Maryland and Virginia Oyster Restoration Interagency Teams
The Maryland and Virginia Oyster Restoration Interagency Teams identify tributaries for large-scale oyster restoration and consult with scientists and partners to develop Oyster Restoration Tributary Plans for each waterway.
Meetings
No upcoming meetings.
Maryland Oyster Restoration Workgroup Bi-Monthly Meeting - November 2025
Virginia Oyster Restoration Workgroup Bi-Monthly Meeting - November 2025
Virginia Oyster Restoration Workgroup Bi-Monthly Meeting - September 2025
About
The Maryland and Virginia Oyster Restoration Interagency Teams are responsible for identifying tributaries for large-scale oyster restoration and developing Oyster Restoration Tributary Plans for each waterway, in consultation with partners and scientists. Workgroup members include representatives from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Baltimore and Norfolk districts, the Oyster Recovery Partnership, state agencies (including the Maryland Department of Natural Resources and the Virginia Marine Resources Commission), local organizations and consulting scientists. These teams are focused on planning restoration and monitoring in the tributaries that have been selected so far for tributary restoration: Harris Creek, Tred Avon, Little Choptank, and St. Marys River in Maryland; Lafayette, Lynnhaven, Piankantank, Great Wicomico, and Lower York River in Virginia.
Publications
2024 Chesapeake Bay Oyster Restoration Update
Publication date:This report summarizes progress made in 2024 toward the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement’s "Ten Tributaries by 2025" Oyster Outcome.
View document [PDF, 2.9 MB] 2024 Chesapeake Bay Oyster Restoration Update
2022 and 2023 Maryland Oyster Monitoring Report
Publication date:This report provides an analysis of Maryland's 2022 and 2023 oyster restoration success.
View document [PDF, 6.1 MB] 2022 and 2023 Maryland Oyster Monitoring Report
2023 Chesapeake Bay Oyster Restoration Update
Publication date:This report summarizes progress made in 2023 toward the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement’s "Ten Tributaries by 2025" Oyster Outcome.
View document [PDF, 3.4 MB] 2023 Chesapeake Bay Oyster Restoration Update
2022 Chesapeake Bay Oyster Restoration Update
Publication date:This report summarizes progress made in 2022 toward the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement’s "Ten Tributaries by 2025" Oyster Outcome.
View document [PDF, 2.3 MB] 2022 Chesapeake Bay Oyster Restoration Update
2021 Chesapeake Bay Oyster Restoration Update
Publication date:This report summarizes progress made in 2021 toward the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement’s "Ten Tributaries by 2025" Oyster Outcome.
View document [PDF, 3.6 MB] 2021 Chesapeake Bay Oyster Restoration Update
Our Watershed Agreement Goals & Outcomes
Sustainable Fisheries Goal
Our Members
- Stephanie Westby (Chair)
NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office stephanie.westby@noaa.gov - Andrew Larkin (Chair)
NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office Andrew.W.Larkin@noaa.gov - Christina Garvey (Staffer)
Chesapeake Research Consortium christina.garvey@noaa.gov - Jodi Baxter
Maryland Department of Natural Resources jodi.baxter@maryland.gov - Joseph Bieberich
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) joseph.c.bieberich@usace.army.mil - David Bruce
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) david.bruce@noaa.gov - Russell Burke
Christopher Newport University russell.burke@cnu.edu - Andrew Button
Virginia Marine Resources Commission andrew.button@mrc.virginia.gov - Olivia Caretti
Oyster Recovery Partnership ocaretti@oysterrecovery.org - Laura Clarke
lclarke@pewtrusts.org - Sarah Greenberg
Oyster Recovery Partnership sgreenberg@oysterrecovery.org - Zachary Greenberg
Pew Charitable Trusts zgreenberg@pewtrusts.org - Brent Hunsinger
brent.hunsinger@riverfriends.org - Brent James
brent@lrnow.org - Todd Janeski
Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation Todd.Janeski@dcr.virginia.gov - Lisa Kellogg
Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) lkellogg@vims.edu - Kerry Kennedy
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) kerry.m.kennedy@usace.army.mil - Kimberly Koelsch
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Kimberly.C.Koelsch@usace.army.mil - Andy Lacatell
The Nature Conservancy alacatell@tnc.org - Andrew Larkin
NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office Andrew.W.Larkin@noaa.gov - Jay Lazar
NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office jay.lazar@noaa.gov - Rom Lipcius
Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) rom@vims.edu - Heather Lockwood
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Heather.Lockwood@usace.army.mil - Mark Luckenbach
Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) luck@vims.edu - Chris Ludford
ludfordbros@gmail.com - Julie Luecke
Chesapeake Bay Foundation jluecke@cbf.org - Jennica Moffat
Oyster Recovery Partnership jmoffat@oysterrecovery.org - Chris Moore
Chesapeake Bay Foundation cmoore@cbf.org - David O'Brien
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) David.L.O'Brien@noaa.gov - Thomas Olexa
U.S. Department of the Navy thomas.olexa@navy.mil - Tarig Omer
City of Virginia Beach (VA) tomer@vbgov.com - Rachael Peabody
Virginia Marine Resources Commission rachael.peabody@mrc.virginia.gov - Joe Rieger
Elizabeth River Project jrieger@elizabethriver.org - Gabrielle Saluta
Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) gsaluta@vims.edu - David Schulte
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) David.M.Schulte@usace.army.mil - Laurinda Serafin
Maryland Department of Natural Resources laurinda.serafin@maryland.gov - Jackie Shannon
Chesapeake Bay Foundation jshannon@cbf.org - Ward Slacum, Jr.
wslacum@oysterrecovery.org - Angela Sowers
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Baltimore District angela.sowers@usace.army.mil - Megan Wood
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) megan.a.wood@usace.army.mil - Ryan Westpfahl
Chesapeake Bay Foundation rwestpfahl@cbf.org