Indicator Status Updates Overview Nita Sylvester, EPA CBPO Chair of STAR’s Indicator Workgroup.

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Indicator Status Updates Overview Nita Sylvester, EPA CBPO Chair of STAR’s Indicator Workgroup

The Indicators Framework (2007)

The Framework from 2010 Bay Barometer Factors Impacting Health Pollutants Nitrogen Phosphorus Sediment Land Use Population Forest Cover Natural Factors River Flow

The Framework from 2010 Bay Barometer Bay Health Habitats & Lower Food Web Bay Grasses Phytoplankton Bottom Habitat Tidal Wetlands Fish & Shellfish Abundance Blue Crabs Oysters Striped Bass American Shad Menhaden Water Quality Dissolved Oxygen Water Clarity Chlorophyll a Chemical Contaminants

The Framework from 2010 Bay Barometer Watershed Health Health of Freshwater Streams Benthic IBI Flow Adjusted Pollution Trends Nitrogen - LT Phosphorus - LT Sediment - LT N - ST and Yield P - ST and Yield S - ST and Yield

The Framework from 2010 Bay Barometer Restoration and Protection Efforts Reducing Pollution Reducing N Pollution Reducing P Pollution Reducing S Pollution Restoring Habitats Planting Bay Grasses Restoring Wetlands Reopening Fish Passage Restoring Oyster Reefs Managing Fisheries Blue Crab Fishery Managemen t Protecting Watersheds Planting Forest Buffers Developing Watershed Managemen t Plans Preserving Lands Fostering Stewardship Public Access Index K-12 Education Citizen and Community Action

The Framework for 2012 Factors Impacting Health Pollutants Nitrogen Phosphorus Sediment Land Use Population Forest Cover Natural Factors River Flow

The Framework for 2012 Bay Health Habitats & Lower Food Web Bay Grasses Phytoplankton TBD Bottom Habitat Tidal Wetlands TBD Fish & Shellfish Abundance Blue Crabs Oyster Biomass Striped Bass American Shad TBD Menhaden Oyster Population Water Quality Dissolved Oxygen Water Clarity Chlorophyll a Chemical Contaminants WQ Standards Attainment

The Framework for 2012 Watershed Health Health of Freshwater Streams Benthic IBI Brook Trout/Stream Health Flow Adjusted Pollution Trends Nitrogen - LT Phosphorus - LT Sediment - LT N - ST and Yield P - ST and Yield S - ST and Yield Land Cover Forest Cover

The Framework for 2012 Restoration and Protection Efforts Reducing Pollution Reducing N Pollution Reducing P Pollution Reducing S Pollution Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrades Restoring Habitats Planting Bay Grasses Restoring Wetlands Reopening Fish Passage Restoring Oyster Reefs Oyster Restoration Wetlands Enhancement Managing Fisheries Blue Crab Fishery Management Protecting Watersheds Planting Forest Buffers Developing Watershed Management Plans Preserving Lands Fostering Stewardship Public Access Index K-12 Education Citizen and Community Action Public Access Points PK-12 Environmental Literacy