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Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Workgroup

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Scope and Purpose

The SAV Workgroup serves the broader Bay community by guiding managers on the protection and restoration of SAV.  The Workgroup carries out its mission by providing technical expertise and applying research findings to issues impacting SAV in the Bay. 

  • Watershed Agreement

    • Vital Habitats Goal

      • Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (SAV)
  • Members

    • Brooke Landry (Chair), 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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    • Rebecca Golden (Vice Chair), Maryland Department of Natural Resources

      Address:
      580 Taylor Avenue
      Annapolis Maryland 21401

      • Email: rebecca.golden@maryland.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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    • Chris Adriance, District of Columbia Department of Energy & Environment (DOEE)

      Address:
      1200 First St NE
      Washington District of Columbia 20002

      • Email: Christopher.adriance@dc.gov
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    • Steve Ailstock, Anne Arundel Community College

      Address:
      101 College Parkway
      Arnold Maryland 21012

      • Email: smailstock@mail.aacc.cc.md.us
      • Phone: (410) 777-2230
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    • Thomas Arnold, Dickinson College

      Address:
      28 N College St
      Carlisle Pennsylvania 17013

      • Email: arnoldt@dickinson.edu
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    • Kristy Beard, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

      Address:
      177 Admiral Cochrane Dr.
      Annapolis Alabama 21401

      • Email: kristy.beard@noaa.gov
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    • Todd Beser, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Baltimore District

      Address:
      5772 Magnolia Road
      Aberdeen Proving Ground Maryland 21010

      • Email: todd.beser@us.army.mil
      • Phone: (410) 436-0721
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    • Julie Bortz, Maryland Department of Natural Resources

      Address:
      580 Taylor Ave
      Annapolis Maryland 21401

      • Email: julie.bortz@maryland.gov
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    • Bill Dennison, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES)


      STAR

      Address:
      P.O. BOX 775
      Cambridge Maryland 21613

      • Email: dennison@umces.edu
      • Phone: (410) 221-2004
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    • Katia Engelhardt, UMCES Appalachian Laboratory

      Address:
      301 Braddock Road
      Frostburg Maryland 21532

      • Email: engelhardt@al.umces.edu
      • Phone: (301) 689-7140
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    • Cassie Gurbisz, St. Mary's College of Maryland

      Address:
      47645 College Dr
      St. Mary's City Maryland 20686

      • Email: cbgurbisz@smcm.edu
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    • Lora Harris, UMCES Chesapeake Biological Laboratory (CBL)

      Address:
      146 Williams St
      Solomons Maryland 20688

      • Email: harris@cbl.umces.edu
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    • Victoria Hill, Old Dominion University (ODU)

      Address:
      5115 Hampton Boulevard
      Norfolk Virginia 23529

      • Email: vhill@odu.edu
      • Phone: (757) 683-4911
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    • Jessie Jarvis, University of North Carolina

      Address:
      601 S College Rd
      Wilmington North Carolina 28403

      • Email: jessiecjarvis@gmail.com
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    • Jeni Keisman, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)


      Biologist

      Address:
      5522 Research Park Drive
      Baltimore Maryland 21228

      • Email: jkeisman@usgs.gov
      • Phone: (410) 267-5729
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    • Stan Kollar, Harford Community College

      Address:
      401 Thomas Run Road
      Belair Maryland 21015

      • Email: skollar@harford.edu
      • Phone: (410) 836-4283
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    • Jonathan Lefcheck, Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences

      Address:
      60 Bigelow Dr
      East Boothbay Maine 04544

      • Email: jlefcheck@bigelow.org
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    • Kelly Leo, The Nature Conservancy

      Address:
      114 South Washington Street
      Easton Maryland 21601

      • Email: kleo@tnc.org
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    • Mark Lewandowski, Maryland Department of Natural Resources

      Address:
      580 Taylor Avenue
      Annapolis Maryland 21401

      • Email: mlewandowski@dnr.state.md.us
      • Phone: (410) 260-8634
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    • Mark Luckenbach, Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS)

      Address:
      1208 Greate Road
      Gloucester Point Virginia 23062

      • Email: luck@vims.edu
      • Phone: (757) 787-5816
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    • Peter McGowan, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)

      Address:
      177 Admiral Cochrane Dr.
      Annapolis Maryland 21401

      • Email: peter_c_mcgowan@fws.gov
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    • Becky Monahan, Maryland Department of the Environment

      Address:
      1800 Washington Blvd
      Baltimore Maryland 21230

      • Email: becky.monahan@maryland.gov
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    • Ken Moore, Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS)

      Address:
      PO Box 1346
      Gloucester Point Virginia 23062

      • Email: moore@vims.edu
      • Phone: (804) 684-7484
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    • Bob Murphy, Tetra Tech

      Address:
      51 Franklin St # 400
      Annapolis Maryland 21401

      • Email: Bob.Murphy@tetratech.com
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    • Mike Naylor, Maryland Department of Natural Resources

      Address:
      580 Taylor Ave Bldg E3
      Annapolis Maryland 21401

      • Email: mike.naylor@maryland.gov
      • Phone: (410) 353-2049
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    • Maile Neel, University of Maryland

      Address:
      6117 Plant Sciences Building
      College Park Maryland 20742

      • Email: mneel@umd.edu
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    • Magdalene Ngeve, University of Maryland

      Address:
      6117 Plant Sciences Building 4291 Fieldhouse Drive
      College Park Maryland 20742

      • Email: magngeve@gmail.com
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    • Mike Norman, Anne Arundel Community College

      Address:
      101 College Pkwy
      Arnold Maryland 21012

      • Email: cmnorman@aacc.edu
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    • Robert Orth, Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS)

      Address:
      PO Box 1346
      Gloucester Point Virginia 23062

      • Email: jjorth@vims.edu
      • Phone: (804) 684-7392
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    • Chris Patrick, Texas A&M University

      Address:
      6300 Ocean Dr
      Corpus Christi Texas 78412

      • Email: cjpatster@gmail.com
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    • Tish Robertson, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality

      Address:
      629 East Main Street
      Richmond Virginia 23218

      • Email: tlrobertson@deq.virginia.gov
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    • Matthew Robinson, District of Columbia Department of Energy & Environment (DOEE)

      Address:
      1200 First Street, NE
      Washington, DC District of Columbia 20002

      • Email: matthew.robinson@dc.gov
      • Phone: (202) 422-3204
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    • Nancy Rybicki, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

      Address:
      430 National Center
      Reston Virginia 20192

      • Email: nrybicki@usgs.gov
      • Phone: (703) 648-5728
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    • Erin Shields, Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS)

      Address:
      PO Box 1346
      Gloucester Point Virginia 23062

      • Email: eshields@vims.edu
      • Phone: (804) 684-7000
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    • Becky Swerida, Maryland Department of Natural Resources

      Address:
      580 Taylor Ave
      Annapolis Maryland 21401

      • Email: rebecca.swerida@maryland.gov
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    • Peter Tango, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)


      Monitoring Coordinator

      Address:
      410 Severn Avenue
      Suite 112
      Annapolis Maryland 21403

      • Email: ptango@chesapeakebay.net
      • Phone: (410) 267-9875
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    • Don Weller, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC)

      Address:
      647 Contees Wharf Road
      Edgewater Maryland 21037-0028

      • Email: wellerd@si.edu
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    • Dave Wilcox, Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS)

      Address:
      PO Box 1346
      Gloucester Point Virginia 23062

      • Email: dwilcox@vims.edu
      • Phone: (804) 684-7088
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    • Richard Zimmerman, Old Dominion University (ODU)

      Address:
      5115 Hampton Boulevard
      Norfolk Virginia 23062

      • Email: rzimmerman@odu.edu
      • Phone: (757) 683-5991
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    • Beth Zinecker, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)


      Systems Analyst / Systems Ecologist

      Address:
      410 Severn Avenue
      Suite 112
      Annapolis Maryland 21403

      • Email: bzinecker@chesapeakebay.net
      • Phone: (410) 267-5764
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