Status and Trends Workgroup
Upcoming Meetings
July 11, 2022
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Status and Trends Workgroup Meeting, July 2022
Download calendar file (.ics)August 8, 2022
1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Status and Trends Workgroup Meeting, August 2022
Download calendar file (.ics)September 12, 2022
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Status and Trends Workgroup Meeting, September 2022
Download calendar file (.ics)Scope and Purpose
Update status and trends (indicators) of ecosystem conditions.
Many of the Goal Team and associated WGs have the lead responsibility to update CBP indicators. The STAR will collaborate with the Goal Teams and science providers to ensure updating of the indicators, or plan for additional indicators that are needed for the new Watershed Agreement. The CBP GIS group will oversee compilation and support of spatial data related to the indicators to have it on the CBP website. The STAR will work with the CBP communications team to have the results reported on the CBP website, in ChesapeakeStat, and the annual Bay Barometer. Finally, delivery of status and trends will be enhanced through ChesapeakeStat, which is being redesigned and other data delivery tools.
Projects and Resources
Overview of Indicators and Their Role in Adaptive Management
This presentation provides a brief overview of indicators and outlines the role they play in adaptive management. The target audience is outcomes which are developing new indicators. STWG Coordinator Katheryn Barnhart gave a few variations of this presentation and the most recent version is linked here.
Status and Trends Finalized Workplan and Workgroup Structure
This is the finalized version of the Status and Trends Workgroup Workplan, which was approved in 2022, and the new workgroup meeting structure and calendar of themed meetings.
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Status and Trends Finalized Workplan (232.73 KB)
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STWG Focus Area Meetings 2022 4.18.2022 (183.73 KB)
Guidance for GITs as They Identify Assessment and Accountability Metrics for Public Reporting
Updating, Adapting & Establishing New Indicators Process Document
This document contains the revised processes for updating existing, adapting existing, and establishing new indicators. These processes were originally discussed at the initial Status and Trends Workgroup meeting on April 7, 2016, and has been revised in June 2019 according to workgroup feedback.
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STW Indicators Process - Updated 3.23.2022 (200.31 KB)
Approved CBP Indicators Framework and Management Process November 2015
Purpose and Background
The Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) Management Board established an Indicators Framework Action Team in May 2015 to align the Indicators Framework with the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement and ensure it supports our adaptive management and communication needs.
Indicators Framework
The Indicators Framework (Framework) is a conceptual model that demonstrates the relationships between indicators and describes how they will be used. The Framework is aligned with the Agreement at the Outcome level and includes the information needed to support and communicate progress towards these outcomes. This model is a mechanism to support external and internal communication.
Analysis and Methods Document Template
Publications
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Guiding Questions for GITs When Developing Indicators
This document was developing to provide guidence for GITs when an outcome need has been identified and they would like to develop a new assessment and accountability metric (indicator).
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Status and Trends Workgroup Indicators Process
This document contains the revised processes for updating existing, adapting existing, and establishing new indicators. These processes were originally discussed at the initial Status and Trends Workgroup meeting on April 7,...