Cheverly's Wetlands

Cheverly's Wetlands

Wetlands figure in descriptions of the land that became Cheverly and its surroundings. Boundaries of White Lackington (1685), for example, are marked as a “sweet gum in a pocoson,” or a “white oak on a marsh.” Wetlands clean water before it flows further downstream.

Seeps, such as those that feed the wetlands near Magruder Spring, support specific types of plants, like the sweet bay magnolia.

The wetlands near Magruder Spring, along route 50, are federally protected and designated as a protected area by the Prince George’s County Green Infrastructure Plan.

The “Millbrook Wetland” on Cheverly’s western buffer property is a portion of a former wetland area partly dried out by changes in hydrology due to the building of hospital additions (1950s) and the development of the Cheverly Industrial Park (1960s). In the past few years it has again become a wetland, supporting typical plants such as arrowhead and cattail.