ASSATEAGUE ISLAND SPEACIAL In this special half hour segment of "Outdoors Maryland," Assateague Island is explored. Assateague Island is a national seashore, wildlife refuge, and Maryland state park. Beach erosion is continuous on the island and people fear that the island with break apart. An emergency restoration act was put in place by manually pumping sand onto the beach in order to recreate elevation and replace sand that was lost by storms.