more about the Workshop.

www.plansomersetmd.org/public-involvement

Please feel free to share this invite!

01/26/2024

Starting Wednesday, January 31st, expect to see increased construction traffic as crews work to remove the remaining pieces of dredge pipeline from the Wicomico River dredge placement project. It should take about two to three weeks. More details are posted on the DIPP website:

While DIPP is not a sponsor of the project, we are doing our best to use our network to stay up-to-date on the project and communicate that information. We will keep this page up-to-date, with the latest news on the Maintenance Dredging Projects and the impacts you will see.

01/17/2024

We've posted some new photos of the dredge placement site at the end of Riley Roberts Road to our website.

Photos include some taken via a drone where you can see the dredge placement, the pipe running along the marsh, and the straw bale containment.

We also have photos from a field trip with the various organizations and agencies involved in the project which DIPP was able to send a representative to. We shared these in our December newsletter, but they are live on our website too.

https://www.dealislandpeninsulapartners.org/dredge-news