Chesapeake Bay Report Card Expansion

Chesapeake Bay Report Card Expansion

Incorporating novel indicators into the Chesapeake Bay Report Card. Make key improvements to the Chesapeake Bay Report Card, which has served since 2006 as the definitive source for ecosystem health status in the Bay and tidal tributaries. The project will improve the Chesapeake Bay Report Card process and product by incorporating recent lessons learned, incorporating new design elements, developing indicators for non-tidal watershed areas, and adding social, cultural, and economically relevant values.

 

Key Personnel

Vanessa Vargas-Nguyen
Science Integrator
Bill Dennison
Vice President for Science Application
Alexandra Fries
Program Manager
Joe Edgerton
Assistant Science Communicator
Sidney Anderson
Science Communicator
Heath Kelsey
IAN Director
Annie Carew
Science Communicator
Caroline Donovan
Program Manager
Sky Swanson
Assistant Science Communicator
Dylan Taillie
Science Communicator
Brianne Walsh
Senior Science Communicator
Jamie Currie
Science Communication Assistant
Suzanne Webster
Graduate Student

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2025

Catfish cookout along the Rappahannock (SEPTEMBER)

2025 Chesapeake Bay & Watershed Report Card (JULY)

The Rappahannock River Invasion: Catfish Cookout & Watershed Festival (JULY)

Coming soon: 2025 Chesapeake Bay & Watershed Report Card (JUNE)

Engaging community members at Nature Everywhere Week (JUNE)

Fun at the 2025 IMET Open House (JUNE)

Shaping the future of the Chesapeake Bay Report Card (MAY)

Join us for a Community Listening Session! (MARCH)

2024

Group Model Building for a Healthier Chesapeake Bay (NOVEMBER)

Highlighting Chesapeake Bay science through our annual report card (AUGUST)

Coming soon: 2024 Chesapeake Bay & Watershed Report Card (JULY)

2023

2022 Chesapeake Bay and Watershed Report Card Released (JUNE)

Coming Soon: 2022 Chesapeake Bay Report Card (MAY)

2022

The Chesapeake Bay & Watershed were in moderate condition in 2021 (JUNE)

2020 Chesapeake Bay Report Card (JANUARY)

2021

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

Three IAN report cards received Hermes Creative Award (JULY)

2019 Chesapeake Bay and Watershed Report Card (JANUARY)

2020

Chesapeake Bay Watershed Report Card released! (JUNE)

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

Revamping the Chesapeake Bay Report Card (FEBRUARY)

2018 Chesapeake Bay Report Card (JANUARY)

2019

November: IAN Report Card workshop at the Chesapeake Watershed Forum (NOVEMBER)

Chesapeake Bay Report Card 2018 released! (JUNE)

2018

Chesapeake Bay receives a C in 2017! (JULY)

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2020

Amphitheater 2 (SYMBOL)

Storm drain 2 (SYMBOL)

Timeframe

  • Start: 2018-01-01
  • Finish: 2025-09-30
  • Duration: 7 years, 8 months