Redesign of Chesapeake Bay Program indicator structure and communication strategy: Goals, rationale and products

The Indicator Redesign Taskforce was assembled to provide a vision for the Chesapeake Bay Program indicators and the manner in which they are communicated. In doing so, the Indicator Redesign Taskforce is initiating and steering the necessary changes through the Monitoring and Analysis Subcommittee. This document describes the goals, approach and methods used to redesign the ecological indicators and outlines the communication strategy used to convey these changes to the public. Additionally, it describes how the changes to the indicators will affect other Chesapeake Bay Program projects.

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