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have had access to the water.”
Richard G. Anderson, President of the
Brooklyn/Curtis Bay Coalition, also known
as BayBrook, praised the MPA for both the
beautiful site and its relationship with the
community.
“This is absolutely marvelous,” said
Anderson as he stood beside a traditional
Chesapeake Bay skipjack that the Living
Classrooms Foundation had sailed to
Masonville Cove for October’s grand-
opening event. “The Port involved the
community from the onset, and they’ve
been very faithful partners. They’ve taken
an eyesore and turned it into a treasure.”
The nature area is the second compo-
nent of the Masonville Cove restoration
project; in 2009, an environmental educa-
tion center located on a hill overlooking the
nature area opened to provide students
with opportunities for hands-on environ-
mental learning. The National Aquarium,
the Living Classrooms Foundation and
BayBrook develop and direct programs for
students — more than 2,000 teachers and
students participated in hands-on activities
at Masonville’s nature center last year. The
structure itself is a “near-zero, net-energy”
building with green features such as an
energy-recovery ventilator and a reflective
roof that decreases the amount of heat
transferred into the facility.
In the next phase of the project, 41
additional acres will be restored and made
available to the public during the next few
years.
Masonville Cove was named for the
hamlet of Masonville, a small village on the
banks of the Patapsco that eventually was
bought by the B&O Railroad. Bob Johnson,
80, grew up in Masonville. “We didn’t have
anything — we were poor people,” he said.
“We were like Huckleberry Finn —we swam,
fished and crabbed and hunted for bottles.”
He recalled seining on the marshy
shore. “When you pulled that seine net in,
you could get anything — we got rockfish,
crabs and eels,” he said.
Johnson also remembered darker days
when contaminants were released into the
water by local industries. “We jumped in
and the chemicals stung our eyes — but
I’m still here,” he said with a laugh.
MES Director Jim Harkins commented,
“Together, the Masonville partners have
turned an unattractive, inaccessible site
into a beautiful place for kids and families
to relax and learn about the environment.”
