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2011 - Partnership for the Delaware Estuary
Partnership for the Delaware Estuary Board of Directors Executive Committee Chair: Charnelle Hicks – CHPlanning, Ltd. Vice Chair: Kevin Donnelly – New Castle Conservation District Treasurer: Leon Chain – Aqua Pennsylvania Secretary: Eric Lienhard, P.E. – Hazen and Sawyer Ann K. Masse, Ph.D. – DuPont Laura Bishop – Laura Bishop Communications, LLC Board Members Joanne Dahme – Philadelphia Water Department Calvin M. Davenger, Jr. – Philadelphia International Airport Michael P. De Luca – Institute of Marine & Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University Anndria Gaerity – PSEG Power, LLC Marc E. Gold – Manko, Gold, Katcher & Fox, LLP Victor J. Giudice, CSP – Mannington Marilyn Heffley – Reed Smith LLP Douglas Janiec – Duffield Associates, Inc. Gerald J. Kauffman, P.E. – University of Delaware, Water Resources Agency Ginny Kreitler – Audubon Pennsylvania Laura L. Madara – Delaware State Parks Joni L. Powell – Kleinfelder Juhan Runne, Esq. – Archer & Greiner, P.C. David Jay Velinsky – Academy of Natural Sciences Philadelphia – Patrick Center PDE Staff Members Jennifer Adkins – Executive Director, ext. 102 Shaun Bailey – Marketing & Communications Coordinator, ext. 113 Priscilla Cole – Data Management Specialist, ext. 115 Tom Davidock – Schuylkill Action Network Coordinator, ext. 109 Beth Haas – Business Manager, ext. 100 Elizabeth Horsey – Development Specialist II, ext. 114 Cheryl Jackson – Program Specialist II, ext. 112 Karen Johnson Forst – Development Director, ext. 101 Danielle Kreeger – Science Director, ext. 104 Angela Padeletti – Science Coordinator, ext. 103 Dee Ross – Watershed Program Coordinator, ext. 106 Sari Rothrock – Science and Policy Fellow, ext. 108 Kelly Somers – Drexel University Science Fellow, ext. 108 Laura Whalen – Restoration Coordinator, ext. 107 Gus Wolfe – Director of Finance and Operations, ext. 111 Lisa Wool – Program Director, ext. 105 Kyle Applebaum – Multimedia Intern Kurt Cheng – Science Intern Steering Committee Carol R. Collier, Executive Director – Delaware River Basin Commission Judith A. Enck, Regional Administrator – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 2 Shawn M. Garvin, Regional Administrator – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 3 John T. Hines, Deputy Secretary for Water Management – Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Charnelle Hicks, Chair – Partnership for the Delaware Estuary Board of Directors Howard Neukrug, Water Commissioner – Philadelphia Water Department John Plonski, Assistant Commissioner for Water Resources Management – New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Collin O’Mara, Secretary – Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Estuary Implementation Committee (EIC) Chair: Jennifer Adkins – Partnership for the Delaware Estuary U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 3 – Dominique Lueckenhoff, Ed Ambrogio, Megan Mackey U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 2 – Janice Rollwagen, Irene Y. Purdy Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control – Sarah Cooksey, John Kennel Delaware River Basin Commission – Robert Tudor, Thomas Fikslin Drexel University – Susan S. Kilham, Ph.D. National Park Service – Joe Dibello New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Jay Springer, Dorina Frizzera Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection – Andy Zemba, Lori Mohr Philadelphia Water Department – Stephanie Chiorean U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service – Gregory Breese Science and Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) Standing Representatives: Chairperson: Susan Kilham, Ph.D. – Drexel University; Department of Bioscience & Biotechnology Science Advisor: Danielle Kreeger, Ph.D. – Partnership for the Delaware Estuary Ex Officio Representative: Jennifer A. Adkins – Partnership for the Delaware Estuary Thomas Belton, M.S. – New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Gerald Bright – Philadelphia Water Department David Burke – Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (A. Everett, alternate) Thomas Fikslin, Ph.D. – Delaware River Basin Commission Jerre W. Mohler – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; NE Fishery Center Renee Searfoss – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 3 David Wolanski – Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Elected Representatives: Gregory Breese – U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Jeffrey A. Gebert – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Desmond Kahn, Ph.D. – Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Gerald J. Kauffman, Ph.D. – University of Delaware, Water Resources Agency Susan Kilham, Ph.D. – Drexel University; Dept. of Bioscience & Biotechnology John Kraeuter, Ph.D. – Rutgers University; Haskin Shellfish Laboratory Doug Miller, Ph.D. – University of Delaware; College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment Kenneth A. Strait – PSEG, Manager – Biological Programs, Permitting and Environmental Services David Velinsky, Ph.D. – Academy of Natural Sciences Eric Vowinkel, Ph.D. – U.S. Geological Survey; New Jersey Water Science Center Partnership for the Delaware Estuary, Inc. 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 ©2011 Frank McShane Printed on recycled paper. 2011 ACTIVITY REPORT 2010 AUDITED STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES For the Year Ended December 31, 2010 Support and Revenue: Government Contracts.......................... $1,418,300 Contributions and Grants...................... $ 310,865 Interest and Investment Income............ $ 8,121 Other Revenue...................................... $ 41,413 Total Support and Revenue..................... $1,778,699 Expenses: Program................................................. $1,091,180 Management and General.................... $ 310,907 Fundraising............................................ $ 101,898 Total Expenses........................................ $1,503,985 Change in Net Assets................................. $ 274,714 Net Assets at Beginning of Year................. $1,034,254 Net Assets at End of Year............................ $1,308,968 80% 18% <1% 2% 2011 Experience the Estuary – Friends of the Delaware Estuary 2011 Silent & Live Auction Contributors The Academy of Natural Sciences – Patrick Center Center for the Inland Bays Delaware River Basin Commission Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission Independence Seaport Museum The Nature Conservancy – DE and NJ Chapters Pennsylvania Sea Grant Rutgers Haskin Shellfish Research Laboratory Rutgers Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences University of Delaware Water Resources Agency 1812 Productions Jennifer Adkins Al & Sam’s Canoe and Kayak John & Sharon Alexander Archer & Greiner, P.C. Back Burner Restaurant Books and Tobacco Brandywine Conservancy Brandywine Zoo Bucks County River Country Dave Bushek Camden Children’s Garden Camden RiverSharks Cape May Lewes Ferry U.S. Senator Thomas R. Carper Clear Channel Radio The Colbert Report Priscilla Cole ConocoPhillips Trainer Refinery Corrective Chiropractic Culinaria Restaurant The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Dave & Buster’s of Philadelphia Calvin Davenger Tom Davidock Delaware Art Museum Delaware Museum of Natural History Delaware River Port Authority Delaware Sea Grant Delaware State Parks DelMarVa Board Sport Adventures Kevin Donnelly & Shelley Darling Duffield Associates DuPont Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site Eco-Artware.com ERM, Inc. Flying Fish Brewery Karen Johnson Forst & Kyle Forst Gateway Garden Center Robert Goldman Grand Opera House Warren & Beth Haas Simeon Hahn Harry’s Seafood / Harry’s Savoy Grill Charnelle Hicks Elizabeth Horsey Doug Janiec Kalmar Nyckel Foundation John Kennel Kathy Klein, Sweet Beads Danielle & Karen Kreeger Longwood Gardens Amy Lukk Mad Batter Restaurant Melting Pot Restaurant 2011 Experience the Estuary Contributors, Volunteers, and Starfish Artists 72% 21% 7% Gretchen Apps Atlantic Cape Fisheries Oyster Farm – James Tweed Bivalve Packing Company – Steve Fleetwood Iris Burt Dave Bushek Kurt Cheng Andy Cloud Helena Domenic Brian Errickson Vanessa Fenton Steve Fleetwood Sondra Flite Kyle Forst Shannon Freeman Jenn Guis Shakti Harris Milissa Hirst Ann Horsey Amie Howell Susan Johnston John Kennel Kathy Klein John Kraeuter Eric Lienhard Paola López-Duarte Megan Mackey Frank McShane Janice Rollwagen Dee Ross Joanne Rufft Angela Sakrison 16 Mile Brewery Julia Spicher Marianne Walch Stacey Wallace Lisa Wool Yards Brewing Moore Brothers Wine Company Morey’s Piers NHL Enterprises, L.P. (Michael Gold) Octoraro Native Plant Nursery OPERA Delaware The Oyster House Restaurant Angela Padeletti Penn Warehousing & Distribution, Inc. Pennsylvania Horticultural Society Philadelphia Flyers Philadelphia 76ers Philadelphia Brewing Company Philadelphia Museum of Art Philadelphia Phillies Philadelphia Regional Port Authority Philadelphia Rock Gym Pinelands Nursery Joni Powell Radley Run Country Club Rainbow Dinner Theatre Red Knot Outfitters Birding Tours REI Conshohocken & REI Marlton Janice Rollwagen Dee Ross Sari Rothrock Renee Searfoss Stephanie Seeman Leo Sewell Sidney Frank Importing Co. Colleen Tudor Twin Lakes Brewery Victory Brewing Company Wawa, Inc. Laura & Jon Whalen White Clay Watershed Assoc. in partnership with White Clay Wild & Scenic Wild Birds Unlimited Wilmington and Western Railroad Lisa Wool World Cafe Live, Wilmington 13 Up to $75 Anonymous Ambler Borough Mary C. Arnold Judith Auten Maureen B. Barrett Tammy Beeson Kurt Beier Amanda Benner Laura Bishop Danielle Bower Mary Ann Boyer Kathleen B. Callow Helen Campbell Anne M. Cancelmo Jon Capacasa U.S. Senator Thomas R. Carper Stephanie Chiorean Marianne B. Cinaglia Don & Martha Coats Matt Condiotti Andrew & Laura Connolly Paula Conolly Leah Cunningham Giuseppe P. DeLuca Duffield Associates William & Doris Eissing Patty Elkis ExxonMobil Foundation Ann Faulds Helen F. Faust Jane Fava John E. Felgenhauer Kim Flanders Richard & Lorraine Fleming Mr. & Mrs. Robert Fonash Peter McGrath & Cathy Fortenbaugh John & Suzanne Gaadt Robert J. Golden Dominick C. Granato, Jr. Mike Griffin Maribeth L. Hampel Marcia Hanson Julie Henderson Joseph Hengel & Allen Reese Bruce W. Herdman Gregg & Deborah Herman Milissa Hirst John W. Hooven S.C.K. Horty Ann Baker Horsey Cheryl Jackson Russell & Mary Jackson Judi Jeffers Brian Jones Robert P. Kahley Sue Kofoet Anthony Kopke 12 Wendy Lathrop Lawrence Lindsay & Carla Puppin Robert G. Locke Virginia S. Loughery Don MacBride Suzanne Marinell John Marx Paul W. McCloskey Michael F. Ronca & Sons, Inc. Earl Miller Mark Miller Sandra T. Miller David Mink Walter Mugdan Anne Murphy Martha & Kevin Narvaez The Nature Conservancy D.R. Nolan Mr. & Mrs. Francis J. Norris David Othmer & Maureen Barden Dr. Harry W. Otto Angela Padeletti & Shannon Freeman Lori Palumbo & Tim Lukk John Pickett Joyce E. Pillsbury Donna M. Powell Eric Powell Irene Purdy Maynard Raasch Danielle Radcliffe Anthony & Regina Radocaj Alfred J. Readinger William & Loren Reichert Roger J. Rider Brian J. Reidy Marlene M. Robinson Karen & Stephen Rombach Barbara T. Ross Deanne & Scott Ross Joshua Rossman Sari Rothrock Dr. Karl Rugart, Jr. Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Camden County William Saley & Marcia Hanson Jessica Rittler Sanchez Charles W. & Nancy M. Sapp Eric & Linda Schrading Frederick Schranck JoAnne Scanlon Cecily & Geoffrey Selling Kenneth Shepard Kelly Somers Gary Snyder Ann Tegnell Jule Thiessen Virginia Thompson Sabina M. Thorn Robert Traver Rosalind Troupin Elizabeth A. Truitt Tom Truman Andrew Urquhart Donald W. Varner Howard & Pam Venzie Laura & Jon Whalen Maria I. Wood Jerry Wright Marianne Walch 2011 Experience the Estuary Celebration Sponsors AKRF, Inc. AQUA Pennsylvania, Inc. Artesian Water Company, Inc. Cardno ENTRIX CHPlanning ConocoPhillips Delaware City Refining Company LLC Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Delmarva Power & Atlantic City Electric, PHI Companies Delaware River Basin Commission The Dow Chemical Company Duffield Associates, Inc. DuPont – Platinum Sponsor Exelon Company Frank McShane Greeley and Hansen, LLC Gross Graphics Services Hazen and Sawyer Integra Technologies Kleinfelder Laura Bishop Communications, LLC Logan Generating Company, LP Manko, Gold, Katcher & Fox LLP New Castle Conservation District Philadelphia International Airport Philadelphia Water Department PSEG Nuclear RT Environmental Services, Inc. Sunoco, Inc. Urban Engineers, Inc. Wawa, Inc. Wheelabrator Gloucester Company, LP MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR “The Delaware Estuary Takes Center Stage” was a fitting theme for the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary’s 2011 Experience the Estuary Celebration, and not just because it was held at the historic Queen Theatre in Wilmington. The Delaware River and Bay truly took the national stage this year, thanks to the great work of our staff, Board, and partners — and your support. The City of Philadelphia’s Green City, Clean Waters program captured the national spotlight with its progressive approach to using green infrastructure to address the city’s stormwater problems. This ground-breaking initiative was featured in talks and publications across the country. We are proud to partner with the Philadelphia Water Department on a range of programs to engage residents in improving water quality, including the new and wildly popular “Philly Water’s Best Friend” spokesdog contest. Late in 2010, the Delaware Estuary made national news with an Associated Press story about our freshwater mussel finds in the Delaware River. This year we transplanted some of those mussels to other smaller streams in the watershed where they had been lost, and were instrumental in “planting” over 150,000 bushels of shell in the Bay for growing baby oysters. We are proud to work with a wide array of state, federal, corporate, non-profit and academic partners on restoring water-filtering shellfish throughout our watershed. The Delaware River and Bay also got Washington, DC’s attention with the Delaware River Basin Conservation Act — an important first step toward bringing national investment in the Delaware Estuary closer to the level of other great American estuaries. We are proud to partner with environmental organizations around the Estuary to raise awareness about the need for greater investment in the health of the Delaware River and Bay. This spotlight on the Delaware Estuary is long overdue, considering the tremendous value the tidal Delaware River and Bay brings to our region, and the nation. We learned from a report by the University of Delaware’s Water Resources Agency this year that the Delaware Estuary contributes over $10 billion annually to the economy. Yes, there are many good reasons why the Delaware Estuary took center stage this year. But there is so much work left to do. We need your support to keep that spotlight on the Delaware River and Bay in the years to come. 1 A Philly Water’s Best Friend Competition $250 to $499 Philadelphia’s Mayor Michael Nutter poses with one of the two winning “Spokes-dogs” in PDE’s first Philly Water’s Best Friend competition, a program launched in 2011 in cooperation with the Philadelphia Water Department (see page 8). POTTSVILLE De l a Recovery Program iv e r B Freshwater Mussel READING PDE’s Freshwater Mussel Recovery Program entered an exciting new phase with the successful reintroduction of mussel species into sections of Chester and Ridley Creeks where these mussels have not been found for perhaps over 100 years (see page 7). PENNSYLVANIA POTTSTOWN Sch uy lk R ill iv er B B C Wilmington Earth Day CHESTER Su De law ha ue sq Local school children participate in Earth Day crafts as they learn about ways to help keep the Delaware River and Bay clean at our 2011 Wilmington Earth Day celebration (see page 9). a nn WILMIMGTON er Riv C iver eR r a NEWARK SALEM D Delaware Estuary MARYLAND Living Shorelines Initiative (DELSI) Ch es ap ea ke Ba y Successful pilot projects in New Jersey prompted an expansion of PDE’s DELSI project to other areas of New Jersey (see page 5). DOVER E Rain Garden Project Students at Fairview Elementary in Dover, DE turned their school courtyard into a rain garden to help filter stormwater runoff and improve water quality (see page 8). 2 Anonymous Aquaterra Technologies, Inc. Boyd J. Benjamin Leon K. Chain Daniel Cohen & Mindy Silver Joanne Dahme Kevin C. Donnelly & Shelly B. Darling Edwin B. Erickson III Karen &wKyle are Forst Marc Gold R Robert Goldman Jane Green – Liberty Solar Partnership Lesley Gross, Gross Graphics Charnelle L. Hicks Kathy Klein & David Paul Ginny Kreitler TRENTON Eric Lienhard & Heidi Splane Preston Luitweiler Daniel J. Martin NORRISTOWN Frank McShane Mannington PHILADELPHIA George F. Phelps Dave & Carol Pollison CAMDEN Sean Rhoads & Keri Fisher Al & Harriet Taylor Lisa Wool E D MILFORD DELAWAR $150 to $249 Richard P. Brown, Jr. Camden Riversharks Jane & Mike Castle BRIDGETON Nathan & Carolyn Cloud Delaware Association of Conservation Districts Jim Eisenhardt Joseph Gruber David Kitts Danielle & Karen Kreeger Cynthia N. McManus Hiram Munger W Bill O’Neill Pat Quigley Juhan Runne Keith & Suzanne St. John Richard & Susan Taylor Julie Varner & Thomas Chegwidden Weeds, Inc. CAPE MAY Matthew & Julia Winters LEWES $75 to $149 Buzz & Kathy Adkins AmeriDrill, Inc. Charles App David Athey Shaun & Jamie Bailey Bernie Bittner Don & Rebecca Brill Jenifer & John Burghardt Lawrence B. Cahill Lisa & Gustavo Calvo Steve & Margaret Castorani Sarah P. Cattie Edward W. Christoffers Mary Seton Corboy Marjorie Crofts Gerald & Laura Darling Calvin Davenger, Jr. Tom Davidock Barry Davis Ernest J. Dellheim Anne DePaul Charles Day Dilks Burt Doremus Jim & Eileen Fallers Kate Fitzpatrick Jeffrey E. Fleming Russell J. Furnari Michael & Pat Gabor Rich & Deborah Grohs Warren & Beth Haas Arthur W. Harper Bruce M. Hashinger Robert & Tracy Hofstrom Michael Hogan James Hook & Wen Chyi Shyu NJ. Elizabeth Horsey Robert W. Horsey Bill & Marty Hudson E Donna Hymes STrish Ingelido & Joseph Muhlberger June & Charles Johnson Gerald Kauffman Paul Kozlak Andrea Kreiner Langan Engineering & Environmental Services, Inc. Michael Leff Lewis Environmental Group June D. MacArtor Laura Madara Marshall Geoscience, Inc. Millennium Pharmaceuticals Dorothy P. Miller New Castle Conservation District Normandeau Associates, Inc. Octoraro Native Plant Nurseries Jeffrey J. Pantazes Ameline Pappas In memory of Peter Pappas Ellen & Stephen Pearlman Governor & Mrs. Russell W. Peterson Nick & Katie Plianthos Joseph & Lynn Pokrifka Floann C. Roberts Janice Rollwagen Jerome & Joanne Rufft Patricia Saybolt R.J. & Colette Scaggs Elaine Schmerling & Warren Butt Schuylkill River National & State Heritage Area Mary Ellen & Bob Scott Kash Srinivasan J. Bailey Smith Wade Sjögren, Whibco Inc. Doug Tallamy Robert Tudor David Velinsky Wilmington Tug, Inc. Gus Wolfe & Laura Classen CAPE HENLOPEN 0 5 10 15 20 11 2011 FUNDERS, SPONSORS, AND DONOR LIST 2011 ACTIVITY REPORT POTTSVILLE IN THE DELAWARE ESTUARY THE PARTNERSHIP FOR THE DELAWARE ESTUARY THANKS EVERYONE WHO SUPPORTED OUR WORK OVER THE LAST YEAR WITH CONTRIBUTIONS, GRANTS, EVENT SPONSORSHIPS, COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS, AND DONATIONS. Barnegat Bay Partnership ConocoPhillips City of Wilmington Delaware Clean Water Advisory Council Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) DNREC – Delaware Coastal Program DuPont Clear into the Future The Geraldine Dodge Foundation National Fish & Wildlife Foundation National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration The Nature Conservancy New Jersey Coastal Management Program Pennsylvania Coastal Zone Management Program Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Philadelphia Water Department PSEG Nuclear, L.L.C. Rutgers University Sunoco, Inc. United Water Delaware U.S. Army Corps of Engineers U.S. Environmental Protection Agency U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Water Resources Education Network (WREN) The Welfare Foundation The William Penn Foundation (Campaign year - November 1, 2010 through Oct 31, 2011) w are In June, PDE held a press conference at the Bridesburg Outboard Club in Philadelphia to highlight six Priority Projects for the Delaware Estuary (see page 4) and the results of an analysis of the economic value of the Estuary by the University of Delaware (see page 5). R iv e r 2011 DONORS De l a GRANTS AND CONTRACTS F 2011 Priority Projects for the Delaware Estuary $1,000 and Above JenREADING Adkins & Andy Cloud Curtis W. McGraw Foundation POTTSTOWN Delaware Racing Association DuPont Sch uy Inc. Environmental Consulting Services, lk Gahagan & Bryant Associates, Inc. Ann K. Masse & Christopher Weidner er Pennsylvania Horticultural Society Supercritical Fluid Technologies, Inc. TRENTON R ill G Wetlands Assessment iv CORPORATE AND COOMMUNITY ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM (CESP) $500 to $999 a nn ha Centocor R&D, Inc. ConocoPhillips Logan Generating Company, LP Noramco PHI – Delmarva Power, Atlantic City Electric PSEG – Estuary Enhancement Program Sunoco, Inc. Wheelabrator Gloucester Company, LP CHESTER iver eR r a Photo Credit: Rutgers University H Delaware Bay Oyster NEW JERSEY er Riv Government/Nonprofit Full Members: F CAMDEN De law ue sq Su Corporate Full Members: PHILADELPHIA A Frances B. Carter Tom & Betty Davis Robert & Linda Emmett Hazen and Sawyer Marilyn Heffley WILMIMGTON Henry R. Horsey Johnny Brenda’s NEWARK Susan S. Kilham Charles & Diane Lawrence Joseph & Jeanne McAtee New Jersey American Water Henry Opoku Joni L. Powell PDE staff visited 60 wetlands sites across the Delaware Estuary in 2011 to assess their health and condition (see page 5). NORRISTOWN Restoration PDE and other partners joined forces to help raise awareness and funding for shell planting to ensure the continuation of successful oyster harvests. Two oyster restoration projects were identified and promoted as Priority Projects for the Delaware Estuary in 2011 (see pages 4 and 6). SALEM BRIDGETON New Castle County G y Associate Members: Ba D 10 H Ch PDE was pleased to present Jonathan Sharp with the first ever Delaware Estuary Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2011 Science and Environmental Summit. Jonathan and his wife Gwen have been donors to PDE for over ten years. es ap ea ke Mannington Waste Management Whitman, Requardt & Associates, LLP W DOVER PDE presented Mike Castle with a Delaware Estuary Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2011 Experience the Estuary Celebration. Former Governor and U.S. Representative Mike Castle and his wife Jane are long time supporters of PDE. N Delaware Bay I Delaware Estuary Science and Environmental Summit E PDE’s 2011 Delaware Estuary Science and Environmental Summit was held in Cape May, NJ in late January/early February, bringing together over 250 of our region’s top experts and professionals working to protect the Delaware Estuary (see page 5). S I CAPE MAY MILFORD E LEWES CAPE HENLOPEN 0 5 10 15 20 3 2011 PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS THE YEAR IN REVIEW ACROSS THE ESTUARY The Delaware Estuary Project Registry website was launched and is becoming an important tool for drawing attention and support to worthy projects throughout the Estuary. Partners can upload information about habitat restoration, monitoring, and education & outreach projects that are in need of funding. Funders can search for projects based on habitat type, location, costs, etc. Visit the Project Registry at www.DelawareEstuary.org/science_programs_regional_restoration.asp, or look for the Project Registry button on the PDE homepage. IN CELEBRATION Rodney Square hosted the Wilmington Earth Day Celebration, featuring vendors and exhibitors offering a variety of “green” tips and products for the home and workplace. The event also included a downspout planter raffle, several hybrid and electric vehicles, recycled jewelry making crafts for the kids, watershed educational programs in the nearby Wilmington library and a live radio broadcast by WJBR. In 2011 PDE worked with its Alliance for Comprehensive Ecosystem Solutions to select and promote six 2011 Priority Projects for the Delaware Estuary, and to provide over $250,000 of support for projects previously selected as priorities in 2010. Bridesburg Urban Waterfront Restoration Project Ports: Promoting Oyster Restoration Through Schools Delaware Estuary Living Shorelines: Enhancement of Shellfish Reefs Along Eroding Marshes Assessing Submerged Aquatic Vegetation in the Delaware Estuary Freshwater Mussel Recovery for Water Quality and Habitat Improvement Delaware Bay Oyster Restoration Visit the Priority Project web page at www.delawareestuary.org/pdf/Restoration/2011PDEAlliancePriorityProjectSummaries.pdf 4 This winter, PDE and the Philadelphia Water Department partnered to create the feel of Springtime in Paris at our Philadelphia Flower Show exhibit. Our L’art de L’eau – The Art of Water exhibit displayed a Parisian flower shop with downspout planters, porous pavers, and curb bump-outs that collected, absorbed, and reused rain water. This year, over 250,000 people attended the flower show to see how hundreds of exhibitors interpreted the theme. In September, over 2,000 people attended PDE’s 2011 Pennsylvania Coast Day at Penn’s Landing in Philadelphia. Visitors were offered free rides on the Delaware River aboard the RiverLink Ferry, along with hands-on learning activities provided by over 20 exhibitors, plus children’s crafts, and more! Visitors had a chance to view and tour ships docked at Penn’s landing, and visit the nearby Independence Seaport Museum at a special reduced admission rate. In 2011, PDE hosted Delaware Bay Oyster events at the Oyster House and Johnny Brenda’s in Philadelphia, a rain garden cocktail party at the Cauffiel House in Wilmington, a cocktail reception at the Fairmount Waterworks Interpretive Center, and a Camden Riversharks baseball game — all to raise funds and awareness for oyster restoration and other PDE projects. Thank you to all of our board members and supporters who helped with these events, as well as everyone who attended! On October 13, PDE staff and 300 of our closest friends and supporters gathered for a night of fun at the 2011 Experience the Estuary Celebration, at World Cafe Live at the Queen Theatre in Wilmington, DE. PDE was honored to present a Delaware Estuary Lifetime Achievement Award to former Delaware Governor and U.S. Representative Mike Castle. Other special guests included U.S. Senator Tom Carper, EPA Regional Administrator Shawn Garvin, and DNREC Secretary Collin O’Mara. Guests enjoyed an evening of learning about PDE’s projects, feasting on Delaware Bay oysters, bidding on auction items, and helping to raise money to support PDE’s work. Thanks to everyone who contributed to this successful event! 9 IN THE CLASSROOM Nearly 800 Philadelphia student artists and videographers submitted their original drawings and videos for the 2011 Protecting Philadelphia’s Hidden Streams Art Contest. The students contributed drawings about how we can keep Philadelphia’s underground streams clean of trash, debris, and other pollutants. This year’s video entries depicted “Spokes Dogs” teaching us simple ways we can keep our drinking water clean. Check out the videos on YouTube at www.youtube.com/DeEstuary. This year, PDE hosted the 15th annual Delaware Estuary Teachers’ Watershed Workshop. For a week in July, teachers explored the Estuary and learned about the plants, animals, and waterways that make our estuary unique. This year’s workshop was full of fun activities, from canoeing and boating in the great outdoors to dissecting oysters in the lab and touring local wetlands sites. In a new study completed for PDE, the University of Delaware’s Water Resources Agency estimated that waterways like the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers contribute over $10 billion to the region’s economy every year. The report, entitled Economic Value of the Delaware Estuary Watershed, used traditional economics, along with a modern technique called “natural capital valuation”, to value the natural goods and services provided by land and water. This year, PDE released the informational guide Weathering Change for communities and homeowners in the estuary region. This guide explains how changing climate is affecting our region and offers solutions to help protect our drinking water, natural spaces, and homes. PDE is using this guide as a way to provide local communities with information on changes in the watershed and actions to help build community resiliency. In January 2011, PDE hosted the biennial Delaware Estuary Science and Environmental Summit in Cape May, NJ. Over 250 people attended the summit to hear talks and presentations that focused on the theme, Connections — Land to Sea, Shore to Shore & Science to Outreach. View Summit presentations online at www.DelawareEstuary.org. IN THE COMMUNITY This April, the first-ever Philly Water’s Best Friend spokes dog competition was held. After thousands of online votes and two pageant-like competitions, 2 dogs were crowned by Mayor Michael Nutter and honored for their eco-friendly ways. Keep an eye out for these environmentally conscious pooches and their owners in the neighborhoods and dog parks surrounding Manayunk/Roxborough and East Falls. This spring, PDE worked with partners at the Fairview Elementary School in Dover, DE to add a rain garden to their school campus. Rain gardens capture and filter stormwater runoff, which helps to improve water quality in nearby streams. This project and others being completed by PDE and local partners are part of the Rain Gardens for the Bay Campaign. Rain gardens provide an easy, low-cost way to manage stormwater issues on properties while also improving water quality in the Delaware Estuary. The Corporate and Community Environmental Stewardship Program (CESP) completed another successful year of projects and partnerships that help improve our Estuary. The twelve participating companies and organizations and over 150 volunteers work with PDE staff to improve their local environment through habitat restorations, rain garden installations, stormwater basin enhancement projects, storm drain markings and community clean-ups, all while providing members with employee volunteer opportunities. Special thanks to all of our CESP members for another great year! PDE’s Green Guide to Property Management was recently updated to help promote innovative ways to manage stormwater throughout the Estuary. This guide helps inform property owners about ways they can help keep our Estuary clean and healthy, including the use of rain gardens, green roofs, created wetlands, porous pavement, and many other “green” options. 8 IN THE FIELD This spring, PDE and the Mid-Atlantic Coastal Wetland Assessment (MACWA) were featured on WHYY, as the project team continued to assess the health of marshes across the estuary. PDE science staff have worked with project partners from the Academy of Natural Sciences, Rutgers University, Pennsylvania DEP, New Jersey DEP and DNREC, as well as our National Estuary Program partners at the Barnegat Bay Partnership in New Jersey, to monitor wetlands sites in Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. In 2011, PDE launched a new phase of the Delaware Estuary Living Shorelines Initiative (DELSI), including an inventory of all types of living shorelines that might be used to address various shoreline erosion issues around the Delaware Estuary, and a guide for the mussel-based living shorelines concept that PDE and Rutgers University have worked together to develop. We’re also pleased to begin sharing these techniques and methods with others, and exploring potential DELSI sites in Delaware as well as other areas of New Jersey. 5 IN THE BAY IN THE STREAMS Faced with another year of funding limitations, PDE and its partners in the Alliance for Comprehensive Ecosystem Solutions and the Delaware Bay Oyster Restoration Task Force worked together to provide $200,000 for shell planting this summer to support oyster restoration. PDE would like to acknowledge the generous donations from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection; the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control; the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency National Estuary Program; DuPont Clear into the Future; PSEG Nuclear; and dozens of private donors. PDE’s Freshwater Mussel Recovery Program entered an exciting new phase this year with the successful transplantation of mussels from the Delaware River to the Chester and Ridley Creeks in southeastern Pennsylvania. Approximately 100 mussels were collected, cleaned, tagged, and transplanted. The electronic tags placed on each mussel will help PDE scientists and project partners at the Academy of Natural Sciences and Cheyney University of Pennsylvania track the progress of each transplanted mussel for years to come. Despite rainy conditions, the 20th annual Christina River Watershed Cleanup was a huge success! A record-setting 115 volunteers came out on April 16th and helped remove trash from PDE’s Wilmington Riverfront cleanup site. This year, we had some very special guests lending a helping hand, including U.S. Senator Chris Coons, Governor Jack Markell, DNREC Secretary Colin O’Mara, and most of the Dickinson High School football team! Throughout the entire Christina River Watershed, approximately 350 volunteers removed 20 plus tons of trash from the watershed. IN THE WATERSHED In 2011, PDE continued collaborating with local partners from key sub-watersheds, in the Schuylkill Action Network, South Jersey Bayshore Coalition and the Christina Basin Clean Water Partnership. In the coming year, PDE will work with these groups to a focus on streamside buffer protection and restoration and climate change adaptation. PDE also worked with a local videographer to create an Oyster Restoration Video to boost awareness and support for the Delaware Bay Oyster restoration efforts. This video is available on PDE’s website (www.delawareestuary.org/science_projects_oyster_ restoration.asp) and has been shown at various events throughout the year. In 2011 PDE took the lead on a regional Shellfish Restoration Prioritization as part of an effort by The Nature Conservancy to prioritize restoration areas throughout the Delaware River Basin, with assistance from the Natural Lands Trust and a grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. PDE’s role in the project focused on identifying important places and tactics for restoring marine bivalves like oysters and ribbed mussels. PDE’s efforts to advance restoration and protection efforts in the Schuylkill Watershed are continuing to grow with several new Schuylkill Action Network (SAN) projects and initiatives. The Schuylkill Action Students Project is working with schools and students in the watershed to improve green spaces on school properties with rain gardens, vegetated areas near streams, and native tree and shrub plantings. This year, SAN also adopted a new 5-year strategic plan, paving the way for a healthier watershed in the future. PDE’s Estuary News newsletter won second place in the “Newsletter, Four-color” category of the Delaware Press Association’s 2011 Communications Contest for its issue on “Energy and the Estuary” (Summer 2010). Sign up for this award-winning newsletter at www.DelawareEstuary.org to receive two printed editions annually, four electronic issues annually, or both. 6 7 IN THE BAY IN THE STREAMS Faced with another year of funding limitations, PDE and its partners in the Alliance for Comprehensive Ecosystem Solutions and the Delaware Bay Oyster Restoration Task Force worked together to provide $200,000 for shell planting this summer to support oyster restoration. PDE would like to acknowledge the generous donations from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection; the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control; the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency National Estuary Program; DuPont Clear into the Future; PSEG Nuclear; and dozens of private donors. PDE’s Freshwater Mussel Recovery Program entered an exciting new phase this year with the successful transplantation of mussels from the Delaware River to the Chester and Ridley Creeks in southeastern Pennsylvania. Approximately 100 mussels were collected, cleaned, tagged, and transplanted. The electronic tags placed on each mussel will help PDE scientists and project partners at the Academy of Natural Sciences and Cheyney University of Pennsylvania track the progress of each transplanted mussel for years to come. Despite rainy conditions, the 20th annual Christina River Watershed Cleanup was a huge success! A record-setting 115 volunteers came out on April 16th and helped remove trash from PDE’s Wilmington Riverfront cleanup site. This year, we had some very special guests lending a helping hand, including U.S. Senator Chris Coons, Governor Jack Markell, DNREC Secretary Collin O’Mara, and most of the Dickinson High School football team! Throughout the entire Christina River Watershed, approximately 350 volunteers removed 20 plus tons of trash from the watershed. IN THE WATERSHED In 2011, PDE continued collaborating with local partners from key sub-watersheds in the Schuylkill Action Network, South Jersey Bayshore Coalition and the Christina Basin Clean Water Partnership. In the coming year, PDE will work with these groups to focus on streamside buffer protection and restoration and climate change adaptation. PDE also worked with a local videographer to create an Oyster Restoration Video to boost awareness and support for the Delaware Bay Oyster restoration efforts. This video is available on PDE’s website (www.delawareestuary.org/science_projects_oyster_ restoration.asp) and has been shown at various events throughout the year. In 2011 PDE took the lead on a regional Shellfish Restoration Prioritization as part of an effort by The Nature Conservancy to prioritize restoration areas throughout the Delaware River Basin, with assistance from the Natural Lands Trust and a grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. PDE’s role in the project focused on identifying important places and tactics for restoring marine bivalves like oysters and ribbed mussels. PDE’s efforts to advance restoration and protection efforts in the Schuylkill Watershed are continuing to grow with several new Schuylkill Action Network (SAN) projects and initiatives. The Schuylkill Action Students Project is working with schools and students in the watershed to improve green spaces on school properties with rain gardens, vegetated areas near streams, and native tree and shrub plantings. This year, SAN also adopted a new 5-year strategic plan, paving the way for a healthier watershed in the future. PDE’s Estuary News newsletter won second place in the “Newsletter, Four-color” category of the Delaware Press Association’s 2011 Communications Contest for its issue on “Energy and the Estuary” (Summer 2010). Sign up for this award-winning newsletter at www.DelawareEstuary.org to receive two printed editions annually, four electronic issues annually, or both. 6 7 IN THE CLASSROOM Nearly 800 Philadelphia student artists and videographers submitted their original drawings and videos for the 2011 Protecting Philadelphia’s Hidden Streams Art Contest. The students contributed drawings about how we can keep Philadelphia’s underground streams clean of trash, debris, and other pollutants. This year’s video entries depicted “Spokes Dogs” teaching us simple ways we can keep our drinking water clean. Check out the videos on YouTube at www.youtube.com/DeEstuary. This year, PDE hosted the 15th annual Delaware Estuary Teachers’ Watershed Workshop. For a week in July, teachers explored the Estuary and learned about the plants, animals, and waterways that make our estuary unique. This year’s workshop was full of fun activities, from canoeing and boating in the great outdoors to dissecting oysters in the lab and touring local wetlands sites. In a new study completed for PDE, the University of Delaware’s Water Resources Agency estimated that waterways like the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers contribute over $10 billion to the region’s economy every year. The report, entitled Economic Value of the Delaware Estuary Watershed, used traditional economics, along with a modern technique called “natural capital valuation”, to value the natural goods and services provided by land and water. This year, PDE released the informational guide Weathering Change for communities and homeowners in the estuary region. This guide explains how changing climate is affecting our region and offers solutions to help protect our drinking water, natural spaces, and homes. PDE is using this guide as a way to provide local communities with information on changes in the watershed and actions to help build community resiliency. In January 2011, PDE hosted the biennial Delaware Estuary Science and Environmental Summit in Cape May, NJ. Over 250 people attended the summit to hear talks and presentations that focused on the theme, Connections — Land to Sea, Shore to Shore & Science to Outreach. View Summit presentations online at www.DelawareEstuary.org. IN THE COMMUNITY This April, the first-ever Philly Water’s Best Friend spokes dog competition was held. After thousands of online votes and two pageant-like competitions, 2 dogs were crowned by Mayor Michael Nutter and honored for their eco-friendly ways. Keep an eye out for these environmentally conscious pooches and their owners in the neighborhoods and dog parks surrounding Manayunk/Roxborough and East Falls. This spring, PDE worked with partners at the Fairview Elementary School in Dover, DE to add a rain garden to their school campus. Rain gardens capture and filter stormwater runoff, which helps to improve water quality in nearby streams. This project and others being completed by PDE and local partners are part of the Rain Gardens for the Bay Campaign. Rain gardens provide an easy, low-cost way to manage stormwater issues on properties while also improving water quality in the Delaware Estuary. The Corporate and Community Environmental Stewardship Program (CESP) completed another successful year of projects and partnerships that help improve our Estuary. The twelve participating companies and organizations and over 150 volunteers work with PDE staff to improve their local environment through habitat restorations, rain garden installations, stormwater basin enhancement projects, storm drain markings and community clean-ups, all while providing members with employee volunteer opportunities. Special thanks to all of our CESP members for another great year! PDE’s Green Guide to Property Management was recently updated to help promote innovative ways to manage stormwater throughout the Estuary. This guide helps inform property owners about ways they can help keep our Estuary clean and healthy, including the use of rain gardens, green roofs, created wetlands, porous pavement, and many other “green” options. 8 IN THE FIELD This spring, PDE and the Mid-Atlantic Coastal Wetland Assessment (MACWA) were featured on WHYY, as the project team continued to assess the health of marshes across the estuary. PDE science staff have worked with project partners from the Academy of Natural Sciences, Rutgers University, Pennsylvania DEP, New Jersey DEP and DNREC, as well as our National Estuary Program partners at the Barnegat Bay Partnership in New Jersey, to monitor wetlands sites in Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. In 2011, PDE launched a new phase of the Delaware Estuary Living Shorelines Initiative (DELSI), including an inventory of all types of living shorelines that might be used to address various shoreline erosion issues around the Delaware Estuary, and a guide for the mussel-based living shorelines concept that PDE and Rutgers University have worked together to develop. We’re also pleased to begin sharing these techniques and methods with others, and exploring potential DELSI sites in Delaware as well as other areas of New Jersey. 5 2011 PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS THE YEAR IN REVIEW ACROSS THE ESTUARY The Delaware Estuary Project Registry website was launched and is becoming an important tool for drawing attention and support to worthy projects throughout the Estuary. Partners can upload information about habitat restoration, monitoring, and education & outreach projects that are in need of funding. Funders can search for projects based on habitat type, location, costs, etc. Visit the Project Registry at www.DelawareEstuary.org/science_programs_regional_restoration.asp, or look for the Project Registry button on the PDE homepage. IN CELEBRATION Rodney Square hosted the Wilmington Earth Day Celebration, featuring vendors and exhibitors offering a variety of “green” tips and products for the home and workplace. The event also included a downspout planter raffle, several hybrid and electric vehicles, recycled jewelry making crafts for the kids, watershed educational programs in the nearby Wilmington library and a live radio broadcast by WJBR. In 2011 PDE worked with its Alliance for Comprehensive Ecosystem Solutions to select and promote six 2011 Priority Projects for the Delaware Estuary, and to provide over $250,000 of support for projects previously selected as priorities in 2010. Bridesburg Urban Waterfront Restoration Project Ports: Promoting Oyster Restoration Through Schools Delaware Estuary Living Shorelines: Enhancement of Shellfish Reefs Along Eroding Marshes Assessing Submerged Aquatic Vegetation in the Delaware Estuary Freshwater Mussel Recovery for Water Quality and Habitat Improvement Delaware Bay Oyster Restoration Visit the Priority Project web page at www.delawareestuary.org/pdf/Restoration/2011PDEAlliancePriorityProjectSummaries.pdf 4 This winter, PDE and the Philadelphia Water Department partnered to create the feel of Springtime in Paris at our Philadelphia Flower Show exhibit. Our L’art de L’eau – The Art of Water exhibit displayed a Parisian flower shop with downspout planters, porous pavers, and curb bump-outs that collected, absorbed, and reused rain water. This year, over 250,000 people attended the flower show to see how hundreds of exhibitors interpreted the theme. In September, over 2,000 people attended PDE’s 2011 Pennsylvania Coast Day at Penn’s Landing in Philadelphia. Visitors were offered free rides on the Delaware River aboard the RiverLink Ferry, along with hands-on learning activities provided by over 20 exhibitors, plus children’s crafts, and more! Visitors had a chance to view and tour ships docked at Penn’s landing, and visit the nearby Independence Seaport Museum at a special reduced admission rate. In 2011, PDE hosted Delaware Bay Oyster events at the Oyster House and Johnny Brenda’s in Philadelphia, a rain garden cocktail party at the Cauffiel House in Wilmington, a cocktail reception at the Fairmount Waterworks Interpretive Center, and a Camden Riversharks baseball game — all to raise funds and awareness for oyster restoration and other PDE projects. Thank you to all of our board members and supporters who helped with these events, as well as everyone who attended! On October 13, PDE staff and 300 of our closest friends and supporters gathered for a night of fun at the 2011 Experience the Estuary Celebration, at World Cafe Live at the Queen Theatre in Wilmington, DE. PDE was honored to present a Delaware Estuary Lifetime Achievement Award to former Delaware Governor and U.S. Representative Mike Castle. Other special guests included U.S. Senator Tom Carper, EPA Regional Administrator Shawn Garvin, and DNREC Secretary Collin O’Mara. Guests enjoyed an evening of learning about PDE’s projects, feasting on Delaware Bay oysters, bidding on auction items, and helping to raise money to support PDE’s work. Thanks to everyone who contributed to this successful event! 9 2011 FUNDERS, SPONSORS, AND DONOR LIST 2011 ACTIVITY REPORT POTTSVILLE IN THE DELAWARE ESTUARY THE PARTNERSHIP FOR THE DELAWARE ESTUARY THANKS EVERYONE WHO SUPPORTED OUR WORK OVER THE LAST YEAR WITH CONTRIBUTIONS, GRANTS, EVENT SPONSORSHIPS, COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS, AND DONATIONS. Barnegat Bay Partnership ConocoPhillips City of Wilmington Delaware Clean Water Advisory Council Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) DNREC – Delaware Coastal Program DuPont Clear into the Future The Geraldine Dodge Foundation National Fish & Wildlife Foundation National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration The Nature Conservancy New Jersey Coastal Management Program Pennsylvania Coastal Zone Management Program Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Philadelphia Water Department PSEG Nuclear, L.L.C. Rutgers University Sunoco, Inc. United Water Delaware U.S. Army Corps of Engineers U.S. Environmental Protection Agency U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Water Resources Education Network (WREN) The Welfare Foundation The William Penn Foundation (Campaign year - November 1, 2010 through Oct 31, 2011) w are In June, PDE held a press conference at the Bridesburg Outboard Club in Philadelphia to highlight six Priority Projects for the Delaware Estuary (see page 4) and the results of an analysis of the economic value of the Estuary by the University of Delaware (see page 5). R iv e r 2011 DONORS De l a GRANTS AND CONTRACTS F 2011 Priority Projects for the Delaware Estuary $1,000 and Above JenREADING Adkins & Andy Cloud Curtis W. McGraw Foundation POTTSTOWN Delaware Racing Association DuPont Sch uy Inc. Environmental Consulting Services, lk Gahagan & Bryant Associates, Inc. Ann K. Masse & Christopher Weidner er Pennsylvania Horticultural Society Supercritical Fluid Technologies, Inc. TRENTON R ill G Wetlands Assessment iv CORPORATE AND COOMMUNITY ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM (CESP) $500 to $999 a nn ha Centocor R&D, Inc. ConocoPhillips Logan Generating Company, LP Noramco PHI – Delmarva Power, Atlantic City Electric PSEG – Estuary Enhancement Program Sunoco, Inc. Wheelabrator Gloucester Company, LP CHESTER iver eR r a Photo Credit: Rutgers University H Delaware Bay Oyster NEW JERSEY er Riv Government/Nonprofit Full Members: F CAMDEN De law ue sq Su Corporate Full Members: PHILADELPHIA A Frances B. Carter Tom & Betty Davis Robert & Linda Emmett Hazen and Sawyer Marilyn Heffley WILMIMGTON Henry R. Horsey Johnny Brenda’s NEWARK Susan S. Kilham Charles & Diane Lawrence Joseph & Jeanne McAtee New Jersey American Water Henry Opoku Joni L. Powell PDE staff visited 60 wetlands sites across the Delaware Estuary in 2011 to assess their health and condition (see page 5). NORRISTOWN Restoration PDE and other partners joined forces to help raise awareness and funding for shell planting to ensure the continuation of successful oyster harvests. Two oyster restoration projects were identified and promoted as Priority Projects for the Delaware Estuary in 2011 (see pages 4 and 6). SALEM BRIDGETON New Castle County G y Associate Members: Ba D 10 H Ch PDE was pleased to present Jonathan Sharp with the first ever Delaware Estuary Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2011 Science and Environmental Summit. Jonathan and his wife Gwen have been donors to PDE for over ten years. es ap ea ke Mannington Waste Management Whitman, Requardt & Associates, LLP W DOVER PDE presented Mike Castle with a Delaware Estuary Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2011 Experience the Estuary Celebration. Former Governor and U.S. Representative Mike Castle and his wife Jane are long time supporters of PDE. N Delaware Bay I Delaware Estuary Science and Environmental Summit E PDE’s 2011 Delaware Estuary Science and Environmental Summit was held in Cape May, NJ in late January/early February, bringing together over 250 of our region’s top experts and professionals working to protect the Delaware Estuary (see page 5). S I CAPE MAY MILFORD E LEWES CAPE HENLOPEN 0 5 10 15 20 3 A Philly Water’s Best Friend Competition $250 to $499 Philadelphia’s Mayor Michael Nutter poses with one of the two winning “Spokes-dogs” in PDE’s first Philly Water’s Best Friend competition, a program launched in 2011 in cooperation with the Philadelphia Water Department (see page 8). POTTSVILLE De l a Recovery Program iv e r B Freshwater Mussel READING PDE’s Freshwater Mussel Recovery Program entered an exciting new phase with the successful reintroduction of mussel species into sections of Chester and Ridley Creeks where these mussels have not been found for perhaps over 100 years (see page 7). PENNSYLVANIA POTTSTOWN Sch uy lk R ill iv er B B C Wilmington Earth Day CHESTER Su De law ha ue sq Local school children participate in Earth Day crafts as they learn about ways to help keep the Delaware River and Bay clean at our 2011 Wilmington Earth Day celebration (see page 9). a nn WILMIMGTON er Riv C iver eR r a NEWARK SALEM D Delaware Estuary MARYLAND Living Shorelines Initiative (DELSI) Ch es ap ea ke Ba y Successful pilot projects in New Jersey prompted an expansion of PDE’s DELSI project to other areas of New Jersey (see page 5). DOVER E Rain Garden Project Students at Fairview Elementary in Dover, DE turned their school courtyard into a rain garden to help filter stormwater runoff and improve water quality (see page 8). 2 Anonymous Aquaterra Technologies, Inc. Boyd J. Benjamin Leon K. Chain Daniel Cohen & Mindy Silver Joanne Dahme Kevin C. Donnelly & Shelly B. Darling Edwin B. Erickson III Karen &wKyle are Forst Marc Gold R Robert Goldman Jane Green – Liberty Solar Partnership Lesley Gross, Gross Graphics Charnelle L. Hicks Kathy Klein & David Paul Ginny Kreitler TRENTON Eric Lienhard & Heidi Splane Preston Luitweiler Daniel J. Martin NORRISTOWN Frank McShane Mannington PHILADELPHIA George F. Phelps Dave & Carol Pollison CAMDEN Sean Rhoads & Keri Fisher Al & Harriet Taylor Lisa Wool E D MILFORD DELAWAR $150 to $249 Richard P. Brown, Jr. Camden Riversharks Jane & Mike Castle BRIDGETON Nathan & Carolyn Cloud Delaware Association of Conservation Districts Jim Eisenhardt Joseph Gruber David Kitts Danielle & Karen Kreeger Cynthia N. McManus Hiram Munger W Bill O’Neill Pat Quigley Juhan Runne Keith & Suzanne St. John Richard & Susan Taylor Julie Varner & Thomas Chegwidden Weeds, Inc. CAPE MAY Matthew & Julia Winters LEWES $75 to $149 Buzz & Kathy Adkins AmeriDrill, Inc. Charles App David Athey Shaun & Jamie Bailey Bernie Bittner Don & Rebecca Brill Jenifer & John Burghardt Lawrence B. Cahill Lisa & Gustavo Calvo Steve & Margaret Castorani Sarah P. Cattie Edward W. Christoffers Mary Seton Corboy Marjorie Crofts Gerald & Laura Darling Calvin Davenger, Jr. Tom Davidock Barry Davis Ernest J. Dellheim Anne DePaul Charles Day Dilks Burt Doremus Jim & Eileen Fallers Kate Fitzpatrick Jeffrey E. Fleming Russell J. Furnari Michael & Pat Gabor Rich & Deborah Grohs Warren & Beth Haas Arthur W. Harper Bruce M. Hashinger Robert & Tracy Hofstrom Michael Hogan James Hook & Wen Chyi Shyu NJ. Elizabeth Horsey Robert W. Horsey Bill & Marty Hudson E Donna Hymes STrish Ingelido & Joseph Muhlberger June & Charles Johnson Gerald Kauffman Paul Kozlak Andrea Kreiner Langan Engineering & Environmental Services, Inc. Michael Leff Lewis Environmental Group June D. MacArtor Laura Madara Marshall Geoscience, Inc. Millennium Pharmaceuticals Dorothy P. Miller New Castle Conservation District Normandeau Associates, Inc. Octoraro Native Plant Nurseries Jeffrey J. Pantazes Ameline Pappas In memory of Peter Pappas Ellen & Stephen Pearlman Governor & Mrs. Russell W. Peterson Nick & Katie Plianthos Joseph & Lynn Pokrifka Floann C. Roberts Janice Rollwagen Jerome & Joanne Rufft Patricia Saybolt R.J. & Colette Scaggs Elaine Schmerling & Warren Butt Schuylkill River National & State Heritage Area Mary Ellen & Bob Scott Kash Srinivasan J. Bailey Smith Wade Sjögren, Whibco Inc. Doug Tallamy Robert Tudor David Velinsky Wilmington Tug, Inc. Gus Wolfe & Laura Classen CAPE HENLOPEN 0 5 10 15 20 11 Up to $75 Anonymous Ambler Borough Mary C. Arnold Judith Auten Maureen B. Barrett Tammy Beeson Kurt Beier Amanda Benner Laura Bishop Danielle Bower Mary Ann Boyer Kathleen B. Callow Helen Campbell Anne M. Cancelmo Jon Capacasa U.S. Senator Thomas R. Carper Stephanie Chiorean Marianne B. Cinaglia Don & Martha Coats Matt Condiotti Andrew & Laura Connolly Paula Conolly Leah Cunningham Giuseppe P. DeLuca Duffield Associates William & Doris Eissing Patty Elkis ExxonMobil Foundation Ann Faulds Helen F. Faust Jane Fava John E. Felgenhauer Kim Flanders Richard & Lorraine Fleming Mr. & Mrs. Robert Fonash Peter McGrath & Cathy Fortenbaugh John & Suzanne Gaadt Robert J. Golden Dominick C. Granato, Jr. Mike Griffin Maribeth L. Hampel Marcia Hanson Julie Henderson Joseph Hengel & Allen Reese Bruce W. Herdman Gregg & Deborah Herman Milissa Hirst John W. Hooven S.C.K. Horty Ann Baker Horsey Cheryl Jackson Russell & Mary Jackson Judi Jeffers Brian Jones Robert P. Kahley Sue Kofoet Anthony Kopke 12 Wendy Lathrop Lawrence Lindsay & Carla Puppin Robert G. Locke Virginia S. Loughery Don MacBride Suzanne Marinell John Marx Paul W. McCloskey Michael F. Ronca & Sons, Inc. Earl Miller Mark Miller Sandra T. Miller David Mink Walter Mugdan Anne Murphy Martha & Kevin Narvaez The Nature Conservancy D.R. Nolan Mr. & Mrs. Francis J. Norris David Othmer & Maureen Barden Dr. Harry W. Otto Angela Padeletti & Shannon Freeman Lori Palumbo & Tim Lukk John Pickett Joyce E. Pillsbury Donna M. Powell Eric Powell Irene Purdy Maynard Raasch Danielle Radcliffe Anthony & Regina Radocaj Alfred J. Readinger William & Loren Reichert Roger J. Rider Brian J. Reidy Marlene M. Robinson Karen & Stephen Rombach Barbara T. Ross Deanne & Scott Ross Joshua Rossman Sari Rothrock Dr. Karl Rugart, Jr. Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Camden County William Saley & Marcia Hanson Jessica Rittler Sanchez Charles W. & Nancy M. Sapp Eric & Linda Schrading Frederick Schranck JoAnne Scanlon Cecily & Geoffrey Selling Kenneth Shepard Kelly Somers Gary Snyder Ann Tegnell Jule Thiessen Virginia Thompson Sabina M. Thorn Robert Traver Rosalind Troupin Elizabeth A. Truitt Tom Truman Andrew Urquhart Donald W. Varner Howard & Pam Venzie Laura & Jon Whalen Maria I. Wood Jerry Wright Marianne Walch 2011 Experience the Estuary Celebration Sponsors AKRF, Inc. AQUA Pennsylvania, Inc. Artesian Water Company, Inc. Cardno ENTRIX CHPlanning ConocoPhillips Delaware City Refining Company LLC Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Delmarva Power & Atlantic City Electric, PHI Companies Delaware River Basin Commission The Dow Chemical Company Duffield Associates, Inc. DuPont – Platinum Sponsor Exelon Company Frank McShane Greeley and Hansen, LLC Gross Graphics Services Hazen and Sawyer Integra Technologies Kleinfelder Laura Bishop Communications, LLC Logan Generating Company, LP Manko, Gold, Katcher & Fox LLP New Castle Conservation District Philadelphia International Airport Philadelphia Water Department PSEG Nuclear RT Environmental Services, Inc. Sunoco, Inc. Urban Engineers, Inc. Wawa, Inc. Wheelabrator Gloucester Company, LP MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR “The Delaware Estuary Takes Center Stage” was a fitting theme for the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary’s 2011 Experience the Estuary Celebration, and not just because it was held at the historic Queen Theatre in Wilmington. The Delaware River and Bay truly took the national stage this year, thanks to the great work of our staff, Board, and partners — and your support. The City of Philadelphia’s Green City, Clean Waters program captured the national spotlight with its progressive approach to using green infrastructure to address the city’s stormwater problems. This ground-breaking initiative was featured in talks and publications across the country. We are proud to partner with the Philadelphia Water Department on a range of programs to engage residents in improving water quality, including the new and wildly popular “Philly Water’s Best Friend” spokesdog contest. Late in 2010, the Delaware Estuary made national news with an Associated Press story about our freshwater mussel finds in the Delaware River. This year we transplanted some of those mussels to other smaller streams in the watershed where they had been lost, and were instrumental in “planting” over 150,000 bushels of shell in the Bay for growing baby oysters. We are proud to work with a wide array of state, federal, corporate, non-profit and academic partners on restoring water-filtering shellfish throughout our watershed. The Delaware River and Bay also got Washington, DC’s attention with the Delaware River Basin Conservation Act — an important first step toward bringing national investment in the Delaware Estuary closer to the level of other great American estuaries. We are proud to partner with environmental organizations around the Estuary to raise awareness about the need for greater investment in the health of the Delaware River and Bay. This spotlight on the Delaware Estuary is long overdue, considering the tremendous value the tidal Delaware River and Bay brings to our region, and the nation. We learned from a report by the University of Delaware’s Water Resources Agency this year that the Delaware Estuary contributes over $10 billion annually to the economy. Yes, there are many good reasons why the Delaware Estuary took center stage this year. But there is so much work left to do. We need your support to keep that spotlight on the Delaware River and Bay in the years to come. 1 2010 AUDITED STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES For the Year Ended December 31, 2010 Support and Revenue: Government Contracts.......................... $1,418,300 Contributions and Grants...................... $ 310,865 Interest and Investment Income............ $ 8,121 Other Revenue...................................... $ 41,413 Total Support and Revenue..................... $1,778,699 Expenses: Program................................................. $1,091,180 Management and General.................... $ 310,907 Fundraising............................................ $ 101,898 Total Expenses........................................ $1,503,985 Change in Net Assets................................. $ 274,714 Net Assets at Beginning of Year................. $1,034,254 Net Assets at End of Year............................ $1,308,968 80% 18% <1% 2% 2011 Experience the Estuary – Friends of the Delaware Estuary 2011 Silent & Live Auction Contributors The Academy of Natural Sciences – Patrick Center Center for the Inland Bays Delaware River Basin Commission Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission Independence Seaport Museum The Nature Conservancy – DE and NJ Chapters Pennsylvania Sea Grant Rutgers Haskin Shellfish Research Laboratory Rutgers Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences University of Delaware Water Resources Agency 1812 Productions Jennifer Adkins Al & Sam’s Canoe and Kayak John & Sharon Alexander Archer & Greiner, P.C. Back Burner Restaurant Books and Tobacco Brandywine Conservancy Brandywine Zoo Bucks County River Country Dave Bushek Camden Children’s Garden Camden RiverSharks Cape May Lewes Ferry U.S. Senator Thomas R. Carper Clear Channel Radio The Colbert Report Priscilla Cole ConocoPhillips Trainer Refinery Corrective Chiropractic Culinaria Restaurant The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Dave & Buster’s of Philadelphia Calvin Davenger Tom Davidock Delaware Art Museum Delaware Museum of Natural History Delaware River Port Authority Delaware Sea Grant Delaware State Parks DelMarVa Board Sport Adventures Kevin Donnelly & Shelley Darling Duffield Associates DuPont Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site Eco-Artware.com ERM, Inc. Flying Fish Brewery Karen Johnson Forst & Kyle Forst Gateway Garden Center Robert Goldman Grand Opera House Warren & Beth Haas Simeon Hahn Harry’s Seafood / Harry’s Savoy Grill Charnelle Hicks Elizabeth Horsey Doug Janiec Kalmar Nyckel Foundation John Kennel Kathy Klein, Sweet Beads Danielle & Karen Kreeger Longwood Gardens Amy Lukk Mad Batter Restaurant Melting Pot Restaurant 2011 Experience the Estuary Contributors, Volunteers, and Starfish Artists 72% 21% 7% Gretchen Apps Atlantic Cape Fisheries Oyster Farm – James Tweed Bivalve Packing Company – Steve Fleetwood Iris Burt Dave Bushek Kurt Cheng Andy Cloud Helena Domenic Brian Errickson Vanessa Fenton Steve Fleetwood Sondra Flite Kyle Forst Shannon Freeman Jenn Guis Shakti Harris Milissa Hirst Ann Horsey Amie Howell Susan Johnston John Kennel Kathy Klein John Kraeuter Eric Lienhard Paola López-Duarte Megan Mackey Frank McShane Janice Rollwagen Dee Ross Joanne Rufft Angela Sakrison 16 Mile Brewery Julia Spicher Marianne Walch Stacey Wallace Lisa Wool Yards Brewing Moore Brothers Wine Company Morey’s Piers NHL Enterprises, L.P. (Michael Gold) Octoraro Native Plant Nursery OPERA Delaware The Oyster House Restaurant Angela Padeletti Penn Warehousing & Distribution, Inc. Pennsylvania Horticultural Society Philadelphia Flyers Philadelphia 76ers Philadelphia Brewing Company Philadelphia Museum of Art Philadelphia Phillies Philadelphia Regional Port Authority Philadelphia Rock Gym Pinelands Nursery Joni Powell Radley Run Country Club Rainbow Dinner Theatre Red Knot Outfitters Birding Tours REI Conshohocken & REI Marlton Janice Rollwagen Dee Ross Sari Rothrock Renee Searfoss Stephanie Seeman Leo Sewell Sidney Frank Importing Co. Colleen Tudor Twin Lakes Brewery Victory Brewing Company Wawa, Inc. Laura & Jon Whalen White Clay Watershed Assoc. in partnership with White Clay Wild & Scenic Wild Birds Unlimited Wilmington and Western Railroad Lisa Wool World Cafe Live, Wilmington 13 Partnership for the Delaware Estuary Board of Directors Executive Committee Chair: Charnelle Hicks – CHPlanning, Ltd. Vice Chair: Kevin Donnelly – New Castle Conservation District Treasurer: Leon Chain – Aqua Pennsylvania Secretary: Eric Lienhard, P.E. – Hazen and Sawyer Ann K. Masse, Ph.D. – DuPont Laura Bishop – Laura Bishop Communications, LLC Board Members Joanne Dahme – Philadelphia Water Department Calvin M. Davenger, Jr. – Philadelphia International Airport Michael P. De Luca – Institute of Marine & Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University Anndria Gaerity – PSEG Power, LLC Marc E. Gold – Manko, Gold, Katcher & Fox, LLP Victor J. Giudice, CSP – Mannington Marilyn Heffley – Reed Smith LLP Douglas Janiec – Duffield Associates, Inc. Gerald J. Kauffman, P.E. – University of Delaware, Water Resources Agency Ginny Kreitler – Audubon Pennsylvania Laura L. Madara – Delaware State Parks Joni L. Powell – Kleinfelder Juhan Runne, Esq. – Archer & Greiner, P.C. David Jay Velinsky – Academy of Natural Sciences Philadelphia – Patrick Center PDE Staff Members Jennifer Adkins – Executive Director, ext. 102 Shaun Bailey – Marketing & Communications Coordinator, ext. 113 Priscilla Cole – Data Management Specialist, ext. 115 Tom Davidock – Schuylkill Action Network Coordinator, ext. 109 Beth Haas – Business Manager, ext. 100 Elizabeth Horsey – Development Specialist II, ext. 114 Cheryl Jackson – Program Specialist II, ext. 112 Karen Johnson Forst – Development Director, ext. 101 Danielle Kreeger – Science Director, ext. 104 Angela Padeletti – Science Coordinator, ext. 103 Dee Ross – Watershed Program Coordinator, ext. 106 Sari Rothrock – Science and Policy Fellow, ext. 108 Kelly Somers – Drexel University Science Fellow, ext. 108 Laura Whalen – Restoration Coordinator, ext. 107 Gus Wolfe – Director of Finance and Operations, ext. 111 Lisa Wool – Program Director, ext. 105 Kyle Applebaum – Multimedia Intern Kurt Cheng – Science Intern Steering Committee Carol R. Collier, Executive Director – Delaware River Basin Commission Judith A. Enck, Regional Administrator – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 2 Shawn M. Garvin, Regional Administrator – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 3 John T. Hines, Deputy Secretary for Water Management – Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Charnelle Hicks, Chair – Partnership for the Delaware Estuary Board of Directors Howard Neukrug, Water Commissioner – Philadelphia Water Department John Plonski, Assistant Commissioner for Water Resources Management – New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Collin O’Mara, Secretary – Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Estuary Implementation Committee (EIC) Chair: Jennifer Adkins – Partnership for the Delaware Estuary U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 3 – Dominique Lueckenhoff, Ed Ambrogio, Megan Mackey U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 2 – Janice Rollwagen, Irene Y. Purdy Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control – Sarah Cooksey, John Kennel Delaware River Basin Commission – Robert Tudor, Thomas Fikslin Drexel University – Susan S. Kilham, Ph.D. National Park Service – Joe Dibello New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Jay Springer, Dorina Frizzera Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection – Andy Zemba, Lori Mohr Philadelphia Water Department – Stephanie Chiorean U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service – Gregory Breese Science and Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) Standing Representatives: Chairperson: Susan Kilham, Ph.D. – Drexel University; Department of Bioscience & Biotechnology Science Advisor: Danielle Kreeger, Ph.D. – Partnership for the Delaware Estuary Ex Officio Representative: Jennifer A. Adkins – Partnership for the Delaware Estuary Thomas Belton, M.S. – New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Gerald Bright – Philadelphia Water Department David Burke – Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (A. Everett, alternate) Thomas Fikslin, Ph.D. – Delaware River Basin Commission Jerre W. Mohler – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; NE Fishery Center Renee Searfoss – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 3 David Wolanski – Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Elected Representatives: Gregory Breese – U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Jeffrey A. Gebert – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Desmond Kahn, Ph.D. – Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Gerald J. 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