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