Chesapeake Tributary Report Card Standardization

Chesapeake Tributary Report Card Standardization

This project seeks to establish a framework to coordinate efforts among watershed organizations using or planning to use report cards as outreach tools. This project also seeks to develop clear and consistent guidelines and protocols for the development and implementation of report cards by watershed organizations. Protocols will be developed and training provided for sampling and monitoring methodology, data analysis, and science communication. The overall objective is to allow comparability of results from volunteer-based monitoring programs and report cards, and increase the scientific validity of report cards as outreach tools.

 

Key Personnel

Caroline Donovan
Program Manager
Alexandra Fries
Program Manager
Heath Kelsey
IAN Director
Sara Powell
Monitoring & Communications Manager

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2012

Bacteria sampling and data analysis protocol (FEBRUARY)

2011

Deep Creek Lake Baseline Condition Assessment (JUNE)

Sampling and Data Analysis Protocols for Mid-Atlantic Tidal Tributary Indicators (JUNE)

Total Maximum Daily Loads: A citizen's guide to the Chesapeake Bay TMDL (JUNE)

2010 Magothy River Index (MARCH)

2010

Expanding the diversity of the Mid-Atlantic Tributary Assessment Coalition (DECEMBER)

Nanticoke and Sassafras River report cards released (DECEMBER)

Citizens for Science seminar series (SEPTEMBER)

A Guide to the Mid-Atlantic Tributary Report Cards (MAY)

New partnership to standardize indicators and methods in Chesapeake Bay (JANUARY)

2009

Individual tributary report cards produced for the Chester, Patuxent, and Severn Rivers (APRIL)

2008

Regional report card project initiated (NOVEMBER)

Chester and Patuxent River Report cards released (MAY)

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2011

Fish school-2 (SYMBOL)

Fish school-3 (SYMBOL)

Polychaete with white bristles (SYMBOL)

2010

Kayaking: recreational (SYMBOL)

Surf Fishing (SYMBOL)

Climate change: above average temperatures (SYMBOL)

2009

Larus spp. (Seagull) (SYMBOL)

USA: Chesapeake Bay watershed (SYMBOL)

2008

Callinectes sapidus (Blue Crab) : eggs (SYMBOL)

Crab scraping (SYMBOL)

Fish school-1 (SYMBOL)

Trotlining (SYMBOL)

Waterman (SYMBOL)

Paralichthys dentatus (Summer Flounder) : juvenile (SYMBOL)

Paralichthys dentatus (Summer Flounder) : larva (SYMBOL)

Callinectes sapidus (Blue Crab) : female ventral view (SYMBOL)

Callinectes sapidus (Blue Crab) : male ventral view (SYMBOL)

Callinectes sapidus (Blue Crab) : ventral view adolescent female (SYMBOL)

2007

Quercus montana (Chestnut Oak) with roots (SYMBOL)

Odocoileus virginianus (White-tailed Deer) : buck (SYMBOL)

Odocoileus virginianus (White-tailed Deer) : doe (SYMBOL)

Odocoileus virginianus (White-tailed Deer) : fawn (SYMBOL)

Charadrius melodus (Piping Plover) 1 (SYMBOL)

2005

Blue crab management (SYMBOL)

Callinectes sapidus (Blue Crab) : first crab (SYMBOL)

Callinectes sapidus (Blue Crab) : male dorsal view (SYMBOL)

2004

Charadrius melodus (Piping Plover) 2 (SYMBOL)

Crab boat (SYMBOL)

Limulus polyphemus (Horseshoe Crab) (SYMBOL)

Paralichthys dentatus (Summer Flounder) (SYMBOL)

Quercus alba (White Oak) (SYMBOL)

Quercus alba (White Oak) leaves (SYMBOL)

Quercus montana (Chestnut Oak) (SYMBOL)

Quercus montana (Chestnut Oak) leaves (SYMBOL)

Callinectes sapidus (Blue Crab) : adult 1 (SYMBOL)

Callinectes sapidus (Blue Crab) : coupling (SYMBOL)

Callinectes sapidus (Blue Crab) : egg-bearing female (SYMBOL)

Callinectes sapidus (Blue Crab) : juvenile (SYMBOL)

Callinectes sapidus (Blue Crab) : megalopa 1 (SYMBOL)

Callinectes sapidus (Blue Crab) : megalopa 2 (SYMBOL)

Callinectes sapidus (Blue Crab) : zoea 1 (SYMBOL)

Callinectes sapidus (Blue Crab) : zoea 2 (SYMBOL)

Haliaeetus leucocephalus (Bald Eagle) (SYMBOL)

Spartina spp. (Salt Marsh Grass) (SYMBOL)

2003

Callinectes sapidus (Blue Crab) : adult 2 (SYMBOL)

Ruppia maritima reproductive shoots (SYMBOL)

Ruppia maritima vegetative shoots (SYMBOL)

Brevoortia tyrannus (Atlantic Menhaden) (SYMBOL)

Brevoortia tyrannus (Atlantic Menhaden) : juvenile (SYMBOL)

Anchoa mitchilli (Bay Anchovy) (SYMBOL)

Anchoa mitchilli (Bay Anchovy) : juvenile (SYMBOL)

Phragmites australis (Common Reed) (SYMBOL)

Phragmites australis (Common Reed) singular (SYMBOL)

Polychaete 1 (SYMBOL)

Polychaete 2 (SYMBOL)

Atmospheric nitrogen (SYMBOL)

Bank erosion (SYMBOL)

Inputs: nutrients 1 (SYMBOL)

1999

Tractor 3 (SYMBOL)

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2013

Sampling and data analysis protocols for Mid-Atlantic non-tidal stream indicators (REPORT)

2012 Chester River Report Card (REPORT CARD)

2013 West & Rhode Rivers Report Card (REPORT CARD)

2012 Report Card - Eastern Bay, Choptank, Miles, and Wye Rivers (REPORT CARD)

2012

2011 Nanticoke River Report Card (REPORT CARD)

Focus Group Evaluation of Tributary Report Cards (REPORT)

2011 Chester River Report Card (REPORT CARD)

State of the Anacostia River - 2011 (REPORT CARD)

2011 Magothy River Index (REPORT CARD)

Bacteria sampling and data analysis protocol addendum for Mid-Atlantic tidal tributary indicators (REPORT)

2011

2011 Sassafras River Report Card (REPORT CARD)

2010 Nanticoke River Report Card (REPORT CARD)

2010 Chester River Report Card (REPORT CARD)

Sampling and data analysis protocols for Mid-Atlantic tidal tributary indicators (REPORT)

2011 West & Rhode Rivers Report Card (REPORT CARD)

2011 South River Scorecard (REPORT CARD)

2010 Magothy River Index (REPORT CARD)

2010

2009 Sassafras River Report Card (REPORT CARD)

2009 Nanticoke River Report Card (REPORT CARD)

2009 Chester River Report Card (REPORT CARD)

A Guide to the Mid-Atlantic Tributary Report Cards (NEWSLETTER)

2009 Magothy River Index (REPORT CARD)

2009

2008 Severn River report card (REPORT CARD)

2008 Chester River report card (REPORT CARD)

2008 Patuxent River Report Card (REPORT CARD)

2008

2007 Patuxent River Report Card (REPORT CARD)

2007 Chester River Report Card (REPORT CARD)

Timeframe

  • Start: 2009-09-15
  • Finish: 2012-02-01
  • Duration: 2 years, 4 months

Partners

Chesapeake Bay Trust

Funding Agencies

Chesapeake Bay Trust

Locations

Chesapeake Bay