2009activity report

2009activity report

2009activity report

partnershipfor the delaware

estuary

partnershipfor the delaware

estuary

partnershipfor the delaware

estuary

Printed on recycled paper.

Illustration and Design ©2009 Frank McShane

The Partnership for the Delaware Estuary leads collaborative and creative efforts to protect and enhance the Delaware Estuary

and its tributaries for current and future generations.

Partnership for the Delaware Estuary, Inc.One Riverwalk Plaza110 S. Poplar Street, Suite 202Wilmington, DE 198011-800-445-4935www.DelawareEstuary.org

Partnership for the Delaware EstuaryBoard of Directors:Executive Committee:Chairman – Charles J. Lawrence, P. E. – Philadelphia Regional Port AuthorityVice Chairman – Charnelle Hicks – CHPlanningTreasurer – Leon Chain – AQUA PennsylvaniaSecretary – Jeffrey J. Pantazes – PSEG Power LLC

Ann K. Masse, Ph.D. – DuPontEric Lienhard, P.E. – Hazen and SawyerBoard Members:Laura Bishop – Thomas/Boyd CommunicationsJoanne Dahme – Philadelphia Water DepartmentMichael P. De Luca – Institute of Marine & Coastal Sciences at Rutgers UniversityNicholas A. DiPasquale – Duffield Associates, Inc.Kevin Donnelly – New Castle Conservation DistrictJames M. Falk – Delaware Sea Grant Marine Advisory ServiceMarc E. Gold – Manko, Gold, Katcher & Fox, LLPMarilyn Heffley – Sunoco, Inc.Dave Kitts – Mannington Ginny Kreitler – Audubon PennsylvaniaJuhan Runne, Esq. – Archer & Greiner, P.C.David Velinsky – Academy of Natural Sciences Philadelphia – Patrick Center

PDE Staff Members:Jennifer Adkins – Executive DirectorShaun Bailey – Marketing & Communications CoordinatorPriscilla Cole – Science and Policy FellowTom Davidock – Schuylkill Action Network Coordinator Beth Haas – Office ManagerElizabeth Horsey – Development Specialist Cheryl Jackson – Program SpecialistKaren Johnson – Development DirectorDanielle Kreeger – Science DirectorAngela Padeletti – Science SpecialistDee Ross – Watershed Program CoordinatorKelly Somers – Drexel University Science Fellow Laura Whalen – Restoration SpecialistGus Wolfe – Director of Finance and OperationsLisa Wool – Program Director

Estuary Implementation Committee (EIC):Chair: Jennifer Adkins – Partnership for the Delaware EstuaryU.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 3: Dominique Lueckenhoff, Ed Ambrogio, Amie HowellU.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 2: Janice Rollwagen, Irene Y. PurdyDelaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control: Kathy Bunting-Howarth, John KennelNew Jersey Department of Environmental Protection: Kerry Kirk-Pflugh, Jay Springer, Dorina FrizzeraPennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection: Andy Zemba, Jeff DeweyDelaware River Basin Commission: Robert Tudor, Tom FikslinPhiladelphia Water Department: Howard Neukrug, Paula ConollyU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Gregory Breese National Park Service: Joe DiBello

Science and Technical Advisory Committee (STAC):Standing Representatives:Chairperson: Susan Kilham, Ph.D. – Drexel University, Department of Bioscience & Biotechnology Danielle Kreeger, Ph.D. – Partnership for the Delaware EstuaryDavid Wolanski – Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental ControlThomas Fikslin, Ph.D. – Delaware River Basin CommissionJerre W. Mohler – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, NE Fishery CenterDavid E. Russell, Ph.D. – Environmental Protection Agency Thomas Belton, M.S. – New Jersey Dept. of Environmental ProtectionAlan C. Everett – Pennsylvania Department of Environmental ProtectionDavid Burke – Pennsylvania Department of Environmental ProtectionLance H. Butler – Philadelphia Water DepartmentPaula Conolly – Philadelphia Water Department (alternate)

Elected Representatives:Allison Allen – NOAA, National Oceans Service Gregory Breese – U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Jack Gallagher, Ph.D. – University of Delaware, College of Marine and Earth StudiesJeffrey A. Gebert – US Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia DistrictRobert Hoke, Ph.D. – DuPont, Haskell Laboratory for Health and Environmental Sciences Desmond Kahn, Ph.D. – Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental ControlJohn Kraeuter, Ph.D. – Rutgers University, Haskin Shellfish LaboratoryDoug Miller, Ph.D. – University of Delaware, College of Marine and Earth StudiesJonathan Sharp, Ph.D. – University of Delaware, College of Marine and Earth StudiesKenneth A. Strait – PSEG Environment, Health & SafetyDavid Velinsky, Ph.D. – Academy of Natural SciencesEric Vowinkel, Ph.D. – U.S. Geological Survey, New Jersey Water Science Center

Up to $75 Mr. & Mrs. Robert ArnoldMaureen BarrettChristopher W. BasonBernie BittnerAnthony F. BolinJoseph W. BoothBrightFields, Inc.Kathleen B. CallowMike CastleSteven M. Castorani & Margaret W. CastoraniCatskill Mountain Forestry ServiceCecil Vault & Memorial Co., IncNathan & Carolyn CloudDon W. & Martha J. CoatsDorothy ColburnCarol J. ColemanMichael P. & Catherine M. De LucaGiuseppe Paolo DeLucaCarl DeskoDNREC Division of Soil and Water ConservationDavid R. DickensLawrence M. DiVietro, Jr. Jim EisenhardtPatty ElkisJane Fava

John E. FelgenhauerRichard & Lorraine Fleming

Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. FonashCathy Fortenbaugh

John & Suzanne Gaadt Gahagan & Bryant Associates, Inc.

James R. & Jennifer J. GettierRobert J. GoldenVincent & Jeanette GormanDominick Granato, Jr.Ronald A. Hamlen & Sue FuhrmannMaribeth L. HampelJean R. HaskellGregg A. & Deborah A. HermanKim R. HolmAnn Baker HorseyJ. Elizabeth HorseyRobert Wolfe HorseySusan HortyAmie Howell

David InmanCheryl Jackson

Russell E. JacksonJune & Charles Johnson

Jennifer JonesBob Kahley

Ed KeatingSue Kofoet

Anthony KopkeMr. & Mr. Jeffrey Kusumi

Stanley & Betty Jane LaBrunaWendy LathropKrista LaudenbachEd LewandowskiDonald MacBrideJim Maiale

Marie E. ManspeakerJacob Joseph Marine

Suzanne MarinellJohn Marx

Albert S. MatlackStephen Meranus

Michael F. Ronca & Sons, Inc.Walter Mugdan

Gary W. & Anne M. Murphy Naamans Creek Watershed Association

Martha & Kevin NarvaezPaul NemethDonald NienasD.R. NolanMary Ellen NoonanNormandeau Associates, Inc.Francis J. & Robin O’Neill NorrisMaureen Barden & David OthmerHarry W. OttoRuth PatrickGovernor Russ PetersonLouis J. PiccianiJoyce E. PillsburyMaynard S. RaaschRadnor Middle School – Watershed ProgramAnthony & Regina RadocajRalph H. RatcliffeA. J. ReadingerWilliam ReichertBrian J. ReidyRoger J. RiderDeanne & Scott RossM. Hanson & B. SaleyEdward C. Sanderson Charles SappEric P. & Linda SchradingFrederick H. & Susan R. SchranckG. Lee SchultzSchuylkill Headwaters Association, Inc.Cecil & Geoffrey SellingJudy Schwank, 10,000 Friends of PennsylvaniaBob & Mary Ellen Scott

Richard SkebaKeith & Suzanne St. John

John & Linda StaplefordTimothy F. Sullivan

Kay SykoraRichard G. Taylor

Sabina M. ThornRobert Traver

Rosalind TroupinJoseph R. Troxell

Tom Truman, Hilton MarineUpper Milford Township

Andrew W. Urquhart Robert J. Valihura, Jr.

Mr. & Mrs. Howard D. VenzieWhibco Inc.

Kristoffer WhitneyGail E. Williams

Maria I. Wood

Protecting Philadelphia’s Hidden StreamsArt Contest Winners

$1,119,955

$ 275,153

$ 2,797

$ 11,255

$1,409,160

$1,043,881

$ 276,243

$ 90,843

$1,410,967 $ (1,807)

$ 855,245

$ 853,438

Year Ended December 31, 2008 SUPPORT AND REVENUE:Government Contracts

Contributions and Grants

Interest and Investment Income

Other Revenue

Total Support and Revenue EXPENSES:Program

Management and General

Fundraising

Total Expenses

Change in Net Assets

Net Assets at Beginning of Year

Net Assets at End of Year

Christina River Watershed Cleanup

2008 audited Statement of Activities2008 audited Statement of Activities

partnership for thedelaware estuarypartnership for thedelaware estuarypartnership for thedelaware estuary

Wow, what a “stimulating” year 2009 has been! The fragile economy made it a year of uncertainties, but also presented unforeseen opportunities. This year’s anniversary of Henry Hudson’s sail into the Delaware Bay 400 years ago reminds us of what a treasure the Delaware Estuary is, and that we are making history ourselves by protecting and enhancing its resources for future generations of Americans.

We kicked off the year with the 2009 Delaware Estuary Science & Environmental Summit, where the top scientists and managers from our region gathered to share their work and ideas on topics like horseshoe crabs and climate change that are critical to the future of the Delaware Estuary. Uncertainty about travel restrictions and tightening budgets gave way to excitement as over 250 participants made their way to Cape May, New Jersey for the conference.

In 2009, the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary (PDE) made particularly important strides toward a more strategic, regional approach to restoration and protection with a new “blueprint” for the

Delaware Estuary that focuses on protecting and enhancing resources like wetlands, waterfronts, shellfish, and forested stream corridors that provide many different benefits to people and

the environment. We also really hit our stride this year with on-the-ground restoration, using “living shorelines” to stabilize eroding marshes along the Delaware Bay, successfully reproducing baby

mussels to put back into freshwater streams like the Brandywine and White Clay, and working with corporate and community partners to restore important bird and riparian habitat.

The year wrapped up with some great successes and accolades for PDE, including the most successful Pennsylvania Coast Day yet with over 7,000 visitors to Penn’s Landing in Philadelphia, and the presentation of a Coastal America Partnership Award for Delaware Bay Oyster Restoration efforts at Coast Day in Delaware. Thanks to a newly designed Partnership website, a brand new Schuylkill Action Network website, and the growing popularity of the ecoDelaware ecotourism website, PDE is now reaching more people on the web than ever before.

Of course, none of this would have been possible without the support of donors, grantors, sponsors, and partners throughout the region. Thanks to that support, and a great board and staff, PDE has managed not only to survive this year’s economic uncertainties, but to make significant progress in 2009 toward a healthier Delaware Estuary for the future.

2009 Pennsylvania Coast Day

Jennifer Adkins

from themessageexecutive director

from themessageexecutive directormessage from theexecutive director

2009 Annual Fund Donors$1,000 and above Jennifer Adkins & Andy CloudThe Curtis W. McGraw FoundationEnvironmental Consulting Services, Inc.Henry Ridgely HorseyMonoshone Watershed

$500 to $999 Marc E. GoldRobert D. GoldmanJoseph J. Gruber Marilyn HeffleyCharles & Diane LawrenceManningtonOctoraro Native Plant NurseryJeff & Lynn PantazesPeter & Ameline PappasSupercritical Fluid Technologies, Inc.Valero Refining Company – NJ

$250 to $499 Leon K. ChainCarmen S. Carfagno, Crompco Corp.Thomas S. DavisKevin C. DonnellyBob & Linda EmmettEdwin B. Erickson IIIArthur W. HarperDr. Susan S. KilhamBonnie & Dave KittsKathy Klein & David PaulPreston LuitweilerJune D. MacArtorAnn K. MasseBill O’NeillGeorge F. PhelpsDean K. Stein Alfred & Harriet TaylorTrustees of Ardentown David Velinsky & Susan JohntzDiane Zilka

$150 to $249 In memory of Martin Stuart BartashJoanne DahmeEntech Engineering, Inc.Russell J. FurnariEd GrusheskiDanielle & Karen KreegerGinny KreitlerMegan J. McGlinchey David P. PollisonJoanne & Jerry RufftVerne ShortellLisa M. Wool

$75 to $149 AnonymousMichele C. Adams, P.E., Meliora Environmental Design, LLCAmeriDrill Inc.David AtheyShaun & Jamie BaileyStephen H. Balzer, Jr.Carol A. & Winston C. BanfordBoyd J. BenjaminBerks County Conservation DistrictLaura BishopRichard P. Brown, Jr.Jenifer N. & John A. BurghardtWarren Butt & Elaine SchmerlingLisa Calvo, Seaborad Fisheries InstituteDaniel Cohen, Atlantic Capes Fisheries, Inc.Carol CollierGerald E. & Laura H. DarlingDelaware Association of Conservation DistrictsLangan Engineering & Environmental ServicesCharles Day Dilks, Dilks ConsultingJeanne & Burt DoremusJim & Karen FalkJeff & Karen FlemingGreater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing CorporationLesley Gross, Gross Graphics

Beth & Warren HaasBruce M. Hashinger IIIMichael HoganWilliam HudsonDonna HymesKaren Johnson & Kyle ForstPaul KozlakM. A. LeckRichard Lewis, Lewis Environmental GroupEric Lienhard & Heidi SplaneMarshall Geoscience, Inc.Hiram H. MungerEllen & Stephen PearlmanThe Philadelphia ZooJonathan & Carla RindeJanice Rollwagen Dr. Karl RugartJuhan & Jeanne RunneSouth Jersey Resource Conservation & Development Council, Inc.Stanker & Galetto, Inc.Jule ThiessenJulie Varner & Thomas ChegwiddenWhite Clay Wild & Scenic ProgramWilmington Tug Inc.Gus Wolfe

Sailing in the Delaware Estuary

Delaware Estuary WatershedTeachers’ Workshop

2009 Experience the Estuary Contributors, Volunteers, and Shark ArtistsKathy AlcoxThe Atlantic Capes Fisheries Oyster Farm Bivalve Packing CompanyIris BurtDave BushekLisa CalvoPat ChamberlinHelena DominicSondra FliteKyle ForstShannon FreemanDorina FrizzeraJason HearonAnn HorseyAmie Howell John KennelCatherine KingKathy KleinJohn KraeuterChuck LawrenceEric LienhardJoshua MoodyRosalind MooreJason MorsenJudi PhillipsDan RepschJanice RollwagenDee RossJulia SpicherPat ToddCraig TomlinRobin TylerMarianne Walch

2009 Silent and Live Auction ContributorsThanks to the more than 150 businesses and individuals who contributed items to the 2009 Experience the Estuary’s silent auction. Their contributions helped to raise approximately $14,000 for PDE.

2009 Experience the EstuaryCelebration SponsorsAcademy of Natural Sciences – Patrick CenterAKRF, Inc.Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc.ARCADISArcher & Greiner, PCArtesian Water Company, Inc.CHPlanningClement Pappas & Co, Inc.Conectiv Energy, a PHI CompanyConocoPhillipsDelaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental ControlDelaware River Basin CommissionDelaware Valley Regional Planning CommissionDelmarva Power & Atlantic City Electric, PHI CompaniesDow Chemical CompanyDuffield Associates, Inc.DuPont Corporate Remediation GroupEDiS CompanyExelon CorporationFrank McShane Greeley & Hansen LLCGross Graphics ServicesLogan Generating Company, LPManko, Gold, Katcher & Fox, LLPNew Castle Conservation DistrictPhiladelphia Regional Port AuthorityPhiladelphia Water DepartmentPSEGRT Environmental Services, Inc.Rutgers IMCS / Jacques Cousteau ReserveSunoco, Inc.Thomas/Boyd CommunicationsUniversity of Delaware – Sea GrantUrban Engineers, Inc.Valero Delaware City RefineryWawa, Inc. Wheelabrator Gloucester Company, LP

Partnership for the Delaware Estuary Staff

Horseshoe Crabs

In early January, more than 250 people gathered in Cape May, NJ to attend the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary’s (PDE) biennial Science and Environmental Summit. The four-day event focused on “Planning for Tomorrow’s Delaware Estuary” and gave resource managers, scientists, educators and students from across the Delaware Valley a unique opportunity to share their work and develop partnerships to improve the river and bay.

In March, PDE coordinated with the Philadelphia Water Department to create an exhibit for the Philadelphia Flower Show. The Italian-themed display was titled “Tivoli, South Philadelphia Style” after one of Italy’s most famous water gardens. Tens of thousands viewed the exhibit, depicting a south Philadelphia row home incorporating rain barrels, porous pavement, a rain garden and a green wall.

The Climate Ready Estuaries pilot program got underway in the Delaware Estuary with PDE and other leading experts assessing the effects of climate change on critical resources like drinking water, tidal wetlands and bivalve shellfish. This effort will help identify high-risk areas, options for coping with climate change, and recommended strategies for decision makers.

The Regional Restoration Initiative (RRI) workgroup of the Science and Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) was formed to develop a project registry, a prioritized list of projects to benefit the Delaware Estuary, with subcommittees dedicated to assessing tidal wetlands, urban riverfronts, headwaters and bivalve shellfish as the highest value projects for restoration and protection.

Science andEnvironmental Summit

Philadelphia Flower Show

Schuylkill Action Network website

the year in review2009 program highlights

the year in review2009 program highlights

the year in review2009 program highlights

WinterWinterWinterWinter

Grants and ContractsConocoPhillipsCity of WilmingtonDelaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC)DuPont Clear Into the FutureNational Fish & Wildlife FoundationNational Oceanic & Atmospheric AdministrationNew Jersey Coastal Management ProgramPennsylvania Coastal Zone Management ProgramPennsylvania Department of Environmental ProtectionPhiladelphia Water DepartmentPSEG, Estuary Enhancement Program Rutgers UniversityUnited Water Delaware U.S. Army Corps of EngineersU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyU.S. Fish & Wildlife ServiceU.S. Geological SurveyThe Welfare FoundationThe William Penn Foundation

Corporate Environmental Stewardship Program Members (CESP)Premium CESP Members: Agilent TechnologiesAtlantic City Electric, a PHI CompanyCentocorConocoPhillipsLogan Generating CompanyWheelabrator Gloucester Company, LP

CESP Members:Mannington Noramco PSEG, Estuary Enhancement ProgramValeroWaste Management

2009 Delaware Estuary Science and Environmental Summit Sponsors and ExhibitorsThe Academy of Natural SciencesConocoPhillipsDNREC, Delaware Coastal Management ProgramDelaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental ControlDelaware EPSCoRDelaware River Basin CommissionDuPontJacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research ReserveMatrix New World Engineering, Inc.McCabe & AssociatesNational Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationNew Jersey Department of Environmental ProtectionNew Jersey Marine Sciences Consortium/New Jersey Sea GrantPennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection – Coastal Resource ManagementPennsylvania Sea GrantPhiladelphia Water DepartmentPSEGRutgers Institute of Marine and Coastal SciencesUnited States Environmental Protection AgencyUnited States Fish & Wildlife ServiceUnited States Geological SurveyUnited Water DelawareUniversity of Delaware – Delaware Sea GrantWheelabrator Gloucester Company, LPYSI

The Partnership for the Delaware Estuarythanks all of our partners who have supported our

work by providing contributions, grants, event sponsorship, cooperative agreements, and donations through

our annual appeal and throughout the year.

2009Pennsylvania Coast Day

Science andEnvironmental Summit

Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center

2009 donor list2009 donor list2009 donor list

Student artists for the Environment! Over 1,500 of Philadelphia’s K-12 students participated in the Protecting Philadelphia’s Hidden Streams Art Contest by submitting original drawings and, for the first year ever, video

entries related to clean water. The winning artwork was featured on the backs of SEPTA buses, in the annual art contest calendar, and video entry winners were posted on Flickr and YouTube.

In April, PDE joined forces with the City of Wilmington to celebrate Wilmington Earth Day. The event featured hybrid vehicles, native plant giveaways, solar panels, and recycling programs, as well as a Clean Air Council press conference featuring PDE Executive Director Jennifer Adkins, Mayor James Baker, Governor Jack Markell, DNREC Secretary Collin O’Mara, and Deb Brown from the American Lung Association.

Spring Cleaning! This year’s annual Christina River Watershed Cleanup saw its largest turnout ever! On April 18th, more than 85 volunteers helped remove an estimated 3 tons (that’s larger than most elephants) of trash from PDE’s Wilmington riverfront site. Throughout the entire Christina River Watershed, over 700 people volunteered and removed approximately 15 tons of trash in all.

“No Dumping, Drains to River!” Volunteers registered to mark over 1,500 storm drains in Philadelphia this year as part of the annual Philadelphia Storm Drain Marking project. Many other municipalities, scout groups and community organizations outside of Philadelphia also participate in storm drain marking, with over 2,400 markers distributed to volunteers throughout the Delaware Estuary in 2009.

PDE’s website, DelawareEstuary.org, got a fresh look this spring, with a newly redesigned site intended to help visitors navigate more easily. If you haven’t seen our new look, check it out at www.DelawareEstuary.org!

With PDE’s leadership, the Schuylkill Action Network’s (SAN) new website was launched in April. The site features a web-based workgroup communications system, external pages with an interactive map that cross-links to information on SAN projects, photos and updates, and information about SAN and the Schuylkill Watershed. Visit www.SchuylkillWaters.org to learn more!

Artwork by Patricia Conway, Baldi Middle School, Grade 8

Artwork by Keith Palmer, Maritime Academy, Grade 12

To learn how you can keep our rivers clean, go to

www.FairmountWaterWorks.org or www.DelawareEstuary.org.

When rainwater flows across the land on its way into nearby waterways, it washes pollutants like fertilizers, litter, and leaky

motor oil into storm drains, which in turn can pollute Philadelphia’s hidden, underground streams, the Schuylkill and Delaware Rivers,and the Delaware Bay.

SpringSpringSpring

Wilmington Earth Day

“Protecting Philadelphia’s Hidden Streams”Art Contest SEPTA bus advertisement

Christina River Cleanup

On October 4th, the Delaware Bay Oyster Restoration Project was presented with a Coastal America Partnership Award. This award recognized the ongoing effort of the 12 member-organizations of the Delaware Bay Oyster Restoration Task Force to revitalize Eastern oysters in Delaware Bay. The Coastal America Partnership Award is the only environmental award of its kind given by the White House.

Native Plants Rule! The Native Vegetation Classification System (NVCS) maps, guide and key for the entire Delaware Estuary have been completed. PDE is encouraging and helping resource managers, conservationists, and consultants to use NVCS methods and tools when selecting plants for restoration projects within the Delaware Estuary.

This fall, PDE’s science team began work on the Delaware Estuary Wetland Monitoring and Assessment Program (DEWMAP). This multi-state initiative will begin to assess the condition of fresh and saltwater tidal wetlands throughout the Estuary through rapid assessment methods and fixed-station monitoring.

In September, PDE’s Corporate Environmental Stewardship Program (CESP) members learned more about PDE’s work by participating in a tour of the Freshwater Mussel Program laboratory at Cheyney University of Pennsylvania, and they later embarked on a canoeing excursion on the Brandywine River. Annual CESP member projects included planting trees and shrubs on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania’s New Bolton Center to help improve water quality and working with local partners to restore 11 acres of riparian, scrub/shrub habitat in an important birding area in Mannington, New Jersey.

Over 7,000 visitors took part in the 2009 Pennsylvania Coast Day. This free event was held on the banks of the Delaware River at Penn’s Landing and featured hands-on learning activities, music, and the opportunity to get on the river with kayaking demonstrations and free Ride the Duck boat tours.

Update your contacts! By the end of 2009, PDE will have a new Science & Resource Directory — a “Who’s Who Guide” of scientists, educators and various other environmental specialists for the Delaware Estuary based on participation in the 2009 Science & Environmental Summit.

Dive into the Delaware! On October 8th, the 2009 Experience the Estuary Celebration was held on the banks of the Delaware River at the Adventure Aquarium in Camden, New Jersey. Over 300 of PDE’s friends and supporters came out to help raise money for PDE’s work and celebrate the many accomplishments of PDE and our partners. Thanks to all who contributed to the success of this event!

With the help of our partners, this summer PDE successfully bred more than 300 juvenile freshwater mussels as part of our Freshwater Mussel Restoration Program.

The next phase of this project will be to put baby mussels back into local streams, such as the Brandywine and White Clay, to help boost populations and improve water quality.

This year marked PDE’s 13th annual Delaware Estuary Watershed Teachers’ Workshop. PDE hosted 17 teachers from throughout the Estuary, who enjoyed the fun-filled, educational workshop that included field trips and presentations aimed at bringing estuary education into their classrooms.

The Delaware Estuary Benthic Inventory entered its second field season this year. Project partners conducted additional bay-bottom dredge sampling, while divers and remote operated vehicles (ROV) shot video of the bay bottom. In all, 26 samples were collected and both season’s samples are now being analyzed.

This summer, PDE and Rutgers University’s Haskin Shellfish Research Laboratory continued work on the Delaware Estuary Living Shoreline Initiative (DELSI). PDE and Rutgers scientists installed coconut fiber logs and mats, oyster and clam shell bags, and marsh plants along eroding marshes in the Maurice River

in New Jersey. One of last year’s sites on the Maurice is showing success by trapping sediment and providing oysters and mussels with new habitat!

The PDE Alliance for Comprehensive Ecosystem Solutions moved from concept to reality this year with the creation of an

alliance of government, business, and non-profit leaders devoted to collectively identifying and promoting projects

that maximize benefits to the Estuary. With the support of the PDE Steering Committee, the Alliance will

identify its first priority projects in 2010 to restore, protect and enhance the Delaware Estuary.

FallFallFallSummerSummerSummer

Freshwater Mussel Restoration Program

Delaware EstuaryWatershed Teachers’ Workshop

2009 PennsylvaniaCoast Day

Delaware Bay Oyster Restoration Project

2009 Experience theEstuary Celebration

Delaware EstuaryLiving Shoreline Initiative

Delaware EstuaryBenthic Inventory

On October 4th, the Delaware Bay Oyster Restoration Project was presented with a Coastal America Partnership Award. This award recognized the ongoing effort of the 12 member-organizations of the Delaware Bay Oyster Restoration Task Force to revitalize Eastern oysters in Delaware Bay. The Coastal America Partnership Award is the only environmental award of its kind given by the White House.

Native Plants Rule! The Native Vegetation Classification System (NVCS) maps, guide and key for the entire Delaware Estuary have been completed. PDE is encouraging and helping resource managers, conservationists, and consultants to use NVCS methods and tools when selecting plants for restoration projects within the Delaware Estuary.

This fall, PDE’s science team began work on the Delaware Estuary Wetland Monitoring and Assessment Program (DEWMAP). This multi-state initiative will begin to assess the condition of fresh and saltwater tidal wetlands throughout the Estuary through rapid assessment methods and fixed-station monitoring.

In September, PDE’s Corporate Environmental Stewardship Program (CESP) members learned more about PDE’s work by participating in a tour of the Freshwater Mussel Program laboratory at Cheyney University of Pennsylvania, and they later embarked on a canoeing excursion on the Brandywine River. Annual CESP member projects included planting trees and shrubs on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania’s New Bolton Center to help improve water quality and working with local partners to restore 11 acres of riparian, scrub/shrub habitat in an important birding area in Mannington, New Jersey.

Over 7,000 visitors took part in the 2009 Pennsylvania Coast Day. This free event was held on the banks of the Delaware River at Penn’s Landing and featured hands-on learning activities, music, and the opportunity to get on the river with kayaking demonstrations and free Ride the Duck boat tours.

Update your contacts! By the end of 2009, PDE will have a new Science & Resource Directory — a “Who’s Who Guide” of scientists, educators and various other environmental specialists for the Delaware Estuary based on participation in the 2009 Science & Environmental Summit.

Dive into the Delaware! On October 8th, the 2009 Experience the Estuary Celebration was held on the banks of the Delaware River at the Adventure Aquarium in Camden, New Jersey. Over 300 of PDE’s friends and supporters came out to help raise money for PDE’s work and celebrate the many accomplishments of PDE and our partners. Thanks to all who contributed to the success of this event!

With the help of our partners, this summer PDE successfully bred more than 300 juvenile freshwater mussels as part of our Freshwater Mussel Restoration Program.

The next phase of this project will be to put baby mussels back into local streams, such as the Brandywine and White Clay, to help boost populations and improve water quality.

This year marked PDE’s 13th annual Delaware Estuary Watershed Teachers’ Workshop. PDE hosted 17 teachers from throughout the Estuary, who enjoyed the fun-filled, educational workshop that included field trips and presentations aimed at bringing estuary education into their classrooms.

The Delaware Estuary Benthic Inventory entered its second field season this year. Project partners conducted additional bay-bottom dredge sampling, while divers and remote operated vehicles (ROV) shot video of the bay bottom. In all, 26 samples were collected and both season’s samples are now being analyzed.

This summer, PDE and Rutgers University’s Haskin Shellfish Research Laboratory continued work on the Delaware Estuary Living Shoreline Initiative (DELSI). PDE and Rutgers scientists installed coconut fiber logs and mats, oyster and clam shell bags, and marsh plants along eroding marshes in the Maurice River

in New Jersey. One of last year’s sites on the Maurice is showing success by trapping sediment and providing oysters and mussels with new habitat!

The PDE Alliance for Comprehensive Ecosystem Solutions moved from concept to reality this year with the creation of an

alliance of government, business, and non-profit leaders devoted to collectively identifying and promoting projects

that maximize benefits to the Estuary. With the support of the PDE Steering Committee, the Alliance will

identify its first priority projects in 2010 to restore, protect and enhance the Delaware Estuary.

FallFallFallSummerSummerSummer

Freshwater Mussel Restoration Program

Delaware EstuaryWatershed Teachers’ Workshop

2009 PennsylvaniaCoast Day

Delaware Bay Oyster Restoration Project

2009 Experience theEstuary Celebration

Delaware EstuaryLiving Shoreline Initiative

Delaware EstuaryBenthic Inventory

Grants and ContractsConocoPhillipsCity of WilmingtonDelaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC)DuPont Clear Into the FutureNational Fish & Wildlife FoundationNational Oceanic & Atmospheric AdministrationNew Jersey Coastal Management ProgramPennsylvania Coastal Zone Management ProgramPennsylvania Department of Environmental ProtectionPhiladelphia Water DepartmentPSEG, Estuary Enhancement Program Rutgers UniversityUnited Water Delaware U.S. Army Corps of EngineersU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyU.S. Fish & Wildlife ServiceU.S. Geological SurveyThe Welfare FoundationThe William Penn Foundation

Corporate Environmental Stewardship Program Members (CESP)Premium CESP Members: Agilent TechnologiesAtlantic City Electric, a PHI CompanyCentocorConocoPhillipsLogan Generating CompanyWheelabrator Gloucester Company, LP

CESP Members:Mannington Noramco PSEG, Estuary Enhancement ProgramValeroWaste Management

2009 Delaware Estuary Science and Environmental Summit Sponsors and ExhibitorsThe Academy of Natural SciencesConocoPhillipsDNREC, Delaware Coastal Management ProgramDelaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental ControlDelaware EPSCoRDelaware River Basin CommissionDuPontJacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research ReserveMatrix New World Engineering, Inc.McCabe & AssociatesNational Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationNew Jersey Department of Environmental ProtectionNew Jersey Marine Sciences Consortium/New Jersey Sea GrantPennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection – Coastal Resource ManagementPennsylvania Sea GrantPhiladelphia Water DepartmentPSEGRutgers Institute of Marine and Coastal SciencesUnited States Environmental Protection AgencyUnited States Fish & Wildlife ServiceUnited States Geological SurveyUnited Water DelawareUniversity of Delaware – Delaware Sea GrantWheelabrator Gloucester Company, LPYSI

The Partnership for the Delaware Estuarythanks all of our partners who have supported our

work by providing contributions, grants, event sponsorship, cooperative agreements, and donations through

our annual appeal and throughout the year.

2009Pennsylvania Coast Day

Science andEnvironmental Summit

Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center

2009 donor list2009 donor list2009 donor list

Student artists for the Environment! Over 1,500 of Philadelphia’s K-12 students participated in the Protecting Philadelphia’s Hidden Streams Art Contest by submitting original drawings and, for the first year ever, video

entries related to clean water. The winning artwork was featured on the backs of SEPTA buses, in the annual art contest calendar, and video entry winners were posted on Flickr and YouTube.

In April, PDE joined forces with the City of Wilmington to celebrate Wilmington Earth Day. The event featured hybrid vehicles, native plant giveaways, solar panels, and recycling programs, as well as a Clean Air Council press conference featuring PDE Executive Director Jennifer Adkins, Mayor James Baker, Governor Jack Markell, DNREC Secretary Collin O’Mara, and Deb Brown from the American Lung Association.

Spring Cleaning! This year’s annual Christina River Watershed Cleanup saw its largest turnout ever! On April 18th, more than 85 volunteers helped remove an estimated 3 tons (that’s larger than most elephants) of trash from PDE’s Wilmington riverfront site. Throughout the entire Christina River Watershed, over 700 people volunteered and removed approximately 15 tons of trash in all.

“No Dumping, Drains to River!” Volunteers registered to mark over 1,500 storm drains in Philadelphia this year as part of the annual Philadelphia Storm Drain Marking project. Many other municipalities, scout groups and community organizations outside of Philadelphia also participate in storm drain marking, with over 2,400 markers distributed to volunteers throughout the Delaware Estuary in 2009.

PDE’s website, DelawareEstuary.org, got a fresh look this spring, with a newly redesigned site intended to help visitors navigate more easily. If you haven’t seen our new look, check it out at www.DelawareEstuary.org!

With PDE’s leadership, the Schuylkill Action Network’s (SAN) new website was launched in April. The site features a web-based workgroup communications system, external pages with an interactive map that cross-links to information on SAN projects, photos and updates, and information about SAN and the Schuylkill Watershed. Visit www.SchuylkillWaters.org to learn more!

Artwork by Patricia Conway, Baldi Middle School, Grade 8

Artwork by Keith Palmer, Maritime Academy, Grade 12

To learn how you can keep our rivers clean, go to

www.FairmountWaterWorks.org or www.DelawareEstuary.org.

When rainwater flows across the land on its way into nearby waterways, it washes pollutants like fertilizers, litter, and leaky

motor oil into storm drains, which in turn can pollute Philadelphia’s hidden, underground streams, the Schuylkill and Delaware Rivers,and the Delaware Bay.

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Wilmington Earth Day

“Protecting Philadelphia’s Hidden Streams”Art Contest SEPTA bus advertisement

Christina River Cleanup

2009 Experience the Estuary Contributors, Volunteers, and Shark ArtistsKathy AlcoxThe Atlantic Capes Fisheries Oyster Farm Bivalve Packing CompanyIris BurtDave BushekLisa CalvoPat ChamberlinHelena DominicSondra FliteKyle ForstShannon FreemanDorina FrizzeraJason HearonAnn HorseyAmie Howell John KennelCatherine KingKathy KleinJohn KraeuterChuck LawrenceEric LienhardJoshua MoodyRosalind MooreJason MorsenJudi PhillipsDan RepschJanice RollwagenDee RossJulia SpicherPat ToddCraig TomlinRobin TylerMarianne Walch

2009 Silent and Live Auction ContributorsThanks to the more than 150 businesses and individuals who contributed items to the 2009 Experience the Estuary’s silent auction. Their contributions helped to raise approximately $14,000 for PDE.

2009 Experience the EstuaryCelebration SponsorsAcademy of Natural Sciences – Patrick CenterAKRF, Inc.Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc.ARCADISArcher & Greiner, PCArtesian Water Company, Inc.CHPlanningClement Pappas & Co, Inc.Conectiv Energy, a PHI CompanyConocoPhillipsDelaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental ControlDelaware River Basin CommissionDelaware Valley Regional Planning CommissionDelmarva Power & Atlantic City Electric, PHI CompaniesDow Chemical CompanyDuffield Associates, Inc.DuPont Corporate Remediation GroupEDiS CompanyExelon CorporationFrank McShane Greeley & Hansen LLCGross Graphics ServicesLogan Generating Company, LPManko, Gold, Katcher & Fox, LLPNew Castle Conservation DistrictPhiladelphia Regional Port AuthorityPhiladelphia Water DepartmentPSEGRT Environmental Services, Inc.Rutgers IMCS / Jacques Cousteau ReserveSunoco, Inc.Thomas/Boyd CommunicationsUniversity of Delaware – Sea GrantUrban Engineers, Inc.Valero Delaware City RefineryWawa, Inc. Wheelabrator Gloucester Company, LP

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Horseshoe Crabs

In early January, more than 250 people gathered in Cape May, NJ to attend the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary’s (PDE) biennial Science and Environmental Summit. The four-day event focused on “Planning for Tomorrow’s Delaware Estuary” and gave resource managers, scientists, educators and students from across the Delaware Valley a unique opportunity to share their work and develop partnerships to improve the river and bay.

In March, PDE coordinated with the Philadelphia Water Department to create an exhibit for the Philadelphia Flower Show. The Italian-themed display was titled “Tivoli, South Philadelphia Style” after one of Italy’s most famous water gardens. Tens of thousands viewed the exhibit, depicting a south Philadelphia row home incorporating rain barrels, porous pavement, a rain garden and a green wall.

The Climate Ready Estuaries pilot program got underway in the Delaware Estuary with PDE and other leading experts assessing the effects of climate change on critical resources like drinking water, tidal wetlands and bivalve shellfish. This effort will help identify high-risk areas, options for coping with climate change, and recommended strategies for decision makers.

The Regional Restoration Initiative (RRI) workgroup of the Science and Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) was formed to develop a project registry, a prioritized list of projects to benefit the Delaware Estuary, with subcommittees dedicated to assessing tidal wetlands, urban riverfronts, headwaters and bivalve shellfish as the highest value projects for restoration and protection.

Science andEnvironmental Summit

Philadelphia Flower Show

Schuylkill Action Network website

the year in review2009 program highlights

the year in review2009 program highlights

the year in review2009 program highlights

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Wow, what a “stimulating” year 2009 has been! The fragile economy made it a year of uncertainties, but also presented unforeseen opportunities. This year’s anniversary of Henry Hudson’s sail into the Delaware Bay 400 years ago reminds us of what a treasure the Delaware Estuary is, and that we are making history ourselves by protecting and enhancing its resources for future generations of Americans.

We kicked off the year with the 2009 Delaware Estuary Science & Environmental Summit, where the top scientists and managers from our region gathered to share their work and ideas on topics like horseshoe crabs and climate change that are critical to the future of the Delaware Estuary. Uncertainty about travel restrictions and tightening budgets gave way to excitement as over 250 participants made their way to Cape May, New Jersey for the conference.

In 2009, the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary (PDE) made particularly important strides toward a more strategic, regional approach to restoration and protection with a new “blueprint” for the

Delaware Estuary that focuses on protecting and enhancing resources like wetlands, waterfronts, shellfish, and forested stream corridors that provide many different benefits to people and

the environment. We also really hit our stride this year with on-the-ground restoration, using “living shorelines” to stabilize eroding marshes along the Delaware Bay, successfully reproducing baby

mussels to put back into freshwater streams like the Brandywine and White Clay, and working with corporate and community partners to restore important bird and riparian habitat.

The year wrapped up with some great successes and accolades for PDE, including the most successful Pennsylvania Coast Day yet with over 7,000 visitors to Penn’s Landing in Philadelphia, and the presentation of a Coastal America Partnership Award for Delaware Bay Oyster Restoration efforts at Coast Day in Delaware. Thanks to a newly designed Partnership website, a brand new Schuylkill Action Network website, and the growing popularity of the ecoDelaware ecotourism website, PDE is now reaching more people on the web than ever before.

Of course, none of this would have been possible without the support of donors, grantors, sponsors, and partners throughout the region. Thanks to that support, and a great board and staff, PDE has managed not only to survive this year’s economic uncertainties, but to make significant progress in 2009 toward a healthier Delaware Estuary for the future.

2009 Pennsylvania Coast Day

Jennifer Adkins

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2009 Annual Fund Donors$1,000 and above Jennifer Adkins & Andy CloudThe Curtis W. McGraw FoundationEnvironmental Consulting Services, Inc.Henry Ridgely HorseyMonoshone Watershed

$500 to $999 Marc E. GoldRobert D. GoldmanJoseph J. Gruber Marilyn HeffleyCharles & Diane LawrenceManningtonOctoraro Native Plant NurseryJeff & Lynn PantazesPeter & Ameline PappasSupercritical Fluid Technologies, Inc.Valero Refining Company – NJ

$250 to $499 Leon K. ChainCarmen S. Carfagno, Crompco Corp.Thomas S. DavisKevin C. DonnellyBob & Linda EmmettEdwin B. Erickson IIIArthur W. HarperDr. Susan S. KilhamBonnie & Dave KittsKathy Klein & David PaulPreston LuitweilerJune D. MacArtorAnn K. MasseBill O’NeillGeorge F. PhelpsDean K. Stein Alfred & Harriet TaylorTrustees of Ardentown David Velinsky & Susan JohntzDiane Zilka

$150 to $249 In memory of Martin Stuart BartashJoanne DahmeEntech Engineering, Inc.Russell J. FurnariEd GrusheskiDanielle & Karen KreegerGinny KreitlerMegan J. McGlinchey David P. PollisonJoanne & Jerry RufftVerne ShortellLisa M. Wool

$75 to $149 AnonymousMichele C. Adams, P.E., Meliora Environmental Design, LLCAmeriDrill Inc.David AtheyShaun & Jamie BaileyStephen H. Balzer, Jr.Carol A. & Winston C. BanfordBoyd J. BenjaminBerks County Conservation DistrictLaura BishopRichard P. Brown, Jr.Jenifer N. & John A. BurghardtWarren Butt & Elaine SchmerlingLisa Calvo, Seaborad Fisheries InstituteDaniel Cohen, Atlantic Capes Fisheries, Inc.Carol CollierGerald E. & Laura H. DarlingDelaware Association of Conservation DistrictsLangan Engineering & Environmental ServicesCharles Day Dilks, Dilks ConsultingJeanne & Burt DoremusJim & Karen FalkJeff & Karen FlemingGreater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing CorporationLesley Gross, Gross Graphics

Beth & Warren HaasBruce M. Hashinger IIIMichael HoganWilliam HudsonDonna HymesKaren Johnson & Kyle ForstPaul KozlakM. A. LeckRichard Lewis, Lewis Environmental GroupEric Lienhard & Heidi SplaneMarshall Geoscience, Inc.Hiram H. MungerEllen & Stephen PearlmanThe Philadelphia ZooJonathan & Carla RindeJanice Rollwagen Dr. Karl RugartJuhan & Jeanne RunneSouth Jersey Resource Conservation & Development Council, Inc.Stanker & Galetto, Inc.Jule ThiessenJulie Varner & Thomas ChegwiddenWhite Clay Wild & Scenic ProgramWilmington Tug Inc.Gus Wolfe

Sailing in the Delaware Estuary

Delaware Estuary WatershedTeachers’ Workshop

Up to $75 Mr. & Mrs. Robert ArnoldMaureen BarrettChristopher W. BasonBernie BittnerAnthony F. BolinJoseph W. BoothBrightFields, Inc.Kathleen B. CallowMike CastleSteven M. Castorani & Margaret W. CastoraniCatskill Mountain Forestry ServiceCecil Vault & Memorial Co., IncNathan & Carolyn CloudDon W. & Martha J. CoatsDorothy ColburnCarol J. ColemanMichael P. & Catherine M. De LucaGiuseppe Paolo DeLucaCarl DeskoDNREC Division of Soil and Water ConservationDavid R. DickensLawrence M. DiVietro, Jr. Jim EisenhardtPatty ElkisJane Fava

John E. FelgenhauerRichard & Lorraine Fleming

Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. FonashCathy Fortenbaugh

John & Suzanne Gaadt Gahagan & Bryant Associates, Inc.

James R. & Jennifer J. GettierRobert J. GoldenVincent & Jeanette GormanDominick Granato, Jr.Ronald A. Hamlen & Sue FuhrmannMaribeth L. HampelJean R. HaskellGregg A. & Deborah A. HermanKim R. HolmAnn Baker HorseyJ. Elizabeth HorseyRobert Wolfe HorseySusan HortyAmie Howell

David InmanCheryl Jackson

Russell E. JacksonJune & Charles Johnson

Jennifer JonesBob Kahley

Ed KeatingSue Kofoet

Anthony KopkeMr. & Mr. Jeffrey Kusumi

Stanley & Betty Jane LaBrunaWendy LathropKrista LaudenbachEd LewandowskiDonald MacBrideJim Maiale

Marie E. ManspeakerJacob Joseph Marine

Suzanne MarinellJohn Marx

Albert S. MatlackStephen Meranus

Michael F. Ronca & Sons, Inc.Walter Mugdan

Gary W. & Anne M. Murphy Naamans Creek Watershed Association

Martha & Kevin NarvaezPaul NemethDonald NienasD.R. NolanMary Ellen NoonanNormandeau Associates, Inc.Francis J. & Robin O’Neill NorrisMaureen Barden & David OthmerHarry W. OttoRuth PatrickGovernor Russ PetersonLouis J. PiccianiJoyce E. PillsburyMaynard S. RaaschRadnor Middle School – Watershed ProgramAnthony & Regina RadocajRalph H. RatcliffeA. J. ReadingerWilliam ReichertBrian J. ReidyRoger J. RiderDeanne & Scott RossM. Hanson & B. SaleyEdward C. Sanderson Charles SappEric P. & Linda SchradingFrederick H. & Susan R. SchranckG. Lee SchultzSchuylkill Headwaters Association, Inc.Cecil & Geoffrey SellingJudy Schwank, 10,000 Friends of PennsylvaniaBob & Mary Ellen Scott

Richard SkebaKeith & Suzanne St. John

John & Linda StaplefordTimothy F. Sullivan

Kay SykoraRichard G. Taylor

Sabina M. ThornRobert Traver

Rosalind TroupinJoseph R. Troxell

Tom Truman, Hilton MarineUpper Milford Township

Andrew W. Urquhart Robert J. Valihura, Jr.

Mr. & Mrs. Howard D. VenzieWhibco Inc.

Kristoffer WhitneyGail E. Williams

Maria I. Wood

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Partnership for the Delaware Estuary, Inc.One Riverwalk Plaza110 S. Poplar Street, Suite 202Wilmington, DE 198011-800-445-4935www.DelawareEstuary.org

Partnership for the Delaware EstuaryBoard of Directors:Executive Committee:Chairman – Charles J. Lawrence, P. E. – Philadelphia Regional Port AuthorityVice Chairman – Charnelle Hicks – CHPlanningTreasurer – Leon Chain – AQUA PennsylvaniaSecretary – Jeffrey J. Pantazes – PSEG Power LLC

Ann K. Masse, Ph.D. – DuPontEric Lienhard, P.E. – Hazen and SawyerBoard Members:Laura Bishop – Thomas/Boyd CommunicationsJoanne Dahme – Philadelphia Water DepartmentMichael P. De Luca – Institute of Marine & Coastal Sciences at Rutgers UniversityNicholas A. DiPasquale – Duffield Associates, Inc.Kevin Donnelly – New Castle Conservation DistrictJames M. Falk – Delaware Sea Grant Marine Advisory ServiceMarc E. Gold – Manko, Gold, Katcher & Fox, LLPMarilyn Heffley – Sunoco, Inc.Dave Kitts – Mannington Ginny Kreitler – Audubon PennsylvaniaJuhan Runne, Esq. – Archer & Greiner, P.C.David Velinsky – Academy of Natural Sciences Philadelphia – Patrick Center

PDE Staff Members:Jennifer Adkins – Executive DirectorShaun Bailey – Marketing & Communications CoordinatorPriscilla Cole – Science and Policy FellowTom Davidock – Schuylkill Action Network Coordinator Beth Haas – Office ManagerElizabeth Horsey – Development Specialist Cheryl Jackson – Program SpecialistKaren Johnson – Development DirectorDanielle Kreeger – Science DirectorAngela Padeletti – Science SpecialistDee Ross – Watershed Program CoordinatorKelly Somers – Drexel University Science Fellow Laura Whalen – Restoration SpecialistGus Wolfe – Director of Finance and OperationsLisa Wool – Program Director

Estuary Implementation Committee (EIC):Chair: Jennifer Adkins – Partnership for the Delaware EstuaryU.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 3: Dominique Lueckenhoff, Ed Ambrogio, Amie HowellU.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 2: Janice Rollwagen, Irene Y. PurdyDelaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control: Kathy Bunting-Howarth, John KennelNew Jersey Department of Environmental Protection: Kerry Kirk-Pflugh, Jay Springer, Dorina FrizzeraPennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection: Andy Zemba, Jeff DeweyDelaware River Basin Commission: Robert Tudor, Tom FikslinPhiladelphia Water Department: Howard Neukrug, Paula ConollyU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Gregory Breese National Park Service: Joe DiBello

Science and Technical Advisory Committee (STAC):Standing Representatives:Chairperson: Susan Kilham, Ph.D. – Drexel University, Department of Bioscience & Biotechnology Danielle Kreeger, Ph.D. – Partnership for the Delaware EstuaryDavid Wolanski – Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental ControlThomas Fikslin, Ph.D. – Delaware River Basin CommissionJerre W. Mohler – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, NE Fishery CenterDavid E. Russell, Ph.D. – Environmental Protection Agency Thomas Belton, M.S. – New Jersey Dept. of Environmental ProtectionAlan C. Everett – Pennsylvania Department of Environmental ProtectionDavid Burke – Pennsylvania Department of Environmental ProtectionLance H. Butler – Philadelphia Water DepartmentPaula Conolly – Philadelphia Water Department (alternate)

Elected Representatives:Allison Allen – NOAA, National Oceans Service Gregory Breese – U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Jack Gallagher, Ph.D. – University of Delaware, College of Marine and Earth StudiesJeffrey A. Gebert – US Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia DistrictRobert Hoke, Ph.D. – DuPont, Haskell Laboratory for Health and Environmental Sciences Desmond Kahn, Ph.D. – Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental ControlJohn Kraeuter, Ph.D. – Rutgers University, Haskin Shellfish LaboratoryDoug Miller, Ph.D. – University of Delaware, College of Marine and Earth StudiesJonathan Sharp, Ph.D. – University of Delaware, College of Marine and Earth StudiesKenneth A. Strait – PSEG Environment, Health & SafetyDavid Velinsky, Ph.D. – Academy of Natural SciencesEric Vowinkel, Ph.D. – U.S. Geological Survey, New Jersey Water Science Center