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2016 Staff Executive Team: Education & Outreach Team: Science & Restoration Team: Led by Jennifer A. Adkins, Executive Director Led by Lisa Wool, Outreach Program Director Led by Dr. Danielle Kreeger, Science Director Nancy Descano, Deputy Executive Director Shaun Bailey, Marketing & Communications Emily Baumbach, Science Planning Specialist Andrée Tyagi, Office Manager Coordinator Sarah Bouboulis, Habitat Specialist Kaitlin Collins, Watershed Planning Specialist Kurt Cheng, Shellfish Specialist Development Team: Kate Hutelmyer, Senior Watersheds LeeAnn Haaf, Wetland Specialist Led by Debbie Heaton, Director of Coordinator Joshua Moody, Restoration Coordinator Development Michelle Knoll, Program Specialist Angela Padeletti, Senior Science Coordinator Elizabeth Horsey, Coordinator of Jeffrey Long, Watershed Outreach Specialist Spencer Roberts, Science Fellow Individual Giving Virginia Vassalotti, Senior Schuylkill Action Science Interns: Sandra Demberger, Lorestine Pittman, Coordinator of Grants Network Specialist Ryan Flannery, and Kathleen LaForce

2016 Steering Committee 2016 Science & Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) Joni L. Powell, Chairwoman – Partnership for the Delaware Estuary STANDING REPRESENTATIVES Board of Directors Chairperson: Susan Kilham, Ph.D. – Drexel University; Judith A. Enck, Regional Administrator – U.S. Environmental Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology Protection Agency, Region 2 Science Advisor: Danielle Kreeger, Ph.D. – Partnership for the Shawn M. Garvin, Regional Administrator – U.S. Environmental Delaware Estuary Protection Agency, Region 3 Ex Officio Representative: Jennifer A. Adkins – Partnership for the Kelly Jean Heffner, Deputy Secretary for Water Management – Delaware Estuary, EIC Chair Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Lance Butler & Josef Kardos – Philadelphia Water Department Daniel Kennedy, Assistant Commissioner for Water Resource Thomas Fikslin, Ph.D. – Delaware River Basin Commission Management – New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (J. Yagecic, alternate) Dorina Frizzera Debra McCarty, Water Commissioner – Philadelphia Water Department – New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Kristin Regan & Kelly Somers – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, David Small, Secretary – Delaware Department of Natural Resources Region III and Environmental Control Hoss Liaghat – Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Steve Tambini, Executive Director – Delaware River Basin Commission David Wolanski – Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control 2016 Estuary Implementation Committee (EIC) ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES Gregory Breese Chair: Jennifer A. Adkins – Partnership for the Delaware Estuary – U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service David Bushek, Ph.D. – Rutgers University, Haskin Shellfish Laboratory U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 3 – Laura Craig, Ph.D. – American Rivers Ed Ambrogio, Megan Mackey Jeff Fischer, Ph.D. – U.S. Geological Survey U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 2 – Heather Jensen – U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Nesmarie Negron, Irene Y. Purdy Desmond Kahn, Ph.D. – Scientist, Retired Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control – Moses Katkowski – The Nature Conservancy Bob Scarborough, John Kennel Gerald J. Kauffman, Ph.D. – University of Delaware, Delaware River Basin Commission – Kenneth Najjar, Thomas Fikslin Water Resources Agency Drexel University – Susan S. Kilham, Ph.D., STAC Chair Alison Rogerson – Delaware Department of Natural Resources National Park Service – Joe Dibello and Environmental Control New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Pete Rowe – New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium Jay Springer, Dorina Frizzera, Ann Witte Kari St. Laurent, Ph.D. – Delaware Department of Natural Resources Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection – and Environmental Control Lori Mohr, Rhonda Manning Kenneth A. Strait – PSEG Philadelphia Water Department – Kelly Anderson Elizabeth Watson – The Academy of Natural Sciences U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service – Gregory Breese of Drexel University

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Front and back cover photos by Aaron Maffei Printed on recycled paper. Illustration and Design © 2017 Frank McShane March 2017, 1300 2016 Experience the Estuary Joni L. Powell Celebration Contributors Dee Ross from the Leo Sewell 1812 Productions David Small Jennifer Adkins & Andy Cloud Sheri Stiles Antique Prints Inc. Sweet Amalia Oyster Farm Colleen Arnold Julie Varner David Athey It’s hard to believe that 2016 is my final year serving as a Board Member at Virginia Vassalotti Atlantic Capes Fisheries Victory Brewing Company the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary (PDE). While it’s tough to end my Auletto Caterers Marianne Walch tenure, I couldn’t have picked a better final year – PDE’s 20th Anniversary. Bellevue State Park West Chester Golf & Country Club Betsy’s Cape Shore Salts Whitewater Farm Bed & Breakfast Anniversaries are a time to reflect and celebrate. If you attended the Bivalve Packing Company Wilmington & Western Railroad Experience the Estuary Celebration this year, then you know we can throw Brandywine Conservancy Wilmington Blue Rocks a good party! If you asked me to reflect on what makes PDE so great, Cape May-Lewes Ferry Fred Wood Many thanks to Kathy Klein for her Senator Thomas R. Carper Lisa Wool I would say three things. contributions to PDE and for being Carol & Rick Collier the Honorary Chair of the 2016 N. Taylor Collins at Parke Green Galleries First, I would explain about the collaborative spirit in which the organization Experience the Estuary Celebration. 2016 Volunteers The Corinthian Yacht Club of Philadelphia runs. Partnership is the first word in our name – and it’s deliberate. The Jan Crumpley Thank you to all the individuals who second thing I would talk about is how strongly based PDE is in scientific 2016 Experience the Estuary The Daily Show with Trevor Noah generously gave their time and talents research and how it guides PDE’s work. Lastly, and most importantly, Celebration Sponsors Dave & Busters of Philadelphia to help advance our mission in 2016. Deerfield Golf & Grille Some of our volunteer highlights from I would tell you about how passionate its staff, partners, and supporters Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel are about the Delaware Estuary. Delaware Department of Natural 2016 included: University Resources and Environmental Control • 20.8 tons of oyster shells recycled, AKRF, Inc. Delaware Museum of Natural History What brought me to PDE was my love of the environment, the beautiful streams in my home state of with the help of 4 volunteers and 13 Aqua America, Inc. Robert K. Dobbs Jr. local restaurants. New Jersey, and the strong desire to give back. What I found at PDE is an organization committed to Brown and Caldwell Dogfish Head Brewery improving the Delaware River and Bay for current and future generations. CH2M Kevin Donnelly • 3 river cleanups that removed over Chesapeake Utilities Corporation Dover International Speedway 520 tons of trash from the Estuary! Thank you for being part of PDE’s 20 year journey. It is my sincere hope that you continue to support Delaware City Refining Company Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site • Nearly 3,000 local Delaware Bay PDE for this year and for years to come. Delaware Department of Natural Tom Ei oyster shucked with the help of 7 Resources and Environmental Control Exelon Generation Company, LLC amazing volunteers. Delaware River Basin Commission Flying Fish Brewery Delmarva Power & Atlantic City Electric Robert D. Goldman • Over 100 volunteer hours on PDE Joni L. Powell Duffield Associates The Grand Opera House Board Committees. 2016 Board Chair DuPont Ann Baker Horsey Environmental Standards Inc. • 3 living shorelines installed with the Independence Seaport Museum help of 6 volunteers. Exelon Generation Judi Jeffers Frank McShane Kalmar Nyckel Foundation • And so many more! Gross Graphics Services Kathy Klein The Partnership for the Delaware Estuary makes Hazen and Sawyer Kramer Portraits every effort to ensure the accuracy of these listings. HDR, Inc. Alison Kraus If you find an omission or a misspelling, please Kleinfelder Last Week Tonight with John Oliver excuse our error and contact us at 1-302-655-4990, Manko, Gold, Katcher & Fox, LLP Congressman Frank A. LoBiondo ext.114 so that we may update our records for future donor listings. Monroe Energy Kimberly Long Mott MacDonald Longwood Gardens New Castle Conservation District Andrew T. Manus 2016 New Jersey American Water Governor Jack Markell Board of Directors Board Members Ann M. Faulds – Pennsylvania Sea Grant PennEast Pipeline Company, LLC Gus Mergenthaler Philadelphia Energy Solutions Colleen M. Arnold – Aqua America Brenda H. Gotanda – Manko, Gold, National Constitution Center Philadelphia International Airport Newark Natural Foods Cooperative Executive Committee David J. Athey – AECOM Katcher & Fox LLP Philadelphia Regional Port Authority NHL Enterprises, L.P. Chair: Joni L. Powell – Danielle A. Bower – Philadelphia International Alison Kraus – PSEG Nuclear, LLC Lisa Lindsey – PBF Energy Company LLC Philadelphia Water Department Northbrook Canoe Kleinfelder Airport PSEG Nuclear LLC Kimberly Long – Exelon Corporation Octoraro Native Plant Nursery Vice Chair: Roy E. Denmark, Jr. – David Bushek – Rutgers University Haskin RK&K Engineers OPERA Delaware Gus Mergenthaler – Tetra Tech, Inc. Urban Engineers, Inc. Shellfish Research Laboratory RT Environmental Services, Inc. The Oyster House Treasurer: Thomas J. O’Connor – Carol R. Collier – Academy of Natural Sciences Rutgers University, Haskin Shellfish Painted Stave Distilling Urban Outfitters, Inc. of Drexel University New Board Members in 2017 Research Lab Philadelphia Eagles Secretary: Douglas Janiec – Laura Copeland – Philadelphia Water Department Michael Dillon – Manko, Gold, Katcher Rutgers University, Marine and Philadelphia Museum of Art Sovereign Consulting, Inc. Robert K. Dobbs, Jr. – Currier, Dobbs and Fox LLP Coastal Sciences Philadelphia Phillies Victor J. Giudice – & Griswold, LLC Christie Ogino – Brown and Caldwell Sovereign Consulting Inc. Philadelphia Rock Gyms Sunoco Logistics Philadelphia Union Thank you to our Experience Mannington Mills, Inc. Tom Ei – DuPont Corporate Remediation Group Joseph M. Tarsavage – Kleinfelder the Estuary Celebration guests Urban Engineers, Inc. Pinelands Nursery for raising funds for a freeze Your Part-Time Controller, LLC Nick Plianthos dryer to help us analyze the health of shellfish in the estuary. Background photo by Sandy Bisgood 9 D.R. & Lee Taylor Nolan Casey Lynne Ewart Jack Morrison Palumbo’s Car Care Center Maria Fabiani David Moutner Jeffrey J. Pantazes John Ferri Walter Mugdan from the Lorestine Pittman Tummona Fisher Cynthia Murdough David & Cindy Popovich Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fonash Jeffrey Myers Brian J. Reidy Carl B. Ford New Castle Conservation District Richard Ruhl Lou Gallo David Othmer & Maureen Barden Joe & June Satterfield Robert J. Golden Harry W. Otto This year the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary celebrated its 20th anniversary. While the journey Jonathan & Gwyneth Sharp Dominick Granato Honorable Karl J. Parrish we’ve been on as an organization since 1996 is astounding, you may be surprised to learn how long Carol Spiker Michael Grove & Courtney Richmond Joyce E. Pillsbury Louisa Hill Spottswood Wayne Hartschuh Lynn & Joseph Pokrifka this partnership was in the making. Kash Srinivasan Elizabeth A. Hartung John Presto Our beginning can be traced all the way back to the Clean Water Act of 1972. It then continued for Virginia Thompson Dr. Antoinette Hastings Al Readinger Tidewater Utilities Inc. Cheryl Hendershott Roger & Valerie Rider several decades, fueled by the vision and passion of innumerable people. Their hard work eventually Marianne Walch Mrs. W. J. Hill Thomas Rodriguez culminated in a plan agreed to by the governors of Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, the John L. Williams Leilani Holgado Stephen & Karen Rombach acceptance of the Delaware Estuary into the National Estuary Program, and the creation of PDE. James Hook & Wen Chyi Shyu Barbara T. Ross Up to $75 Maryann D. Hooker Sari Rothrock & Kel Elkins Today, PDE continues to grow. We have a staff of 20 supported by a strong Anonymous (12) Ann Baker Horsey Jane Rowan board of directors, a scientific advisory committee, a management Rosemarie Agosta Su Knoll Horty RT Environmental Services, Inc. conference made up of agencies from around the region, and hundreds Peter A. Horty Apple Inc. Ronald B. Rulon of local partners. With 20 years of accomplishments and experience, we’re AmazonSmile Foundation William & Martha Hudson Clare Rutkowski Atlantic County Utilities Authority Richard Innes Robert Ryan revising the Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan for Donald Azuma Eugene Kasperowicz William Saley & Marcia Hanson the Delaware Estuary for the first time. Bob Bachand Eleanor M. Kelly Charles W. & Nancy M. Sapp Christopher F. Baum Noel Kemm Jeanette Scanlon For me though, the importance of our work here at PDE all comes back to Mark Biddle Anne Kisielewski Kim Scarborough a feeling. It’s the feeling you get outdoors that cannot be manufactured or David R. Blye Donald Knezick Trisha Schade duplicated. It’s that deep breath you take, while looking at a shimmering Sarah Bouboulis Kenneth Koch Richard & Lee Schultz Sue Kofoet bay or babbling brook, or listening to a forest alive with bird song. It’s a Kathleen Callow Cecily & Geoffrey Selling feeling I want everyone to share and one that needs to be safeguarded Anne M. Cancelmo Anthony Kopke Charles Shorten Senator Tom Carper Carol & John Kraeuter Dave Small for the next generation. Mike Castle Cecilia M. Kunath Robert Staropoli Sharon Chance John J. Lauser, Jr. Jeffery P. Stewart Dion Lerman Jack Cheezum Ann Tegnell Jennifer A. Adkins Marianne B. Cinaglia Joseph L. Lomax Sabina M. Thorn Executive Director Photo by Jim White Stephen Clark Timothy P. Long Tidewaters Gateway Partnership, Inc. Kara Coats David Loughery Dr. Rosalind H. Troupin Dorothy Colburn Donald MacBride Rob & Charlene Tucker Laura Copeland Dorothy MacKenzie Bob & Colleen Tudor James & Joanne Cordingley Judith Madison Jerome W. Virden Sharon & Dan Crampton Lisa Magee Roland C. Wardell David Carter & Marjorie Crofts Jean Malafronte Mr. & Mrs. Carl Weihrer Frederik Defreytag Suzanne S. Marinell Jack Williams For the year ended December 31, 2016 Eric Delss Bill Matulewicz Lynn W. Williams Anne DePaul Andy McClay Meghan Wren Support and Revenue: 54% Jim Disario Matt McGlaughlin Government Grants...... $1,500,264 Robert B. McKinstry, Jr. Jane Donohue In Honor of David Ricucci Contributions and Grants...... $1,180,853 43% Jeanne & Burt Doremus Hans & Linda Medlarz Katherine Brady Other Revenue...... $ 87,411 Effluential Synergies LLC Sandra J. Miller 3% James Eisenhardt Christopher Milone TOTAL SUPPORT AND REVENUE...... $2,768,528 In Memory of Richard Hilaman Thomas B. Evans Jr. Robert Molzahn Anonymous Fred Best Expenses: Beth Burnett Program...... $1,884,289 77% Mr. and Mrs. J. Holmes Doherty Management and General...... $ 409,596 17% Mr. and Mrs. Gene Houghton Fundraising...... $ 150,382 The Lewes Historical Society TOTAL EXPENSES...... $2,444,267 Frank R. Robinson Sr. 6% Linda A. Rudnick Barbara Shelton Change in Net Assets...... $ 324,261 Nathalie & Tim Willard Net Assets at December 31, 2015.....$1,669,293 Net Assets at December 31, 2016.....$1,993,554 In Memory of Richard McSorley * Audit not complete at time of printing. Bradley Maule, center, the first Sojourn Steward, Photo by Friends of Wissahickon David McSorley Final audited statements can be found on tracked trash along the entire Schuylkill River Please remember PDE in your giving! our website at www.DelawareEstuary.org. 8 during the Schuylkill Sojourn. 1

Background photo by Jodi Brown Recycled oyster shells being “cured” after being collected from local restaurants.

Jenifer N. & John Burghardt $150 to $249 $75 to $149 David & Debbie Bushek We’re big fans of Delaware Bay oysters. Among their many benefits, they’re Anonymous Michael & Barbara Alushin Leon K. Chain Buzz & Kathy Adkins Ambler Borough delicious, help clean water, and are great for the economy. For years we’ve Carol Collier Rochele Barham Charles App worked with partners to help restore Delaware Bay oysters and have been Deborah Dignan Chris Bason & Archer Larned Ronald G. Ashley using their shell in restoration projects across the Estuary. Robert K. Dobbs Jr. Boyd J. Benjamin Shaun & Jamie Bailey Kevin Donnelly Jim Bonavita Charles Beaverson PDE’s new Oyster Shell Recycling Program kicked off in early summer, Edwin B. Erickson Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Bernie Bittner with great success. Over 18 tons of shell has been recycled in just 6 months. Exelon Foundation The used shell was collected from 11 restaurants in New Castle County, William E. Britland Don & Becky Brill Ann Faulds & Christopher Robinson Warren Butt & Elaine Schmerling Andy & Hilde Burger Delaware. Rather than going to a landfill, the shell is collected and then Jeff & Karen Fleming Elaine Charnov Steven & Margaret Castorani “cures” for several months in a pile. Next spring, we’ll bag the shell and Michael F. Fountain Thomas Chegwidden & Julie Varner Mhairi Craig deploy it at restoration sites across the Estuary. Leah Gaffney & Mike Pickel Sarah W. Cooksey Nancy Descano Victor J. Giudice Robert S. Croop & Ginny Kreitler James & Eileen Fallers Oyster castles are brick-like structures used at several of our Marc & Sharon Gold Joanne Dahme Russell J. Furnari living shoreline sites. They help protect eroding shorelines from Charles Day Dilks Rich & Deb Grohs strong waves and also attract baby oysters, which Richard & Lorraine Fleming Duncan & Mary Grove attach and grow on the sides of the castles. Since Vincent J. & Jeanette M. Gorman William Haaf 2014, over 24,000 baby oysters have attached Michael & Nancy Griffin Bruce M. Hashinger III Between 2005 and to oyster castles at our living shoreline site Robert W. Horsey Debbie & Clay Heaton 2009, shell planting in the near Milford, DE. As of 2016, approximately IFS Insurance Michael Hogan Robert P. Kahley Robert J. Holliday Bay had a $40 to $1 return 50% of those oysters are older than one on investment Dave & Bonnie Kitts James & Elizabeth Holt , saved the year, which indicates that the population oyster industry from collapse, Paul Kozlak Andrew Homsey & Beth Moore is becoming healthy and stable. and is the reason we can enjoy Danielle & Karen Kreeger Elizabeth Horsey Mary A. Leck George Horvath fresh oysters from Delaware Scientists count oysters on the oyster castle Preston Luitweiler Richard Huffman Bay today. structures along the Carol & Dave Pollison John Imle Nantuxent River in NJ. Allen Reese & Joseph M. Hengel Douglas Janiec Bill & Lorie Reichert Brian Jones Gary & Sherrie Robinson John A. Jones Mary Ellen & Robert Scott Charles Karl Eric Sprengle & Diana Pierce Luisa Lassova It is our belief that classrooms do not solely exist indoors. Rick & Susan Taylor Lisa J. Lindsey Over 20 years, PDE The great outdoors, and the Delaware Estuary, provide Robert G. Traver Drew Mihocko has reached an estimated abundant opportunities to learn. Our ultimate goal at Alice Vandever Kerri & Joe Morris 4 million people at events like Whibco Inc. Anne M. Murphy PDE is to share our love of the Estuary with students the Watershed Workshop and Salt marsh grass dwarfs our scientists William J. Wilson, Jr. Pamela Nelson of all ages. Earth Day celebrations and along New Jersey’s Maurice River. In July, 25 teachers attended our Watershed Work- through website downloads shops. During the workshops, teachers learned hands-on and publications. Robert Goldman Teachers taking part in ways to engage students and bring “estuary education” this summer’s Watershed Brenda Gotanda Workshops. into their classrooms. Activities like nature walks, citizen Lisa LaPlant science projects, and wetland and agriculture tours provided a Charles & Diane Lawrence wide range of learning opportunities. These experiences served to enhance the teacher’s regular lesson Eric Lienhard & Heidi Splane plans and provided example activities that are designed to be easily transitioned to indoor classrooms. Andrew T. Manus Daniel J. Martin Connecting people with the environment is a key goal at PDE. David B. Mattern & Charlotte H. Crystal Joseph & Jeanne McAtee In September, thousands had that opportunity at the 17th Frank McShane & Vanessa Fenton Pennsylvania Coast Day celebration. This annual event was Andrew & Kathleen Moody held on the banks of the Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers in Hiram H. Munger Philadelphia. Attendees enjoyed boat rides, kid’s crafts, and The Oyster House an eco-themed scavenger hunt. Thank you to the 27 exhibitors Tri-State Foot and Ankle Center who helped make this day a success and provided learning Vicky Will & Mike Kowalski Temporary street art stickers remind Philadelphia Frederick Wood residents and visitors to keep the city and water opportunities for everyone! Lisa Wool clean. The above sticker was placed outside the Kids enjoy a lesson from Philadelphia Zoo. 2 one of the booths at the 7 Coast Day celebration. Testing new techniques to survey mussels in the Delaware River near and Philadelphia. Since 2008, PDE has provided science fellowship and intern opportunities to The Partnership for the Delaware Estuary thanks everyone who supported our work over the past As a science-based organization, we love getting recent graduates, and post graduates, all of whom have year with contributions, grants, event sponsorship, cooperative agreements, and donations. muddy in the field, wading in streams, and analyzing data. Each year we make new discoveries and unlock gone on to successful careers. Grants, Contracts, & Project Corporate and Community $500 to $999 more information about our Estuary, which helps to Funding Support Environmental Stewardship guide and inspire our work, partners, and supporters. Program (CESP) All Saint’s Parish Thrift Shop 3Mgives Roy Denmark & Judy Hykel Freshwater mussels are shellfish that filter water and live The Academy of Natural Sciences City of Millville Tom & Melina Ei up to 100 years. At one time, millions could be found in a single stream, of Drexel University Logan Generating Plant Gross Graphics but today, most species are endangered. Since 2008, PDE has been studying Barnegat Bay Partnership Mannington Mills Kathy Klein & David Paul their health and restoring them through the Freshwater Mussel Recovery Program. In 2016, our science CARDNO New Castle County Alison Kraus & Dean Pantellere team put electronic tags on 50 freshwater mussels in southeastern PA. Since 2011, over 1,250 freshwater Center for the Inland Bays Noramco, Inc. Kimberly & Scott Long mussels have been tagged and are monitored yearly for their health and growth. City of Milford Pepco Holdings, Inc. Shawn & Jill McGlinchey Monitoring the City of Wilmington Marshes are a hallmark feature of the Delaware health of marshes Delaware Department of Natural Estuary. A healthy marsh cleans and filters water, in New Jersey. Resources and Environmental Control provides a home for fish and birds, and protects Delaware Department of Transportation communities during storms. Since 2008, PDE has Delaware Nature Society studied more than 380 wetland sites as part of the Delaware Recycling Public Advisory Council Mid-Atlantic Coastal Wetland Assessment. This Delaware Water Infrastructure year, our scientists gathered data from 40 sites Advisory Council across the estuary. The data will tell us about wetland DuPont Clear into the Future health and help guide our restoration efforts. Esri Flying Fish Brewing Company The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation GreenWatch Institute Collecting trash near Longwood Gardens Boathouse Row in In the last ten years, National Oceanic & Philadelphia during 50,000 volunteers the Schuylkill Scrub. almost Atmospheric Administration have removed over 600 tons The Nature Conservancy, of trash from the Schuylkill, Everyday we’re confronted with New Jersey Chapter Over 20 years, PDE Christina, and Delaware New Jersey Department of has reached an estimated litter. And the fact is that most River. Environmental Protection 4 million people at events like trash on the ground will eventually Pennsylvania Coastal Zone the Watershed Workshop and end up in our waterways. Each year, Management Program Earth Day celebrations and PDE participates in initiatives to help Pennsylvania Department of through website downloads reduce the amount of trash in the Estuary. Environmental Protection Pennsylvania Sea Grant and publications. Monroe Energy One that we coordinate is the Schuylkill Scrub, a watershed-wide cleanup that takes place each spring in Philadelphia Water Department 2016 Donors The O’Connor Family the Estuary’s largest watershed. This year, the Scrub again joined forces with the Great American Cleanup PSEG Foundation $1,000 and Above Octoraro Native Plant Nursery of Pennsylvania, yielding incredible results. During the 3-month cleanup, more than 29,000 volunteers Rutgers University Anonymous Philadelphia Energy Solutions participated in 797 cleanups and removed more than 516,000 pounds of trash. Since its inception seven Salesforce Foundation Jennifer Adkins & Andy Cloud Joni L. Powell years ago, nearly 9 million pounds of trash has been removed from the Schuylkill Watershed. Schuylkill River National and Colleen Arnold Thomas C. Roberts State Heritage Area Borkee-Hagley Foundation Tracey Whitesell & Terrance Huettl Can artwork help reduce litter and pollution? We think so! In 2016, Sovereign Consulting Curtis W. McGraw Foundation PDE teamed up with the Philadelphia Water Department on the SUEZ Susan S. Kilham $250 to $499 Green Cities, Clean Waters art contest. Over 1,260 students Sunoco Foundation Gus Mergenthaler submitted artwork with a clear message – keep trash off the streets University of Maryland Finance Center Christine T. Neely Anonymous (3) and out of our waterways! This summer, four of the winning drawings U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Ashland Inc. Austin F. Okie were transformed into temporary street art stickers, placed in Wakefern Food Corporation/ShopRite George F. Phelps David Athey neighborhoods throughout the city. These stickers will help Welfare Foundation PSEG Power of Giving Program Ed & Ridgely Biddle The William Penn Foundation Voorhees Environmental and Cultural Danielle Bower educate thousands of people about the importance of keeping Wilmington Flower Market Education Foundation David & Kathleen Brownlee our cities green and our water clean! Students show off their artwork which 6 appears in a calendar distributed to 3 Philadelphia’s schools. The Delaware Estuary spans 134 miles from the 1 head of tide at Trenton, NJ to the mouth of the 5 Delaware Bay. An estuary is a tidal waterway Port Clinton where fresh and salt water mix.

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R Upper Schuylkill Tour for and install a rain garden, vegetated swales, and rain barrels in i Maiden Creek v In September, the Schuylkill Action Network hosted a tour of restoration e their community. projects that have successfully reduced pollution. The tour included Reading r stops at an abandoned mine treatment site, a protected farm along the Schuylkill River, and a sustainable dairy farm. Pottstown S Neshaminy Creek chu 3 Mussel Exhibit ylkill Riv In 2016, PDE worked with the Fairmount er 5 Trenton Water Works to develop a new exhibit Little Tinicum Island on freshwater mussels. Opening in Phoenixville 6 Clean-up winter 2017, it will demonstrate how freshwater mussels reproduce and why In September, 62 volun- Norristown they’re important for restoration. teers helped clean up 7 Philadelphia the Little Tinicum Island Brandywine 7 2 Ridley Creek Palmyra on the Delaware River. River 6 Over 15,000 pounds of Camden trash, tires, and recyclables Chester 7 Big Timber Creek were removed from the Red Clay White Clay Creek island that day! Creek 2 Creek Chester iver Deptford 7 e R ar Raccoon Creek 9 7 w 3 Wilmington la e Rain Gardens 8 D In 2016, four rain gardens 3

were planted by students, Newark Salem River Maurice River teachers, and volunteers at Volunteer Freshwater Mussel Surveys Christina River This year, PDE trained 67 volunteers at 7 their schools. In addition to Cohansey River Salem helping manage storm water, 3 workshops to search for freshwater mussels in local waterways. Since 2012, over 65 volunteer these rain gardens will also Money C&D Canal surveys have been completed. provide outdoor learning 4 Island opportunities for the schools and their communities. Bridgeton 8 9 Leipsic River

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Earth Day Living Shorelines 4 7 In April, PDE and the City of Wilmington In 2016, PDE installed three bio-based living shorelines along the Mispillion RiverMilford Cape celebrated the 45th anniversary of Earth Nantuxent River in NJ and monitored 12 existing ones to study May Experience the Estuary Celebration Day in downtown Rodney Square. Kids and their progress. Three sites were also enhanced with native grasses Over 360 supporters joined PDE at our 20th anni- adults alike enjoyed fun crafts, native plant and oyster shell bags. versary celebration! Thank you to our sponsors giveaways, and eco-friendly raffles. 0 5 10 15 20 Milton and everyone who came out for the live music, Lewes 4 fresh Delaware Bay oysters, and silent auction. 5 4 Testing new techniques to survey mussels in the Delaware River near and Philadelphia. Since 2008, PDE has provided science fellowship and intern opportunities to The Partnership for the Delaware Estuary thanks everyone who supported our work over the past As a science-based organization, we love getting recent graduates, and post graduates, all of whom have year with contributions, grants, event sponsorship, cooperative agreements, and donations. muddy in the field, wading in streams, and analyzing data. Each year we make new discoveries and unlock gone on to successful careers. Grants, Contracts, & Project Corporate and Community $500 to $999 more information about our Estuary, which helps to Funding Support Environmental Stewardship guide and inspire our work, partners, and supporters. Program (CESP) All Saint’s Parish Thrift Shop 3Mgives Roy Denmark & Judy Hykel Freshwater mussels are shellfish that filter water and live The Academy of Natural Sciences City of Millville Tom & Melina Ei up to 100 years. At one time, millions could be found in a single stream, of Drexel University Logan Generating Plant Gross Graphics but today, most species are endangered. Since 2008, PDE has been studying Barnegat Bay Partnership Mannington Mills Kathy Klein & David Paul their health and restoring them through the Freshwater Mussel Recovery Program. In 2016, our science CARDNO New Castle County Alison Kraus & Dean Pantellere team put electronic tags on 50 freshwater mussels in southeastern PA. Since 2011, over 1,250 freshwater Center for the Inland Bays Noramco, Inc. Kimberly & Scott Long mussels have been tagged and are monitored yearly for their health and growth. City of Milford Pepco Holdings, Inc. Shawn & Jill McGlinchey Monitoring the City of Wilmington Marshes are a hallmark feature of the Delaware health of marshes Delaware Department of Natural Estuary. A healthy marsh cleans and filters water, in New Jersey. Resources and Environmental Control provides a home for fish and birds, and protects Delaware Department of Transportation communities during storms. Since 2008, PDE has Delaware Nature Society studied more than 380 wetland sites as part of the Delaware Recycling Public Advisory Council Mid-Atlantic Coastal Wetland Assessment. This Delaware Water Infrastructure year, our scientists gathered data from 40 sites Advisory Council across the estuary. The data will tell us about wetland DuPont Clear into the Future health and help guide our restoration efforts. Esri Flying Fish Brewing Company The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation GreenWatch Institute Collecting trash near Longwood Gardens Boathouse Row in In the last ten years, National Oceanic & Philadelphia during 50,000 volunteers the Schuylkill Scrub. almost Atmospheric Administration have removed over 600 tons The Nature Conservancy, of trash from the Schuylkill, Everyday we’re confronted with New Jersey Chapter Over 20 years, PDE Christina, and Delaware New Jersey Department of has reached an estimated litter. And the fact is that most River. Environmental Protection 4 million people at events like trash on the ground will eventually Pennsylvania Coastal Zone the Watershed Workshop and end up in our waterways. Each year, Management Program Earth Day celebrations and PDE participates in initiatives to help Pennsylvania Department of through website downloads reduce the amount of trash in the Estuary. Environmental Protection Pennsylvania Sea Grant and publications. Monroe Energy One that we coordinate is the Schuylkill Scrub, a watershed-wide cleanup that takes place each spring in Philadelphia Water Department 2016 Donors The O’Connor Family the Estuary’s largest watershed. This year, the Scrub again joined forces with the Great American Cleanup PSEG Foundation $1,000 and Above Octoraro Native Plant Nursery of Pennsylvania, yielding incredible results. During the 3-month cleanup, more than 29,000 volunteers Rutgers University Anonymous Philadelphia Energy Solutions participated in 797 cleanups and removed more than 516,000 pounds of trash. Since its inception seven Salesforce Foundation Jennifer Adkins & Andy Cloud Joni L. Powell years ago, nearly 9 million pounds of trash has been removed from the Schuylkill Watershed. Schuylkill River National and Colleen Arnold Thomas C. Roberts State Heritage Area Borkee-Hagley Foundation Tracey Whitesell & Terrance Huettl Can artwork help reduce litter and pollution? We think so! In 2016, Sovereign Consulting Curtis W. McGraw Foundation PDE teamed up with the Philadelphia Water Department on the SUEZ Susan S. Kilham $250 to $499 Green Cities, Clean Waters art contest. Over 1,260 students Sunoco Foundation Gus Mergenthaler submitted artwork with a clear message – keep trash off the streets University of Maryland Finance Center Christine T. Neely Anonymous (3) and out of our waterways! This summer, four of the winning drawings U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Ashland Inc. Austin F. Okie were transformed into temporary street art stickers, placed in Wakefern Food Corporation/ShopRite George F. Phelps David Athey neighborhoods throughout the city. These stickers will help Welfare Foundation PSEG Power of Giving Program Ed & Ridgely Biddle The William Penn Foundation Voorhees Environmental and Cultural Danielle Bower educate thousands of people about the importance of keeping Wilmington Flower Market Education Foundation David & Kathleen Brownlee our cities green and our water clean! Students show off their artwork which 6 appears in a calendar distributed to 3 Philadelphia’s schools. Recycled oyster shells being “cured” after being collected from local restaurants.

Jenifer N. & John Burghardt $150 to $249 $75 to $149 David & Debbie Bushek We’re big fans of Delaware Bay oysters. Among their many benefits, they’re Anonymous Michael & Barbara Alushin Leon K. Chain Buzz & Kathy Adkins Ambler Borough delicious, help clean water, and are great for the economy. For years we’ve Carol Collier Rochele Barham Charles App worked with partners to help restore Delaware Bay oysters and have been Deborah Dignan Chris Bason & Archer Larned Ronald G. Ashley using their shell in restoration projects across the Estuary. Robert K. Dobbs Jr. Boyd J. Benjamin Shaun & Jamie Bailey Kevin Donnelly Jim Bonavita Charles Beaverson PDE’s new Oyster Shell Recycling Program kicked off in early summer, Edwin B. Erickson Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Bernie Bittner with great success. Over 18 tons of shell has been recycled in just 6 months. Exelon Foundation The used shell was collected from 11 restaurants in New Castle County, William E. Britland Don & Becky Brill Ann Faulds & Christopher Robinson Warren Butt & Elaine Schmerling Andy & Hilde Burger Delaware. Rather than going to a landfill, the shell is collected and then Jeff & Karen Fleming Elaine Charnov Steven & Margaret Castorani “cures” for several months in a pile. Next spring, we’ll bag the shell and Michael F. Fountain Thomas Chegwidden & Julie Varner Mhairi Craig deploy it at restoration sites across the Estuary. Leah Gaffney & Mike Pickel Sarah W. Cooksey Nancy Descano Victor J. Giudice Robert S. Croop & Ginny Kreitler James & Eileen Fallers Oyster castles are brick-like structures used at several of our Marc & Sharon Gold Joanne Dahme Russell J. Furnari living shoreline sites. They help protect eroding shorelines from Charles Day Dilks Rich & Deb Grohs strong waves and also attract baby oysters, which Richard & Lorraine Fleming Duncan & Mary Grove attach and grow on the sides of the castles. Since Vincent J. & Jeanette M. Gorman William Haaf 2014, over 24,000 baby oysters have attached Michael & Nancy Griffin Bruce M. Hashinger III Between 2005 and to oyster castles at our living shoreline site Robert W. Horsey Debbie & Clay Heaton 2009, shell planting in the near Milford, DE. As of 2016, approximately IFS Insurance Michael Hogan Robert P. Kahley Robert J. Holliday Bay had a $40 to $1 return 50% of those oysters are older than one on investment Dave & Bonnie Kitts James & Elizabeth Holt , saved the year, which indicates that the population oyster industry from collapse, Paul Kozlak Andrew Homsey & Beth Moore is becoming healthy and stable. and is the reason we can enjoy Danielle & Karen Kreeger Elizabeth Horsey Mary A. Leck George Horvath fresh oysters from Delaware Scientists count oysters on the oyster castle Preston Luitweiler Richard Huffman Bay today. structures along the Carol & Dave Pollison John Imle Nantuxent River in NJ. Allen Reese & Joseph M. Hengel Douglas Janiec Bill & Lorie Reichert Brian Jones Gary & Sherrie Robinson John A. Jones Mary Ellen & Robert Scott Charles Karl Eric Sprengle & Diana Pierce Luisa Lassova It is our belief that classrooms do not solely exist indoors. Rick & Susan Taylor Lisa J. Lindsey Over 20 years, PDE The great outdoors, and the Delaware Estuary, provide Robert G. Traver Drew Mihocko has reached an estimated abundant opportunities to learn. Our ultimate goal at Alice Vandever Kerri & Joe Morris 4 million people at events like Whibco Inc. Anne M. Murphy PDE is to share our love of the Estuary with students the Watershed Workshop and Salt marsh grass dwarfs our scientists William J. Wilson, Jr. Pamela Nelson of all ages. Earth Day celebrations and along New Jersey’s Maurice River. In July, 25 teachers attended our Watershed Work- through website downloads shops. During the workshops, teachers learned hands-on and publications. Robert Goldman Teachers taking part in ways to engage students and bring “estuary education” this summer’s Watershed Brenda Gotanda Workshops. into their classrooms. Activities like nature walks, citizen Lisa LaPlant science projects, and wetland and agriculture tours provided a Charles & Diane Lawrence wide range of learning opportunities. These experiences served to enhance the teacher’s regular lesson Eric Lienhard & Heidi Splane plans and provided example activities that are designed to be easily transitioned to indoor classrooms. Andrew T. Manus Daniel J. Martin Connecting people with the environment is a key goal at PDE. David B. Mattern & Charlotte H. Crystal Joseph & Jeanne McAtee In September, thousands had that opportunity at the 17th Frank McShane & Vanessa Fenton Pennsylvania Coast Day celebration. This annual event was Andrew & Kathleen Moody held on the banks of the Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers in Hiram H. Munger Philadelphia. Attendees enjoyed boat rides, kid’s crafts, and The Oyster House an eco-themed scavenger hunt. Thank you to the 27 exhibitors Tri-State Foot and Ankle Center who helped make this day a success and provided learning Vicky Will & Mike Kowalski Temporary street art stickers remind Philadelphia Frederick Wood residents and visitors to keep the city and water opportunities for everyone! Lisa Wool clean. The above sticker was placed outside the Kids enjoy a lesson from Philadelphia Zoo. 2 one of the booths at the 7 Coast Day celebration. D.R. & Lee Taylor Nolan Casey Lynne Ewart Jack Morrison Palumbo’s Car Care Center Maria Fabiani David Moutner Jeffrey J. Pantazes John Ferri Walter Mugdan from the Lorestine Pittman Tummona Fisher Cynthia Murdough David & Cindy Popovich Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fonash Jeffrey Myers Brian J. Reidy Carl B. Ford New Castle Conservation District Richard Ruhl Lou Gallo David Othmer & Maureen Barden Joe & June Satterfield Robert J. Golden Harry W. Otto This year the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary celebrated its 20th anniversary. While the journey Jonathan & Gwyneth Sharp Dominick Granato Honorable Karl J. Parrish we’ve been on as an organization since 1996 is astounding, you may be surprised to learn how long Carol Spiker Michael Grove & Courtney Richmond Joyce E. Pillsbury Louisa Hill Spottswood Wayne Hartschuh Lynn & Joseph Pokrifka this partnership was in the making. Kash Srinivasan Elizabeth A. Hartung John Presto Our beginning can be traced all the way back to the Clean Water Act of 1972. It then continued for Virginia Thompson Dr. Antoinette Hastings Al Readinger Tidewater Utilities Inc. Cheryl Hendershott Roger & Valerie Rider several decades, fueled by the vision and passion of innumerable people. Their hard work eventually Marianne Walch Mrs. W. J. Hill Thomas Rodriguez culminated in a plan agreed to by the governors of Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, the John L. Williams Leilani Holgado Stephen & Karen Rombach acceptance of the Delaware Estuary into the National Estuary Program, and the creation of PDE. James Hook & Wen Chyi Shyu Barbara T. Ross Up to $75 Maryann D. Hooker Sari Rothrock & Kel Elkins Today, PDE continues to grow. We have a staff of 20 supported by a strong Anonymous (12) Ann Baker Horsey Jane Rowan board of directors, a scientific advisory committee, a management Rosemarie Agosta Su Knoll Horty RT Environmental Services, Inc. conference made up of agencies from around the region, and hundreds Peter A. Horty Apple Inc. Ronald B. Rulon of local partners. With 20 years of accomplishments and experience, we’re AmazonSmile Foundation William & Martha Hudson Clare Rutkowski Atlantic County Utilities Authority Richard Innes Robert Ryan revising the Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan for Donald Azuma Eugene Kasperowicz William Saley & Marcia Hanson the Delaware Estuary for the first time. Bob Bachand Eleanor M. Kelly Charles W. & Nancy M. Sapp Christopher F. Baum Noel Kemm Jeanette Scanlon For me though, the importance of our work here at PDE all comes back to Mark Biddle Anne Kisielewski Kim Scarborough a feeling. It’s the feeling you get outdoors that cannot be manufactured or David R. Blye Donald Knezick Trisha Schade duplicated. It’s that deep breath you take, while looking at a shimmering Sarah Bouboulis Kenneth Koch Richard & Lee Schultz Sue Kofoet bay or babbling brook, or listening to a forest alive with bird song. It’s a Kathleen Callow Cecily & Geoffrey Selling feeling I want everyone to share and one that needs to be safeguarded Anne M. Cancelmo Anthony Kopke Charles Shorten Senator Tom Carper Carol & John Kraeuter Dave Small for the next generation. Mike Castle Cecilia M. Kunath Robert Staropoli Sharon Chance John J. Lauser, Jr. Jeffery P. Stewart Dion Lerman Jack Cheezum Ann Tegnell Jennifer A. Adkins Marianne B. Cinaglia Joseph L. Lomax Sabina M. Thorn Executive Director Photo by Jim White Stephen Clark Timothy P. Long Tidewaters Gateway Partnership, Inc. Kara Coats David Loughery Dr. Rosalind H. Troupin Dorothy Colburn Donald MacBride Rob & Charlene Tucker Laura Copeland Dorothy MacKenzie Bob & Colleen Tudor James & Joanne Cordingley Judith Madison Jerome W. Virden Sharon & Dan Crampton Lisa Magee Roland C. Wardell David Carter & Marjorie Crofts Jean Malafronte Mr. & Mrs. Carl Weihrer Frederik Defreytag Suzanne S. Marinell Jack Williams For the year ended December 31, 2016 Eric Delss Bill Matulewicz Lynn W. Williams Anne DePaul Andy McClay Meghan Wren Support and Revenue: 54% Jim Disario Matt McGlaughlin Government Grants...... $1,500,264 Robert B. McKinstry, Jr. Jane Donohue In Honor of David Ricucci Contributions and Grants...... $1,180,853 43% Jeanne & Burt Doremus Hans & Linda Medlarz Katherine Brady Other Revenue...... $ 87,411 Effluential Synergies LLC Sandra J. Miller 3% James Eisenhardt Christopher Milone TOTAL SUPPORT AND REVENUE...... $2,768,528 In Memory of Richard Hilaman Thomas B. Evans Jr. Robert Molzahn Anonymous Fred Best Expenses: Beth Burnett Program...... $1,884,289 77% Mr. and Mrs. J. Holmes Doherty Management and General...... $ 409,596 17% Mr. and Mrs. Gene Houghton Fundraising...... $ 150,382 The Lewes Historical Society TOTAL EXPENSES...... $2,444,267 Frank R. Robinson Sr. 6% Linda A. Rudnick Barbara Shelton Change in Net Assets...... $ 324,261 Nathalie & Tim Willard Net Assets at December 31, 2015.....$1,669,293 Net Assets at December 31, 2016.....$1,993,554 In Memory of Richard McSorley * Audit not complete at time of printing. Bradley Maule, center, the first Sojourn Steward, Photo by Friends of Wissahickon David McSorley Final audited statements can be found on tracked trash along the entire Schuylkill River Please remember PDE in your giving! our website at www.DelawareEstuary.org. 8 during the Schuylkill Sojourn. 1

Background photo by Jodi Brown 2016 Experience the Estuary Joni L. Powell Celebration Contributors Dee Ross from the Leo Sewell 1812 Productions David Small Jennifer Adkins & Andy Cloud Sheri Stiles Antique Prints Inc. Sweet Amalia Oyster Farm Colleen Arnold Julie Varner David Athey It’s hard to believe that 2016 is my final year serving as a Board Member at Virginia Vassalotti Atlantic Capes Fisheries Victory Brewing Company the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary (PDE). While it’s tough to end my Auletto Caterers Marianne Walch tenure, I couldn’t have picked a better final year – PDE’s 20th Anniversary. Bellevue State Park West Chester Golf & Country Club Betsy’s Cape Shore Salts Whitewater Farm Bed & Breakfast Anniversaries are a time to reflect and celebrate. If you attended the Bivalve Packing Company Wilmington & Western Railroad Experience the Estuary Celebration this year, then you know we can throw Brandywine Conservancy Wilmington Blue Rocks a good party! If you asked me to reflect on what makes PDE so great, Cape May-Lewes Ferry Fred Wood Many thanks to Kathy Klein for her Senator Thomas R. Carper Lisa Wool I would say three things. contributions to PDE and for being Carol & Rick Collier the Honorary Chair of the 2016 N. Taylor Collins at Parke Green Galleries First, I would explain about the collaborative spirit in which the organization Experience the Estuary Celebration. 2016 Volunteers The Corinthian Yacht Club of Philadelphia runs. Partnership is the first word in our name – and it’s deliberate. The Jan Crumpley Thank you to all the individuals who second thing I would talk about is how strongly based PDE is in scientific 2016 Experience the Estuary The Daily Show with Trevor Noah generously gave their time and talents research and how it guides PDE’s work. Lastly, and most importantly, Celebration Sponsors Dave & Busters of Philadelphia to help advance our mission in 2016. Deerfield Golf & Grille Some of our volunteer highlights from I would tell you about how passionate its staff, partners, and supporters Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel are about the Delaware Estuary. Delaware Department of Natural 2016 included: University Resources and Environmental Control • 20.8 tons of oyster shells recycled, AKRF, Inc. Delaware Museum of Natural History What brought me to PDE was my love of the environment, the beautiful streams in my home state of with the help of 4 volunteers and 13 Aqua America, Inc. Robert K. Dobbs Jr. local restaurants. New Jersey, and the strong desire to give back. What I found at PDE is an organization committed to Brown and Caldwell Dogfish Head Brewery improving the Delaware River and Bay for current and future generations. CH2M Kevin Donnelly • 3 river cleanups that removed over Chesapeake Utilities Corporation Dover International Speedway 520 tons of trash from the Estuary! Thank you for being part of PDE’s 20 year journey. It is my sincere hope that you continue to support Delaware City Refining Company Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site • Nearly 3,000 local Delaware Bay PDE for this year and for years to come. Delaware Department of Natural Tom Ei oyster shucked with the help of 7 Resources and Environmental Control Exelon Generation Company, LLC amazing volunteers. Delaware River Basin Commission Flying Fish Brewery Delmarva Power & Atlantic City Electric Robert D. Goldman • Over 100 volunteer hours on PDE Joni L. Powell Duffield Associates The Grand Opera House Board Committees. 2016 Board Chair DuPont Ann Baker Horsey Environmental Standards Inc. • 3 living shorelines installed with the Independence Seaport Museum help of 6 volunteers. Exelon Generation Judi Jeffers Frank McShane Kalmar Nyckel Foundation • And so many more! Gross Graphics Services Kathy Klein The Partnership for the Delaware Estuary makes Hazen and Sawyer Kramer Portraits every effort to ensure the accuracy of these listings. HDR, Inc. Alison Kraus If you find an omission or a misspelling, please Kleinfelder Last Week Tonight with John Oliver excuse our error and contact us at 1-302-655-4990, Manko, Gold, Katcher & Fox, LLP Congressman Frank A. LoBiondo ext.114 so that we may update our records for future donor listings. Monroe Energy Kimberly Long Mott MacDonald Longwood Gardens New Castle Conservation District Andrew T. Manus 2016 New Jersey American Water Governor Jack Markell Board of Directors Board Members Ann M. Faulds – Pennsylvania Sea Grant PennEast Pipeline Company, LLC Gus Mergenthaler Philadelphia Energy Solutions Colleen M. Arnold – Aqua America Brenda H. Gotanda – Manko, Gold, National Constitution Center Philadelphia International Airport Newark Natural Foods Cooperative Executive Committee David J. Athey – AECOM Katcher & Fox LLP Philadelphia Regional Port Authority NHL Enterprises, L.P. Chair: Joni L. Powell – Danielle A. Bower – Philadelphia International Alison Kraus – PSEG Nuclear, LLC Lisa Lindsey – PBF Energy Company LLC Philadelphia Water Department Northbrook Canoe Kleinfelder Airport PSEG Nuclear LLC Kimberly Long – Exelon Corporation Octoraro Native Plant Nursery Vice Chair: Roy E. Denmark, Jr. – David Bushek – Rutgers University Haskin RK&K Engineers OPERA Delaware Gus Mergenthaler – Tetra Tech, Inc. Urban Engineers, Inc. Shellfish Research Laboratory RT Environmental Services, Inc. The Oyster House Treasurer: Thomas J. O’Connor – Carol R. Collier – Academy of Natural Sciences Rutgers University, Haskin Shellfish Painted Stave Distilling Urban Outfitters, Inc. of Drexel University New Board Members in 2017 Research Lab Philadelphia Eagles Secretary: Douglas Janiec – Laura Copeland – Philadelphia Water Department Michael Dillon – Manko, Gold, Katcher Rutgers University, Marine and Philadelphia Museum of Art Sovereign Consulting, Inc. Robert K. Dobbs, Jr. – Currier, Dobbs and Fox LLP Coastal Sciences Philadelphia Phillies Victor J. Giudice – & Griswold, LLC Christie Ogino – Brown and Caldwell Sovereign Consulting Inc. Philadelphia Rock Gyms Sunoco Logistics Philadelphia Union Thank you to our Experience Mannington Mills, Inc. Tom Ei – DuPont Corporate Remediation Group Joseph M. Tarsavage – Kleinfelder the Estuary Celebration guests Urban Engineers, Inc. Pinelands Nursery for raising funds for a freeze Your Part-Time Controller, LLC Nick Plianthos dryer to help us analyze the health of shellfish in the estuary. Background photo by Sandy Bisgood 9 2016 Staff Executive Team: Education & Outreach Team: Science & Restoration Team: Led by Jennifer A. Adkins, Executive Director Led by Lisa Wool, Outreach Program Director Led by Dr. Danielle Kreeger, Science Director Nancy Descano, Deputy Executive Director Shaun Bailey, Marketing & Communications Emily Baumbach, Science Planning Specialist Andrée Tyagi, Office Manager Coordinator Sarah Bouboulis, Habitat Specialist Kaitlin Collins, Watershed Planning Specialist Kurt Cheng, Shellfish Specialist Development Team: Kate Hutelmyer, Senior Watersheds LeeAnn Haaf, Wetland Specialist Led by Debbie Heaton, Director of Coordinator Joshua Moody, Restoration Coordinator Development Michelle Knoll, Program Specialist Angela Padeletti, Senior Science Coordinator Elizabeth Horsey, Coordinator of Jeffrey Long, Watershed Outreach Specialist Spencer Roberts, Science Fellow Individual Giving Virginia Vassalotti, Senior Schuylkill Action Science Interns: Sandra Demberger, Lorestine Pittman, Coordinator of Grants Network Specialist Ryan Flannery, and Kathleen LaForce

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