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Partnership for theDelawa re Estuary 2008 ACTIVITY REPORT
Partnership for theDelawa re Estuary 2007 Audited Statement of Activities Year Ended December 31, 2007 SUPPORT AND REVENUE: Government Contracts Contributions and Grants Interest and Investment Income Other Revenue
$ 1,592,156 $ 307,418 $ 34,033 $ 15,201
Total Support and Revenue
$ 1,948,808
EXPENSES: Program Management and General Fundraising
$ 1,506,191 $ 293,770 $ 112,036
Total Expenses
$ 1,911,997
Change in Net Assets Net Assets at Beginning of Year Net Assets at End of Year
$ 36,811 $ 818,434 $ 855,245
Message from the Di rector What an exciting year 2008 has been for the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary! As our country focused on securing its political and financial future, we embarked on a series of new projects and partnerships aimed at securing a brighter future for the Delaware Estuary. We started out the year with a future-focused theme to “Estuary News”, and are wrapping it up with preparations for the third biennial Delaware Estuary Science and Environmental Summit. This meeting will be held in Cape May, New Jersey, from January 11-14, and it is dedicated to “Planning for Tomorrow’s Delaware Estuary”. In July, we released the “2008 State of the Estuary” report thanks to the collaborative work of dozens of our closest partners in the region. This effort was the Partnership at its best — working across jurisdictions to compile the best available information, based in science and presented to engage the public. Designed to provide readers with an assessment of how the Estuary is doing, where conditions are improving and where they are not, the “2008 State of the Estuary” report will be a valuable resource for years to come. Also this summer, PDE was selected as one of only six National Estuary Programs to conduct pilot studies for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) new Climate Ready Estuaries Program. Through this program, we are taking a look at potential impacts and adaptation strategies for protecting some of our most vulnerable resources — drinking water, tidal wetlands, and shellfish — from the impacts of climate change as we head into the future. But the real highlight of 2008 has been the many new people and partners we’ve engaged in our work — including new staff, new Board members, and new donors. You’ll see many of their names and faces here in our 2008 Activity Report, along with highlights from our programs this year and recognition of the donors who make all of this great work possible.
Jennifer A. Adkins
2008 Program Highlights
The The Yea Year r in in Review Review
WINTER Late in 2007, the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary (PDE) staff traveled to Washington, DC to celebrate the National Estuary Program’s 20th Anniversary. During the event, EPA’s Source Water Protection Program was recognized for collaborating with PDE to implement source water protection measures in the Schuylkill Watershed as a partner in the Schuylkill Action Network.
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Green thumbs turned out in March for the Philadelphia Flower Show (photo A) where the Philadelphia Water Department and PDE sponsored “Jazz Up Your Roof.” This award-winning display demonstrated to over 200,000 visitors how a green roof filled with plants can capture and filter stormwater runoff while helping to maintain controlled climates in the rooms below.
In May, PDE collaborated with the Academy of Natural Sciences to convene a technical Climate Change Workshop and Town Square meeting, allowing scientists, resource managers, planners, and the general public to exchange the latest climate-change information and discuss the highest priority needs in the Delaware Estuary region.
SPRING Two drawing contests sponsored by the Philadelphia Water Department and Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) attracted over 3,200 entries in Philadelphia and Delaware. All of the winning artists’ work was featured in stormwater pollution-prevention campaigns on SEPTA and DART rail cars and buses, bringing their “Clean Water Begins and Ends with You” messages to millions of travelers.
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In April, the City of Wilmington and PDE celebrated Wilmington Earth Day by handing out 1,000 native plants in sunny Rodney Square. Record numbers of residents, school children, and workers flocked to the festival-like atmosphere that featured 20 exhibitors, several hybrid cars, and a live radio broadcast. Spring cleaning came early at the Christina River Watershed Cleanup (photo C). One hundred volunteers worked at PDE’s Christina Riverfront site, removing two tons of debris. In all, more than 15 tons were removed from the cleanup’s 15 sites. No Dumping, Drains to River! 2008 was a recordbreaking year for Storm Drain Marking in Philadelphia with more than 10,000 storm drains marked city-wide by over 300 volunteers!
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This spring, PDE initiated the Freshwater Mussel Restoration Program (photo D) to reintroduce water-filtering mussels into the Brandywine, Ridley, and White Clay Creeks where they once thrived. Through this effort, lab-reared mussels will be transplanted back into local streams to help boost the population and provide water quality improvement.
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With the debut of ecoDelaware.com, PDE successfully launched Delaware’s first ecotourism initiative promoting the Delaware Estuary as a nature-related tourist destination worthy of protection and enhancement. Visit ecoDelaware.com for fun-filled activities throughout the state!
SUMMER This summer PDE hosted the 12th Annual Delaware Estuary Watershed Workshop for Teachers (photo E) in conjunction with the Bucks County Conservation District and the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Eighteen new teachers participated in a weeks worth of hands-on activities in the Estuary’s creeks, wetlands, and bay.
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In July, PDE finalized and distributed its “State of the Estuary Report” to over 20,000 readers, with input from numerous partners and agencies. The report’s readerfriendly and informative layout assesses Estuary-wide conditions, targets areas for improvement, and identifies future goals and actions. This summer the Delaware Estuary Benthic Inventory (photo F) collected 225 benthic (bay-bottom) samples, from the mouth of the bay to the river’s tidal waters near Philadelphia. The first of its kind in the Delaware Estuary, this data will fill critical gaps in our understanding of bay-bottom species and habitats. This work also resulted in the discovery of a rare sponge that many believed did not exist in the bay.
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Also this summer, PDE and Rutgers University Haskin Shellfish Research Laboratory began deploying coconut logs and mats along the eroding marshes of the Maurice River to promote the growth of natural shellfish reefs to guard against erosion and the impacts of sea level rise, as part of the Delaware Estuary Living Shoreline Initiative (DELSI) (photo G).
WINTER
PDE continues to represent the Delaware Bay Oyster Restoration Task Force (photo H) at estuary-wide festivals to raise awareness about our bay’s tastiest shellfish. Check out the Fall 2008 edition of “Estuary News” on our website for a full update.
PDE was selected by EPA as one of the six pilot projects in its Climate Ready Estuaries Program. The program will assist the National Estuary Programs in developing Climate Change Adaptation Plans for their respective estuaries.
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This summer PDE produced a series of informational pieces telling the story of the Schuylkill Watershed Initiative Grant (SWIG) (Image I) and the Schuylkill Action Network (SAN) as efforts continue to protect water quality in the Schuylkill River watershed.
PDE entered a new phase of fundraising with its first-ever house party in June. This unique event was attended by over 50 guests who enjoyed an evening of good food, lively conversation, and philanthropy, helping to raise money to support PDE’s efforts. During late summer DelDOT and PDE coordinated the St. Jones Dog Waste Reduction Program encouraging the watershed’s dog-owners to pick up after their pooches. PDE sent information about the water-quality benefits of picking up after your pets to over 2,000 pet owners, accompanied by doggie treats and biodegradable dog-waste bags.
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FALL Through funding provided by EPA and in partnership with the Stroud Water Research Center, PDE’s Teachers and Trees program engaged over 500 children in planting native trees at eight Pennsylvania schools. In early fall PDE coordinated with the City of Newark, White Clay Wild & Scenic, Delaware Nature Society, and the University of Delaware to host a “Build Your Own Rain Barrel” Workshop. The free workshop taught 20 Newark residents how to assemble their own rain barrels.
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This fall PDE worked with Noramco, GBSC, Centocor, and McNeil — all members of PDE’s Corporate Environmental Stewardship Program (photo J) — to complete a habitat restoration project at the University of Pennsylvania’s New Bolton Center. PDE staff and corporate volunteers planted more than 1,500 native plants, shrubs, and trees in a pasture at the New Bolton Center’s equine facility to help improve the health of a stream that runs through the campus property. Southeastern Pennsylvania Coast Day (photo K), held by PDE every September, drew thousands of people to Penn’s Landing to participate in over a dozen activities provided by our partner organizations, as well as an oystertasting, free “Duck Rides” on the Delaware, and guided bus tours to the Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center. In 2008, PDE began working with web consultants and its partners in the Schuylkill Action Network to develop a web communications plan that will result in a new website and online communication tools for SAN in 2009.
K On October 2nd, PDE celebrated “A Blue Rendezvous for a Greener Tomorrow” (photo L) when almost 400 of our closest friends and supporters gathered together for the annual PDE dinner and silent auction fundraising event at Turbine Hall on the Chester Riverfront. Thanks to all who volunteered and attended for making the event such a success!
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As the year draws to a close, PDE is busy working on plans for the upcoming Delaware Estuary Science and Environmental Summit, which will be held from January 11-14, 2009 at the Grand Hotel in Cape May, New Jersey. The theme of this conference will be “Planning for Tomorrow’s Delaware Estuary”. For more information or to register, please visit our website at www.DelawareEstuary.org.
2008 Donor List
Partnership for the Delaware Estuary thanks all of our partners who have supported our work throughout the year with contributions, grants, event sponsorships, cooperative agreements, and donations to our annual appeal. Grants and Contracts ConocoPhillips City of Wilmington Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) DNREC, Coastal Program Office Delaware Department of Transportation Delaware Office of Economic Development DuPont Clear into the Future National Fish and Wildlife Foundation National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration New Jersey Coastal Management Program New Jersey Sea Grant Pennsylvania Coastal Zone Management Program Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Philadelphia Water Department PSEG, Estuary Enhancement Program Rutgers University United Water Delaware U.S. Army Corps of Engineers U.S. Environmental Protection Agency U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U. S. Geological Survey The Welfare Foundation The William Penn Foundation
Corporate Environmental Stewardship Program Members (CESP) Premium CESP Members: Agilent Technologies Atlantic City Electric, a PHI Company Centocor ConocoPhillips Logan Generating Company McNeil CSP Noramco Wheelabrator Gloucester Company, LP CESP Members: Mannington PSEG, Estuary Enhancement Program Waste Management Wawa, Inc. Weston Solutions
2008 Experience the Estuary Celebration Sponsors Academy of Natural Sciences AKRF, Inc. AQUA Pennsylvania ARCADIS, G&M, Inc. Artesian Water Company, Inc. BP America, Inc. CHPlanning Conectiv Energy, a PHI Company ConocoPhillips Delaware Dept. of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Delaware River Basin Commission Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission Delmarva Power/Atlantic City Electric Duffield Associates, Inc. DuPont EDiS Company Exelon Corporation Frank McShane and Vanessa Fenton Greeley and Hansen LLC Gross Graphics Services Logan Generating Company, LP Manko, Gold, Katcher & Fox, LLP Marvin & Palmer Associates, Inc. McNeil CSP New Castle Conservation District Pennoni Associates Philadelphia Regional Port Authority Philadelphia Water Department PSEG, Estuary Enhancement Program RT Environmental Services, Inc. Rutgers Institute of Marine and Coastal Science Sunoco, Inc. TranSystems University of Delaware Sea Grant Urban Engineers, Inc. Valero WAWA, Inc. Wheelabrator Gloucester Company, LP
2008 Experience the Estuary Contributors, Volunteers, and Blue Crab Artists Atlantic Cape Fisheries Oyster Farm Bivalve Packing Company Dave Bushek Lisa Calvo Jim Cassidy Delaware Valley Wholesale Florist Dogfish Head Brewing Sondra Flite Flying Fish Brewing Company Fordham Brewing Company Kyle Forst Kelly Freeman Jim Gouvis Lesley Gross Arthur and Phyllis Harper Jason Hearon Ann B. Horsey Amie Howell Cheryl Jackson Karen Johnson John Kennel Catherine King John Kraeuter Danielle Kreeger Eric Lienhard Jack Marine Max Hansen Caterer Richard McNutt New Jersey American Water O’Donnell & Naccaroto, Inc. Brian Paris Stephen J. Parlow Richard V. Papino Stephen and Ellen Pearlman Judy Phillips David Pollison Roberta Riccio Roger Rider Jodi Riker Terry Roberts, Terence Roberts Photography Dee Ross Dr. Karl Rugart Patricia Saybolt Dave Schepens Julia Spicher Craig Tomlin Robin Tyler Marianne Walch Lisa Wool Yuengling
2008 Silent and Live Auction Contributors Thanks to the more than 130 businesses and individuals who contributed items to the 2008 Experience the Estuary’s silent auction. These contributions helped to raise over $14,000 for PDE.
2008 Annual Fund Donors $1000 and above
Environmental Consulting Services, Inc. Robert D. Goldman, P.G. Curtis W. McGraw Foundation Anne T. Sullivan
$500 – $999
Jen Adkins and Andy Cloud Buzz and Kathy Adkins AKRF, Inc. Hatch Mott MacDonald Marilyn Heffley Dr. Susan S. Kilham Charles and Diane Lawrence Ameline and Peter Pappas
$250 – $499
Laura A. Bishop Edwin B. Erickson Kyle D. Forst Lesley Gross Joe Gruber Ed Grusheski Kathy Klein and David Paul Eric Lienhard Preston Luitweiler Mannington Daniel J. Martin Ann K. Masse New Jersey American Water Octoraro Native Plant Nurseries Jeff and Lynn Pantazes George F. Phelps Jonathan and Carla Rinde Trustees of Ardentown Wilmington Tug, Inc. Diane Zilka
$150 – $249
Leon K. Chain CMX Community Foundation David Kitts Frederick and Carrie Lewis June D. MacArtor In Memory of Martin Stewart Bartash William O’Neill David P. Pollison Joanne C. Rufft Timothy F. Sullivan
$75 – $149
David Athey Atlantic Capes Fisheries, Inc. Shaun and Jamie Bailey Carol Banford Boyd Benjamin Berks County Conservation District Richard P. Brown, Jr. Clayton Bubeck Steven and Margaret Castorani Dr. Edward W. Christoffers Nicholas De Rose, P.G. Delaware Association of Conservation Districts Charles Dilks Jeanne and Burt Doremus Larry and Martha Doyle Patty Elkis Diane C. Faircloth James M. Falk Jeffrey E. Fleming In Memory of Mary Freeman Russell J. Furnari Mike and Pat Gabor Marc E. Gold Beth and Warren Haas Steve and Susan Hartmann Bruce M. Hashinger III Michael Hogan James E. Hook William and Martha Hudson HydroQual, Inc. Donna Hymes Karen L. Johnson
Jeff Keller Randall and Lucci Kelly Paul Kozlak Danielle and Karen Kreeger Marshall Geoscience, Inc. Joseph P. McAtee Hiram Munger Amy Nabut and John Ehlen Schuyler Osgood Lisa and Guiseppe Palmarini Dr. Ruth Patrick Stephen and Ellen Pearlman Governor Russell Peterson The Philadelphia Zoo Janice Rollwagen Juhan Runne Elaine Schmerling and Dr. Warren Butt Jonathan and Gwyneth Sharp Marjorie Silverman Linda E. Sprout Stanker & Galetto, Inc. Ann Tegnell Virginia Thompson Joan Tracy Pamela Tudor White Clay Watershed Management Committee Matthew and Julia Ann Winters Paul and Barbara Woodford Lisa M. Wool
Up to $75
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ball Stephen H. Balzer, Jr. Maureen B. Barrett Bernie Bittner Bennett Blum Anthony F. Bolin Mary Ann Boyer Brightfields, Inc. David and Kathleen Brownlee John and Jenifer Burghardt David and Hindi Burkett Willliam and Faith Bustard Kathleen Callow Lisa Calvo Anne M. Cancelmo Congressman Michael Castle Cecil Vault & Memorial Co., Inc. Marianne Cinaglia Citizens United to Protect the Maurice River Dorothy Colburn Michael P. and Catherine M. De Luca Giuseppe P. DeLuca Tiffani Doerr Patricia Eames William J. Eissing
Helen F. Faust Kim Flanders Lorraine and Richard Fleming In Memory of Mary Freeman Thomas and Helen Fromm John and Suzanne Gaadt Robert J. Golden Dominick Granato, Jr. Maribeth L. Hampel Arthur and Phyllis Harper Lee and Pamela Harper Karen E. Harris Jean Haskell Gregg Herman Daniel A. Heyman Jeff Hoeltzel Elizabeth Horsey Susan Knoll Horty Amie Howell David J. Inman June and Charles Johnson Dorothy M. Jones Dr. Charles Kaska William Kelley John Kennel Barbara Klein Sue Kofoet Andrea Kreiner George Krupanski Wendy Lathrop Krista Laudenbach Shannon Leahy-Miller Robert Locke Donald MacBride Jack Marine Suzanne Marinell Jack Markell John Marx Albert S. Matlack Anne McCann Rick McCorkle Peter McGrath Walter E. Mugdan Anne Murphy Donald Nienas Francis J. & Robin O. Norris David Othmer Harry W. Otto Mia Painter Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy Louis J. Picciani Joyce E. Pillsbury
Jim Porter Irene Purdy Tracey Quillen Maynard S. Raasch Anthony N. Radocaj Ralph H. Ratcliffe Alfred J. Readinger William Reichert Brian J. Reidy Roger J. Rider Lillian C. Rippa Michael F. Ronca & Sons, Inc. Deanne and Scott Ross Edward C. Sanderson Charles W. Sapp Edward and Karen Sarkissian Eric and Linda Schrading Frederick H. Schranck, Esq Bob and Mary Ellen Scott Geoffrey Selling Robert and Roxane Shinn Anthony Skwirut Gary Snyder Heseung Ann Song Joan B. Sood South Jersey RC&D Council David and Julia Spicher Linda Stapleford Elizabeth Stewart and James Salvo Jingyu Sun and Xiaofeng He Carie and Shandor Szalay Ashley L. Szczesiak Patrick Tesche Sabina M. Thorn James F. Thorne and Rosemary Fitzgerald William E. Toffey Lori Toner Rosalind Troupin Dale Twining Lisa A. Uber Andrew W. Urquhart Robert J. Valihura, Jr. Laura and Jonathan Whalen White Dog Café Maria Wood
Partnership for the Delaware Estuary Board of Directors: Executive Committee: Chairman – Robert D. Goldman, P.G. – Duffield Associates, Inc. Vice Chairman – Howard M. Neukrug – Philadelphia Water Department Treasurer – Leon Chain – AQUA Pennsylvania Secretary – Jeffrey J. Pantazes – PSEG Charnelle Hicks – CHPlanning Charles J. Lawrence, P. E. – Philadelphia Regional Port Authority Ann K. Masse, Ph.D. – DuPont Board Members: Laura Bishop – Thomas/Boyd Communications Joanne Dahme – Philadelphia Water Department Michael P. De Luca – Institute of Marine & Coastal Sciences at Rutgers University Nicholas A. DiPasquale – Duffield Associates, Inc. James M. Falk – Delaware Sea Grant Marine Advisory Service Thomas W. Fromm – Cogentrix Energy, Inc. Marc E. Gold – Manko, Gold, Katcher & Fox, LLP Marilyn Heffley – Sunoco, Inc Dave Kitts – Mannington Frederick Lewis – Center in the Park Eric Lienhard – Greeley and Hansen LLC Juhan Runne, Esq. – Archer & Greiner, P.C. Matthew S. Winters – Wawa, Inc.
Estuary Implementation Committee (EIC):
Jennifer Adkins – Partnership for the Delaware Estuary Ed Ambrogio – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 3 Kathy Bunting-Howarth – Delaware Dept. of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Joe DiBello – National Park Service Mike Haberland – New Jersey Dept. of Environmental Protection Kerry Kirk-Pflugh – New Jersey Dept. of Environmental Protection Dominique Lueckenhoff – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 3 Howard Neukrug – Philadelphia Water Department Janice Rollwagen – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 2 Dan Soeder – U.S. Geological Survey Robert Tudor – Delaware River Basin Commission Andy Zemba – Pennsylvania Dept. of Environmental Protection Amie Howell – USEPA Region 3, Regional Coordinator Irene Purdy – USEPA Region 2, Regional Coordinator
Science and Technical Advisory Committee (STAC): Standing Representatives:
Chairperson: Dan Soeder – U.S. Geological Survey Gary Buchanan, Ph.D. – NJDEP Division of Science, Research and Technology Lance H. Butler – Office of Watersheds; Philadelphia Water Department Alan C. Everett – Pennsylvania Dept. of Environmental Protection Thomas Fikslin, Ph.D. – Delaware River Basin Commission Amy Jacobs – DNREC; Division of Water Resources Danielle Kreeger, Ph.D. – Partnership for the Delaware Estuary Larry Miller – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Mid-Atlantic Fishery Resources Office David E. Russell, Ph.D. – Environmental Science Center; EPA
Elected Representatives:
PDE Staff Members: Jennifer Adkins, Executive Director Shaun Bailey, Marketing & Communications Coordinator Priscilla Cole, Science & Policy Fellow Matthew W. Gray, Drexel University Science Fellow Beth Haas, Office Manager Elizabeth Horsey, Development Specialist Cheryl Jackson, Program Specialist Karen Johnson, Development Director Danielle Kreeger, Science Director Angela Padeletti, Science Specialist Dee Ross, Watershed Program Coordinator Laura Whalen, Restoration Specialist Gus Wolfe, Director of Finance and Operations Lisa Wool, Program Director
Allison Allen – U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Gregory Breese – U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Bob Chant, Ph.D. – Rutgers University Jack Gallagher, Ph.D. – University of Delaware; College of Marine and Earth Studies Jeffrey A. Gebert – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Robert Hoke, Ph.D. – DuPont, Haskell Laboratory for Health and Environmental Sciences Desmond Kahn, Ph.D. – DNREC; Division of Fish and Wildlife Susan Kilham, Ph.D. – Drexel University; Dept. of Bioscience and Biotechnology John Kraeuter, Ph.D. – Rutgers University; Haskin Shellfish Laboratory Doug Miller, Ph.D – University of Delaware; College of Marine and Earth Studies Jonathan Sharp, Ph.D. – University of Delaware; College of Marine and Earth Studies Daniel Soeder – U. S. Geological Survey David Velinsky, Ph.D. – Academy of Natural Sciences
Partnership for the Delaware Estuary, Inc. One Riverwalk Plaza 110 S. Poplar Street, Suite 202 Wilmington, DE 19801 1-800-445-4935 www.DelawareEstuary.org The Partnership for the Delaware Estuary leads collaborative and creative efforts to protect and enhance the Delaware Estuary and its tributaries for current and future generations. Illustration and Design ©2008 Frank McShane
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Partnership for theDelawa re Estuary 2007 Audited Statement of Activities Year Ended December 31, 2007 SUPPORT AND REVENUE: Government Contracts Contributions and Grants Interest and Investment Income Other Revenue
$ 1,592,156 $ 307,418 $ 34,033 $ 15,201
Total Support and Revenue
$ 1,948,808
EXPENSES: Program Management and General Fundraising
$ 1,506,191 $ 293,770 $ 112,036
Total Expenses
$ 1,911,997
Change in Net Assets Net Assets at Beginning of Year Net Assets at End of Year
$ 36,811 $ 818,434 $ 855,245
Message from the Di rector What an exciting year 2008 has been for the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary! As our country focused on securing its political and financial future, we embarked on a series of new projects and partnerships aimed at securing a brighter future for the Delaware Estuary. We started out the year with a future-focused theme to “Estuary News”, and are wrapping it up with preparations for the third biennial Delaware Estuary Science and Environmental Summit. This meeting will be held in Cape May, New Jersey, from January 11-14, and it is dedicated to “Planning for Tomorrow’s Delaware Estuary”. In July, we released the “2008 State of the Estuary” report thanks to the collaborative work of dozens of our closest partners in the region. This effort was the Partnership at its best — working across jurisdictions to compile the best available information, based in science and presented to engage the public. Designed to provide readers with an assessment of how the Estuary is doing, where conditions are improving and where they are not, the “2008 State of the Estuary” report will be a valuable resource for years to come. Also this summer, PDE was selected as one of only six National Estuary Programs to conduct pilot studies for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) new Climate Ready Estuaries Program. Through this program, we are taking a look at potential impacts and adaptation strategies for protecting some of our most vulnerable resources — drinking water, tidal wetlands, and shellfish — from the impacts of climate change as we head into the future. But the real highlight of 2008 has been the many new people and partners we’ve engaged in our work — including new staff, new Board members, and new donors. You’ll see many of their names and faces here in our 2008 Activity Report, along with highlights from our programs this year and recognition of the donors who make all of this great work possible.
Jennifer A. Adkins
2008 Program Highlights
The The Yea Year r in in Review Review
WINTER Late in 2007, the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary (PDE) staff traveled to Washington, DC to celebrate the National Estuary Program’s 20th Anniversary. During the event, EPA’s Source Water Protection Program was recognized for collaborating with PDE to implement source water protection measures in the Schuylkill Watershed as a partner in the Schuylkill Action Network.
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Green thumbs turned out in March for the Philadelphia Flower Show (photo A) where the Philadelphia Water Department and PDE sponsored “Jazz Up Your Roof.” This award-winning display demonstrated to over 200,000 visitors how a green roof filled with plants can capture and filter stormwater runoff while helping to maintain controlled climates in the rooms below.
In May, PDE collaborated with the Academy of Natural Sciences to convene a technical Climate Change Workshop and Town Square meeting, allowing scientists, resource managers, planners, and the general public to exchange the latest climate-change information and discuss the highest priority needs in the Delaware Estuary region.
SPRING Two drawing contests sponsored by the Philadelphia Water Department and Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) attracted over 3,200 entries in Philadelphia and Delaware. All of the winning artists’ work was featured in stormwater pollution-prevention campaigns on SEPTA and DART rail cars and buses, bringing their “Clean Water Begins and Ends with You” messages to millions of travelers.
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In April, the City of Wilmington and PDE celebrated Wilmington Earth Day by handing out 1,000 native plants in sunny Rodney Square. Record numbers of residents, school children, and workers flocked to the festival-like atmosphere that featured 20 exhibitors, several hybrid cars, and a live radio broadcast. Spring cleaning came early at the Christina River Watershed Cleanup (photo C). One hundred volunteers worked at PDE’s Christina Riverfront site, removing two tons of debris. In all, more than 15 tons were removed from the cleanup’s 15 sites. No Dumping, Drains to River! 2008 was a recordbreaking year for Storm Drain Marking in Philadelphia with more than 10,000 storm drains marked city-wide by over 300 volunteers!
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This spring, PDE initiated the Freshwater Mussel Restoration Program (photo D) to reintroduce water-filtering mussels into the Brandywine, Ridley, and White Clay Creeks where they once thrived. Through this effort, lab-reared mussels will be transplanted back into local streams to help boost the population and provide water quality improvement.
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With the debut of ecoDelaware.com, PDE successfully launched Delaware’s first ecotourism initiative promoting the Delaware Estuary as a nature-related tourist destination worthy of protection and enhancement. Visit ecoDelaware.com for fun-filled activities throughout the state!
SUMMER This summer PDE hosted the 12th Annual Delaware Estuary Watershed Workshop for Teachers (photo E) in conjunction with the Bucks County Conservation District and the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Eighteen new teachers participated in a weeks worth of hands-on activities in the Estuary’s creeks, wetlands, and bay.
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In July, PDE finalized and distributed its “State of the Estuary Report” to over 20,000 readers, with input from numerous partners and agencies. The report’s readerfriendly and informative layout assesses Estuary-wide conditions, targets areas for improvement, and identifies future goals and actions. This summer the Delaware Estuary Benthic Inventory (photo F) collected 225 benthic (bay-bottom) samples, from the mouth of the bay to the river’s tidal waters near Philadelphia. The first of its kind in the Delaware Estuary, this data will fill critical gaps in our understanding of bay-bottom species and habitats. This work also resulted in the discovery of a rare sponge that many believed did not exist in the bay.
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Also this summer, PDE and Rutgers University Haskin Shellfish Research Laboratory began deploying coconut logs and mats along the eroding marshes of the Maurice River to promote the growth of natural shellfish reefs to guard against erosion and the impacts of sea level rise, as part of the Delaware Estuary Living Shoreline Initiative (DELSI) (photo G).
WINTER
PDE continues to represent the Delaware Bay Oyster Restoration Task Force (photo H) at estuary-wide festivals to raise awareness about our bay’s tastiest shellfish. Check out the Fall 2008 edition of “Estuary News” on our website for a full update.
PDE was selected by EPA as one of the six pilot projects in its Climate Ready Estuaries Program. The program will assist the National Estuary Programs in developing Climate Change Adaptation Plans for their respective estuaries.
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This summer PDE produced a series of informational pieces telling the story of the Schuylkill Watershed Initiative Grant (SWIG) (Image I) and the Schuylkill Action Network (SAN) as efforts continue to protect water quality in the Schuylkill River watershed.
PDE entered a new phase of fundraising with its first-ever house party in June. This unique event was attended by over 50 guests who enjoyed an evening of good food, lively conversation, and philanthropy, helping to raise money to support PDE’s efforts. During late summer DelDOT and PDE coordinated the St. Jones Dog Waste Reduction Program encouraging the watershed’s dog-owners to pick up after their pooches. PDE sent information about the water-quality benefits of picking up after your pets to over 2,000 pet owners, accompanied by doggie treats and biodegradable dog-waste bags.
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FALL Through funding provided by EPA and in partnership with the Stroud Water Research Center, PDE’s Teachers and Trees program engaged over 500 children in planting native trees at eight Pennsylvania schools. In early fall PDE coordinated with the City of Newark, White Clay Wild & Scenic, Delaware Nature Society, and the University of Delaware to host a “Build Your Own Rain Barrel” Workshop. The free workshop taught 20 Newark residents how to assemble their own rain barrels.
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This fall PDE worked with Noramco, GBSC, Centocor, and McNeil — all members of PDE’s Corporate Environmental Stewardship Program (photo J) — to complete a habitat restoration project at the University of Pennsylvania’s New Bolton Center. PDE staff and corporate volunteers planted more than 1,500 native plants, shrubs, and trees in a pasture at the New Bolton Center’s equine facility to help improve the health of a stream that runs through the campus property. Southeastern Pennsylvania Coast Day (photo K), held by PDE every September, drew thousands of people to Penn’s Landing to participate in over a dozen activities provided by our partner organizations, as well as an oystertasting, free “Duck Rides” on the Delaware, and guided bus tours to the Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center. In 2008, PDE began working with web consultants and its partners in the Schuylkill Action Network to develop a web communications plan that will result in a new website and online communication tools for SAN in 2009.
K On October 2nd, PDE celebrated “A Blue Rendezvous for a Greener Tomorrow” (photo L) when almost 400 of our closest friends and supporters gathered together for the annual PDE dinner and silent auction fundraising event at Turbine Hall on the Chester Riverfront. Thanks to all who volunteered and attended for making the event such a success!
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As the year draws to a close, PDE is busy working on plans for the upcoming Delaware Estuary Science and Environmental Summit, which will be held from January 11-14, 2009 at the Grand Hotel in Cape May, New Jersey. The theme of this conference will be “Planning for Tomorrow’s Delaware Estuary”. For more information or to register, please visit our website at www.DelawareEstuary.org.
2008 Donor List
Partnership for the Delaware Estuary thanks all of our partners who have supported our work throughout the year with contributions, grants, event sponsorships, cooperative agreements, and donations to our annual appeal. Grants and Contracts ConocoPhillips City of Wilmington Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) DNREC, Coastal Program Office Delaware Department of Transportation Delaware Office of Economic Development DuPont Clear into the Future National Fish and Wildlife Foundation National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration New Jersey Coastal Management Program New Jersey Sea Grant Pennsylvania Coastal Zone Management Program Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Philadelphia Water Department PSEG, Estuary Enhancement Program Rutgers University United Water Delaware U.S. Army Corps of Engineers U.S. Environmental Protection Agency U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U. S. Geological Survey The Welfare Foundation The William Penn Foundation
Corporate Environmental Stewardship Program Members (CESP) Premium CESP Members: Agilent Technologies Atlantic City Electric, a PHI Company Centocor ConocoPhillips Logan Generating Company McNeil CSP Noramco Wheelabrator Gloucester Company, LP CESP Members: Mannington PSEG, Estuary Enhancement Program Waste Management Wawa, Inc. Weston Solutions
2008 Experience the Estuary Celebration Sponsors Academy of Natural Sciences AKRF, Inc. AQUA Pennsylvania ARCADIS, G&M, Inc. Artesian Water Company, Inc. BP America, Inc. CHPlanning Conectiv Energy, a PHI Company ConocoPhillips Delaware Dept. of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Delaware River Basin Commission Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission Delmarva Power/Atlantic City Electric Duffield Associates, Inc. DuPont EDiS Company Exelon Corporation Frank McShane and Vanessa Fenton Greeley and Hansen LLC Gross Graphics Services Logan Generating Company, LP Manko, Gold, Katcher & Fox, LLP Marvin & Palmer Associates, Inc. McNeil CSP New Castle Conservation District Pennoni Associates Philadelphia Regional Port Authority Philadelphia Water Department PSEG, Estuary Enhancement Program RT Environmental Services, Inc. Rutgers Institute of Marine and Coastal Science Sunoco, Inc. TranSystems University of Delaware Sea Grant Urban Engineers, Inc. Valero WAWA, Inc. Wheelabrator Gloucester Company, LP
2008 Experience the Estuary Contributors, Volunteers, and Blue Crab Artists Atlantic Cape Fisheries Oyster Farm Bivalve Packing Company Dave Bushek Lisa Calvo Jim Cassidy Delaware Valley Wholesale Florist Dogfish Head Brewing Sondra Flite Flying Fish Brewing Company Fordham Brewing Company Kyle Forst Kelly Freeman Jim Gouvis Lesley Gross Arthur and Phyllis Harper Jason Hearon Ann B. Horsey Amie Howell Cheryl Jackson Karen Johnson John Kennel Catherine King John Kraeuter Danielle Kreeger Eric Lienhard Jack Marine Max Hansen Caterer Richard McNutt New Jersey American Water O’Donnell & Naccaroto, Inc. Brian Paris Stephen J. Parlow Richard V. Papino Stephen and Ellen Pearlman Judy Phillips David Pollison Roberta Riccio Roger Rider Jodi Riker Terry Roberts, Terence Roberts Photography Dee Ross Dr. Karl Rugart Patricia Saybolt Dave Schepens Julia Spicher Craig Tomlin Robin Tyler Marianne Walch Lisa Wool Yuengling
2008 Silent and Live Auction Contributors Thanks to the more than 130 businesses and individuals who contributed items to the 2008 Experience the Estuary’s silent auction. These contributions helped to raise over $14,000 for PDE.
2008 Annual Fund Donors $1000 and above
Environmental Consulting Services, Inc. Robert D. Goldman, P.G. Curtis W. McGraw Foundation Anne T. Sullivan
$500 – $999
Jen Adkins and Andy Cloud Buzz and Kathy Adkins AKRF, Inc. Hatch Mott MacDonald Marilyn Heffley Dr. Susan S. Kilham Charles and Diane Lawrence Ameline and Peter Pappas
$250 – $499
Laura A. Bishop Edwin B. Erickson Kyle D. Forst Lesley Gross Joe Gruber Ed Grusheski Kathy Klein and David Paul Eric Lienhard Preston Luitweiler Mannington Daniel J. Martin Ann K. Masse New Jersey American Water Octoraro Native Plant Nurseries Jeff and Lynn Pantazes George F. Phelps Jonathan and Carla Rinde Trustees of Ardentown Wilmington Tug, Inc. Diane Zilka
$150 – $249
Leon K. Chain CMX Community Foundation David Kitts Frederick and Carrie Lewis June D. MacArtor In Memory of Martin Stewart Bartash William O’Neill David P. Pollison Joanne C. Rufft Timothy F. Sullivan
$75 – $149
David Athey Atlantic Capes Fisheries, Inc. Shaun and Jamie Bailey Carol Banford Boyd Benjamin Berks County Conservation District Richard P. Brown, Jr. Clayton Bubeck Steven and Margaret Castorani Dr. Edward W. Christoffers Nicholas De Rose, P.G. Delaware Association of Conservation Districts Charles Dilks Jeanne and Burt Doremus Larry and Martha Doyle Patty Elkis Diane C. Faircloth James M. Falk Jeffrey E. Fleming In Memory of Mary Freeman Russell J. Furnari Mike and Pat Gabor Marc E. Gold Beth and Warren Haas Steve and Susan Hartmann Bruce M. Hashinger III Michael Hogan James E. Hook William and Martha Hudson HydroQual, Inc. Donna Hymes Karen L. Johnson
Jeff Keller Randall and Lucci Kelly Paul Kozlak Danielle and Karen Kreeger Marshall Geoscience, Inc. Joseph P. McAtee Hiram Munger Amy Nabut and John Ehlen Schuyler Osgood Lisa and Guiseppe Palmarini Dr. Ruth Patrick Stephen and Ellen Pearlman Governor Russell Peterson The Philadelphia Zoo Janice Rollwagen Juhan Runne Elaine Schmerling and Dr. Warren Butt Jonathan and Gwyneth Sharp Marjorie Silverman Linda E. Sprout Stanker & Galetto, Inc. Ann Tegnell Virginia Thompson Joan Tracy Pamela Tudor White Clay Watershed Management Committee Matthew and Julia Ann Winters Paul and Barbara Woodford Lisa M. Wool
Up to $75
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ball Stephen H. Balzer, Jr. Maureen B. Barrett Bernie Bittner Bennett Blum Anthony F. Bolin Mary Ann Boyer Brightfields, Inc. David and Kathleen Brownlee John and Jenifer Burghardt David and Hindi Burkett Willliam and Faith Bustard Kathleen Callow Lisa Calvo Anne M. Cancelmo Congressman Michael Castle Cecil Vault & Memorial Co., Inc. Marianne Cinaglia Citizens United to Protect the Maurice River Dorothy Colburn Michael P. and Catherine M. De Luca Giuseppe P. DeLuca Tiffani Doerr Patricia Eames William J. Eissing
Helen F. Faust Kim Flanders Lorraine and Richard Fleming In Memory of Mary Freeman Thomas and Helen Fromm John and Suzanne Gaadt Robert J. Golden Dominick Granato, Jr. Maribeth L. Hampel Arthur and Phyllis Harper Lee and Pamela Harper Karen E. Harris Jean Haskell Gregg Herman Daniel A. Heyman Jeff Hoeltzel Elizabeth Horsey Susan Knoll Horty Amie Howell David J. Inman June and Charles Johnson Dorothy M. Jones Dr. Charles Kaska William Kelley John Kennel Barbara Klein Sue Kofoet Andrea Kreiner George Krupanski Wendy Lathrop Krista Laudenbach Shannon Leahy-Miller Robert Locke Donald MacBride Jack Marine Suzanne Marinell Jack Markell John Marx Albert S. Matlack Anne McCann Rick McCorkle Peter McGrath Walter E. Mugdan Anne Murphy Donald Nienas Francis J. & Robin O. Norris David Othmer Harry W. Otto Mia Painter Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy Louis J. Picciani Joyce E. Pillsbury
Jim Porter Irene Purdy Tracey Quillen Maynard S. Raasch Anthony N. Radocaj Ralph H. Ratcliffe Alfred J. Readinger William Reichert Brian J. Reidy Roger J. Rider Lillian C. Rippa Michael F. Ronca & Sons, Inc. Deanne and Scott Ross Edward C. Sanderson Charles W. Sapp Edward and Karen Sarkissian Eric and Linda Schrading Frederick H. Schranck, Esq Bob and Mary Ellen Scott Geoffrey Selling Robert and Roxane Shinn Anthony Skwirut Gary Snyder Heseung Ann Song Joan B. Sood South Jersey RC&D Council David and Julia Spicher Linda Stapleford Elizabeth Stewart and James Salvo Jingyu Sun and Xiaofeng He Carie and Shandor Szalay Ashley L. Szczesiak Patrick Tesche Sabina M. Thorn James F. Thorne and Rosemary Fitzgerald William E. Toffey Lori Toner Rosalind Troupin Dale Twining Lisa A. Uber Andrew W. Urquhart Robert J. Valihura, Jr. Laura and Jonathan Whalen White Dog Café Maria Wood
Partnership for the Delaware Estuary Board of Directors: Executive Committee: Chairman – Robert D. Goldman, P.G. – Duffield Associates, Inc. Vice Chairman – Howard M. Neukrug – Philadelphia Water Department Treasurer – Leon Chain – AQUA Pennsylvania Secretary – Jeffrey J. Pantazes – PSEG Charnelle Hicks – CHPlanning Charles J. Lawrence, P. E. – Philadelphia Regional Port Authority Ann K. Masse, Ph.D. – DuPont Board Members: Laura Bishop – Thomas/Boyd Communications Joanne Dahme – Philadelphia Water Department Michael P. De Luca – Institute of Marine & Coastal Sciences at Rutgers University Nicholas A. DiPasquale – Duffield Associates, Inc. James M. Falk – Delaware Sea Grant Marine Advisory Service Thomas W. Fromm – Cogentrix Energy, Inc. Marc E. Gold – Manko, Gold, Katcher & Fox, LLP Marilyn Heffley – Sunoco, Inc Dave Kitts – Mannington Frederick Lewis – Center in the Park Eric Lienhard – Greeley and Hansen LLC Juhan Runne, Esq. – Archer & Greiner, P.C. Matthew S. Winters – Wawa, Inc.
Estuary Implementation Committee (EIC):
Jennifer Adkins – Partnership for the Delaware Estuary Ed Ambrogio – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 3 Kathy Bunting-Howarth – Delaware Dept. of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Joe DiBello – National Park Service Mike Haberland – New Jersey Dept. of Environmental Protection Kerry Kirk-Pflugh – New Jersey Dept. of Environmental Protection Dominique Lueckenhoff – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 3 Howard Neukrug – Philadelphia Water Department Janice Rollwagen – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 2 Dan Soeder – U.S. Geological Survey Robert Tudor – Delaware River Basin Commission Andy Zemba – Pennsylvania Dept. of Environmental Protection Amie Howell – USEPA Region 3, Regional Coordinator Irene Purdy – USEPA Region 2, Regional Coordinator
Science and Technical Advisory Committee (STAC): Standing Representatives:
Chairperson: Dan Soeder – U.S. Geological Survey Gary Buchanan, Ph.D. – NJDEP Division of Science, Research and Technology Lance H. Butler – Office of Watersheds; Philadelphia Water Department Alan C. Everett – Pennsylvania Dept. of Environmental Protection Thomas Fikslin, Ph.D. – Delaware River Basin Commission Amy Jacobs – DNREC; Division of Water Resources Danielle Kreeger, Ph.D. – Partnership for the Delaware Estuary Larry Miller – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Mid-Atlantic Fishery Resources Office David E. Russell, Ph.D. – Environmental Science Center; EPA
Elected Representatives:
PDE Staff Members: Jennifer Adkins, Executive Director Shaun Bailey, Marketing & Communications Coordinator Priscilla Cole, Science & Policy Fellow Matthew W. Gray, Drexel University Science Fellow Beth Haas, Office Manager Elizabeth Horsey, Development Specialist Cheryl Jackson, Program Specialist Karen Johnson, Development Director Danielle Kreeger, Science Director Angela Padeletti, Science Specialist Dee Ross, Watershed Program Coordinator Laura Whalen, Restoration Specialist Gus Wolfe, Director of Finance and Operations Lisa Wool, Program Director
Allison Allen – U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Gregory Breese – U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Bob Chant, Ph.D. – Rutgers University Jack Gallagher, Ph.D. – University of Delaware; College of Marine and Earth Studies Jeffrey A. Gebert – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Robert Hoke, Ph.D. – DuPont, Haskell Laboratory for Health and Environmental Sciences Desmond Kahn, Ph.D. – DNREC; Division of Fish and Wildlife Susan Kilham, Ph.D. – Drexel University; Dept. of Bioscience and Biotechnology John Kraeuter, Ph.D. – Rutgers University; Haskin Shellfish Laboratory Doug Miller, Ph.D – University of Delaware; College of Marine and Earth Studies Jonathan Sharp, Ph.D. – University of Delaware; College of Marine and Earth Studies Daniel Soeder – U. S. Geological Survey David Velinsky, Ph.D. – Academy of Natural Sciences
Partnership for the Delaware Estuary, Inc. One Riverwalk Plaza 110 S. Poplar Street, Suite 202 Wilmington, DE 19801 1-800-445-4935 www.DelawareEstuary.org The Partnership for the Delaware Estuary leads collaborative and creative efforts to protect and enhance the Delaware Estuary and its tributaries for current and future generations. Illustration and Design ©2008 Frank McShane
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