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Chesapeake 2000 - Press Conference
Available: No Publication Date: 07/08/1999 Data Type: video
Environmental Protection Agency - Chesapeake Bay Program.
Chesapeake 2000 - Press Conference - 7/8/99. Video depicts the press conference incorporated with Chesapeake 2000.
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Chesapeake 2000 News Release
Available: No Publication Date: 07/08/1999 Data Type: video
Environmental Protection Agency - Chesapeake Bay Program. Chesapeake 2000 - New Release - 7/8/99. Video depicts the release of the draft Chesapeake 2000 agreement.
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Directive 98-2: Chesapeake 2000 (14 KB)
Available: Yes Publication Date: 12/08/1998 Data Type: directive
Chesapeake 2000 takes stock of the progress made to date in restoring the Chesapeake Bay and renews the Chesapeake Bay Program's commitment to the ultimate goal of restoring the productivity, diversity and abundance of the living resources of the Bay and its rivers. It directs the Chesapeake 2000 Planning Committee to convene and manage an effort that will lead to the adoption of a Year 2000 Chesapeake Bay Agreement.
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Adoption Statement: Submerged Aquatic Vegetation December 2003
Available: Yes Publication Date: 12/04/2003 Data Type: policy document
The adoption statement acknowledges that the most essential action in meeting the 2010 goal of 185,000 acres of SAV is meeting water clarity criteria in areas designed for SAV use. The document describes the important roles SAV plays in Bay ecology and outlines the four major and necessary actions to meeting their commitment in Chesapeake 2000. It was signed by members of the Executive Council on December 9, 2003
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Directive 06-1 Protecting the Forests of the Chesapeake Watershed
Available: Yes Publication Date: 10/22/2006 Data Type: policy document
Retaining and expanding forests in the Chesapeake Bay watershed is critical to our success in restoring the Chesapeake Bay. Forests are the most beneficial land use for protecting water quality, due to their ability to capture, filter and retain water, as well as absorb pollution from the air. In Chesapeake 2000, we committed to "Permanently preserve from development 20 percent of the land area in the watershed by 2010" and "conserve existing forests along all streams and shorelines.
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2005 Wetlands Evaluation
Available: Yes Publication Date: 11/08/2005 Data Type: policy document
The Chesapeake Bay Program recognized the importance of wetlands in Chesapeake 2000, which charged signatories to reach specific goals by 2010. This memo provides an update on the 2005 Wetlands Evaluation and outline the the PSCs decisions concerning the next steps, including focusing restoration efforts on an acreage gain of 25,000 for the remainder of the decade.
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Chesapeake 2000 Stream Corridor Restoration Goals Workshop (573 KB)
Available: Yes Publication Date: 02/01/2004 Data Type: report
Available in digital format and hardcopy. Streams are in integral part of the Chesapeake Bay’s natural infrastructure. Stream networks “interconnect the land, water, living resources and human communities of the Bay watershed (Chesapeake 2000).” As such, improving, restoring, and protecting stream ecosystems assumes a pivotal point in moving the Bay and its watershed resources towards the ideal condition. The primary goal of this Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) workshop was to promote science-based approaches to assist the Chesapeake Bay Program partner jurisdictions and their local partners in creating new or enhancing existing efforts to develop stream corridor restoration goals based on local watershed management planning. The workshop served as an opportunity to present alternative approaches for setting integrated stream corridor restoration goals and as a forum for discussion on how to identify common elements and determine how jurisdictions will begin or continue working towards setting these goals.
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Stewardship and Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences (11 KB)
Available: Yes Publication Date: 03/01/2001 Data Type: fact sheet
This document defines a common set of criteria to help the Bay Watershed jurisdictions meet the intent of the Meaningful Bay or stream outdoor experience as outlined in the Chesapeake 2000 Agreement.
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Review of the Benthic Process Model with Recommendations for Future Modeling Efforts (791 KB)
Available: Yes Publication Date: 02/01/2002 Data Type: report
The Benthic Process Model Review Team, assembled by the Modeling Subcommittee during Fall 2000, reviewed the benthic model developed for the Chesapeake Bay Water Quality Model, a component of Chesapeake Bay Estuary Modeling Package. Review of the model presented in the technical, report, Development of a Suspension Feeding and Deposit Feeding Benthos Model for Chesapeake Bay (USCE 0410) was guided by questions provided by the Modeling Subcommittee. The Review Team was further charged with advising the Modeling Subcommittee regarding the future directions in benthic process modeling that will be needed in order to satisfy the goals and objectives stated in the Chesapeake 2000 Agreement.
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The Optimization of Benefits from Wetlands Restoration (119 KB)
Available: Yes Publication Date: 02/01/2002 Data Type: report
Available in digital form only. State and federal agencies have been engaged in restoration and creation of wetlands for many years, generally as part of programs focused on habitat and water quality management. In the late 1990’s recognition of the growing cumulative loss of wetland resources, spurred Chesapeake Bay Program partners to make commitments to seek not only no net loss of the resources, but an effective net resource gain. A goal of restoring 25,000 acres of wetlands within the Chesapeake watershed by 2010 was adopted as part of the Chesapeake 2000 agreement. The Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) developed this workshop to afford practitioners and interested parties from the Chesapeake Bay Program partners an opportunity to exchange information, discuss emerging ideas, and suggest future directions. The workshop outcomes are presented in this report and grouped into four general areas: 1.) what is currently going on in Chesapeake Bay wetlands restoration; 2.) what the state of the science is to guide wetlands restoration in the Bay; 3.) what has been learned from ongoing efforts to restore wetlands; and 4.) what should happen next in restoration of Chesapeake Bay wetlands.
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For more information, contact the Chesapeake
Bay Program Office, 410 Severn Avenue, Suite 109, Annapolis, MD 21403
/ Tel: (800) YOUR-BAY / Fax: (410) 267-5777.
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