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A Presentation of Data Collected in 2014 State of the Sassafras River 2015 Report Card

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Bruce Allison, Ph.D. Retired Prof. of Soils and Environmental Science Emmett Duke SRA Riverkeeper Ted Carski, Ph.D., DuPont Crop Protection SRA Board Member Sophie Foscue, B.Sc. SRA River Outreach Coordinator (former) Tony Prochaska, M.Sc. Monitoring and Non-Tidal Assessment, MD DNR Janet Ruhl, Ph.D., DuPont Crop Protection SRA Board Member Josh Thompson, B.Sc. SRA Ag Outreach Coordinator Rebecca Wright, M.Sc. Science Committee Chair, Friends of the Bohemia

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Why - Goals of Our Monitoring Where Sites How - MTAC protocols and report card criteria What do the grades mean? 2015 Report Card grades Objectives for 2015

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Ted Carski Rodney Daniels Carol & Mike Droge Cindy Hayes Andy & Anne Horsey Mark Kamon Harry Marcy Tom Parker Jeannette Parish David Roberts Robert Rottiers Janet Ruhl Carl Schaumann Paul Schlenker Craig Smith Joe Stella Ellyn & John Vail Sharon Vaudry Susan & Watson Warriner Terry Zabolotney Thank you Sassafras Samplers for all of your work in 2014!

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Collect weekly baseline data for the tidal main stem (April to October) and monthly baseline data for the non-tidal tributaries (year-round) to: Track water quality versus advisory levels Target areas for restoration projects Monitor effectiveness of implemented projects Identify trends through continued sampling Provide data for Sassafras River Report Card Calibrate with ongoing MD DNR monitoring

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Tidal and Non-Tidal Sites

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Sassafras River Association Projects

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Using Mid-Atlantic Tributary Assessment Coalition guidelines to take, analyze and produce report card

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Continue monitoring and grading tidal and non- tidal sites with standard MTAC protocols, simplifying testing with experience. Continue project-specific monitoring (for example, at the Crawford Wetlands). Integrate non-tidal flow and concentration measurements to determine nutrient load.

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Ted Carski Rodney Daniels Carol & Mike Droge Cindy Hayes Andy & Anne Horsey Mark Kamon Harry Marcy Tom Parker Jeannette Parish David Roberts Robert Rottiers Janet Ruhl Carl Schaumann Paul Schlenker Craig Smith Joe Stella Ellyn & John Vail Sharon Vaudry Susan & Watson Warriner Terry Zabolotney Thank you Sassafras Samplers for all of your work in 2014! New Samplers Volunteering in 2015 Kim Righi Rebecca Wright Mike Kline Chuck Foster

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A Presentation of Data Collected in 2014 State of the Sassafras River 2015 Report Card