The Eastern Shore of Maryland offers unique habitats found nowhere else in the state. One of these rare habitats are Carolina bays or Delmarva bays. These shallow depressions are seasonally flooded, providing the perfect place for a diverse array of wildlife. A few of these species are amphibians listed in Maryland's Wildlife Diversity Conservation Plan as species of greatest conservation need, such as the tiger salamander, barking tree frog and carpenter frog. Maryland's state wildlife grant funds have been used to remove hardwood trees that have been encroaching on the Carolina bays. This allows for herbaceous wetland plants to establish and provide suitable habitat for breeding amphibians to flourish. This is just one example of how Maryland's Wildlife Diversity Conservation Plan protects imperiled land, water and wildlife like the amphibians that inhabit the Carolina bays for future generations.