Alexandra Fries

Program Manager

UMCES Annapolis Office

Email

afries@umces.edu

Cell Phone

+1 (703) 371-4165

Mailing Address

429 4th Street

Annapolis, MD 21403

Alexandra Fries

Program Manager

UMCES Annapolis Office

Alexandra is a Program Manager at the Integration and Application Network (IAN) based at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science in Annapolis MD. Alexandra’s work in environmental management has been focused on assessment, monitoring, and management of aquatic, marine, and terrestrial ecosystems. Alexandra has extensive experience in data analysis, synthesis, mapping, interpretation, and communication. Alexandra has experience working with a diverse group of partners including those in local, state, and federal government, non-governmental organizations, non-profit organizations, private industry, and academia. Within IAN, Alexandra conducts data analysis, synthesis, and communication by completing environmental report cards, updating the IAN website, and conducting science communication courses. Alexandra also creates science communication materials such as diagrams, posters, presentations, newsletters, and reports using Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office Suite, and ArcGIS. Alexandra has experience managing projects and staff on local and international projects, liaising directly with partners and colleagues, and providing insights on project direction and goals.

Blog Posts

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Enewsletter

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2024

Maryland Water Monitoring Council Conference (DECEMBER)

Waterfront Partnership Report Card Release (NOVEMBER)

Indus River Report Card Workshop (SEPTEMBER)

Highlights from the SRI Conference in Helsinki, Finland (JULY)

2023

Exploring sustainable solutions at the 2023 Chesapeake Watershed Forum (DECEMBER)

Sustainability Research and Innovation Congress in Panama (JULY)

Brazilian Delegation Visits Maryland after 10 years (APRIL)

2022

Upper Rio Grande Report Card released (DECEMBER)

Next week: the Upper Rio Grande Report Card! (NOVEMBER)

2020 Chesapeake Bay Report Card (JANUARY)

2021

Maryland Coastal Bays Report Card published (NOVEMBER)

IAN Report Card published (AUGUST)

Now available: 2020 Chesapeake Bay and Watershed Report Card (JULY)

We're hiring! (JULY)

2020 Coastal Georgia Report Card now available (MAY)

Check out our new website! (APRIL)

Creating a resilient river report card and scenario model for the Upper Rio Grande (MARCH)

Communicating the benefits of a Water Quality Trading Program (FEBRUARY)

2019 Chesapeake Bay and Watershed Report Card (JANUARY)

Western Lake Erie Report Card (JANUARY)

2020

First-ever Western Lake Erie Report Card now available (SEPTEMBER)

Chesapeake Bay Watershed Report Card released! (JUNE)

IAN's staff continues to grow and evolve (JUNE)

The Chesapeake Bay Report Card will include new watershed indicators (MAY)

The first Verde River Watershed Report Card was released in Arizona (MARCH)

Revamping the Chesapeake Bay Report Card (FEBRUARY)

2018 Chesapeake Bay Report Card (JANUARY)

Florida Everglades Report Card (JANUARY)

2019

Science Communication Workshop at CERF 2019 (SEPTEMBER)

The Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord River system receives a grade of B (AUGUST)

Chesapeake Bay Report Card 2018 released! (JUNE)

Raleigh, North Carolina (APRIL)

Media Library

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2024

Accipiter tachiro (African Goshawk) (PHOTO)

Aepyceros melampus (Impala) (PHOTO)

Aepyceros melampus (Impala) 2 (PHOTO)

Aepyceros melampus (Impala) 3 (PHOTO)

Balearica regulorum (Grey crowned crane) (PHOTO)

Giraffa camelopardalis thornicrofti (Thornicroft's giraffe) (PHOTO)

Giraffa camelopardalis thornicrofti (Thornicroft's giraffe) 2 (PHOTO)

Giraffa camelopardalis thornicrofti (Thornicroft's giraffe) 3 (PHOTO)

Giraffa camelopardalis thornicrofti (Thornicroft's giraffe) 4 (PHOTO)

Giraffa camelopardalis thornicrofti (Thornicroft's giraffe) 5 (PHOTO)

Giraffa camelopardalis thornicrofti (Thornicroft's giraffe) 6 (PHOTO)

Herd of water buffalo (PHOTO)

Herd of water buffalo 2 (PHOTO)

Hippopotamus amphibius (hippopotamus) (PHOTO)

Hippopotamus amphibius (hippopotamus) 2 (PHOTO)

Hippopotamus amphibius (hippopotamus) 3 (PHOTO)

Hippopotamus amphibius (hippopotamus) 4 (PHOTO)

Loxodonta africana (African bush elephant) (PHOTO)

Loxodonta africana (African bush elephant) 2 (PHOTO)

Loxodonta africana (African bush elephant) 3 (PHOTO)

Luangwa River (PHOTO)

Luangwa River 2 (PHOTO)

Marsh birds feeding (PHOTO)

Merops pusillus (little bee-eater) (PHOTO)

Numida meleagris (helmeted guineafowl) (PHOTO)

Varanus niloticus (Nile monitor) (PHOTO)

Vidua paradisaea (long-tailed paradise whydah) (PHOTO)

Warthog (PHOTO)

Warthog 2 (PHOTO)

African buffalo skull (PHOTO)

Ardea melanocephala (black-headed heron) (PHOTO)

Crocodylus niloticus (Nile crocodile) (PHOTO)

Equus quagga (plains zebra) 2 (PHOTO)

Equus quagga (plains zebra) 3 (PHOTO)

Hippopotamus amphibius (hippopotamus) 5 (PHOTO)

Kobus ellipsiprymnus (waterbuck) family (PHOTO)

Loxodonta africana (African bush elephant) 4 (PHOTO)

Luangwa River sunset (PHOTO)

Luangwa forest landscape (PHOTO)

Mycteria ibis (yellow-billed stork) (PHOTO)

Mycteria ibis (yellow-billed stork) 2 (PHOTO)

Panthera pardus pardus (African leopard) (PHOTO)

Papio cynocephalus (yellow baboon) with baby (PHOTO)

Papio cynocephalus (yellow baboon) with baby 2 (PHOTO)

Papio cynocephalus (yellow baboon) with baby 3 (PHOTO)

2022

Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi in Santa Fe, NM (PHOTO)

San Miguel Chapel in Santa Fe, NM - the oldest church in the United States (PHOTO)

Statue of Saint Francis of Assisi in front of the Cathedral Basilica Santa Fe, New Mexico (PHOTO)

Statue of Saint Kateri Tekakwitha at The Cathedral Basilica of St Francis of Assisi in Santa Fe, NM (PHOTO)

The Oldest House in the United States, located in Santa Fe, NM (PHOTO)

Bandelier National Monument in Los Alamos, NM (PHOTO)

Basin of the Valles Caldera outside Santa Fe, NM (PHOTO)

Basin of the Valles Caldera outside Santa Fe, NM (2) (PHOTO)

Charred ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) at Bandelier National Monument in Los Alamos, NM (PHOTO)

Close up of charred ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) at Bandelier National Monument in Los Alamos, NM (PHOTO)

Cochiti Dam Reservoir 2 (PHOTO)

Cochiti Dam Reservoir 3 (PHOTO)

Cochiti Dam reservoir (PHOTO)

Exterior of Pueblo home in Bandelier National Monument in Los Alamos, NM (PHOTO)

Exterior of Pueblo home in Bandelier National Monument in Los Alamos, NM (2) (PHOTO)

Interior of Pueblo home in Bandelier National Monument in Los Alamos, NM (PHOTO)

Kiva ruins at Bandelier National Monument (2) (PHOTO)

Kiva ruins at Bandelier National Monument in Los Alamos, NM (PHOTO)

Ridge view of Bandelier National Monument in Los Alamos, NM (PHOTO)

The long house, a complex of Pueblo cliff dwellings, at Bandelier National Monument in Los Alamos, NM (PHOTO)

Array of petroglyphs at Petroglyph National Monument in Albuquerque, NM (PHOTO)

Cane Cholla (Opuntia imbricata) (PHOTO)

Cricket at Petroglyph National Monument in Albuquerque, NM (PHOTO)

Fourwing Saltbush (Atriplex canescens) (PHOTO)

Landscape view of Albuquerque, NM (PHOTO)

Petroglyph faces at Petroglyph National Monument in Albuquerque, NM (PHOTO)

Petroglyph of a dancing person at Petroglyph National Monument in Albuquerque, NM (PHOTO)

Petroglyphs on volcanic rock at Petroglyph National Monument in Albuquerque, NM (PHOTO)

Prickly pear (Opuntia phaeacantha) 2 (PHOTO)

Road Runner at Petroglyph National Monument in Albuquerque, NM (PHOTO)

2020

American cowboy (SYMBOL)

2017

Alligator in the Everglades (PHOTO)

Bromeliad growing on pond apple tree (PHOTO)

Brown anole lizard (PHOTO)

Everglades Royal Palm (PHOTO)

Florida Gar (PHOTO)

Juvenile black-crowned night heron (PHOTO)

Pa-hay-okee Trail (PHOTO)

Pond apple tree (PHOTO)

Southern two-striped walkingstick (PHOTO)

Water lilies (PHOTO)

White Ibis (PHOTO)

White Ibis fishing (PHOTO)

White Ibis in the Everglades (PHOTO)

White Ibis in the Everglades, Florida (PHOTO)

2016

Guanabara Bay Values and Threats (GRAPHIC)

2014

Buffer Vegetation as a Key Stewardship Behavior (GRAPHIC)

Cleaning Up Pet Waste as a Key Watershed Stewardship Behavior (GRAPHIC)

Cover Crops as a Key Watershed Stewardship Behavior (GRAPHIC)

Lawn Fertilizer Limitation as a Key Stewardship Behavior (GRAPHIC)

Rain Barrels as a Key Watershed Stewardship Behavior (GRAPHIC)

Rain Gardens as a Key Stewardship Behavior (GRAPHIC)

The Reduction of Hard Surfaces as a Key Watershed Stewardship Behavior (GRAPHIC)

The Seven Key Stewardship Behaviors to Promote Watershed Health (GRAPHIC)

Chesapeake Bay Watershed Percipitation Map 2013 (GRAPHIC)

Coastal Wetlands Resilience to Climate Change Comparison (GRAPHIC)

Total nitrogen (TN) (SYMBOL)

Total phosphorus (TP) (SYMBOL)

2013

Great blue heron (PHOTO)

Great blue heron in the Everglades (PHOTO)

Adult and chick black skimmers (PHOTO)

Black skimmers nesting (PHOTO)

Mangroves and oyster reefs (PHOTO)

Manatee (PHOTO)

Manatee warning sign (PHOTO)

Mangroves and oyster reefs (PHOTO)

Conductivity (SYMBOL)

Inputs: bacteria (SYMBOL)

Inputs: conductivity (SYMBOL)

Inputs: trash (SYMBOL)

Mine drainage (SYMBOL)

Snowman (SYMBOL)

Snowman: melted (SYMBOL)

2012

Acorns (PHOTO)

Appalachian Trail Marker (PHOTO)

Big Meadows (PHOTO)

Dead Eastern Hemlock trees in Shenandoah National Park, Virginia (PHOTO)

Euchaetes egle (Milkweed Tussock Caterpillar) (PHOTO)

Forest density in Shenandoah National Park, Virginia (PHOTO)

Forest diversity in Shenandoah National Park, Virginia (PHOTO)

Forest of Shenandoah National Park, Virginia (PHOTO)

Healthy forest (PHOTO)

Hemlock woolly adelgid (Adelges tsugae) (PHOTO)

Hylotelephium telephioides (Alleghenny Stonecrop) (PHOTO)

Ladybug (PHOTO)

Microstegium vimineum (Japanese Stiltgrass) (PHOTO)

Moss (PHOTO)

Mountain trail (PHOTO)

Mountains of Shenandoah National Park, Virginia (PHOTO)

Overlooks (PHOTO)

Power lines in Shenandoah (PHOTO)

Rock outcrop (PHOTO)

Shallow creek (PHOTO)

Shenandoah National Park, Virginia (PHOTO)

Small waterfall (PHOTO)

Solidago randii (Rand's Goldenrod) (PHOTO)

Trail through the meadow (PHOTO)

Winding roads (PHOTO)

Nelumbo lutea (American Water Lotus) : bud (SYMBOL)

Nelumbo lutea (American Water Lotus) : flower 1 (SYMBOL)

Nelumbo lutea (American Water Lotus) : flower 2 (SYMBOL)

Nelumbo lutea (American Water Lotus) : pad (SYMBOL)

Nelumbo lutea (American Water Lotus) : seed pod (SYMBOL)

Nymphaea odorata (White Water Lily) : flower (SYMBOL)

Nymphaea odorata (White Water Lily) : pad (SYMBOL)

Algae Overgrowth (PHOTO)

Creek Restoration (PHOTO)

Glass and trash on Pipe Creek Shoreline (PHOTO)

Old Woman Creek (PHOTO)

Old Woman Creek headwaters (PHOTO)

Pipe Creek (PHOTO)

Pipe Creek Watershed Sign (PHOTO)

Pipe Creek Wildlife Area (PHOTO)

Quarry Discharge (PHOTO)

Rain garden and rain barrel (PHOTO)

Shallow Creek Sites (PHOTO)

Shallow Creeks (PHOTO)

Tiling in Old Woman Creek (PHOTO)

Baltimore, Maryland (PHOTO)

Bay Bridge Flyover (PHOTO)

Brandon Shores Power Plant (PHOTO)

Chesapeake Bay Bridge (PHOTO)

Crop Circles (PHOTO)

Francis Scott Key Bridge (PHOTO)

Industrial storage (PHOTO)

Railroad Bridge (PHOTO)

Riparian Buffer (PHOTO)

Sandy Point State Park (PHOTO)

Sediment Plume (PHOTO)

Sediment Plumes (PHOTO)

Sediment plumes (PHOTO)

Upper reaches of Whitehall Creek (PHOTO)

Wastewater Treatment (PHOTO)

Business: group presentation (SYMBOL)

Business: man sitting 1 (SYMBOL)

Business: man sitting 2 (SYMBOL)

Business: man sitting 3 (SYMBOL)

Business: woman sitting 1 (SYMBOL)

Business: woman sitting 2 (SYMBOL)

The nitrogen cycle (GRAPHIC)

The phosphorus cycle (GRAPHIC)

2011

Experiment Demonstrating Melting Ice (GRAPHIC)

Amaranthus pumilus (seabeach amaranth) (PHOTO)

Crab Hole (PHOTO)

Dune Grass (PHOTO)

Dune Overwash (PHOTO)

Freshwater forest (PHOTO)

Plant Cage (PHOTO)

Skate egg case (PHOTO)

Vehicle tracks (PHOTO)

Projects

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2024

Indus River Report Card (INDUS RIVER)

Luangwa River Basin Report Card (ZAMBIA - AFRICA)

2023

Maryland Coastal Bays Program CCMP Revision (COASTAL BAYS - MARYLAND)

2021

Rogue River Report Card Facilitation and Training (ROGUE RIVER - PACIFIC COAST)

Report Cards for the Clinton, Detroit, Huron, River Raisin, and Rouge Rivers (DETROIT RIVER - GREAT LAKES, RIVER RAISIN - GREAT LAKES, HURON RIVER - GREAT LAKES, CLINTON RIVER - GREAT LAKES, ROUGE RIVER - GREAT LAKES)

State of the Bays Data Analysis and Visualization (DELAWARE INLAND BAYS - MID ATLANTIC)

2020

Coastal Georgia Ecosystem Report Card Revisions (COASTAL GEORGIA - SOUTH ATLANTIC)

Communications materials for the Nutrient Trading Program (MARYLAND - CHESAPEAKE BAY)

Rio Grande Resilient Basin Report Card (RIO GRANDE - SOUTHWEST)

2018

Development of the Verde River Watershed Report Card (VERDE RIVER - ARIZONA)

Western Lake Erie Report Card Development and Production (LAKE ERIE - GREAT LAKES)

Chesapeake Bay Report Card Expansion (CHESAPEAKE BAY)

2016

Belmont Forum workshop facilitation, support, and communication (WORLDWIDE)

Evaluation of Multi-Year Data Sets to Establish Status and Trends of Environmental Restoration Success in the Everglades (EVERGLADES - SOUTH ATLANTIC)

Facilitate the Partnership Between Chesapeake Bay and Guanabara Bay to Enhance and Accelerate Restoration (GUANABARA BAY - SOUTH AMERICA)

IAN Report Card (CHESAPEAKE BAY, MARYLAND COASTAL BAYS, WORLDWIDE)

2015

Chesapeake Monitoring Cooperative: Integrating Citizen-based and Other Nontraditional Monitoring (CHESAPEAKE BAY)

Layout and design of factsheets and final report for Rookery Bay NERR (ROOKERY BAY - GULF OF MEXICO)

Developing a Scalable River Basin Report Card: The Orinoco River Report Card (ORINOCO RIVER - SOUTH AMERICA)

2014

Coral Reef Ecosystem Status Reports (HAWAIIAN ARCHIPELAGO - NORTH PACIFIC, GUAM - NORTH PACIFIC, NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS - NORTH PACIFIC, FLORIDA KEYS - CARIBBEAN, PACIFIC REMOTE ISLANDS - NORTH PACIFIC, FLOWER GARDEN BANKS - GULF OF MEXICO, VIRGIN ISLANDS - CARIBBEAN, PUERTO RICO - CARIBBEAN)

Georgia Coastal Zone Ecological Report Card (COASTAL GEORGIA - SOUTH ATLANTIC)

Building the Long Island Sound Report Card (LONG ISLAND SOUND - MID ATLANTIC)

Healthy Rivers For All (ORINOCO RIVER - SOUTH AMERICA, RIO GRANDE - SOUTHWEST, KAFUE - AFRICA, TUUL RIVER - MONGOLIA)

Expansion of a survey tool to measure behavior change and impacts within watersheds (CHESAPEAKE BAY)

Long Island Sound Ecosystem Health Report Card (LONG ISLAND SOUND - MID ATLANTIC)