Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Workgroup

Upcoming Meetings

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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.

Projects and Resources

SAV Restoration

The below resources include a Chesapeake Bay SAV Restoration manual and accompanying outreach materials.

SAV Restoration in Chesapeake Bay: A Guide to the Restoration of SAV in Chesapeake Bay and its Tidal Tributaries (13.93 MB)
SAV Restoration Quick Start Guide (1.65 MB)
SAV Restoration Fact Sheet (4.98 MB)
SAV Restoration Bookmark (846.46 KB)
SAV-ing the Sassafras River (908.19 KB)

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Publications

Chesapeake Bay SAV Water Quality and Habitat-Based Requirements and Restoration Targets: A Second Technical Synthesis

The second Chesapeake Bay SAV technical synthesis.
Chesapeake Bay SAV Habitat Requirements and Restoration Targets: A Technical Synthesis

The first Chesapeake Bay SAV technical synthesis.
Chesapeake Bay Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (SAV): A Third Technical Synthesis

Chesapeake Bay is one of the most widely studied estuaries in the world, with extensive research focused on one of the Bay’s most important habitats: submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV). SAV provides a myriad of ecosystem...

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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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- 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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- Lauren Alvaro, Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS)
  Address:
  1375 Greate Rd
  Gloucester Point Virginia 23062
  - Email: lealvaro@vims.edu
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- Thomas Arnold, Dickinson College
  Address:
  28 N College St
  Carlisle Pennsylvania 17013
  - Email: arnoldt@dickinson.edu
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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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- Kayla Clauson, Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
  Address:
  89 Kings Hwy SW
  Dover Delaware 19901
  - Email: Kayla.Clauson@delaware.gov
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- Rhianne Cofer, Old Dominion University (ODU)
  Address:
  5115 Hampton Blvd, Norfolk
  Norfolk Virginia 23529
  - Email: rcofer@odu.edu
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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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- Megan Fitzgerald, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Region 3
  Address:
  1650 Arch Street
  Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19103
  - Email: fitzgerald.megan@epa.gov
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- Carl Friedrichs, Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS)
  Address:
  Rt. 1208 Greate Rd.
  Gloucester Point Virginia 23062-1346
  - Email: cfried@vims.edu
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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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- Alyson Hall, Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS)
  Address:
  1375 Greate Rd
  Gloucester Point Virginia 23062
  - Email: achall@vims.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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- Enie Hensel, Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS)
  Address:
  1735 Greate Road
  Gloucester Point Virginia 23062
  - Email: eniehensel@gmail.com
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- Marc Hensel, Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS)
  Address:
  1375 Greate Rd
  Gloucester Point Virginia 23062
  - Email: mjshensel@gmail.com
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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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- Cindy Johnson, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
  STAR Data Integrity Workgroup Chair
  
  Address:
  629 East Main Street
  Richmond Virginia 23218
  - Email: csjohnson@deq.virginia.gov
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- Mike Johnson, Virginia Marine Resources Commission
  Address:
  380 Fenwick Rd
  Hampton Virginia 23651
  - Email: mike.johnson@mrc.virginia.gov
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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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- 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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- Mike Mansolino, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Region 3
  Address:
  1650 Arch Street
  Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19103
  - Email: mansolino.michael@epa.gov
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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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- 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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- Doug Myers, Chesapeake Bay Foundation
  Address:
  6 Herndon Ave
  Annapolis Maryland 21403
  - Email: DMyers@cbf.org
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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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- David O'Brien, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
  Address:
  Gloucester Point (VA) Field Office
  Gloucester Point Virginia 23062
  - Email: David.L.O'Brien@noaa.gov
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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, Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS)
  Address:
  1375 Greate Rd
  Gloucester Point Virginia 23062
  - Email: cpatrick@vims.edu
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- Erin Reilly, James River Association
  Address:
  211 Rocketts Way # 200
  Richmond Virginia 23231
  - Email: ereilly@thejamesriver.org
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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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- Matt Robinson, District of Columbia Department of Energy & Environment (DOEE)
  Address:
  1200 1st St NE
  Washington District of Columbia 20002
  - Email: matthew.robinson@dc.gov
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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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- Amanda Shaver, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
  Address:
  N/A
  N/A Virginia N/A
  - Email: amanda.shaver@deq.virginia.gov
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- Erin Shields, Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS)
  Address:
  1375 Greate Rd
  Gloucester Point Virginia 23062
  - Email: eshields@vims.edu
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- Kelly Somers, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Region 3
  Address:
  1650 Arch Street
  Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19103
  - Email: Somers.Kelly@epa.gov
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- Jackie Specht, The Nature Conservancy
  Address:
  425 Barlow Pl #100
  Bethesda Maryland 20814
  - Email: jackie.specht@tnc.org
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- Lorie Staver, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES)
  Address:
  2020 Horns Point Rd
  Cambridge Maryland 21613
  - Email: lstaver@umces.edu
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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:
  1750 Forest Drive Suite 130
  Annapolis Maryland 21401
  - Email: ptango@chesapeakebay.net
  - Phone: (410) 267-9875
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- Jonathan Watson, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
  Address:
  200 Harry S. Truman Pkwy
  Suite 460
  Annapolis Maryland 21401
  - Email: jonathan.watson@noaa.gov
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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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Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Workgroup

Upcoming Meetings

No upcoming meetings.

Scope and Purpose

Projects and Resources

SAV Restoration

Publications

Chesapeake Bay SAV Water Quality and Habitat-Based Requirements and Restoration Targets: A Second Technical Synthesis

Chesapeake Bay SAV Habitat Requirements and Restoration Targets: A Technical Synthesis

Chesapeake Bay Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (SAV): A Third Technical Synthesis

Watershed Agreement

Vital Habitats Goal

Members