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BIENNIAL STRATEGY REVIEW SYSTEM
Chesapeake Bay Program
Logic and Action Plan: Post-Quarterly Progress Meeting
Submerged Aquatic Vegetation – 2022-2023
Long-term Target: Achieve and sustain the ultimate outcome of 185,000 acres of SAV Bay-wide; 130,000 acres by 2025
Two-year Target: To reach our 2025 goal of 130,000 acres, baywide SAV should increase by 16,000 acres per year. By 2023, we hope
to achieve 98,000 acres of SAV, but a short-term target is not officially defined.
Expected
Current Response
Factor Gap Actions Metrics Learn/Adapt
Efforts and
Application
What is impacting What current What further efforts What actions are What will we How and when do What did we learn
our ability to efforts are or information are essential (to help fill measure or observe we expect these from taking this
achieve our addressing this needed to fully this gap) to achieve to determine actions to address action? How will
outcome? factor? address this factor? our outcome? progress in filling the identified gap? this lesson impact
identified gap? How might that our work?
affect our work
going forward?
Factor 1. Effort 1.1 Gap 1.1 Action 1.1a Metric 1.1a Response 1.1a
Habitat The Chesapeake Although SAV [Support WQ GIT in Acres of SAV Further
Condition and Bay TMDL was throughout the Bay their efforts to mapped (Bay-wide improvements in
Availability: SAV established to has been shown to improve water aerial survey) water clarity will
requires suitable limit the amount respond to quality through the greatly affect the
water quality and of N, P, and TSS improvements in TMDL and achieve ability of SAV
clarity to recover entering the water quality, it is water clarity/SAV populations in
and thrive as well Chesapeake Bay. also susceptible to standards in areas the Bay to gain
as suitable Reductions in N, degradation of designated for SAV or maintain
shallow-water P, and TSS water quality, use.] resilience against
habitat in which to improve water particularly when climate
expand. clarity, which impacted by stressors;
allows SAV to multiple stressors, benefits of
recover. which we observed improved water
Updated February 7, 2022 Page 1 of 26in 2019-2020 when clarity would be
we lost ~1/3 of our seen within the
SAV. Continued, SAV growing
accelerated, and season.
potentially targeted
efforts to improve
water quality
Action 1.1b Metric 1.1b Response 1.1b
through the TMDL
[Encourage/Promote BMPs Implementation
and BMPs may
the use of Best implemented that of additional and
help to mitigate
Management benefit SAV targeted BMPs
stressors associated
Practices within persistence and will encourage
with climate
local planning efforts recovery continued SAV
change.
that benefit SAV recovery
persistence and measured as
recovery: wastewater increased Bay-
treatment plant wide and
upgrades, segment specific
stormwater runoff SAV acreage
improvements,
riparian buffers, etc.]
Action 1.1c Metric 1.1c Response 1.1c
[Determine the local Completed project If shown to have
effect of determining the impact, there
flow/Stormwater local effect of may be an
runoff on SAV flow/runoff on increase in
density and acreage SAV density and targeted
and options for acreage and placement of
targeting BMPs that proposed options BMPs in areas of
would protect for targeting BMPs high SAV value
priority SAV areas. that would protect (large, dense,
This action was priority SAV areas stable beds that
specifically provide
recommended by the important
Management habitat)
Board.]
Updated February 7, 2022 Page 2 of 26Action 1.1d Metric 1.1d Response 1.1d
[Explore the Report outlining If shown to have
potential for co- the potential significant
locating land-based benefits of and potential
BMPs, options for co- benefits, the SAV
oyster/mussel locating land- Workgroup
restoration efforts, based BMPs, would
and SAV restoration oyster/mussel potentially
efforts. This action restoration efforts, pursue a pilot
was specifically and SAV project to co-
recommended by the restoration efforts locate a land-
Management based BMP, an
Board.] oyster/mussel
restoration
project, and an
SAV restoration
project.
Effort 1.2 Gap 1.2 Action 1.2a Metric 1.2a Response 1.2a
Direct effects of The SAV/Climate [Evaluate the A completed Increased
climate change Modeling Project potential for SAV to project report and understanding of
on SAV are and STAC reach restoration associated climate impacts
currently being Workshop are still targets and provide publications. on SAV would
modeled and underway so at this relevant ecosystem Increased allow for better
evaluated as part time, direct services in the face understanding of management of
of a GIT-funded impacts are not of climate change by climate impacts on the resource
project fully understood, completing and SAV recovery through
(SAV/Climate nor are the publishing the potential. mitigative
Modeling implications of results of the GIT – improvements in
project- rising temperatures funded SAV/Climate water clarity and
Technical Lead: on all of the Bay’s Modeling Project.] inform future
Becky Golden). SAV communities. SAV goal
Direct effects Furthermore, attainment
include increased indirect effects of potential.
precipitation, climate change are Action 1.2b Metric 1.2b Response 1.2b
increased difficult to identify, [Evaluate the A completed Increased
turbidity, predict, or address, potential for SAV to project report and understanding of
increased water so their eventual reach restoration associated rising
temperatures, impact on SAV targets and provide publications. temperatures on
sea level rise, etc. recovery efforts are relevant ecosystem Increased SAV would allow
Temperature largely unclear. services in the face understanding of for better
impacts, of rising rising management of
specifically, are temperatures by temperatures on the resource
Updated February 7, 2022 Page 3 of 26being evaluated completing and SAV recovery through
as part of a STAC publishing the potential. mitigative
Workshop on outcomes and improvements in
Rising management water clarity and
Temperatures in recommendations inform future
the Watershed. from the STAC SAV goal
Workshop on Rising attainment
Temps in the potential.
Chesapeake Bay.]
Action 1.2c Metric 1.2c Response 1.2c
[Implement the SAV SAV Sentinel sites Chesapeake Bay
Sentinel Site established and SAV Sentinel
Program throughout adopted, data Site data will
the Bay to more collected, data complement
effectively evaluate analyzed, reports acreage and
the impacts of written, insights density data
climate stressors on into direct and collected via the
the Bay’s SAV indirect climate baywide aerial
populations. See also impacts gained. survey and local
Management observational
Approach 4, Effort data collected via
4.4] the Chesapeake
Bay SAV
Watchers
Program and
other ground
surveys.
Together, these
interconnected
Chesapeake Bay
SAV monitoring
efforts will form
a three-tiered
hierarchical
monitoring
approach that
maximizes our
efficiency and
forecasting
capabilities.
Updated February 7, 2022 Page 4 of 26Effort 1.3 Gap 1.3 Action 1.3a Metric 1.3a Response 1.3a-
The SAV Although we have [Gain consensus Development of a b
Workgroup is been discussing among Bay Program clearly defined end
Identification of
collaborating shallow water use workgroups, goal goal/statement of the end-goal and
with other conflicts among teams, and partners purpose development of a
workgroups and workgroups, goal on Shallow-Water structured
goal teams to teams, and Use Conflict decision matrix
address shallow partners, discussion purpose or the like would
water use consensus and end-goal] be valuable to
conflicts to regarding a defined Action 1.3b Metric 1.3b decision makers
ensure that all purpose and end- [Create a structured Development of a when making
resources and goal aside from decision structured permitting
habitats, enhancing co- matrix/assessment decision decisions
including SAV, benefits has protocol to evaluate matrix/assessment involving
are adequately remained elusive. A shallow-water protocol to shallow water
considered and decision matrix of habitat trade-offs evaluate shallow- use conflicts.
protected when sorts is necessary such as those water habitat
making decisions to address habitat considered in Effort trade-offs.
regarding assessments and 2.1.]
shallow water trade-offs to
areas. See also improve decision
Effort 2.1 and making for shallow
associated Gaps water uses.
and Actions.
Updated February 7, 2022 Page 5 of 26Factor 2. Effort 2.1 Gap 2.1 Action 2.1a Metric 2.1a Response 2.1a
Protection of Maryland, Existing [Work with state Recommendations Reviewing and
Existing and Virginia and the regulations may leadership in reviewed and making the
Recovering District of not be effective at considered, recommended
Maryland, Virginia,
SAV: SAV in the Columbia all protecting SAV as regulatory updates regulatory
Bay as well as the have regulations the resource and D.C. to review made updates will take
shallow-water in place that recovers in the and implement significant time
habitat where SAV protect existing Chesapeake Bay. appropriate but when
needs to recover is SAV from New threats and recommendations completed, both
subject to harmful conflicts are from “Existing existing and
degradation from practices, emerging that may Chesapeake Bay recovering SAV
poor water quality including deem the current will be more
Watershed Statutes
but also from dredging and regulations effectively
physical filling, nearshore ineffective, such as and Regulations protected.
disturbances construction and aquaculture, Affecting Submerged
associated with commercial climate change Aquatic Vegetation”
dredging, fishing, etc. See impacts, and a GIT-funded project
harvesting, also Effort 1.3 harvesting. A report produced in
commercial and associated review of all of the 2019 by the
fishing activities, Gaps and statutes,
Chesapeake Legal
boating, shoreline Actions. regulations, and
alteration, etc. policies that affect Alliance at the
SAV in the request of the CBP
Chesapeake Bay and SAV
was completed in Workgroup.]
2019. The review
included multiple
recommendations
that have not been
but should be
considered and
potentially
implemented for
more thorough
protection of SAV
in the Bay.
Updated February 7, 2022 Page 6 of 26Effort 2.2 Gap 2.2 Action 2.2a Metric 2.2a Response 2.2a
The states and A new species of [Encourage local, Water chestnut, SAV acreage
various federal Water Chestnut, state, and federal both species, increase with
organizations Trapa bispinosa, partners in Virginia, managed or removal of
work to manage has been DC, and Maryland to eradicated invasive
invasive species discovered in manage water competitor
and minimize various non-tidal chestnut by
their impact on bodies of water developing and
SAV in the Bay. near the Potomac implementing plans
River in Virginia. to reduce or
There are no eradicate it in
existing Chesapeake Bay and
management other local water
efforts in place for bodies.]
this species.
Management
efforts for Trapa
natans, however,
have been adequate
to keep the
populations in
check but not fully
eradicate them
from the Bay.
Updated February 7, 2022 Page 7 of 26Factor 3. Effort 3.1 Gap 3.1a Action 3.1a.1 Metric 3.1a.1 Response
SAV State agencies, While several [Continue SAV Number of SAV 3.1a.1-3.1a.2
Restoration academic organizations and restoration efforts restoration Promoting the
Potential and institutions, and agencies are through direct activities, number use of the SAV
Activity: Direct other involved in SAV plantings of seeds or of organizations Restoration
SAV Restoration organizations in restoration efforts, propagules in hopes involved, Guide will result
by seeding or Maryland, the capacity to of establishing viable increased citizen in an increase of
transplanting Virginia and restore SAV and SAV beds where they engagement, SAV Restoration
adult plants is an Washington, accelerate are not recovering increased SAV Projects and
important D.C. work to restoration goal naturally with acreage. potentially
component of SAV actively restore attainment is still improvements in increased SAV
recovery in SAV in limited without the water quality or acreage. It may
Chesapeake Bay, appropriate engagement of where diversity is also increase the
particularly in the areas throughout additional low.] number of
absence of a the Chesapeake organizations to mitigation
diversity of species Bay using seeds assist with the Action 3.1a.2 Metric 3.1a.2 projects that
or viable seed and, in some effort. More hands [Distribute the Number of include direct,
bank. limited cases, make less work. recently completed successful SAV in-kind SAV
adult plants. SAV Restoration restoration restoration
Guide and associated activities, number rather than out-
outreach materials of organizations of-kind
among local, state, involved, restoration.
and federal agencies increased citizen
and organizations engagement,
that conduct or increased SAV
would like to acreage.
conduct direct SAV
restoration to
expand SAV
restoration capacity
in Chesapeake Bay]
Gap 3.1b Action 3.1b Metric 3.1b Response 3.1b
SAV Restoration [Work with Increased Strategically
efforts could be permitting agencies coordination with implementing
limited by water to ensure SAV permitting SAV restoration
quality conditions restoration activities agencies and activities during
and wild seed are permitted during improved success period of high
supply. SAV appropriate growing rates for water quality
Restoration efforts conditions and over- restoration efforts and protecting
should be carefully harvesting from donor beds from
Updated February 7, 2022 Page 8 of 26planned and donor beds does not overharvest will
implemented only occur.] ensure long-term
when there is confidence in
adequate and SAV restoration
stable donor bed activities and
seed supply and potential.
water quality is
sufficient for high
likelihood of
success.
Gap 3.1c Action 3.1c Metric 3.1c Response 3.1c
A commercial seed [Review potential Review of An SAV nursery
supply for native opportunities to opportunities to and commercial
Chesapeake Bay create a Chesapeake create an SAV seed supply
SAV is not Bay SAV Nursery or nursery or nursery would encourage
available and all SAV Nursery network; funding broader
seeds must come Network that would options identified restoration and
from wild harvest. foster necessary and pursued if mitigation effort
research for SAV determined participation,
aquaculture appropriate protect donor
technology and beds from
restoration potential over-
protocols, provide harvest, provide
space for a native space for a
SAV seed repository, native SAV seed
and produce a repository, and
commercial seed other research
supply; pursue benefits
options if possible resulting in
and funding is greater capacity
available.] for direct SAV
restoration in
Chesapeake Bay.
Factor 4. Effort 4.1 Gap 4.1 Action 4.1a Metric 4.1a Response 4.1a
SAV Research Chesapeake Bay There are still [Identify and SAV science and Increased
and Program partner substantial prioritize an updated research needs funding for
Monitoring: SAV scientists and knowledge gaps list of SAV science identified and identified
research and others in the and existing and research needs, prioritized, research
monitoring are region are science and initiate workgroup increased funding priorities would
necessary to make currently research needs in efforts and/or opportunities enhance our
Updated February 7, 2022 Page 9 of 26appropriate and conducting the fields of SAV broader partnership identified, understanding of
effective research in SAV biology, ecology, efforts to advance necessary research SAV in
management biology, ecology, genetics, SAV research, and conducted and Chesapeake Bay
decisions and genetics, restoration science, provide support for new data and and support
track progress restoration, and and climate research in the form information effective
towards SAV climate resilience. More of funding, steering shared, SAV more management
Restoration resilience. research in these committee effectively decisions and
targets. fields is needed to participation, MTAG protected and recovery.
support more participation, letters restored. Additionally,
effective of support for Chesapeake Bay
management research funding, SAV research
decisions and subject matter would inform
recovery of SAV in expert support, etc.] management
CB. decisions in
other estuaries
around the
world.
Effort 4.2 Gap 4.2a Action 4.2a Metric 4.2a Response 4.2a
A Bay-wide aerial Continuation of the [Continue annual Bay-wide SAV SAV
survey – the first Bay-wide aerial Bay-wide SAV Survey completed; conservation,
tier of a three- survey is necessary Survey to track SAV acres mapped restoration, and
tiered to track progress progress towards research all rely
hierarchical towards SAV SAV restoration on effective and
monitoring restoration targets targets and water- efficient
approach for and water clarity clarity standards monitoring of
SAV in standards attainment.] the resource.
Chesapeake Bay - attainment.
has been
conducted each
year since 1984
to track progress
towards the Bay- Gap 4.2b Action 4.2b Metric 4.2b Response 4.2b
wide Chesapeake To ensure the Bay- [Work with the Bay Identification of The automated
Bay SAV wide aerial survey’s Program partners to funding detection and
restoration goal long-term stability, identify funding opportunities and quantification of
of 185,000 acres the benefits of opportunities to development of SAV in
and individual using high- support the algorithms and Chesapeake Bay
segment-specific resolution satellite continued work flows for from high-
goals. imagery and exploration of automated SAV resolution
automated SAV satellite imagery and satellite imagery
Updated February 7, 2022 Page 10 of 26detection to the development of detection and may eventually
supplement or algorithms and work mapping supplement or
eventually replace flows to automate replace the
plane-based image SAV detection and current methods
collection are being quantification.] of hand
explored by the delineation of
SAV Workgroup SAV beds from
and Bay Program aerial imagery.
Partners, but This could
additional funding potentially
is required to reduce costs
develop the associated with
algorithms and the SAV
workflow necessary monitoring
for full-Bay program and
automation and ensure its long-
mapping. term stability.
Effort 4.3 Gap 4.3 Action 4.3a Metric 4.3a Response 4.3a
A volunteer The SAV Watcher [Continue Identification of With continued
monitoring effort Program has been implementation of funding support and
– The SAV successfully the SAV Watcher opportunities, funding, the SAV
Watcher implemented by Program and work to continuation and Watcher
Program – is the several watershed identify funding expansion of Program will
second tier of groups and opportunities to program, provide data
SAV monitoring Riverkeeper ensure the long-term increased necessary to
in a three-tiered organizations in stability of the SAV watershed group ground truth
hierarchical Maryland but it has Watcher Program.] participation, aerial and
monitoring not expanded into increased satellite imagery,
approach. The Virginia. volunteer increase our
program was Additional support participation. understanding of
developed with (time, funding) will SAV species and
GIT funding to be necessary to community
support the data expand the distribution
needs of Bay program into new throughout the
scientists but rivers throughout Bay, and provide
also provide an the Bay, maintain an educational
educational and the Train-the- and engaging
engaging Trainer experience for
experience for Certification watershed
volunteers. The Program, and groups and
Program was provide funding for volunteer
Updated February 7, 2022 Page 11 of 26initiated in 2019 watershed groups scientists. Data
and is active in to continue from the SAV
watershed implementation. Watcher
groups Program is used
throughout in Riverkeeper
Maryland. See and watershed
also Effort 5.4 organization
and associated reports and
Gaps and outreach
Actions. materials.
Effort 4.4 Gap 4.4a Action 4.4a Metric 4.4a Response 4.4a
The SAV Sentinel Though almost [Finalize SAV Finalized protocol Implementation
Site Program was fully developed, the Sentinel Site and of an SAV
developed in SAV Sentinel Site Monitoring protocol implementation Sentinel Site
2020-2021 to monitoring and develop an plan; Program Program will
provide the top protocol needs to implementation plan implemented help Bay
tier of a three- be finalized and an for the SAV Sentinel scientists and
tiered implementation Site Program that managers
hierarchical plan needs to be includes identify climate
monitoring established to identification and effects on SAV
approach for initiate the commitment from and
SAV in program in 2022. site adopters.] appropriately
Chesapeake Bay manage them.
and to collect Gap 4.4b Action 4.4b Metric 4.4b Response 4.4b
detailed data Although the SAV [Identify funding Funding Providing
necessary to sentinel Site opportunities to identified; funding for
identify and Program is ensure the long-term Sentinel Sites sentinel site
track impacts to currently soliciting stability of the SAV adopted adopters will
SAV associated volunteer sentinel Sentinel Site increase and
with climate site adopters (i.e., Program] improve the
change and other no funding quantity and
stressors. provided), funding quality of data
will be necessary to collected and
support long-term
coordinating retention of SAV
activities and to SS adopters.
support sentinel
site adopters for
long-term
commitment to the
program.
Updated February 7, 2022 Page 12 of 26Effort 4.5 Gap 4.5 Action 4.5a Metric 4.5a Response 4.5a
SAV Monitoring SAV Monitoring [Complete the Published web Providing a web
Program Program web development and content; space to
webpage content content is under publication of the information more maintain SAV
is being review and has not SAV Monitoring effectively and Monitoring web
developed to yet been finalized Program Webpages efficiently pages will
support the or published on on disseminated provide a
dissemination of Chesapeakebay.net. Chesapeakebay.net valuable
information describing and resource to SAV
about the various supporting the CBP workgroup
CBP SAV SAV Monitoring members and
monitoring effort] the public and
efforts. See also simplify the
Effort 5.2 and recruitment of
associated Gaps SAV Sentinel
and Actions. Site Adopters.
Factor 5. Effort 5.1 Gap 5.1 Action 5.1a Metric 5.1a Response 5.1a
In an effort to Regardless of semi- [Develop a Communication Public
Public
educate the frequent media communication products and perception of
Perception, public about the posts regarding the strategy that strategies created; SAV improves;
Knowledge, benefits of SAV, recovery of SAV in enhances the products less SAV is
and reduce conflict the Bay and the public's knowledge marketed. Fewer damaged or
Engagement: and improve the numerous of and appreciation nuisance harvested
Public public’s ecosystem services for SAV in the complaints unnecessarily.
perception of it provides, public Chesapeake Bay] recorded, change
perception of
SAV, the SAV perception of SAV in public
SAV affects its Workgroup varies, with some perception.
health and works with the constituents
recovery: some Chesapeake Bay continuing to
members of Program regard it as a
the public communications nuisance rather
team on annual than a welcome
perceive it as a
press releases of habitat that
nuisance and SAV acreage, benefits us all.
consequently goal-attainment,
take measures and habitat
to deter its benefits and
growth or produces SAV-
related web and
directly
social media
Updated February 7, 2022 Page 13 of 26remove it. content
Human throughout the
activities can year. Likewise,
D.C., Maryland
be managed
and Virginia
through along with
education, Academic
outreach and Institutions and
regulation. watershed
groups promote
SAV education
and engagement
through annual
press releases,
reports, social
media posts, and
outreach
activities.
Effort 5.2 Gap 5.2 Action 5.2a Metric 5.2a Response 5.2a
The SAV SAV Monitoring [Publish SAV Publication of SAV Monitoring
Workgroup is Program web Monitoring program content, public web pages will
working with the content is under content on engagement improve public
CBP review and has not Chesapeakebay.net] understanding of
communications yet been finalized SAV and SAV
and web or published on monitoring
development Chesapeakebay.net. efforts
teams to build
SAV Monitoring
Program Web
pages from
content
developed during
a project
contracted to
Tetra Tech in
2020-2021. The
web pages will
fully describe the
various SAV
Monitoring
programs in the
Updated February 7, 2022 Page 14 of 26Bay and educate
and engage the
public about the
importance of
SAV and SAV
monitoring. See
also Effort 4.5
and associated
Gaps and
Actions.
Effort 5.3 Gap 5.3 Action 5.3a Metric 5.3a Response 5.3a
Community- The goals of this [Work with the CBP Funding obtained Community-
Based Social project were to Comms team to to print materials based social
Marketing develop a identify funding and and implement marketing is a
products were marketing strategy support to strategy, materials proven method
developed during and materials – not implement the printed and for positive
a GIT-funded to implement the strategy and print strategy behavior change.
project (SAV strategy or print the materials. Work implemented, Once
Workgroup and the materials. with other CBP people engaged, implemented,
Comms Team Additional funding groups that have also behavior modified, the public’s
collaboration) to and support is developed CBSM SAV protected. perception of
encourage the necessary to print strategies and SAV should
public to be good the materials and materials.] improve.
SAV stewards. implement the
The SAV strategy.
Workgroup and
Comms Team are
working together
to develop a plan
to implement the
marketing
strategies
developed during
the project.
Updated February 7, 2022 Page 15 of 26Effort 5.4 Gap 5.4 Action 5.4a Metric 5.4a Response 5.4a
The SAV The SAV Watcher [Continue Number of The SAV
Workgroup Program has been implementation of Trainers certified, Watcher
recently successfully the SAV Watcher volunteers Program has
developed the implemented by Program and work to certified, been an effective
first CBP SAV several watershed identify funding organizations means of
monitoring groups and opportunities to involved, data engaging the
program for Riverkeeper ensure the long-term collected. public in SAV
volunteers and organizations in stability of the SAV monitoring and
community Maryland but it has Watcher Program.] protection.
scientists – The not expanded into Increased
SAV Watcher Virginia. participation will
Program - and is Additional support increase SAV
working with (time, funding) will stewardship over
watershed be necessary to time.
groups, expand the
Riverkeeper program into new
organizations, rivers throughout
and schools to the Bay, maintain
implement the the Train-the-
program as an Trainer
educational and Certification
public Program,
engagement tool coordinate with
as well as a watershed groups
means of and Riverkeepers
collecting much- on the program,
needed SAV collect and share
data. See also data, and provide
Effort 4.3 and funding for
associated Gaps watershed groups
and Actions. to continue
implementation.
Updated February 7, 2022 Page 16 of 26Effort 5.5 Gap 5.5 Action 5.5a Metric 5.5a Response 5.5a
The SAV Although the [The SAV Meetings held per Increased
Workgroup annual all-hands Workgroup will year, participation meeting
meets annually SAV Workgroup convene in-person or in SAV workgroup frequency will
to gather meeting provides virtually (depending activities result in an
information from an excellent forum on current COVID maintained and engaged and
and share for member policies) quarterly enhanced, participatory
information with participation, with supplemental coordination membership,
members and members have meetings with among SAV chair increased
partners, write expressed an appropriate sub- and staffer collaboration
reports, interest in meeting groups taking place improved. and workplan
synthesize and more frequently to as needed to discuss accomplished.
prioritize share information priorities, share
research, and and ideas for ideas for
work on other collaborative collaborations,
efforts as needed efforts. review status
and appropriate. updates, update the
SAV Management
Strategy and
implement the SAV
Workplan, etc. SAV
Workgroup
leadership and
staffers will meet
monthly.]
Updated February 7, 2022 Page 17 of 26SAV Workplan/ACTIONS – 2022-2023
Responsible Geographic Expected
Action # Description Performance Target(s) Party (or Location Timeline
Parties)
Management Approach 1: Support efforts to conserve and restore current and future SAV habitat and SAV habitat conditions
Support WQ GIT in their Chesapeake Bay By 2025
efforts to improve water Bay States,
quality through the TMDL and a. WQ Management Action 1: Water Quality
1.1a achieve water clarity/SAV Enhance monitoring GIT, SAV
standards in areas designated Workgroup
for SAV use.
a. Promote the use of the SAV Fact SAV Workgroup, Chesapeake Bay
Sheets developed by the SAV Communications Watershed
Encourage/Promote the use of
Synthesis Team and published on the Workgroup,
Best Management Practices 2022, onward
CBP Data Dashboard. LGAC, Local
within local planning efforts
Leadership
that benefit SAV persistence
Workgroup
and recovery: wastewater
1.1b b. Promote use of "SAV: Principles for SAV Workgroup, Chesapeake Bay
treatment plant upgrades,
Phase III Watershed Implementation Communications Watershed
stormwater runoff
Plans" fact sheet. Workgroup,
improvements, riparian 2022, onward
LGAC, Local
buffers, etc.]
Leadership
Workgroup
Chesapeake Bay
a. Targeted GIS exercise to explore and Watershed
Determine the local effect of
flow/Stormwater runoff on areas of high flow and SAV
SAV density and acreage and acreage/density impacts. SAV Workgroup,
options for targeting BMPs CBP Modeling
1.1c 2022-2023
that would protect priority SAV Team, BMP
areas. This action was experts
b. Review land-use in areas where
specifically recommended by
flow directly impacts SAV; explore
the Management Board.
BMP options for those areas.
Updated February 7, 2022 Page 18 of 26SAV Workplan/ACTIONS – 2022-2023
Responsible Geographic Expected
Action # Description Performance Target(s) Party (or Location Timeline
Parties)
Explore the potential for co- Chesapeake Bay
locating land-based BMPs, and Watershed
SAV Workgroup,
oyster/mussel restoration
a. Work with appropriate CBP teams CBP Modeling
efforts, and SAV restoration
1.1d to explore options and propose Team, BMP 2022-2023
efforts. This action was
potential pilot study. experts, Fish
specifically recommended by
GIT
the Management Board.
Evaluate the potential for SAV
to reach restoration targets and SAV Workgroup
provide relevant ecosystem a. Complete GIT-funded SAV/Climate members, STAR,
services in the face of climate Modeling Project, review and Climate
1.2a Chesapeake Bay 2022-2023
change by completing and disseminate results and other project Resiliency
publishing the results of the products Workgroup,
GIT –funded SAV/Climate VIMS, SERC
Modeling Project.
Evaluate the potential for SAV
to reach restoration targets and
provide relevant ecosystem
services in the face of rising
SAV Workgroup
temperatures by holding STAC a. Complete STAC Rising Temp
members, STAR,
Workshop on Rising Workshop, assist with report, review
1.2b Climate Chesapeake Bay 2022-2023
Temperatures in the and disseminate results, reports, and
Resiliency
Chesapeake Bay and by recommendations.
Workgroup.
completing and publishing the
workshop report and
management
recommendations.
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Responsible Geographic Expected
Action # Description Performance Target(s) Party (or Location Timeline
Parties)
a. Complete SAV Sentinel Site
SAV Workgroup Chesapeake Bay 2022
Monitoring Protocol
Implement the SAV Sentinel SAV Workgroup,
b. Publish “SAV Monitoring” Web
Site Program throughout the CBP Web Team, Chesapeake Bay 2022
Pages on Chesapeakebay.net
Bay to more effectively CBP Comms
evaluate the impacts of climate
1.2c c. Recruit SAV Sentinel Site Adopters SAV Workgroup Chesapeake Bay 2022
stressors on the Bay’s SAV
populations. See also
Management Approach 4, SAV Workgroup,
Action 4.4 Site adopters
d. Implement and maintain Program Chesapeake Bay 2022. onward
and program
partners
SAV Workgroup,
e. Identify long-term funding options Site adopters
Chesapeake Bay 2022, onward
for Program and program
partners
Gain consensus among Bay
a. Meet with CBP workgroups, goal
Program workgroups, goal
teams, and partners that have
teams, and partners on SAV Workgroup,
1.3a expressed interest in topic to gain Chesapeake Bay 2022
Shallow-water Use Conflict Fish GIT, HGIT
consensus on discussion purpose and
discussion purpose and end-
end-goals
goal.
Create a structured decision
matrix/assessment protocol to
b. Work with involved partners to
evaluate shallow-water habitat SAV Workgroup,
1.3b create SDM for shallow water use Chesapeake Bay 2023
trade-offs. Fish GIT, HGIT
assessment and decision making
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Responsible Geographic Expected
Action # Description Performance Target(s) Party (or Location Timeline
Parties)
Management Approach 2: Protect existing and recovering SAV
a. Coordinate with state leadership to
SAV Workgroup, Chesapeake Bay 2022
Work with state leadership in initiate discussion with appropriate
state leadership Watershed
Maryland, Virginia, and D.C. to state representatives
review and implement
appropriate recommendations
from “Existing Chesapeake Bay
b. Coordinate with appropriate state
Watershed Statutes and
representatives to review and discuss SAV Workgroup, Chesapeake Bay 2022
2.1a Regulations Affecting
recommendations from CLS SAV state leadership Watershed
Submerged Aquatic
Regulatory Report
Vegetation” a GIT-funded
project report produced in
2019 by the Chesapeake Legal
Alliance at the request of the c. Determine which
CBP and SAV Workgroup. recommendations for regulatory SAV Workgroup, Chesapeake Bay 2023
updates will be pursued and devise state leadership Watershed
plan to do so.
Encourage local, state, and
federal partners in Virginia,
DC, and Maryland to manage
water chestnut (Trapa natans
SAV Workgroup,
2.2a and T. bispinosa) by Chesapeake Bay
a. Annual efforts to manage or MD, VA, and DC
developing and implementing
eradicate water chestnut; bushels state agencies, 2022, onward
plans to reduce or eradicate it
removed from waterways local watershed
in Chesapeake Bay and other
groups
local water bodies.
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Responsible Geographic Expected
Action # Description Performance Target(s) Party (or Location Timeline
Parties)
M anagement Approach 3: Restore SAV
Continue SAV restoration
efforts through direct plantings
of seeds or propagules in hopes a. Md DNR, VIMS, and other partner SAV Workgroup,
of establishing viable SAV beds organizations will continue direct MD DNR, VIMS,
3.1a.1 Chesapeake Bay 2022, onward
where they are not recovering planting in appropriate sites in Watershed
naturally with improvements Maryland, Virginia, and DC. groups
in water quality or where
diversity is low.
Distribute the recently
completed SAV Restoration
Guide and associated outreach
materials among local, state, a. SAV Restoration Guide and
and federal agencies and associated outreach materials
3.1a.2 SAV Workgroup Chesapeake Bay 2022
organizations that conduct or distributed to interested parties
would like to conduct direct either in print or as shared link
SAV restoration to expand SAV
restoration capacity in
Chesapeake Bay.
Work with permitting agencies
to ensure SAV restoration a. Contact appropriate permitting
activities are permitted during agencies to make them aware of the
3.1b appropriate growing distribution of the SAV Restoration SAV Workgroup Chesapeake Bay 2022, onward
conditions and over-harvesting Guide and ensure appropriate review
from donor beds does not of permit applications.
occur.
Review potential opportunities
a. Continued conversation about
to create a Chesapeake Bay
Chesapeake Bay SAV Nursery
SAV Nursery or SAV Nursery
3.1c potential with interested SAV SAV Workgroup Chesapeake Bay 2022-2023
Network that would foster
Workgroup members and review of
necessary research for SAV
potential opportunities; pursue
aquaculture technology and
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Responsible Geographic Expected
Action # Description Performance Target(s) Party (or Location Timeline
Parties)
restoration protocols, provide funding if available and deemed
space for a native SAV seed appropriate
repository, and produce a
commercial seed supply;
pursue options if possible and
funding is available.
Management Approach 4: Enhance SAV research and monitoring
Identify and prioritize an
updated list of SAV science and
a. Initiate workgroup efforts to
research needs, initiate
identify and prioritize an updated list
workgroup efforts and/or
of science and research needs and
broader partnership efforts to
support broader partnership efforts
advance SAV research, and
to advance SAV research. Identify
4.1a provide support for research in SAV Workgroup Chesapeake Bay 2022, onward
funding opportunities, offer letters of
the form of funding, steering
support, serve on MTAGs and
committee participation,
steering committees, and otherwise
MTAG participation, letters of
provide subject matter expert support
support for research funding,
as appropriate.
provide subject matter expert
support, etc.
Continue annual Bay-wide SAV a. Continued support of annual Bay-
Survey to track progress wide aerial SAV monitoring program
SAV Workgroup,
4.2a towards SAV restoration that provides up to date data Chesapeake Bay 2022, onward
CBP Leadership
targets and water-clarity regarding the distribution and density
standards attainment. of SAV in the Bay and its tributaries.
Work with the Bay Program
partners to identify funding a. Identification of funding to support
opportunities to support the algorithm and work flow SAV Workgroup;
4.2b Chesapeake Bay 2022-2023
continued exploration of development; algorithm and work STAR
satellite imagery and the flow development
development of algorithms and
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Responsible Geographic Expected
Action # Description Performance Target(s) Party (or Location Timeline
Parties)
work flows to automate SAV
detection and quantification.
a. Continued implementation of
Chesapeake Bay SAV Watchers
Program. Recruitment of additional SAV Workgroup;
organizations and volunteers, SAV Watcher
Continue implementation of Chesapeake Bay 2022, onward
certification of additional “Trainers”, Partner
the SAV Watcher Program and collection of ground survey data in Organizations
work to identify funding additional tributaries.
4.3a
opportunities to ensure the
long-term stability of the SAV
Watcher Program.
b. Identification of funding
SAV Workgroup;
opportunities to ensure long-term Chesapeake Bay 2022
STAR
stability of SAV Watcher Program
Finalize SAV Sentinel Site SAV Workgroup
Monitoring protocol and a. Finalized protocol with Basic and
SAV Sentinel Chesapeake Bay 2022
develop an implementation Advanced monitoring options
Site Team
4.4a plan for the SAV Sentinel Site
Program that includes b. Implementation plan developed, SAV Workgroup
identification and commitment site adopters identified, and program SAV Sentinel Chesapeake Bay 2022
from site adopters. implemented Site Team
Identify funding opportunities a. Identification of funding for SAV
to ensure the long-term Sentinel Site Program
4.4b SAV Workgroup Chesapeake Bay 2022
stability of the SAV Sentinel
Site Program.
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Responsible Geographic Expected
Action # Description Performance Target(s) Party (or Location Timeline
Parties)
Complete the development and
publication of the SAV
SAV Workgroup;
Monitoring Program a. SAV Monitoring Program
4.5a CBP Comms; Chesapeake Bay 2022
Webpages on Chesapeake.net Webpages approved and published
CBP Web team
describing and supporting the
CBP SAV Monitoring effort
Management Approach 5: Enhance citizen involvement, education, and outreach
a. Marketing of the importance of
SAV through websites, social media,
Develop a communication informational signage at ramps,
strategy that enhances the perception survey, etc.
b. Population of the SAV Workgroup SAV Workgroup;
5.1a public's knowledge of and Chesapeake Bay 2022
appreciation for SAV in webpage on Chesapeake.net with SAV CBP Comms
Chesapeake Bay Workgroup Program information,
products, and relevant literature and
reports.
Publish SAV Monitoring
a. Publication of content, public
5.2a Program content on SAV Workgroup Chesapeake Bay 2022
engagement
Chesapeakebay.net
Work with the CBP Comms
team to identify funding and
support to implement the
a. Identification of funding to support
strategy and print the SAV Workgroup;
5.3a printing pf materials and Chesapeake Bay 2022
materials. Work with other CBP Comms
implementation of CBSM strategy
CBP groups that have also
developed CBSM strategies
and materials.
Continue implementation of a. Continued implementation of
the SAV Watcher Program and Chesapeake Bay SAV Watchers
work to identify funding Program. Recruitment of additional SAV Workgroup Chesapeake Bay 2022, onward
5.4a
opportunities to ensure the
long-term stability of the SAV organizations and volunteers,
Watcher Program. certification of additional “Trainers,”
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Responsible Geographic Expected
Action # Description Performance Target(s) Party (or Location Timeline
Parties)
collection of ground survey data in
additional tributaries.
The SAV Workgroup will a. Convene quarterly ½ day SAV
convene in-person or virtually Workgroup meetings; the winter Chesapeake Bay
SAV Workgroup
(depending on current COVID meeting will remain full-day All-
policies) quarterly with hands meeting.
supplemental meetings with
appropriate sub-groups taking
place as needed to discuss
5.5 priorities, share ideas for 2022, onward
collaborations, review status
b. Convene monthly SAV Workgroup Chesapeake Bay
updates, update the SAV SAV Workgroup
leadership meetings
Management Strategy and
implement the SAV Workplan,
etc. SAV Workgroup leadership
and staffers will meet monthly.
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