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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.
Partnership for the Delaware Estuary, Inc.110 S. Poplar Street, Suite 202Wilmington, DE 198011-800-445-4935www.DelawareEstuary.org
Partnership for the Delaware Estuary Board of Directors
Executive CommitteeChair: Charnelle Hicks – CHPlanning, Ltd. Vice Chair: Kevin Donnelly – New Castle Conservation DistrictTreasurer: Leon Chain – Aqua PennsylvaniaSecretary: Eric Lienhard, P.E. – Hazen and SawyerAnn K. Masse, Ph.D. – DuPont Laura Bishop – Laura Bishop Communications, LLC
Board MembersJoanne Dahme – Philadelphia Water DepartmentCalvin M. Davenger, Jr. – Philadelphia International AirportMichael P. De Luca – Institute of Marine & Coastal Sciences, Rutgers UniversityAnndria Gaerity – PSEG Power, LLCMarc E. Gold – Manko, Gold, Katcher & Fox, LLPVictor J. Giudice, CSP – ManningtonMarilyn Heffley – Reed Smith LLPDouglas Janiec – Duffield Associates, Inc.Gerald J. Kauffman, P.E. – University of Delaware, Water Resources AgencyGinny Kreitler – Audubon PennsylvaniaLaura L. Madara – Delaware State ParksJoni L. Powell – KleinfelderJuhan Runne, Esq. – Archer & Greiner, P.C.David Jay Velinsky – Academy of Natural Sciences Philadelphia – Patrick Center
PDE Staff MembersJennifer Adkins – Executive Director, ext. 102 Shaun Bailey – Marketing & Communications Coordinator, ext. 113Priscilla Cole – Data Management Specialist, ext. 115Tom Davidock – Schuylkill Action Network Coordinator, ext. 109 Beth Haas – Business Manager, ext. 100Elizabeth Horsey – Development Specialist II, ext. 114 Cheryl Jackson – Program Specialist II, ext. 112Karen Johnson Forst – Development Director, ext. 101Danielle Kreeger – Science Director, ext. 104Angela Padeletti – Science Coordinator, ext. 103Dee Ross – Watershed Program Coordinator, ext. 106Sari Rothrock – Science and Policy Fellow, ext. 108 Kelly Somers – Drexel University Science Fellow, ext. 108 Laura Whalen – Restoration Coordinator, ext. 107Gus Wolfe – Director of Finance and Operations, ext. 111Lisa Wool – Program Director, ext. 105Kyle Applebaum – Multimedia InternKurt Cheng – Science Intern
Steering CommitteeCarol 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 3John T. Hines, Deputy Secretary for Water Management – Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Charnelle Hicks, Chair – Partnership for the Delaware Estuary Board of DirectorsHoward Neukrug, Water Commissioner – Philadelphia Water Department John Plonski, Assistant Commissioner for Water Resources Management – New Jersey Department of Environmental ProtectionCollin 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 KennelDelaware River Basin Commission – Robert Tudor, Thomas FikslinDrexel University – Susan S. Kilham, Ph.D. National Park Service – Joe DibelloNew Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Jay Springer, Dorina FrizzeraPennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection – Andy Zemba, Lori MohrPhiladelphia Water Department – Stephanie ChioreanU.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 & BiotechnologyScience Advisor: Danielle Kreeger, Ph.D. – Partnership for the Delaware EstuaryEx Officio Representative: Jennifer A. Adkins – Partnership for the Delaware Estuary
Thomas Belton, M.S. – New Jersey Department of Environmental ProtectionGerald Bright – Philadelphia Water Department David Burke – Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (A. Everett, alternate)Thomas Fikslin, Ph.D. – Delaware River Basin CommissionJerre W. Mohler – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; NE Fishery CenterRenee Searfoss – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 3David Wolanski – Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
Elected Representatives:Gregory Breese – U.S. Fish & Wildlife ServiceJeffrey A. Gebert – U.S. Army Corps of EngineersDesmond Kahn, Ph.D. – Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental ControlGerald J. Kauffman, Ph.D. – University of Delaware, Water Resources AgencySusan Kilham, Ph.D. – Drexel University; Dept. of Bioscience & Biotechnology John Kraeuter, Ph.D. – Rutgers University; Haskin Shellfish LaboratoryDoug Miller, Ph.D. – University of Delaware; College of Earth, Ocean, and EnvironmentKenneth A. Strait – PSEG, Manager – Biological Programs, Permitting and Environmental ServicesDavid Velinsky, Ph.D. – Academy of Natural SciencesEric Vowinkel, Ph.D. – U.S. Geological Survey; New Jersey Water Science Center
2011 Silent & Live Auction Contributors1812 ProductionsJennifer AdkinsAl & Sam’s Canoe and KayakJohn & Sharon AlexanderArcher & Greiner, P.C.Back Burner RestaurantBooks and TobaccoBrandywine ConservancyBrandywine ZooBucks County River CountryDave BushekCamden Children’s GardenCamden RiverSharksCape May Lewes FerryU.S. Senator Thomas R. CarperClear Channel RadioThe Colbert ReportPriscilla ColeConocoPhillips Trainer RefineryCorrective ChiropracticCulinaria RestaurantThe Daily Show with Jon StewartDave & Buster’s of PhiladelphiaCalvin DavengerTom DavidockDelaware Art MuseumDelaware Museum of Natural History
Delaware River Port AuthorityDelaware Sea GrantDelaware State Parks
DelMarVa Board Sport AdventuresKevin Donnelly & Shelley DarlingDuffield Associates
DuPontEastern State Penitentiary Historic SiteEco-Artware.comERM, Inc.
Flying Fish BreweryKaren Johnson Forst & Kyle ForstGateway Garden CenterRobert GoldmanGrand Opera HouseWarren & Beth HaasSimeon HahnHarry’s Seafood / Harry’s Savoy GrillCharnelle HicksElizabeth HorseyDoug JaniecKalmar Nyckel FoundationJohn KennelKathy Klein, Sweet BeadsDanielle & Karen KreegerLongwood GardensAmy LukkMad Batter RestaurantMelting Pot Restaurant
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2011 Experience the Estuary Contributors, Volunteers, and Starfish ArtistsGretchen AppsAtlantic Cape Fisheries Oyster Farm – James TweedBivalve Packing Company – Steve FleetwoodIris BurtDave BushekKurt Cheng Andy CloudHelena DomenicBrian ErricksonVanessa FentonSteve FleetwoodSondra FliteKyle ForstShannon FreemanJenn Guis Shakti HarrisMilissa Hirst
Ann HorseyAmie Howell
Susan JohnstonJohn Kennel
Kathy KleinJohn Kraeuter
Eric LienhardPaola López-Duarte
Megan MackeyFrank McShane
Janice Rollwagen Dee Ross
Joanne RufftAngela Sakrison
16 Mile Brewery Julia Spicher
Marianne Walch Stacey Wallace
Lisa WoolYards Brewing
2011 Experience the Estuary – Friends of the Delaware EstuaryThe Academy of Natural Sciences – Patrick Center Center for the Inland BaysDelaware River Basin CommissionDelaware Valley Regional Planning CommissionIndependence Seaport MuseumThe Nature Conservancy – DE and NJ ChaptersPennsylvania Sea GrantRutgers Haskin Shellfish Research LaboratoryRutgers Institute of Marine and Coastal SciencesUniversity of Delaware Water Resources Agency
Moore Brothers Wine CompanyMorey’s PiersNHL Enterprises, L.P. (Michael Gold)Octoraro Native Plant NurseryOPERA DelawareThe Oyster House RestaurantAngela PadelettiPenn Warehousing & Distribution, Inc.Pennsylvania Horticultural SocietyPhiladelphia FlyersPhiladelphia 76ersPhiladelphia Brewing CompanyPhiladelphia Museum of ArtPhiladelphia PhilliesPhiladelphia Regional Port AuthorityPhiladelphia Rock GymPinelands NurseryJoni PowellRadley Run Country ClubRainbow Dinner TheatreRed Knot Outfitters Birding ToursREI Conshohocken & REI MarltonJanice RollwagenDee RossSari RothrockRenee SearfossStephanie SeemanLeo SewellSidney Frank Importing Co.Colleen TudorTwin Lakes BreweryVictory Brewing CompanyWawa, Inc.Laura & Jon WhalenWhite Clay Watershed Assoc. in partnership with White Clay Wild & ScenicWild Birds UnlimitedWilmington and Western RailroadLisa WoolWorld Cafe Live, Wilmington
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$1,418,300$ 310,865$ 8,121$ 41,413
$1,091,180$ 310,907$ 101,898
$ 274,714$1,034,254$1,308,968
Support and Revenue: Government Contracts.......................... Contributions and Grants...................... Interest and Investment Income............ Other Revenue......................................
Expenses: Program................................................. Management and General.................... Fundraising............................................
Change in Net Assets.................................Net Assets at Beginning of Year.................Net Assets at End of Year............................
For the Year Ended December 31, 2010
Total Support and Revenue.....................
Total Expenses........................................
80%
72%
18%
2%
7%
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21%
$1,778,699
$1,503,985
Up to $75Anonymous Ambler BoroughMary C. ArnoldJudith AutenMaureen B. BarrettTammy BeesonKurt BeierAmanda BennerLaura BishopDanielle BowerMary Ann BoyerKathleen B. CallowHelen CampbellAnne M. CancelmoJon Capacasa
U.S. Senator Thomas R. CarperStephanie ChioreanMarianne B. CinagliaDon & Martha CoatsMatt CondiottiAndrew & Laura ConnollyPaula ConollyLeah CunninghamGiuseppe P. DeLucaDuffield AssociatesWilliam & Doris EissingPatty ElkisExxonMobil FoundationAnn FauldsHelen F. FaustJane FavaJohn E. FelgenhauerKim FlandersRichard & Lorraine FlemingMr. & Mrs. Robert FonashPeter McGrath & Cathy FortenbaughJohn & Suzanne GaadtRobert J. GoldenDominick C. Granato, Jr.Mike GriffinMaribeth L. HampelMarcia HansonJulie HendersonJoseph Hengel & Allen Reese Bruce W. HerdmanGregg & Deborah HermanMilissa HirstJohn W. HoovenS.C.K. HortyAnn Baker HorseyCheryl JacksonRussell & Mary JacksonJudi JeffersBrian JonesRobert P. KahleySue KofoetAnthony Kopke
Wendy LathropLawrence Lindsay & Carla PuppinRobert G. LockeVirginia S. LougheryDon MacBrideSuzanne MarinellJohn MarxPaul W. McCloskeyMichael F. Ronca & Sons, Inc.Earl MillerMark MillerSandra T. MillerDavid MinkWalter MugdanAnne MurphyMartha & Kevin NarvaezThe Nature ConservancyD.R. NolanMr. & Mrs. Francis J. NorrisDavid Othmer & Maureen BardenDr. Harry W. OttoAngela Padeletti & Shannon FreemanLori Palumbo & Tim LukkJohn PickettJoyce E. PillsburyDonna M. PowellEric PowellIrene PurdyMaynard RaaschDanielle RadcliffeAnthony & Regina RadocajAlfred J. ReadingerWilliam & Loren ReichertRoger J. RiderBrian J. ReidyMarlene M. RobinsonKaren & Stephen RombachBarbara T. RossDeanne & Scott RossJoshua RossmanSari RothrockDr. Karl Rugart, Jr.Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Camden CountyWilliam Saley & Marcia HansonJessica Rittler SanchezCharles W. & Nancy M. SappEric & Linda SchradingFrederick SchranckJoAnne ScanlonCecily & Geoffrey SellingKenneth ShepardKelly SomersGary SnyderAnn TegnellJule ThiessenVirginia ThompsonSabina M. Thorn
Robert TraverRosalind TroupinElizabeth A. TruittTom TrumanAndrew UrquhartDonald W. VarnerHoward & Pam VenzieLaura & Jon WhalenMaria I. WoodJerry WrightMarianne Walch
2011 Experience the Estuary Celebration SponsorsAKRF, Inc.AQUA Pennsylvania, Inc.Artesian Water Company, Inc.Cardno ENTRIXCHPlanningConocoPhillips Delaware City Refining Company LLC Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental ControlDelmarva Power & Atlantic City Electric, PHI CompaniesDelaware River Basin CommissionThe Dow Chemical CompanyDuffield Associates, Inc.DuPont – Platinum SponsorExelon CompanyFrank McShane Greeley and Hansen, LLCGross Graphics ServicesHazen and SawyerIntegra TechnologiesKleinfelderLaura Bishop Communications, LLCLogan Generating Company, LPManko, Gold, Katcher & Fox LLPNew Castle Conservation DistrictPhiladelphia International AirportPhiladelphia Water DepartmentPSEG NuclearRT Environmental Services, Inc. Sunoco, Inc.Urban Engineers, Inc.Wawa, Inc.Wheelabrator Gloucester Company, LP
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“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.
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B Wilmington Earth Day 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).
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Philly Water’s Best Friend Competition
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).
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D Delaware Estuary Living Shorelines Initiative (DELSI)
Successful pilot projects in New Jersey prompted an expansion of PDE’s DELSI project to other areas of New Jersey (see page 5).
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).
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Freshwater Mussel Recovery Program
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).
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$150 to $249Richard P. Brown, Jr.Camden RiversharksJane & Mike Castle Nathan & Carolyn CloudDelaware Association of Conservation DistrictsJim EisenhardtJoseph GruberDavid KittsDanielle & Karen KreegerCynthia N. McManusHiram MungerBill O’NeillPat QuigleyJuhan RunneKeith & Suzanne St. JohnRichard & Susan TaylorJulie Varner & Thomas ChegwiddenWeeds, Inc.Matthew & Julia Winters
$75 to $149Buzz & Kathy AdkinsAmeriDrill, Inc.Charles AppDavid AtheyShaun & Jamie BaileyBernie BittnerDon & Rebecca BrillJenifer & John BurghardtLawrence B. CahillLisa & Gustavo CalvoSteve & Margaret CastoraniSarah P. CattieEdward W. ChristoffersMary Seton CorboyMarjorie CroftsGerald & Laura DarlingCalvin Davenger, Jr.Tom DavidockBarry DavisErnest J. DellheimAnne DePaulCharles Day DilksBurt DoremusJim & Eileen FallersKate FitzpatrickJeffrey E. FlemingRussell J. FurnariMichael & Pat GaborRich & Deborah GrohsWarren & Beth HaasArthur W. HarperBruce M. HashingerRobert & Tracy HofstromMichael HoganJames Hook & Wen Chyi ShyuJ. Elizabeth HorseyRobert W. HorseyBill & Marty HudsonDonna HymesTrish Ingelido & Joseph MuhlbergerJune & Charles JohnsonGerald KauffmanPaul KozlakAndrea KreinerLangan Engineering & Environmental Services, Inc.
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Michael LeffLewis Environmental GroupJune D. MacArtorLaura MadaraMarshall Geoscience, Inc.Millennium Pharmaceuticals Dorothy P. MillerNew Castle Conservation DistrictNormandeau Associates, Inc.Octoraro Native Plant NurseriesJeffrey J. PantazesAmeline PappasIn memory of Peter PappasEllen & Stephen PearlmanGovernor & Mrs. Russell W. PetersonNick & Katie Plianthos
Joseph & Lynn PokrifkaFloann C. RobertsJanice RollwagenJerome & Joanne Rufft
Patricia SayboltR.J. & Colette ScaggsElaine Schmerling & Warren Butt Schuylkill River National & State Heritage AreaMary Ellen & Bob ScottKash SrinivasanJ. Bailey SmithWade Sjögren, Whibco Inc.Doug TallamyRobert TudorDavid VelinskyWilmington Tug, Inc.Gus Wolfe & Laura Classen
$250 to $499Anonymous Aquaterra Technologies, Inc.Boyd J. BenjaminLeon K. ChainDaniel Cohen & Mindy SilverJoanne DahmeKevin C. Donnelly & Shelly B. DarlingEdwin B. Erickson IIIKaren & Kyle ForstMarc GoldRobert GoldmanJane Green – Liberty Solar PartnershipLesley Gross, Gross GraphicsCharnelle L. HicksKathy Klein & David PaulGinny KreitlerEric Lienhard & Heidi SplanePreston LuitweilerDaniel J. MartinFrank McShaneManningtonGeorge F. PhelpsDave & Carol PollisonSean Rhoads & Keri FisherAl & Harriet TaylorLisa Wool
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Delaware Bay Oyster 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).
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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).
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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).
Wetlands Assessment
PDE staff visited 60 wetlands sites across the Delaware Estuary in 2011 to assess their health and condition (see page 5).
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Photo Credit: Rutgers University
THE PARTNERSH IP FOR THE DELAWARE ESTUARY THANKS EVERYONE WHO SUPPORTED OUR WORK OVER THE LASTYEAR WITH CONTR IBUT IONS , GRANTS , EVENT SPONSORSH IPS , COOPERAT IVE AGREEMENTS , AND DONAT IONS .
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Barnegat Bay PartnershipConocoPhillipsCity of WilmingtonDelaware Clean Water Advisory CouncilDelaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC)DNREC – Delaware Coastal ProgramDuPont Clear into the FutureThe Geraldine Dodge FoundationNational Fish & Wildlife FoundationNational Oceanic & Atmospheric AdministrationThe Nature ConservancyNew Jersey Coastal Management ProgramPennsylvania Coastal Zone Management ProgramPennsylvania Department of Environmental ProtectionPhiladelphia Water DepartmentPSEG Nuclear, L.L.C.Rutgers UniversitySunoco, Inc.United Water Delaware U.S. Army Corps of EngineersU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyU.S. Fish & Wildlife ServiceWater Resources Education Network (WREN)The Welfare FoundationThe William Penn Foundation
Corporate Full Members:Centocor R&D, Inc. ConocoPhillips Logan Generating Company, LPNoramco PHI – Delmarva Power, Atlantic City Electric PSEG – Estuary Enhancement Program Sunoco, Inc.Wheelabrator Gloucester Company, LP
Government/Nonprofit Full Members:New Castle County
Associate Members:Mannington Waste Management Whitman, Requardt & Associates, LLP
G R A N T S A N D C O N T R A C T S 2 0 1 1 D O N O R S(Campaign year - November 1, 2010 through Oct 31, 2011)
$1,000 and AboveJen Adkins & Andy CloudCurtis W. McGraw FoundationDelaware Racing AssociationDuPont Environmental Consulting Services, Inc.Gahagan & Bryant Associates, Inc.Ann K. Masse & Christopher WeidnerPennsylvania Horticultural SocietySupercritical Fluid Technologies, Inc.
$500 to $999Frances B. CarterTom & Betty DavisRobert & Linda EmmettHazen and SawyerMarilyn HeffleyHenry R. HorseyJohnny Brenda’sSusan S. KilhamCharles & Diane LawrenceJoseph & Jeanne McAteeNew Jersey American WaterHenry OpokuJoni L. Powell
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.
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.
C O R P O R A T E A N D C O O M M U N I T YE N V I R O N M E N T A L S T E W A R D S H I PP R O G R A M ( C E S P )
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 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.
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Project Ports:Promoting Oyster Restoration
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Delaware BayOyster Restoration
Visit the Priority Project web page at www.delawareestuary.org/pdf/Restoration/2011PDEAlliancePriorityProjectSummaries.pdf
BridesburgUrban Waterfront
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Freshwater Mussel Recoveryfor Water Quality andHabitat Improvement
Delaware Estuary Living Shorelines:Enhancement of Shellfish Reefs
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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 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!
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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.
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.
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.
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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.
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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.
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.
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!
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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.
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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.
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.
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’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.
I N T H E B A YFaced 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.
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 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.
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.
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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.
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.
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’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.
I N T H E B A YFaced 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.
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 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.
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.
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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.
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.
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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.
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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.
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.
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!
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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.
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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 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.
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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 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!
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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.
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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).
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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).
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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).
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PDE staff visited 60 wetlands sites across the Delaware Estuary in 2011 to assess their health and condition (see page 5).
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THE PARTNERSH IP FOR THE DELAWARE ESTUARY THANKS EVERYONE WHO SUPPORTED OUR WORK OVER THE LASTYEAR WITH CONTR IBUT IONS , GRANTS , EVENT SPONSORSH IPS , COOPERAT IVE AGREEMENTS , AND DONAT IONS .
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Barnegat Bay PartnershipConocoPhillipsCity of WilmingtonDelaware Clean Water Advisory CouncilDelaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC)DNREC – Delaware Coastal ProgramDuPont Clear into the FutureThe Geraldine Dodge FoundationNational Fish & Wildlife FoundationNational Oceanic & Atmospheric AdministrationThe Nature ConservancyNew Jersey Coastal Management ProgramPennsylvania Coastal Zone Management ProgramPennsylvania Department of Environmental ProtectionPhiladelphia Water DepartmentPSEG Nuclear, L.L.C.Rutgers UniversitySunoco, Inc.United Water Delaware U.S. Army Corps of EngineersU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyU.S. Fish & Wildlife ServiceWater Resources Education Network (WREN)The Welfare FoundationThe William Penn Foundation
Corporate Full Members:Centocor R&D, Inc. ConocoPhillips Logan Generating Company, LPNoramco PHI – Delmarva Power, Atlantic City Electric PSEG – Estuary Enhancement Program Sunoco, Inc.Wheelabrator Gloucester Company, LP
Government/Nonprofit Full Members:New Castle County
Associate Members:Mannington Waste Management Whitman, Requardt & Associates, LLP
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$1,000 and AboveJen Adkins & Andy CloudCurtis W. McGraw FoundationDelaware Racing AssociationDuPont Environmental Consulting Services, Inc.Gahagan & Bryant Associates, Inc.Ann K. Masse & Christopher WeidnerPennsylvania Horticultural SocietySupercritical Fluid Technologies, Inc.
$500 to $999Frances B. CarterTom & Betty DavisRobert & Linda EmmettHazen and SawyerMarilyn HeffleyHenry R. HorseyJohnny Brenda’sSusan S. KilhamCharles & Diane LawrenceJoseph & Jeanne McAteeNew Jersey American WaterHenry OpokuJoni L. Powell
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.
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.
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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).
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Successful pilot projects in New Jersey prompted an expansion of PDE’s DELSI project to other areas of New Jersey (see page 5).
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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).
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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).
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$150 to $249Richard P. Brown, Jr.Camden RiversharksJane & Mike Castle Nathan & Carolyn CloudDelaware Association of Conservation DistrictsJim EisenhardtJoseph GruberDavid KittsDanielle & Karen KreegerCynthia N. McManusHiram MungerBill O’NeillPat QuigleyJuhan RunneKeith & Suzanne St. JohnRichard & Susan TaylorJulie Varner & Thomas ChegwiddenWeeds, Inc.Matthew & Julia Winters
$75 to $149Buzz & Kathy AdkinsAmeriDrill, Inc.Charles AppDavid AtheyShaun & Jamie BaileyBernie BittnerDon & Rebecca BrillJenifer & John BurghardtLawrence B. CahillLisa & Gustavo CalvoSteve & Margaret CastoraniSarah P. CattieEdward W. ChristoffersMary Seton CorboyMarjorie CroftsGerald & Laura DarlingCalvin Davenger, Jr.Tom DavidockBarry DavisErnest J. DellheimAnne DePaulCharles Day DilksBurt DoremusJim & Eileen FallersKate FitzpatrickJeffrey E. FlemingRussell J. FurnariMichael & Pat GaborRich & Deborah GrohsWarren & Beth HaasArthur W. HarperBruce M. HashingerRobert & Tracy HofstromMichael HoganJames Hook & Wen Chyi ShyuJ. Elizabeth HorseyRobert W. HorseyBill & Marty HudsonDonna HymesTrish Ingelido & Joseph MuhlbergerJune & Charles JohnsonGerald KauffmanPaul KozlakAndrea KreinerLangan Engineering & Environmental Services, Inc.
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Michael LeffLewis Environmental GroupJune D. MacArtorLaura MadaraMarshall Geoscience, Inc.Millennium Pharmaceuticals Dorothy P. MillerNew Castle Conservation DistrictNormandeau Associates, Inc.Octoraro Native Plant NurseriesJeffrey J. PantazesAmeline PappasIn memory of Peter PappasEllen & Stephen PearlmanGovernor & Mrs. Russell W. PetersonNick & Katie Plianthos
Joseph & Lynn PokrifkaFloann C. RobertsJanice RollwagenJerome & Joanne Rufft
Patricia SayboltR.J. & Colette ScaggsElaine Schmerling & Warren Butt Schuylkill River National & State Heritage AreaMary Ellen & Bob ScottKash SrinivasanJ. Bailey SmithWade Sjögren, Whibco Inc.Doug TallamyRobert TudorDavid VelinskyWilmington Tug, Inc.Gus Wolfe & Laura Classen
$250 to $499Anonymous Aquaterra Technologies, Inc.Boyd J. BenjaminLeon K. ChainDaniel Cohen & Mindy SilverJoanne DahmeKevin C. Donnelly & Shelly B. DarlingEdwin B. Erickson IIIKaren & Kyle ForstMarc GoldRobert GoldmanJane Green – Liberty Solar PartnershipLesley Gross, Gross GraphicsCharnelle L. HicksKathy Klein & David PaulGinny KreitlerEric Lienhard & Heidi SplanePreston LuitweilerDaniel J. MartinFrank McShaneManningtonGeorge F. PhelpsDave & Carol PollisonSean Rhoads & Keri FisherAl & Harriet TaylorLisa Wool
Up to $75Anonymous Ambler BoroughMary C. ArnoldJudith AutenMaureen B. BarrettTammy BeesonKurt BeierAmanda BennerLaura BishopDanielle BowerMary Ann BoyerKathleen B. CallowHelen CampbellAnne M. CancelmoJon Capacasa
U.S. Senator Thomas R. CarperStephanie ChioreanMarianne B. CinagliaDon & Martha CoatsMatt CondiottiAndrew & Laura ConnollyPaula ConollyLeah CunninghamGiuseppe P. DeLucaDuffield AssociatesWilliam & Doris EissingPatty ElkisExxonMobil FoundationAnn FauldsHelen F. FaustJane FavaJohn E. FelgenhauerKim FlandersRichard & Lorraine FlemingMr. & Mrs. Robert FonashPeter McGrath & Cathy FortenbaughJohn & Suzanne GaadtRobert J. GoldenDominick C. Granato, Jr.Mike GriffinMaribeth L. HampelMarcia HansonJulie HendersonJoseph Hengel & Allen Reese Bruce W. HerdmanGregg & Deborah HermanMilissa HirstJohn W. HoovenS.C.K. HortyAnn Baker HorseyCheryl JacksonRussell & Mary JacksonJudi JeffersBrian JonesRobert P. KahleySue KofoetAnthony Kopke
Wendy LathropLawrence Lindsay & Carla PuppinRobert G. LockeVirginia S. LougheryDon MacBrideSuzanne MarinellJohn MarxPaul W. McCloskeyMichael F. Ronca & Sons, Inc.Earl MillerMark MillerSandra T. MillerDavid MinkWalter MugdanAnne MurphyMartha & Kevin NarvaezThe Nature ConservancyD.R. NolanMr. & Mrs. Francis J. NorrisDavid Othmer & Maureen BardenDr. Harry W. OttoAngela Padeletti & Shannon FreemanLori Palumbo & Tim LukkJohn PickettJoyce E. PillsburyDonna M. PowellEric PowellIrene PurdyMaynard RaaschDanielle RadcliffeAnthony & Regina RadocajAlfred J. ReadingerWilliam & Loren ReichertRoger J. RiderBrian J. ReidyMarlene M. RobinsonKaren & Stephen RombachBarbara T. RossDeanne & Scott RossJoshua RossmanSari RothrockDr. Karl Rugart, Jr.Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Camden CountyWilliam Saley & Marcia HansonJessica Rittler SanchezCharles W. & Nancy M. SappEric & Linda SchradingFrederick SchranckJoAnne ScanlonCecily & Geoffrey SellingKenneth ShepardKelly SomersGary SnyderAnn TegnellJule ThiessenVirginia ThompsonSabina M. Thorn
Robert TraverRosalind TroupinElizabeth A. TruittTom TrumanAndrew UrquhartDonald W. VarnerHoward & Pam VenzieLaura & Jon WhalenMaria I. WoodJerry WrightMarianne Walch
2011 Experience the Estuary Celebration SponsorsAKRF, Inc.AQUA Pennsylvania, Inc.Artesian Water Company, Inc.Cardno ENTRIXCHPlanningConocoPhillips Delaware City Refining Company LLC Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental ControlDelmarva Power & Atlantic City Electric, PHI CompaniesDelaware River Basin CommissionThe Dow Chemical CompanyDuffield Associates, Inc.DuPont – Platinum SponsorExelon CompanyFrank McShane Greeley and Hansen, LLCGross Graphics ServicesHazen and SawyerIntegra TechnologiesKleinfelderLaura Bishop Communications, LLCLogan Generating Company, LPManko, Gold, Katcher & Fox LLPNew Castle Conservation DistrictPhiladelphia International AirportPhiladelphia Water DepartmentPSEG NuclearRT Environmental Services, Inc. Sunoco, Inc.Urban Engineers, Inc.Wawa, Inc.Wheelabrator Gloucester Company, LP
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“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.
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2011 Silent & Live Auction Contributors1812 ProductionsJennifer AdkinsAl & Sam’s Canoe and KayakJohn & Sharon AlexanderArcher & Greiner, P.C.Back Burner RestaurantBooks and TobaccoBrandywine ConservancyBrandywine ZooBucks County River CountryDave BushekCamden Children’s GardenCamden RiverSharksCape May Lewes FerryU.S. Senator Thomas R. CarperClear Channel RadioThe Colbert ReportPriscilla ColeConocoPhillips Trainer RefineryCorrective ChiropracticCulinaria RestaurantThe Daily Show with Jon StewartDave & Buster’s of PhiladelphiaCalvin DavengerTom DavidockDelaware Art MuseumDelaware Museum of Natural History
Delaware River Port AuthorityDelaware Sea GrantDelaware State Parks
DelMarVa Board Sport AdventuresKevin Donnelly & Shelley DarlingDuffield Associates
DuPontEastern State Penitentiary Historic SiteEco-Artware.comERM, Inc.
Flying Fish BreweryKaren Johnson Forst & Kyle ForstGateway Garden CenterRobert GoldmanGrand Opera HouseWarren & Beth HaasSimeon HahnHarry’s Seafood / Harry’s Savoy GrillCharnelle HicksElizabeth HorseyDoug JaniecKalmar Nyckel FoundationJohn KennelKathy Klein, Sweet BeadsDanielle & Karen KreegerLongwood GardensAmy LukkMad Batter RestaurantMelting Pot Restaurant
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2011 Experience the Estuary Contributors, Volunteers, and Starfish ArtistsGretchen AppsAtlantic Cape Fisheries Oyster Farm – James TweedBivalve Packing Company – Steve FleetwoodIris BurtDave BushekKurt Cheng Andy CloudHelena DomenicBrian ErricksonVanessa FentonSteve FleetwoodSondra FliteKyle ForstShannon FreemanJenn Guis Shakti HarrisMilissa Hirst
Ann HorseyAmie Howell
Susan JohnstonJohn Kennel
Kathy KleinJohn Kraeuter
Eric LienhardPaola López-Duarte
Megan MackeyFrank McShane
Janice Rollwagen Dee Ross
Joanne RufftAngela Sakrison
16 Mile Brewery Julia Spicher
Marianne Walch Stacey Wallace
Lisa WoolYards Brewing
2011 Experience the Estuary – Friends of the Delaware EstuaryThe Academy of Natural Sciences – Patrick Center Center for the Inland BaysDelaware River Basin CommissionDelaware Valley Regional Planning CommissionIndependence Seaport MuseumThe Nature Conservancy – DE and NJ ChaptersPennsylvania Sea GrantRutgers Haskin Shellfish Research LaboratoryRutgers Institute of Marine and Coastal SciencesUniversity of Delaware Water Resources Agency
Moore Brothers Wine CompanyMorey’s PiersNHL Enterprises, L.P. (Michael Gold)Octoraro Native Plant NurseryOPERA DelawareThe Oyster House RestaurantAngela PadelettiPenn Warehousing & Distribution, Inc.Pennsylvania Horticultural SocietyPhiladelphia FlyersPhiladelphia 76ersPhiladelphia Brewing CompanyPhiladelphia Museum of ArtPhiladelphia PhilliesPhiladelphia Regional Port AuthorityPhiladelphia Rock GymPinelands NurseryJoni PowellRadley Run Country ClubRainbow Dinner TheatreRed Knot Outfitters Birding ToursREI Conshohocken & REI MarltonJanice RollwagenDee RossSari RothrockRenee SearfossStephanie SeemanLeo SewellSidney Frank Importing Co.Colleen TudorTwin Lakes BreweryVictory Brewing CompanyWawa, Inc.Laura & Jon WhalenWhite Clay Watershed Assoc. in partnership with White Clay Wild & ScenicWild Birds UnlimitedWilmington and Western RailroadLisa WoolWorld Cafe Live, Wilmington
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$1,418,300$ 310,865$ 8,121$ 41,413
$1,091,180$ 310,907$ 101,898
$ 274,714$1,034,254$1,308,968
Support and Revenue: Government Contracts.......................... Contributions and Grants...................... Interest and Investment Income............ Other Revenue......................................
Expenses: Program................................................. Management and General.................... Fundraising............................................
Change in Net Assets.................................Net Assets at Beginning of Year.................Net Assets at End of Year............................
For the Year Ended December 31, 2010
Total Support and Revenue.....................
Total Expenses........................................
80%
72%
18%
2%
7%
<1%
21%
$1,778,699
$1,503,985
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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.
Partnership for the Delaware Estuary, Inc.110 S. Poplar Street, Suite 202Wilmington, DE 198011-800-445-4935www.DelawareEstuary.org
Partnership for the Delaware Estuary Board of Directors
Executive CommitteeChair: Charnelle Hicks – CHPlanning, Ltd. Vice Chair: Kevin Donnelly – New Castle Conservation DistrictTreasurer: Leon Chain – Aqua PennsylvaniaSecretary: Eric Lienhard, P.E. – Hazen and SawyerAnn K. Masse, Ph.D. – DuPont Laura Bishop – Laura Bishop Communications, LLC
Board MembersJoanne Dahme – Philadelphia Water DepartmentCalvin M. Davenger, Jr. – Philadelphia International AirportMichael P. De Luca – Institute of Marine & Coastal Sciences, Rutgers UniversityAnndria Gaerity – PSEG Power, LLCMarc E. Gold – Manko, Gold, Katcher & Fox, LLPVictor J. Giudice, CSP – ManningtonMarilyn Heffley – Reed Smith LLPDouglas Janiec – Duffield Associates, Inc.Gerald J. Kauffman, P.E. – University of Delaware, Water Resources AgencyGinny Kreitler – Audubon PennsylvaniaLaura L. Madara – Delaware State ParksJoni L. Powell – KleinfelderJuhan Runne, Esq. – Archer & Greiner, P.C.David Jay Velinsky – Academy of Natural Sciences Philadelphia – Patrick Center
PDE Staff MembersJennifer Adkins – Executive Director, ext. 102 Shaun Bailey – Marketing & Communications Coordinator, ext. 113Priscilla Cole – Data Management Specialist, ext. 115Tom Davidock – Schuylkill Action Network Coordinator, ext. 109 Beth Haas – Business Manager, ext. 100Elizabeth Horsey – Development Specialist II, ext. 114 Cheryl Jackson – Program Specialist II, ext. 112Karen Johnson Forst – Development Director, ext. 101Danielle Kreeger – Science Director, ext. 104Angela Padeletti – Science Coordinator, ext. 103Dee Ross – Watershed Program Coordinator, ext. 106Sari Rothrock – Science and Policy Fellow, ext. 108 Kelly Somers – Drexel University Science Fellow, ext. 108 Laura Whalen – Restoration Coordinator, ext. 107Gus Wolfe – Director of Finance and Operations, ext. 111Lisa Wool – Program Director, ext. 105Kyle Applebaum – Multimedia InternKurt Cheng – Science Intern
Steering CommitteeCarol 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 3John T. Hines, Deputy Secretary for Water Management – Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Charnelle Hicks, Chair – Partnership for the Delaware Estuary Board of DirectorsHoward Neukrug, Water Commissioner – Philadelphia Water Department John Plonski, Assistant Commissioner for Water Resources Management – New Jersey Department of Environmental ProtectionCollin 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 KennelDelaware River Basin Commission – Robert Tudor, Thomas FikslinDrexel University – Susan S. Kilham, Ph.D. National Park Service – Joe DibelloNew Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Jay Springer, Dorina FrizzeraPennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection – Andy Zemba, Lori MohrPhiladelphia Water Department – Stephanie ChioreanU.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 & BiotechnologyScience Advisor: Danielle Kreeger, Ph.D. – Partnership for the Delaware EstuaryEx Officio Representative: Jennifer A. Adkins – Partnership for the Delaware Estuary
Thomas Belton, M.S. – New Jersey Department of Environmental ProtectionGerald Bright – Philadelphia Water Department David Burke – Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (A. Everett, alternate)Thomas Fikslin, Ph.D. – Delaware River Basin CommissionJerre W. Mohler – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; NE Fishery CenterRenee Searfoss – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 3David Wolanski – Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
Elected Representatives:Gregory Breese – U.S. Fish & Wildlife ServiceJeffrey A. Gebert – U.S. Army Corps of EngineersDesmond Kahn, Ph.D. – Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental ControlGerald J. Kauffman, Ph.D. – University of Delaware, Water Resources AgencySusan Kilham, Ph.D. – Drexel University; Dept. of Bioscience & Biotechnology John Kraeuter, Ph.D. – Rutgers University; Haskin Shellfish LaboratoryDoug Miller, Ph.D. – University of Delaware; College of Earth, Ocean, and EnvironmentKenneth A. Strait – PSEG, Manager – Biological Programs, Permitting and Environmental ServicesDavid Velinsky, Ph.D. – Academy of Natural SciencesEric Vowinkel, Ph.D. – U.S. Geological Survey; New Jersey Water Science Center