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Habitat Goal Implementation Team (GIT 2)

The Habitat Goal Implementation Team works to restore and enhance land and water habitats—including wetlands, living shorelines, underwater grasses, islands, forests and streams—to support key species and benefit water quality, recreational use and scenic value.

Upcoming Meetings

February 16, 2021
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Wetland Workgroup Meeting, February 2021

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April 20, 2021
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Wetland Workgroup Meeting, April 2021

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Scope and Purpose

The Habitat Goal Implementation Team seeks to facilitate the implementation of projects that restore and enhance a network of land and water habitats to support priority species and to afford other public benefits including water quality, recreational uses, and scenic value across the watershed by coordinating the efforts of Chesapeake Bay Program partners.  These habitats include tidal and non-tidal wetlands, living shorelines, submerged aquatic vegetation, islands, uplands and forests, and freshwater streams.

Objectives

  • PLAN: To advance habitat protection and restoration through integrated planning, targeting of funding and technical assistance, generating and testing hypothesis regarding priority species outcomes, identification of emerging issues likely to impact living resources and their habitats, and brainstorming solutions.
  • IMPLEMENT: To provide information and technical assistance needed to accelerate implementation of projects that are strategically placed, innovatively designed or of demonstrated successful design, outcome-oriented, and responsive.
  • EVALUATE: To promote and support the collection, synthesis, and trend analysis of monitoring data for Chesapeake Bay living resources to evaluate impacts of habitat management actions.
  • COMMUNICATE: To provide a forum for technical information transfer on restoration techniques and consolidation of performance data across various partner agencies and organizations.
  • ADAPT: To provide adaptive management recommendations regarding the Bay watershed’s priority habitats to the Chesapeake Bay Program's Management Board. Implementation Strategy 

The Habitat GIT and associated workgroups will meet periodically to:

  • Align annual work plan with priorities established by the Management Board;
  • Collaborate on implementation of on-the-ground habitat activities;
  • Track and report performance toward two-year milestones identified in the Chesapeake Action Plan annual progress report;
  • Advise Management Board on barriers to progress and recommend policy and administration changes to overcome such barriers.

Projects and Resources

Habitat Goal Implementation Team Fact Sheet

A brief overview of the Habitat Goal Implementation Team and its workgroups.

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Publications

  • Factors Influencing the Headwaters, Nontidal, Tidal, and Mainstem Fish Habitat Function in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed: Application to Restoration and Management Decision

    Final report from the STAC workshop held April 25-26, 2018 in Richmond, VA. The workshop’s objective was to identify the necessary information and analytical approaches needed to assess the condition and vulnerability of...

  • November 28, 2017

    Ambient Water Quality Criteria for Dissolved Oxygen, Water Clarity and Chlorophyll a for the Chesapeake Bay and Its Tidal Tributaries 2017 Technical Addendum

    A total of seven addendum documents have been published by EPA since April 2003. Four addenda were published documenting detailed refinements to the criteria attainment and assessment procedures (U.S. EPA 2004a, 2007a, 2008,...

  • November 01, 1998

    Chesapeake Bay Living Resources - 1998

    Then Living Resources Subcommittee (LRSc) is committed to the restoration, enhancement, protection and management of the living resources of the Chesapeake Bay.  Living resources include fish, shellfish, birds and...

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  • Watershed Agreement

    • Vital Habitats Goal

      • Wetlands
      • Black Duck
      • Stream Health
      • Brook Trout
      • Fish Passage
      • Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (SAV)
  • Workgroups and Action Teams

    • Black Duck Action Team

    • Brook Trout Action Team

    • Fish Passage Workgroup

    • Stream Health Workgroup

    • Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Workgroup

    • Wetland Workgroup

  • Members

    • Christine Conn (Chair), Maryland Department of Natural Resources

      Address:
      580 Taylor Avenue
      Annapolis Maryland 21401

      • Email: christine.conn@maryland.gov
      • Phone: (410) 260-8785
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    • Bill Jenkins (Chair), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Region 3


      Acting Deputy Director

      Address:
      410 Severn Ave. Suite 109D
      Annapolis Maryland 21403

      • Email: jenkins.bill@epa.gov
      • Phone: (215) 814-2911
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    • Chris Guy (Coordinator), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)


      Habitat Goal Implementation Team Coordinator

      Address:
      177 Admiral Cochrane Dr
      Annapolis Maryland 21401

      • Email: chris_guy@fws.gov
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    • Megan Ossmann (Staffer), Chesapeake Research Consortium


      Habitat Goal Implementation Team Staffer

      Address:
      410 Severn Avenue
      Annapolis Maryland 21403

      • Email: Ossmann.Megan@epa.gov
      • Phone: (410) 267-5724
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    • Julianna Greenberg (Staffer), Chesapeake Research Consortium


      Habitat Goal Implementation Team Staffer

      Address:
      410 Severn Avenue
      Annapolis Maryland 21403

      • Email: Greenberg.Julianna@epa.gov
      • Phone: (410) 267-5775
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    • Troy Anderson, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)

      Address:
      6669 Short Lane
      Gloucester Virginia 23061

      • Email: troy_anderson@fws.gov
      • Phone: (804) 824-2428
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    • Mary Andrews, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

      Address:
      410 Severn Ave, Suite 107A
      Annapolis Maryland 21403

      • Email: Mary.Andrews@noaa.gov
      • Phone: (410) 267-5644
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    • Alicia Berlin, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

      Address:
      12100 Beech Forest Road
      Laurel Maryland 20708

      • Email: aberlin@usgs.gov
      • Phone: (301) 497-5730
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    • Greg Breese, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)

      Address:
      2610 Whitehall Neck Road
      Smyrna Delaware 19977

      • Email: Gregory_Breese@fws.gov
      • Phone: (302) 653-9152
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    • Gwen Brewer, Maryland Department of Natural Resources

      Address:
      580 Taylor Avenue
      Annapolis Maryland 21401

      • Email: gbrewer@dnr.state.md.us
      • Phone: (410) 260-8558
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    • Katie Brownson, U.S. Forest Service (USFS)

      Address:
      410 Severn Avenue
      Annapolis Maryland 21403

      • Email: Katherine.Brownson@usda.gov
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    • Nancy Butowski, Maryland Department of Natural Resources

      Address:
      Tawes Office Building, B2
      Annapolis Maryland 21401

      • Email: nbutowski@dnr.state.md.us
      • Phone: (410) 260-8268
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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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    • Sally Claggett, U.S. Forest Service (USFS)


      Program Coordinator

      Address:
      410 Severn Avenue
      Suite 209
      Annapolis Maryland 21403

      • Email: sclaggett@fs.fed.us
      • Phone: (410) 267-5706
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    • Bruce Corley, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)

      Address:
      828 Airpax Road
      Cambridge Maryland 21613

      • Email: Bruce_Corley@fws.gov
      • Phone: (410) 228-2475
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    • Sean Corson , NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office

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

      • Email: sean.corson@noaa.gov
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    • Dave Davis, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality

      Address:
      629 East Main Street
      Richmond Virginia 23218

      • Email: dave.davis@deq.virginia.gov
      • Phone: (804) 698-4105
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    • Patrick Devers, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)

      Address:
      11410 American Holly Drive
      Laurel Maryland 20708

      • Email: patrick_devers@fws.gov
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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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    • Stephen Faulkner, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

      Address:
      11649 Leetown Road
      Kearneysville West Virginia 25430

      • Email: faulkners@usgs.gov
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    • Robert Gano, Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control

      Address:
      21309 Berlin Road
      Georgetown Delaware 19947

      • Email: robert.gano@state.de.us
      • Phone: (302) 539-3160
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    • Rebecca Golden, Maryland Department of Natural Resources

      Address:
      580 Taylor Avenue
      Annapolis Maryland 21401

      • Email: rebecca.golden@maryland.gov
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    • Mitch Hartley, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)

      Address:
      300 Westgate Center Drive
      Hadley Maine 01035

      • Email: mitch_hartley@fws.gov
      • Phone: (413) 253-8779
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    • Jim Hedrick, West Virginia Division of Natural Resources

      Address:
      Fisheries Management
      1 Depot Street
      Romney West Virginia 26757

      • Email: jim.d.hedrick@wv.gov
      • Phone: (304) 822-3551
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    • Mark Hoffman, Chesapeake Bay Commission

      Address:
      60 West Street
      Suite 406
      Annapolis Maryland 21401

      • Email: mhoffman@chesbay.us
      • Phone: (410) 263-3420
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    • Gina Hunt, Maryland Department of Natural Resources

      Address:
      580 Taylor Ave
      Annapolis Maryland 21401

      • Email: gina.hunt@maryland.gov
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    • Tom Ihde, Patuxent Environmental & Aquatic Research Laboratory (PEARL)

      Address:
      10545 Mackall Road
      Saint Leonard Maryland 20685

      • Email: thomas.ihde@morgan.edu
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    • Bryan King, District of Columbia Department of Energy & Environment (DOEE)

      Address:
      Fisheries and Wildlife Division
      1200 First Street, Sixth Floor, #688
      Washington D.C. District of Columbia 20002

      • Email: bryan.king@dc.gov
      • Phone: (202) 997-9607
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    • Brooke Landry, Maryland Department of Natural Resources

      Address:
      580 Taylor Avenue
      Annapolis Maryland 21401

      • Email: Brooke.Landry@maryland.gov
      • Phone: (410) 260-8629
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    • Genevieve LaRouche, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)

      Address:
      177 Admiral Cochrane Drive
      Annapolis Maryland 21401

      • Email: Genevieve_LaRouche@fws.gov
      • Phone: (410) 573-4573
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    • Neely Law, Fairfax County

      Address:
      12000 Government Center Parkway
      Suite 449
      Fairfax Virginia 22035

      • Email: Neely.Law@fairfaxcounty.gov
      • Phone: (410) 461-8323
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    • Benjamin Lewis, Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries

      Address:
      3801 John Tyler Memorial Hwy.
      Charles City Virginia 23030

      • Email: benjamin.lewis@dgif.virginia.gov
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    • Pam Mason, Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS)

      Address:
      1375 Greate Road
      P.O. Box 1346
      Gloucester Point Virginia 23062

      • Email: mason@vims.edu
      • Phone: (804) 684-7158
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    • Julie Mawhorter, U.S. Forest Service (USFS)


      Mid-Atlantic Urban and Community Forestry Coordinator

      Address:
      151 Grey Towers Dr.
      Milford Pennsylvania 18337

      • Email: julie.mawhorter@usda.gov
      • Phone: (570) 296-9626
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    • Callie McMunigal, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)

      Address:
      400 East Main Street
      White Sulphur Springs West Virginia 24986

      • Email: callie_mcmunigal@fws.gov
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    • Mike Millard, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)

      Address:
      300 Westgate Center Dr.
      Hadley Maine 01035

      • Email: Mike_Millard@fws.gov
      • Phone: (570) 726-4247
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    • Clint Morgeson, Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries

      Address:
      7870 Villa Park Drive
      Henrico Virginia 23228

      • Email: clinton.morgeson@dgif.virginia.gov
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    • Tyler Neimond, Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission

      Address:
      1601 Elmerton Ave
      Harrisburg Pennsylvania 17106

      • Email: tneimond@pa.gov
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    • David Norris, Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries

      Address:
      3801 John Tyler Memorial Highway
      Charles City Virginia 23030

      • Email: david.norris@dgif.virginia.gov
      • Phone: (804) 641-6698
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    • Scott Phillips, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)


      Chesapeake Bay Coordinator

      Address:
      5522 Research Park Drive
      Baltimore Maryland 21228

      • Email: swphilli@usgs.gov
      • Phone: (443) 498-5552
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    • John Schmidt, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)

      Address:
      694 Beverly Pike
      Elkins West Virginia 26241

      • Email: john_schmidt@fws.gov
      • Phone: (304) 636-6586
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    • Mike Slattery, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)

      Address:
      US FWS Maryland Fishery Resource Office
      178 Admiral Cochrane Dr.
      Annapolis Maryland 21401

      • Email: michael_slattery@fws.gov
      • Phone: (410) 573-4571
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    • Angie Sowers, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Baltimore District

      Address:
      10 S. Howard Street
      Baltimore Maryland 21203

      • Email: angela.sowers@usace.army.mil
      • Phone: (410) 962-7440
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    • Christopher Spaur, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Baltimore District

      Address:
      CENAB-PL, Attn: Christopher Spaur, P.O. Box 1715
      Baltimore Maryland 21203-1715

      • Email: christopher.c.spaur@usace.army.mil
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    • Bill Stack, Center for Watershed Protection

      Address:
      8390 Main Street, Second Floor
      Ellicott City Maryland 21043-4605

      • Email: bps@cwp.org
      • Phone: (410) 461-8323
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    • Douglas Stang, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

      Address:
      625 Broadway
      Albany New York 12233

      • Email: dxstang@gw.state.ny.us
      • Phone: (518) 402-8920
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    • David Stilwell, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)

      Address:
      3817 Luker Road
      Cortland New York 13045

      • Email: david_stilwell@fws.gov
      • Phone: (607) 753-9335
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    • Steve Strano, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

      Address:
      PO Box 269
      LaPlata Maryland 20646

      • Email: steve.strano@md.usda.gov
      • Phone: (443) 482-2928
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    • Ann Swanson, Chesapeake Bay Commission

      Address:
      60 West Street
      Suite 406
      Annapolis Maryland 21401

      • Email: aswanson@chesbay.us
      • Phone: (410) 263-3420
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    • David Thorne, West Virginia Division of Natural Resources

      Address:
      738 Ward Road
      Elkins West Virginia 26241

      • Email: david.w.thorne@wv.gov
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    • Jeff Trollinger, Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries

      Address:
      7870 Villa Park Dr #400
      Henrico Virginia 23228

      • Email: jeff.trollinger@dgif.virginia.gov
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    • Bruce Vogt, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

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

      • Email: Bruce.Vogt@noaa.gov
      • Phone: (410) 267-5655
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    • Tony Watkinson, Virginia Marine Resources Commission

      Address:
      2600 Washington Avenue, 3rd Floor
      Newport News Virginia 23607

      • Email: tony.watkinson@vmrc.virginia.gov
      • Phone: (757) 247-2255
      • Download VCard
    • Alan Weaver, Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries

      Address:
      4010 West Broad Street
      Richmond Virginia 23230

      • Email: alan.weaver@dgif.virginia.gov
      • Phone: (804) 367-6795
      • Download VCard
    • Matt Whitbeck, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)

      Address:
      2145 Key Wallace Drive
      Cambridge Maryland 21613

      • Email: matt_whitbeck@fws.gov
      • Phone: (410) 228-2692
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    • Kristen Wolf, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection

      Address:
      400 Market Street
      Harrisburg Pennsylvania 17205

      • Email: kwolf@pa.gov
      • Download VCard
    • Kristin Wolf, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection

      Address:
      400 Market Street
      Harrisburg Pennsylvania 17101

      • Email: kwolf@pa.gov
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    • Lora Zimmerman, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)

      Address:
      315 S Allen St
      #322
      State College Pennsylvania 16801

      • Email: shfreyermu@pa.gov
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