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Climate Resiliency Workgroup

Upcoming Meetings

March 15, 2021
1:30 pm - 3:30 pm

Climate Resiliency Workgroup (CRWG) March 2021 Meeting

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April 19, 2021
1:30 pm - 3:30 pm

Climate Resiliency Workgroup (CRWG) April 2021 Meeting

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May 17, 2021
1:30 pm - 3:30 pm

Climate Resiliency Workgroup (CRWG) May 2021 Meeting

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Scope and Purpose

Changing climatic and sea level conditions may alter the Bay ecosystem and human activities, requiring adjustment to policies, programs and projects to successfully achieve our restoration and protection goals for the Chesapeake Bay and its watershed. This challenge requires careful monitoring and assessment of these impacts and application of this knowledge to policies, programs and projects.The Climate Resiliency Workgroup coordinates climate-related efforts to address climate resilliency for the Chesapeake Bay Program as deemed a priority of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Juristictions noted in the 2014 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement.

Core Workgroup Values

  • Increase the resiliency of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed, including its living resources, habitats, public infrastructure and communities, to withstand adverse impacts from changing environmental and climate conditions. 
  • Continually monitor and assess the trends and likely impacts of changing climatic and sea level conditions on the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem, including the effectiveness of restoration and protection policies, programs, and projects.
  • Continually pursue, design, and construct restoration and protection projects to enhance the resiliency of Bay and aquatic ecosystems from the impacts of coastal erosion, coastal flooding, more intense and more frequent storms, and sea level rise.

In June, 2015 the Climate Resiliency Management Strategy was released. This strategy currently serves as the guide for climate related planning, reserach and programmatic efforts for the Chesapeake Bay Program Partnership. 

To learn more about planned activities, review the Climate Resiliency Biennial Work Plan.

The Climate Resiliency Management Strategy and Climate Resiliency Biennial Work Plan had been updated in May 2019 as a result of SRS process.

 

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Chesapeake Resiliency News is a quarterly news and information service for Chesapeake Bay Program partners, including scientists, researchers, planners, policy-makers and practitioners interested in learning more about climate-related efforts underway in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.

 
 

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Projects and Resources

Climate Resiliency Related Posters for Vulnerable Population

  • Urban Heat Island -- Laura Exar (3.85 MB)
  • Hurricane Preparedness (Spanish Version)-- Wuillam Urvina (6.56 MB)
  • Hurricane Preparedness -- Wuillam Urvina (6.69 MB)
  • Planting Your Own Rain Garden -- Sara Ramotnik (6.79 MB)

Climate Change Indicator Frameworks

  • Chesapeake Indicator Frameworks Memo - 05-12-17 (250.04 KB)
  • Chesapeake Indicators Step 6 Assessment Notes - 10-04-17 (625.18 KB)
  • Summary of CRWG Methdology Input - 10-16-17 (416.24 KB)
  • Suite Selection as Presented to CRWG- 11-20-17 (1.13 MB)
  • Indicator Implementation Plan - revised - 07-13-18 (2.61 MB)
  • Project Fact Sheet 10-23-18 (270.5 KB)
  • Initial Topic List - 06-14-17 (17.1 KB)
  • Monitoring Networks - 09-21-17 (19.74 KB)
  • Erg scope 15 summary memo - 08-05-18 (193.48 KB)

CBP Climate Smart Framework and Decision Support Tool

  • CBP Climate Smart Framework and Decision Tool (1.23 MB)
  • CBP Climate Smart Decision Tables (284.4 KB)

CBP Climate Smart Workshops

Toxic Contaminants and Climate-Smart Adaptation Workshop​
Chesapeake Bay Program Climate Smart Habitat Restoration Workshop (Black Duck/Tidal Wetlands and Submerged Aquatic Vegetation) (2016)

Chesapeake Bay TMDL Midpoint Assessment- Climate Change Resources

Climate Change Projections and Scenarios
Recommendations on Incorporating Climate-Related Data Inputs and Assessments: Selection of Sea Level Rise Scenarios and Tidal Marsh Change Models to Inform the Chesapeake Bay TMDL 2017 Mid-Point Assessment
The Development of Climate Projections for Use in the Chesapeake Bay Program Assessments
Climate Resilience Toolkit
Global and regional sea level rise scenarios for the United States

Modeling Documentation and Decision-Support Materials
Briefing Document:  Preliminary Phase 6 Watershed Model and Chesapeake Bay Water Quality Sediment Transport Model Climate Change Assessment Procedures and Scenarios for the 2017 Midpoint Assessment
Draft Phase 6 Watershed Model Documentation
Draft 2017 Watershed Quality Sediment Transport Model Documentation

STAC Peer Review Documents
Chesapeake Bay Program Partnership’s Climate Change Assessment Framework and Programmatic Integration and Response Efforts:  Request for STAC Peer Review
STAC Peer Review Report (in press)

Peer Review Documentation
Peer Review Webinar  

Policy Option Briefing Memorandums and Decision-Support Materials
PSC Climate Policy Actions and Decisions - December 2017
Water Quality Goal Implementation Team Briefing Document: Guiding Principles and Options for Addressing Climate Change Considerations in the Jurisdictions’ Phase III Watershed Implementation Plans (October 11, 2016)    
Principal Staff Committee Briefing Document: Guiding Principles and Options for Addressing Climate Change Considerations in the Jurisdictions’ Phase III Watershed Implementation Plans (December 13, 2016)    
Water Quality Goal Implementation Team Briefing Document: Policy Options and Implementation Considerations for Addressing Climate change in Jurisdictions’ Phase III Watershed Implementation Plans (September 6, 2017).
Water Quality Goal Implementation Team Briefing Document: Policy Approach and Implementation Considerations for Addressing Climate change in Jurisdictions’ Phase III Watershed Implementation Plans (November 29, 2017).
Fact Sheet.  Resilient BMPs: Planning Tools and Resources (November 2017).
STAC Workshop Report: Monitoring and Assessing Impacts of Changes in Weather Patterns and Extreme Events on BMP Siting and Design.

CBP Partnership Decision-Support Presentations
Oct 24-25, 2016 WQGIT Presentation
November 16, 2016 CAC Presentation
December 1, 2016 LGAC Presentation
Dec. 13, 2016 PSC Presentation
December 19, 2016 CRWG Presentation
March 23, 2017 LGAC Presentation
May 8, 2017 Climate Change Webinar
June 19, 2017 CRWG Presentation
August 28, 2017 CRWG Presentation
September 19, 2017 Climate Change Webinar
September 26, 2017 WQGIT Presentation
October 16, 2017 CRWG Presentation
October 17, 2017 Modeling WG Presentation
October 30, 2017 PSC Presentation
November 13, 2017 WQGIT Presentation
December 4-5, 2017 Joint Modeling-WQGIT Presentation
December 18, 2017 CRWG Presentation

Climate Resiliency Management Strategy and Work Plan (adaptation, monitoring, and assessment)

  • CBP Climate Resiliency Management Strategy (CBP, 2015) (1.19 MB)
  • Climate Resiliency Workplan FINAL- 2016 Monitoring and Assessment, Adaptation (753.37 KB)

Climate Change Research and Adaptation Efforts

  • Climate and Fisheries Bibliography Jan 2017 (527.16 KB)
  • Climate Change Research and Adaptation Efforts 2016 (1.39 MB)
  • Summary of Recent Research on Effects of Climate Change on the Chesapeake Bay (678.19 KB)
  • Potential climate-change impacts on the Chesapeake Bay - Najjar et al. (1.16 MB)

Chesapeake Bay Program Partnership:Climate Change Related Documents

  • Chesapeake Bay Climate Change Related Commitments and Recommendations (530.25 KB)
  • 2008 STAC Report - Climate Change Review and Recommendations (234.6 KB)
  • NOAA & EPA Interagency Agreement for a Climate Change Coordinator (216.53 KB)
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Publications

  • Climate Monitoring and Assessment 2020 QPM Presentation

    Climate Monitoring and Assessment 2020 QPM Presentation

  • Climate Monitoring and Assessment 2020 Narrative Analysis

    Climate Monitoring and Assessment 2020 Narrative Analysis

  • Climate Monitoring and Assessment Pre QPMLogic and Action Plan

    The Climate Monitoring and Assessment Outcome Pre QPM Logic and Action Plan

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Other Links

  • COME HIGH WATER: Sea Level Rise and Chesapeake Bay

    A special report by Chesapeake Quarterly and Bay Journal

  • NWF's Climate Change Adaptation Reports

    To help people across the country develop climate-smart conservation plans

  • USGS Report Released in the Journal of Climate Change

    Stream temperature rising throughout the Chesapeake Bay region

  • NOAA: Regional Climate Trends and Scenarios for the U.S. National Climate Assessment

    Reports designed to provide input that can be used in the development of the National Climate Assessment

  • NOAA: Chesapeake Atlantis Model

    An approach for conducting formal management strategy evaluation—a simulation that accounts for tradeoffs in performance across a range of management objectives

  • NOAA: Chesapeake Bay Fisheries Ecosystem Model

    An exploratory tool that helps scientists and others understand the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem

  • NOAA: Ecosystem Modeling

    Develops and hones tools to support ecosystem-based management of the Chesapeake Bay’s natural resources, including fisheries

  • Members

    • Mark Bennett (Chair), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

      Address:
      1730 East Parham Road
      Richmond Virginia 23228

      • Email: mrbennet@usgs.gov
      • Phone: (804) 261-2643
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    • Erik Meyers (Chair), The Conservation Fund

      Address:
      1655 N Fort Myer Drive, Suite 1300
      Arlington Virginia 22209

      • Email: emeyers@conservationfund.org
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    • Julie Reichert-Nguyen (Coordinator), NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office

      Address:
      200 Harry S Truman Parkway
      Suite 460
      Annapolis Maryland 21401

      • Email: julie.reichert-nguyen@noaa.gov
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    • Breck Sullivan (Staffer), Chesapeake Research Consortium


      Scientific, Technical Assessment & Reporting Staffer

      Address:
      410 Severn Ave
      Annapolis Maryland 21403

      • Email: bsullivan@chesapeakebay.net
      • Phone: (410) 267-5788
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    • Tom Butler (Staffer), Chesapeake Research Consortium


      Modeling Staffer

      Address:
      410 Severn Ave.
      Annapolis Maryland 21403

      • Email: butlert@chesapeake.org
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    • Elizabeth Andrews, College of William and Mary

      Address:
      PO Box 8795
      Williamsburg Virginia 23187

      • Email: eaandrews@wm.edu
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    • Mark Bennett, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

      Address:
      1730 East Parham Road
      Richmond Virginia 23228

      • Email: mrbennet@usgs.gov
      • Phone: (804) 261-2643
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    • Avalon Bristow, National Wildlife Federation

      Address:
      PO Box 1583
      Merrifield Virginia 22116

      • Email: BristowA@nwf.org
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    • Nicole Carlozo, Maryland Department of Natural Resources

      Address:
      580 Taylor Ave
      Annapolis Maryland 21401

      • Email: nicole.carlozo@maryland.gov
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    • Heather Cisar, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Baltimore District

      Address:
      10 South Howard Street
      Baltimore Maryland 21203

      • Email: heather.r.cisar@usace.army.mil
      • Phone: (410) 962-2911
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    • Michelle Covi, Old Dominion University (ODU)

      Address:
      3209 4111 Monarch Way
      Norfolk Virginia 23529

      • Email: mcovi@odu.edu
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    • Heather Dantzker

      Address:
      2613 N Harrison St.
      Arlington Virginia 22207

      • Email: heather@dantzker.com
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    • Jennifer Dindinger, University of Maryland

      Address:
      501 Court Lane
      Room 208
      Cambridge Maryland 21613

      • Email: jdinding@umd.edu
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    • Kevin DuBois, U.S. Department of the Navy

      Address:
      1510 Gilbert Street
      Bldg N26, Room 3300
      Norfolk Virginia 23511

      • Email: kevin.dubois@navy.mil
      • Phone: (757) 341-0424
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    • Darlene Finch, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

      Address:
      NOAA Coastal Services Center
      Annapolis Maryland 21401

      • Email: darlene.finch@noaa.gov
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    • Jordan Fischbach

      Address:
      1200 South Hayes Street
      Arlington Virginia 22202

      • Email: Jordan_Fischbach@rand.org
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    • David Flores

      Address:
      455 Massachusetts Ave., NW #150-513
      Washington District of Columbia 20001

      • Email: dflores@progressivereform.org
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    • Jim George, Maryland Department of the Environment

      Address:
      1800 Washington Boulevard
      Baltimore Maryland 21230

      • Email: jgeorge@mde.state.md.us
      • Phone: (410) 537-3579
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    • Michelle Hamor, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)

      Address:
      803 Front St
      Norfolk Virginia 23510

      • Email: michelle.l.hamor@usace.army.mil
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    • Susan Herrod Julius, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

      Address:
      1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW (Mail code: 8601P)
      Office of Research and Development, EPA
      Washington District of Columbia 20460

      • Email: julius.susan@epa.gov
      • Phone: (703) 347-8619
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    • Carl Hershner, Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS)

      Address:
      PO Box 1346
      Gloucester Point Virginia 23062

      • Email: carl@vims.edu
      • Phone: (804) 684-7387
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    • Ann Jennings, Virginia Office of Natural Resources

      Address:
      Patrick Henry Building
      1111 East Broad Street
      Richmond Virginia 23219

      • Email: Ann.Jennings@governor.virginia.gov
      • Phone: (804) 786-0044
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    • Katherine Johnson, District of Columbia Department of Energy & Environment (DOEE)

      Address:
      1200 First St NE
      Washington District of Columbia 20002

      • Email: katherine.johnson@dc.gov
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    • Melissa Kenney, University of Maryland

      Address:
      5825 University Research Court
      Suite 4001
      College Park Maryland 20740

      • Email: kenney@umd.edu
      • Download VCard
    • Matt Konfirst, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Region 3

      Address:
      US EPA, Region 3
      Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19103

      • Email: konfirst.matthew@epa.gov
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    • Heidi Kunka , Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection

      Address:
      Rachel Carson State Office Building 400 Market Street | Harrisburg, PA 17101
      Harrisburg Pennsylvania 17101

      • Email: hkunka@pa.gov
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    • Ben Macfarlane, Hampton Roads Planning District Commission

      Address:
      723 Woodlake Drive
      Chesapeake Virginia 23320

      • Email: bmcfarlane@hrpdcva.gov
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    • Erin McLaughlin, Maryland Department of Natural Resources

      Address:
      580 Taylor Avenue, E2
      Annapolis Maryland 21401

      • Email: emclaughlin@dnr.state.md.us
      • Phone: (410) 260-8713
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    • Molly Mitchell, Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS)

      Address:
      1208 Greate Rd
      Gloucester Point Virginia 23062

      • Email: molly@vims.edu
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    • Shep Moon, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality

      Address:
      P.O. Box 1105
      Richmond Virginia 23218

      • Email: shep.moon@deq.virginia.gov
      • Phone: (804) 698-4527
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    • Fredrika Moser, Maryland Sea Grant

      Address:
      4321 Hartwick Road, Suite 300
      College Park Maryland 20740

      • Email: moser@mdsg.umd.edu
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    • Diana Muller, South River Federation

      Address:
      2830 Solomons Island Rd, Suite A
      Edgewater Maryland 21037

      • Email: riverkeeperdiana@southriverfederation.net
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    • Marian Norris, National Park Service (NPS)

      Address:
      4598 MacArthur Blvd NW
      Washington District of Columbia 20007

      • Email: marian_norris@nps.gov
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    • Karl Schrass, National Wildlife Federation

      Address:
      20 Ridgely Ave, Suite 203
      Annapolis Maryland 21401

      • Email: schrassk@nwf.org
      • Download VCard
    • Skip Stiles, Wetlands Watch

      Address:
      1121 Graydon Avenue
      Norfolk Virginia 23507

      • Email: skil.stiles@wetlandswatch.org
      • Phone: (757) 623-4835
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    • Bhaskar Subramanian, Maryland Department of Natural Resources

      Address:
      580 Taylor Ave E-1
      Annapolis Maryland 21401

      • Email: bhaskar.subramanian@maryland.gov
      • Download VCard
    • Elizabeth Thornton

      Address:
      1200 South Hayes Street
      Arlington Virginia 22202

      • Email: Elizabeth_Thornton@rand.org
      • Download VCard
    • Jennifer Volk, University of Delaware Cooperative Extension

      Address:
      69 Transportation Circle
      Dover Delaware 19901

      • Email: jennvolk@udel.edu
      • Download VCard
    • Ian Yue, Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control

      Address:
      Department of Natural Resources & Environmental Control 100 West Water Street,
      Suite 5A
      Dover Delaware 19904

      • Email: Ian.Yue@delaware.gov
      • Download VCard
    • Qian Zhang, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES)


      Watershed Effectiveness Data Analyst

      Address:
      410 Severn Avenue
      Annapolis Maryland 21403

      • Email: qzhang@chesapeakebay.net
      • Phone: (410) 267-5794
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