Stewardship Workgroup
The Stewardship Workgroup seeks to increase the number and diversity of trained and mobilized volunteers with the knowledge and skills needed to enhance the health of their local watersheds. The Workgroup helps support cross-jurisdictional coordination, public attitudes research, and knowledge sharing to increase stewardship in the Chesapeake Bay region.
Upcoming Meetings
No upcoming meetings.
Scope and Purpose
The long-term success and sustainability of the Chesapeake Bay restoration effort will ultimately depend on the actions and support of the over 17 million residents of the region who call the watershed home. The cumulative impact of these millions of individuals can both positively and negatively affect the health of lands and waterways. Hundreds of local conservation organizations, in addition to a growing number of community associations, religious institutions, and others, are leading efforts at the local scale to engage and empower residents to restore local streams, reduce pollution, protect the environment and improve their communities. The efforts of these groups and of community leaders also result in an ever-increasing number of residents adopting behaviors and taking individual actions that ultimately reduce our collective impact on the Bay.
The 2014 Agreement contained a Stewardship Outcome to, “Increase the number and diversity of trained and mobilized resident volunteers with the knowledge and skills needed to enhance the health of their local watersheds." The Stewardship team has formed to facilitate the implementation of this Stewardship Outcome. The team includes representation from federal, state, local and non-profit partners responsible and committed to stewardship activities.
Publications
Stewardship Workgroup Factsheet
An overview of the Stewardship Workgroup, the Fostering Chesapeake Stewardship Goal Implementation Team, and the Chesapeake Bay Program.
View detailsWatershed Agreement
Stewardship Goal
Members
Britt Slattery (Coordinator), Fostering Chesapeake Stewardship Goal Implementation Team Coordinator, National Park Service (NPS)
Meredith Lemke (Staffer), Chesapeake Research Consortium
Suzanne Etgen, Anne Arundel County Watershed Stewards Academy
975 Indian Landing Rd
Millersville, Maryland 21108
Email: setgen@aacps.org
Phone: (410) 222-3831
Julie Lawson, Stakeholders' Advisory Committee
6548 Eastern Avenue NE
District of Columbia, District of Columbia 20012
Email: lawson.julie@gmail.com
Phone: (202) 347-0412
Steve Raabe, OpinionWorks
Jessica Blackburn, Stakeholders' Advisory Committee Coordinator, Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay
612 Hull St Suite 101C
Richmond, Virginia 23224
Email: jblackburn@allianceforthebay.org
Phone: (804) 775-0951
Rachel Felver, Director of Communications, Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay
1750 Forest Drive Suite 130
Annapolis, Maryland 21401
Email: rfelver@chesapeakebay.net
Phone: (410) 267-5740
Virginia Witmer, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
P.O. Box 1105
Richmond, Virginia 23218
Email: virginia.witmer@deq.virginia.gov
Phone: (804) 698-4320
Amanda Rockler, Maryland Sea Grant
3300 North Ridge Road
Suite 240
Ellicott City, Maryland 21043
Email: arockler@umd.edu
Phone: (410) 313-2708
Laura Cattell Noll, Local Government Advisory Committee Coordinator, Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay
841 Flory Mill Rd
Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17601
Email: lnoll@allianceforthebay.org
Phone: (443) 949-0575
Shannon Sprague, Education Workgroup Coordinator, NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office
1750 Forest Drive Suite 130
Annapolis, Maryland 21401
Email: shannon.sprague@NOAA.GOV
Phone: (410) 267-5664
Ashley Traut, Greater Baltimore Wilderness Coalition
Amy Handen, Local Implementation Programs Coordinator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
1750 Forest Drive Suite 130
Annapolis, Maryland 21401
Email: handen.amy@epa.gov
Phone: (410) 267-5793