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Outreach and Collaboration
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• Connections with Public Agencies• Cross Cluster Monitoring Coordination• Existing Data Collection & Analysis• Database Building• Modeling Support• Shared Research Agenda
Working with existing data,Collecting new data
• Combining data from different monitoring protocols– Good spatial distribution, variable temporal
• Objectives of monitoring (un-/impaired vs. other)
• Development of short & long-term indicators• Progressive changes in ecosystems due to
conservation, lag time• Scale of projects, scale of effects• Climate change impacts
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MonitoringSampling• 2013-2014 Baseline
– Integrated Cluster-Scale– “Before,” “Control,” “Impact” Project
Scale Sampling– In-house Software for Site Selection
• Ongoing Monitoring After Project Completion (“After, “Control,” “Impact”)
Project Team Monitoring Plans – Planning– Support – QA
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Monitoring & AssessmentMethods and indicators for maximum capacity to detect changes in short- and long-term• Fish• Macroinvertebrates (Stroud &
ANS)• Algae• Water chemistry• Storm sampling• Edge-of-field• Emerging contaminants
Analysis and Application• IBI development & ecosystem response research• Connecting restoration & protection to aquatic
ecosystems– Adapting Future Projects
• Basin and Cluster Scale Syntheses
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Data & CollaborationHow can our data compilation benefit others?
Shared Research AgendaSteering committee meetings-“In-stream” researchers- Modelers
Building collaborations, aligning partners
Facilitating Shared Research Agenda• Develop an integrated, multi-disciplinary
research agenda supporting ecological protection and restoration of the Delaware River Basin
• Promote overall understanding of Integrated Water Resource Management in complex watersheds.
• Communicate a set of action recommendations with priorities
• Identify key research themes, scales (project to basin), disciplines/collaborations, funding, researchers
ANS & DRWI: Roland Wall rjw85@drexel.edu
Monitoring & Research: Stefanie Kroll, sak345@drexel Rich Horwitz
Data Sharing: Meg O’Donnell, mjo63@drexel.edu
Monitoring, News: Kathryn Christopher, kac388@drexel
Gov’t Liason: Carol Collier, crc92@drexel.edu
Web Mapper: Lin Perez, lbp43@drexel ANS Water Quality Monitoring for the Delaware River Watershed Initiative: https://ansdu.maps.arcgis.com/home/
Twitter: @ANSStreamTeam
Website: http://ansp.org/research/environmental-research/projects/watershed-protection-program/