Partnershipfor theDelaware

Estuary

Partnershipfor theDelaware

Estuary

Partnershipfor theDelaware

Estuary2008 ACTIVITY REPORT

2007 Audited Statement of Activities

$ 1,592,156

$ 307,418

$ 34,033

$ 15,201

$ 1,948,808

$ 1,506,191

$ 293,770

$ 112,036

$ 1,911,997 $ 36,811

$ 818,434

$ 855,245

Year Ended December 31, 2007 SUPPORT AND REVENUE:Government Contracts

Contributions and Grants

Interest and Investment Income

Other Revenue

Total Support and Revenue EXPENSES:Program

Management and General

Fundraising

Total Expenses

Change in Net Assets

Net Assets at Beginning of Year

Net Assets at End of Year

Partnershipfor theDelaware

Estuary

Partnershipfor theDelaware

Estuary

Partnershipfor theDelaware

Estuary

Jennifer A. Adkins

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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.

2008 Program HighlightsThe Year in Review

2008 Program HighlightsThe Year in Review

2008 Program HighlightsThe Year in Review

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.

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.

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SPRINGTwo 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.

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 record- breaking 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.

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!

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 reader- friendly 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.

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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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).

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.

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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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.

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 oyster- tasting, 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.

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!

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.

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2008 Donor List2008 Donor List2008 Donor List

Grants and ContractsConocoPhillipsCity of WilmingtonDelaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC)DNREC, Coastal Program Office Delaware Department of TransportationDelaware Office of Economic DevelopmentDuPont Clear into the FutureNational Fish and Wildlife FoundationNational Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationNew Jersey Coastal Management ProgramNew Jersey Sea GrantPennsylvania Coastal Zone Management ProgramPennsylvania Department of Environmental ProtectionPhiladelphia Water DepartmentPSEG, Estuary Enhancement Program Rutgers UniversityUnited Water Delaware U.S. Army Corps of EngineersU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyU.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceU. S. Geological SurveyThe Welfare FoundationThe William Penn Foundation

Corporate Environmental Stewardship Program Members (CESP)Premium CESP Members: Agilent TechnologiesAtlantic City Electric, a PHI CompanyCentocorConocoPhillipsLogan Generating CompanyMcNeil CSPNoramcoWheelabrator Gloucester Company, LP

CESP Members:ManningtonPSEG, Estuary Enhancement ProgramWaste ManagementWawa, Inc.Weston Solutions

2008 Experience the EstuaryCelebration Sponsors

Academy of Natural SciencesAKRF, Inc.AQUA PennsylvaniaARCADIS, G&M, Inc.Artesian Water Company, Inc.BP America, Inc.CHPlanning

Conectiv Energy, a PHI CompanyConocoPhillips Delaware Dept. of Natural Resources and Environmental ControlDelaware River Basin CommissionDelaware Valley Regional Planning CommissionDelmarva Power/Atlantic City ElectricDuffield Associates, Inc.DuPontEDiS CompanyExelon CorporationFrank McShane and Vanessa FentonGreeley and Hansen LLCGross Graphics ServicesLogan Generating Company, LPManko, Gold, Katcher & Fox, LLP

Marvin & Palmer Associates, Inc.McNeil CSPNew Castle Conservation DistrictPennoni AssociatesPhiladelphia Regional Port AuthorityPhiladelphia Water DepartmentPSEG, Estuary Enhancement ProgramRT Environmental Services, Inc.Rutgers Institute of Marine and Coastal ScienceSunoco, Inc.TranSystemsUniversity of Delaware Sea GrantUrban Engineers, Inc.ValeroWAWA, Inc.Wheelabrator Gloucester Company, LP

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.

2008 Silent and Live Auction ContributorsThanks 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 aboveEnvironmental 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

2008 Experience the Estuary Contributors, Volunteers, and Blue Crab ArtistsAtlantic Cape Fisheries Oyster Farm Bivalve Packing CompanyDave BushekLisa CalvoJim CassidyDelaware Valley Wholesale FloristDogfish Head BrewingSondra FliteFlying Fish Brewing CompanyFordham Brewing CompanyKyle ForstKelly FreemanJim GouvisLesley GrossArthur and Phyllis HarperJason Hearon Ann B. HorseyAmie HowellCheryl JacksonKaren JohnsonJohn KennelCatherine KingJohn Kraeuter Danielle KreegerEric LienhardJack MarineMax Hansen CatererRichard McNutt New Jersey American WaterO’Donnell & Naccaroto, Inc.Brian ParisStephen J. ParlowRichard V. PapinoStephen and Ellen PearlmanJudy Phillips David PollisonRoberta Riccio

Roger RiderJodi RikerTerry Roberts, Terence Roberts Photography

Dee RossDr. Karl Rugart

Patricia SayboltDave Schepens Julia SpicherCraig TomlinRobin TylerMarianne WalchLisa WoolYuengling

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 ButtJonathan and Gwyneth Sharp

Marjorie Silverman Linda E. Sprout

Stanker & Galetto, Inc. Ann Tegnell

Virginia Thompson Joan Tracy Pamela Tudor White Clay Watershed Management CommitteeMatthew 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 EamesWilliam J. Eissing

$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 HymesKaren L. Johnson

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

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 HoeltzelElizabeth 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. MugdanAnne Murphy Donald Nienas Francis J. & Robin O. Norris David Othmer Harry W. Otto Mia Painter Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy Louis J. PiccianiJoyce E. Pillsbury

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Partnership for the Delaware Estuary, Inc.One Riverwalk Plaza110 S. Poplar Street, Suite 202Wilmington, DE 198011-800-445-4935www.DelawareEstuary.org

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 DepartmentTreasurer – Leon Chain – AQUA PennsylvaniaSecretary – Jeffrey J. Pantazes – PSEG

Charnelle Hicks – CHPlanningCharles J. Lawrence, P. E. – Philadelphia Regional Port AuthorityAnn K. Masse, Ph.D. – DuPont

Board Members:Laura Bishop – Thomas/Boyd CommunicationsJoanne Dahme – Philadelphia Water DepartmentMichael P. De Luca – Institute of Marine & Coastal Sciences at Rutgers UniversityNicholas A. DiPasquale – Duffield Associates, Inc.James M. Falk – Delaware Sea Grant Marine Advisory ServiceThomas W. Fromm – Cogentrix Energy, Inc.Marc E. Gold – Manko, Gold, Katcher & Fox, LLPMarilyn Heffley – Sunoco, IncDave Kitts – Mannington Frederick Lewis – Center in the ParkEric Lienhard – Greeley and Hansen LLCJuhan Runne, Esq. – Archer & Greiner, P.C.Matthew S. Winters – Wawa, Inc.

PDE Staff Members:Jennifer Adkins, Executive DirectorShaun Bailey, Marketing & Communications CoordinatorPriscilla Cole, Science & Policy FellowMatthew W. Gray, Drexel University Science FellowBeth Haas, Office ManagerElizabeth Horsey, Development SpecialistCheryl Jackson, Program SpecialistKaren Johnson, Development DirectorDanielle Kreeger, Science DirectorAngela Padeletti, Science SpecialistDee Ross, Watershed Program CoordinatorLaura Whalen, Restoration SpecialistGus Wolfe, Director of Finance and OperationsLisa Wool, Program Director

Estuary Implementation Committee (EIC):Jennifer Adkins – Partnership for the Delaware EstuaryEd Ambrogio – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 3Kathy Bunting-Howarth – Delaware Dept. of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Joe DiBello – National Park ServiceMike Haberland – New Jersey Dept. of Environmental Protection Kerry Kirk-Pflugh – New Jersey Dept. of Environmental ProtectionDominique Lueckenhoff – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 3 Howard Neukrug – Philadelphia Water DepartmentJanice Rollwagen – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 2Dan Soeder – U.S. Geological SurveyRobert 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 SurveyGary Buchanan, Ph.D. – NJDEP Division of Science, Research and TechnologyLance H. Butler – Office of Watersheds; Philadelphia Water DepartmentAlan C. Everett – Pennsylvania Dept. of Environmental ProtectionThomas Fikslin, Ph.D. – Delaware River Basin CommissionAmy Jacobs – DNREC; Division of Water ResourcesDanielle Kreeger, Ph.D. – Partnership for the Delaware EstuaryLarry Miller – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Mid-Atlantic Fishery Resources OfficeDavid E. Russell, Ph.D. – Environmental Science Center; EPA

Elected Representatives:Allison Allen – U.S. Fish & Wildlife ServiceGregory Breese – U.S. Fish & Wildlife ServiceBob Chant, Ph.D. – Rutgers UniversityJack Gallagher, Ph.D. – University of Delaware; College of Marine and Earth Studies Jeffrey A. Gebert – U.S. Army Corps of EngineersRobert Hoke, Ph.D. – DuPont, Haskell Laboratory for Health and Environmental SciencesDesmond Kahn, Ph.D. – DNREC; Division of Fish and WildlifeSusan 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 StudiesJonathan Sharp, Ph.D. – University of Delaware; College of Marine and Earth StudiesDaniel Soeder – U. S. Geological SurveyDavid Velinsky, Ph.D. – Academy of Natural Sciences