The Choptank River is the longest river on the Delmarva Peninsula, with the larger watershed covering a total area of 1,780 km2. Home to a diverse array of tidal marshes, including freshwater, forested, and brackish marshes, the Choptank River is at risk of losing these critically important ecosystems due to sea level rise (SLR), coastal storms and erosion, invasive species, and saltwater intrusion (SWI). Our master’s capstone project team was formed in the winter of 2025 to assist Envision the Choptank, a partnership connecting natural resources managers and other stakeholders, in furthering efforts to identify management strategies that may help restore and protect five key tidal marshes along the river: Choptank Wetlands Preserve, Dover Bridge Wetland, TNC Choptank Wetlands, Chesapeake Audubon, and The Jim and Mary B. Lynch Preserve. To complete this report, we took four main approaches: 1. Conduct a literature review summarizing the historical, present, and projected future changes of tidal marshes in the Choptank River and Chesapeake Bay as a whole, and synthesize current management approaches to this work. 
2. Identify current successes and challenges in tidal marsh management by interviewing professionals in the field. 
3. Assess the resiliency and vulnerability of tidal marshes by performing GIS analysis that examines historical trends and predicts the future extent of the marshes. 
4. Synthesize information gathered from the three initial phases of the project to identify specific opportunities for management on each of the five key marshes.