River CHOPTANK RIVERKEEPER® MILES WYE RIVERKEEPER® CSpringhampion 2017 Newsletter Annual Report Founder’s Notes by Tim Junkin Earth’s 2016 surface temperatures were the materializes at the North Pole every winter—has never been warmest since modern recordkeeping began observed at lower levels. Rising oceans inundated the East Coast of the United States, impeding tourism at Miami Beach. Parts of in 1880, according to two independent and separate Dorchester County, are permanently under water. analyses by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), released in January. NASA’s analysis As this was first reported, the new director of the EPA, Scott incorporates temperature measurements from 6,300 weather Pruitt, was undergoing confirmation hearings. Pruitt, while the stations around the globe. The 2016 temperatures continue a attorney general of Oklahoma, filed an amicus brief supporting long-term warming trend, driven by increased carbon dioxide the legal attack on the EPA’s Clean Water and other manmade emissions into the atmosphere. Blueprint, a challenge brought by the American Farm Bureau and other industry conglomerates in federal court. MRC was a Most of the warming occurred in the past 35 years, with 16 of the 17 party to that lawsuit, on the opposite side from Pruitt, having warmest years on record occurring since 2001. intervened on behalf of the EPA. Fortunately, the attack failed. Last year also saw hundreds of miles of Australia’s Great Barrier Pruitt, with no training in science, actually sued the EPA fourteen Reef bleached and destroyed, the worst die-off ever observed times during his tenure as attorney general. On his own website in recorded history. Arctic sea ice—the continent of white that he prides himself as being “a leading advocate against the EPA’s activist agenda.” (continued on page 2)

Can we hold the line to protect our rivers?

Timothy Junkin, Founder | Jeffrey Horstman, Executive Director and Miles-Wye RIVERKEEPER® | Matthew Pluta, Choptank RIVERKEEPER® (Founder’s Notes continued from page 1)

It appears that for the foreseeable future there will be little poultry and agricultural communities, and with policymakers progress on conservation issues at the federal level. The in the legislature and state agencies. MRC’s education program question will be, can we hold the line, hold back the forces has never been stronger and continues growing, reaching aligned with powerful industry interests that seek to undo thousands of students. Our restoration efforts have exceeded all much of our progressive accomplishments? This is a particularly expectations. Over a two-year period, extending through 2017, urgent question today, for we confront it just as we are seeing MRC will manage the design and installation of over two million significant positive turnarounds in our rivers: underwater grasses dollars’ worth of pollution-reducing projects, mostly with money rebounding, clearer water than in decades, crabs and rockfish in raised from outside our area. And importantly, MRC works with abundance, less pollution. well over 1,000 volunteers annually. Many believe that the line will be drawn and held at the local So yes, our community has responded, and it has done so level, not just here on the Eastern Shore, but throughout the overwhelmingly. Which is what gives us hope and strength state of Maryland and the country. Which is why organizations going forward, gives us the confidence that we will not only like MRC are more important than ever, as we stand in the hold the line, but will continue to make progress in restoring, vanguard of the fight. All of us within the MRC community are protecting, and preserving our waterways. With all the ready for this. We cut our teeth on adversity, have learned to challenges we now face, seemingly from every direction— prevail as the underdog. political challenges, climate deniers, anti-regulation hysteria —there is nonetheless and unquestionably, a powerful urge and Back in 2008, when MRC was founded, with no structure in place, movement within and among our own citizens to protect our no board and no membership base, the question of the day, the home, the place we live, our rivers, our Earth. one that would be determinative of whether the effort could succeed, was how our community would respond. In the pages that follow, we highlight just some of the projects that are underway at MRC. We also include in this issue our Would our community support Annual Report. And with great appreciation, we recognize and a river protection program? thank our many 2016 supporters.

Today, just eight years later, MRC has thousands of supporting Those of us who have the privilege of working here are members, an unparalleled staff of ten professionals comprised keenly aware, every day, that it is the entire MRC community of scientists, educators, lawyers, and Riverkeepers, a strong that enables us to do what we do. You, our supporters and and active board, and a committed advisory council. We volunteers, are the essential base from which we derive our partner with businesses, universities, school boards, places of strength and our effectiveness. We are grateful for all of your worship, other NGOs, county governments, and state agencies. support. We are confident that you will want to continue it, as Our executive director has become a leading voice from the we know how deeply committed all of you are to conservation Eastern Shore on key policy issues region-wide. A respected stewardship. So from all of us at MRC: Onward into the breach! advocate at the highest level, he is sought after for strategic committees, is working collaboratively with leaders from the And most of all, THANK YOU!

Some of MRC’s more than 1,000 volunteers.

2 443.385.0511 Pollution Reports and Riverkeeper Enforcement Actions

Thank you to local citizens who have brought pollution sources and clean water violations to our attention. We can’t be everywhere, and your input is invaluable in keeping our rivers healthy. Some of the issues our Riverkeepers have mitigated include: • Critical Area Violations in Denton () and on the Wye River: Waterfront property owners clear cutting trees without a permit and without a mitigation plan. • Tree Removal and Inadequate Erosion Controls (): Trees were cut and cleared along a drainage ditch in the right-of-way of a state road and the disturbed site was inadequately stabilized and no mitigation plan was executed. • Recurring Oil Leaks in Bellevue Marina (Choptank River): Reports of recurring oil sheens in and around the Bellevue Marina along the . • Industrial Dredge Permit (Choptank River): Permit review and public hearing for a dredge permit near Easton Point along the Tred Avon River.

• Sunken Derelict Boat (Choptank River): Abandoned boat sinks and leaks fuel at property owner’s dock along MRC advocates have been working in this year’s . legislative session to support a number of key • Four Seasons Development in Critical Area (Kent provisions including the following: Narrows): Proposed development in the Critical Area and Oyster Fisheries Management Bill—would the destruction of tidal wetlands. prohibit DNR from opening up sanctuaries for • Industrial Groundwater Permit (Choptank River): Permit harvest until the scientific stock assessment, review and public hearing for an industrial groundwater required under last year’s Sustainable Oyster discharge permit in Tuckahoe Creek watershed. Fisheries Management Act, is complete in 2018; • Unpermitted Industrial Surface Water Discharge (Choptank River): Facility discharging effluent to surface Bay Restoration Fund—advocating to retain waters of the state in Tuckahoe Creek without permit. 10 million dollars in the Bay Restoration Fund for Bay-related projects, which the governor is • Failed Erosion Controls at Golf Course (Miles River): Erosion controls used in the reconstruction of a golf course seeking to move to urban projects; fail during extreme weather. Forest Conservation Act—establish a task • Toxic Levels of Lead at Shooting Range (Wye River): force to review, study and develop findings Soils at a shooting range along the Wye River report toxic and recommendations regarding forest levels of lead. conservation in Maryland.

midshoreriverkeeper.org 3 A Sampling of Projects iChesapeake College Restoration and Stormwater Projects

MRC was awarded nearly $745,000 by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources Chesapeake & Atlantic Coastal Bays Trust Fund to manage the design and construction of a group of restoration and stormwater projects on the campus of Chesapeake College. This grant was then supplemented by a matching grant of $292,587 from Queen Anne’s County. This suite of projects includes a wetland restoration, bioretention facilities that filter stormwater, and a stream restoration that will reduce erosion caused by flow from both impervious surfaces on the campus and from agricultural fields on both sides of Route 50, improving water quality in the Wye River. photo credit: Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay It is scheduled for completion in 2018. hEnvision the Choptank: Collaborative Restoration for Oyster Success

Envision the Choptank is a collaborative initiative with the Eastern Shore Land Conservancy and eight other partners to develop solutions that ensure the long-term sustainability of native oyster reefs, and support a fishable, swimmable Choptank River. With $226,582 in funds from the National Fish & Wildlife Foundation and matching sources, the grant partners will determine locations in the watersheds of Broad Creek, Harris Creek and the Tred Avon River where land-based restoration will provide the greatest water quality benefits. We will also increase implementation of agricultural and residential best management practices.

Top photo: Greg Farley, Chesapeake College professor of biological MRC WOMEN ROCK! science and director of the Center for Leadership in Environmental Education, and MRC Director of Operations Kristin Junkin at an eroded Kristin Junkin (MRC’s own Wilma Flintstone) takes delivery of stream restoration site on the Chesapeake College campus. 300 tons of sandstone “boulders” for a regenerative stream conveyance (RSC) project at Chesapeake College. Bottom photo: Example of a storm water conveyance step pool. photo credit: Biohabitats

44 443.385.0511443.385.0511 A Sampling of Projects

hCambridge Creek Watershed Assessment

MRC was awarded $36,000 by Chesapeake Bay Trust to complete a watershed assessment of Cambridge Creek in Cambridge, MD. MRC will also produce a Cambridge Creek Watershed Management Plan that will identify sources and quantities of nutrient and sediment loads impacting Cambridge Creek and ultimately the Choptank River, and will prioritize actions that the City of Cambridge and other watershed Joe Steinfeld of Davey Resource Group and Keitasha Royal of Midshore partners can undertake to help reduce inputs and improve the Riverkeeper Conservancy conduct a tree survey. water quality of the creek. h Greensboro Tree Initiative

In an effort to protect and improve the upper Choptank River watershed, MRC partnered with the Town of Greensboro, Maryland to launch a community-wide tree planting initiative. Under a $43,247 grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, MRC is conducting a tree canopy assessment and water quality analysis. These studies will result in a planting and a management plan to strategically increase the tree canopy to improve water quality. The plan will identify and prioritize tree planting sites based on the ability of trees to buffer flow paths and slow down or soak up polluted runoff. To engage the community in the implementation of the plan, MRC will assist the town in instituting a Tree Board and organizing a community planting project. Together with the town, MRC will help establish a healthy and dense tree canopy that enriches streetscapes, hSears Farm Gully buffers waterways, and strengthens the resilience of the Restoration Design ecosystem. MRC was awarded $53,000 by Chesapeake Bay Trust to complete an ecologically driven engineered design of an excessively MRC is an approved National Fish and eroded stream gully and agricultural ditch in Talbot County. The Wildlife Foundation Technical Assistance design will incorporate regenerative stormwater conveyance Provider, qualified to provide technical techniques to slow down storm flows and stabilize the stream support, manage projects, and submit and to improve habitat and reduce sediment and nutrient pollution manage grants on behalf of beneficiaries. from entering King’s Creek and, ultimately, the Choptank River. Contact us about your project. Additional funds to support this project are being provided by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources.

midshoreriverkeeper.org 5 Projects continued

iSubmerged Aquatic Vegetation Monitoring Program

Stemming from the success of our Creekwatcher water quality monitoring program, the Maryland DNR reached out for our support to develop a citizen submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) monitoring program. In 2017, supported by an $11,500 grant from Chesapeake Bay Trust, MRC will train a new set of Creekwatcher volunteers to monitor the diversity, abundance, hCambridge Residential and distribution of underwater grasses in our Midshore rivers. Stewardship Initiative Using the Virginia Institute of Marine Science’s aerial survey as the baseline, volunteers will verify the presence of underwater Identifying Cambridge as an urbanized area where communities grasses identified in their survey, as well as identify additional are not widely engaged in water quality projects, MRC, along grass beds. Building on the structure of our Creekwatcher with Cambridge Clean Water Advisory Committee and partners program, MRC will continue to involve the public and use Nanticoke Watershed Alliance, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, citizen scientists to track the progress of the many indicators for University of Maryland Sea Grant Extension, and Dorchester ecosystem health. Citizens for Planned Growth has developed a residential outreach and restoration effort. The objective of the Cambridge Residential Stewardship Initiative is to relieve residential flooding and improve water quality by accelerating the adoption of green infrastructure practices, such as rain gardens and conservation landscaping. With a two year grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and matching funds, the grant partners will work with $118,584 to conduct a citywide survey to understand the barriers and incentives behind implementing residential projects that reduce polluted runoff. The results from the survey will guide the outreach and development of technical workshops designed to educate city residents on pollution-reducing techniques. In addition to equipping each workshop participant with free rain barrels, the partnership will provide technical and financial assistance to selected property owners.

Building on our Creekwatcher Program, MRC will continue to track the many indicators for ecosytem health.

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6 443.385.0511 Pump Don’t Dump! MRC Pumpout Boat Begins 2017 Season May 12–October 8, 2017 FOR SERVICE: call or text 410-829-4352; or VHF Channel 9

To schedule dockside pumpouts, please contact our office at 443-385-0511 or [email protected]. Pumpout Boat Offers Free Service on Miles and Wye Rivers: MRC estimates the vessel will remove 15,000 to 25,000 gallons of concentrated marine waste this year. Friday 2–5 pm Saturday and Sunday 10 am–5 pm The vessel is based out of the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Memorial Day (May 29) 10 am–5 pm Museum (CBMM). Gallons removed are being tracked on the Independence Day (July 4) 10 am–5 pm “Clean Bay Poop Meter” on the CBMM website. Labor Day (September 4) 10 am–5 pm

Riders of all ages and levels enjoy cycling across the beautiful Eastern Shore of Maryland. Choose from 20-mile, 35-mile, or 62-mile (metric century) routes. All rides include SAG support and rest stops with food and drink. All routes begin and end at Chesapeake College. Participants will kick off their morning with a light snack. Upon returning to the college, riders and volunteers will enjoy a BBQ lunch, beverages and beer, and live music in celebration of clean water. Register online through September 15 or in person the morning of the ride! All proceeds support MRC’s ongoing programs. To register or learn more, visit rideforcleanrivers.org or contact Sarah Boynton: 443.385.0511, [email protected]. photos by Tony J Photography

midshoreriverkeeper.org 7 Keitasha Royal Conservation Corps Volunteer Capstone Project

in classrooms as a part of our Students for Streams program, kayaking on Tuckahoe Creek, canoeing at Horn Point, sampling at bioreactors, shucking oysters, and the list goes on! With all these opportunities MRC has afforded me, I’m glad to use my CCC capstone project as a chance to give back. My capstone project aims to highlight MRC’s prior tree planting efforts, create a comprehensive tree care protocol, and connect tree plantings with spirituality. I was inspired when my mentor, Elle O’Brien, told me about tree planting projects MRC completed with high school students in Talbot, Dorchester, and Queen Anne’s Counties in 2013-2015. I thought it was important to create a method to continually monitor the progress of these restoration sites and promote tree plantings within the community. Additionally, I am excited to use some of the skills I gained in organizing tree plantings while in college. I was president of a student organization called Your Children’s Trees, where we planned and organized weekly plantings. These events were always great fun, especially for our volunteers who had never planted a tree before. In addition, the connection these volunteers made with their trees was invaluable and it helped entice them to come back and plant more. This is what I would like to bring to my capstone project. To do this, my project consists of three phases. The first phase is creating a comprehensive tree care and maintenance plan that can be used by MRC and other organizations that we conduct plantings with. This easy-to-use guide will outline important post-planting steps to help trees survive their initial years. There are too many wonderful words to describe the past six months working with MRC as their 2016-2017 Chesapeake The second phase is conducting a tree assessment on each of Conservation Corps (CCC) Volunteer. the nine student tree-planting sites. My assessment will consist of identifying the species, determining how many trees have survived, and measuring their growth. These assessments will Almost three thousand miles from help document the survivability of the trees and provide a home, I remember how nervous I visual record of progress over time. was for this big move, yet excited for The final phase of my project consists of organizing a tree the possibilities and adventures that planting with a place of worship as part of our emerging Maryland had to offer. Stewards for Streams program. The goal of this program is to collaborate with congregations to connect faith and the environment. To further this connection, I will create a tree My first day at MRC was spent on a boat collecting samples walk. This will allow congregation members to visit the trees on the Choptank River and, being a kid from a concrete city, and learn more about their species and their role in our I wasn’t accustomed to the water, so I became quite sick! environment. It didn’t take long for me to become comfortable with the water and enjoy my days spent sampling on the boat. Other To learn me about this program, feel free to contact me at great experiences I had these past months include teaching [email protected].

MGO Oyster Planting Dates: May 20 and 21. For more information, watch for our next Oyster Newsletter or contact Elle at [email protected].

8 443.385.0511 Environmental Education Partnership with New Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center

by Elle O’Brien

MRC is thrilled to announce a new and exciting education program in partnership with the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center in Dorchester County, Maryland. Funded by the National Park Service Cost Share Program in partnership with the Outdoor Foundation, this partnership will provide an interdisciplinary environmental education program for students in the county’s public schools. MRC’s high school education program, Students for Streams, will be enhanced with local cultural relevance, giving students a deeper sense of place and connection to their local environment. Students will be engaged through historical and environmental classroom lessons and a field trip to Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge and the Harriet Tubman park, inspiring them to make informed and environmentally conscious decisions that preserve the unique environmental and cultural heritage of Dorchester County. Students will kayak the Blackwater River, exploring waterways that influenced Harriet Tubman’s life. For many Harriet Tubman students, this will be Underground Railroad their first time kayaking Visitor Center in a local river. Thank you to Dorchester County, State of Maryland Park Ranger and MRC Advisory Council member our partners on this new Angela Crenshaw (left) and Park Manager Dana Paterra stand with program: Blackwater Maryland. a bust of Harriet Tubman sculpted by Brendan O’Neil. The sculpture National Wildlife was unveiled on March 11 at the opening of the Harriet Tubman Refuge, Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center. Photo credit: Attraction magazine Underground Railroad Visitor Center, the YMCA Chesapeake, and Dorchester County Public Schools. Together we can reach our shared goal of getting our students outside and reconnected to nature! Be sure to visit the newly opened Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park Visitor Center, neighboring Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge. Learn more at nps.gov/hatu.

MRC is looking for certified lifeguards and/or strong volunteers for this program! If interested in helping out, please contact Elle O’Brien at [email protected].

midshoreriverkeeper.org 9 Membership Moments—The Walker Family by Sarah Boynton

Rivers, streams, creeks, and even ditches, all flow into the big body of water we know as the Chesapeake Bay. Likewise, at MRC, we are made up of individuals, families, businesses, foundations, and agencies, all in support of protecting our local Midshore rivers. In continuation with our series, Membership Moments, we talked to Ron, Anne and Coleman, who have made MRC a family affair. The Walker family’s connection to the Eastern Shore started seven years ago when, on a school break, they discovered the town of Oxford and were immediately hooked. The Walkers came to Oxford on as many weekends as they could, and their son, Coleman, joined the summer junior sailing program at the Tred Avon Yacht Club. In 2015, they moved from Harford County, Maryland, and made Oxford their permanent home. At that time, Anne had finished the University of Maryland Extension Master Naturalist program, and needed to find volunteer opportunities. Through the internet, she discovered MRC and responded to our request for volunteers to help with school programs.

In the words of her family, Anne has always been a “nature nerd,” and they love her for it. Her MRC recently released involvement with MRC started with the educational programs, but soon enough she and her its 2016 Midshore Rivers family were hanging oyster cages off their dock through the Marylanders Grow Oysters (MGO) Report Card. View it on program, harvesting bay grasses for propagation, cycling in the Ride for Clean Rivers, and our website or pick up a attending the Wild & Scenic Film Festival. printed copy at our office. The Report Card will be Coleman jumped on board when he spent the day with Choptank Riverkeeper Matt Pluta and released on April 21 at experienced a day in the life of a riverkeeper. Anne said, “Coleman loves anything to do with MRC’s State of the Rivers being in a boat on the water. He had a great time with Matt, and we all started to talk about the Party at the Chesapeake possibility of doing an internship.” Side note: Coleman will indeed be joining the MRC Internship Maritime Museum. Team this summer. A second presentation will be made on May 25 Anne says, “We all love to be on the water and outside at the Cambridge Yacht whenever possible. We are hooked and ready to do more!” Club (see this newsletter’s Save the Date section on The family’s vision is to see continued water quality improvement on our rivers. They hope all the back cover for more generations understand how crucial it is to protect our natural resources! information).

10 443.385.0511 Reaching Across the Spiritual Threshold by Suzanne Sullivan Welcome to Our Rain Garden! MRC, a science-based river protection organization, is opening Rain gardens reduce the amount of a conversation about religion, a topic often portrayed to be at land-based nutrients and sediment odds with science. This conversation, however, is about entering storm drains, and ultimately flowing into the Tred Avon River. inclusion, the power of community, and recognizing that our spiritual convictions should be connected to our environmental actions. MRC’s most recent initiative, Stewards for Streams: Faith-Based Conservation, seeks to harness the energy and power of faith communities and connect them to environmental stewardship. Downspouts direct rain from the roof The faith-based conservation movement has been engaging The deep roots of native plants take up into the garden. congregations in stewardship actions for decades, but has water and filter out excess nutrients. recently gained renewed momentum. Pope Francis, named This rain garden is reducing the Presbyterian Church’s runoff, after Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals and the natural helping to improve water quality in the Tred Avon River and the environment, released a 2015 encyclical address, On the Care Chesapeake Bay. of Our Common Home, which was the first of its kind to be focused entirely on environmental issues and stewardship. This Inspired by the power of this connection, Stewards for Streams encyclical was unique in that the leader of the Catholic Church seeks to connect local congregations of any denomination with was addressing the entire world, including not only Catholics, environmental education, outdoor engagement, and ultimately but other religious denominations, and “non-believers,” as well. stewardship action. MRC is partnering with Interfaith Partners This encyclical combined religious scripture with scientific data, for the Chesapeake to provide workshops about Creation Care, two sources often seen to be in opposition to each other. The and adult and youth environmental education programs. Pope urged the citizens of the world to be united in our care for the planet and challenged humans to live sustainably. MRC is currently working with Unitarian Universalists Fellowship of Easton, Grace Lutheran of Easton, Seventh Day Adventists, The call for environmental stewardship is not unique to and St. Luke United Methodist Church in Cambridge to Christianity, but is present in the teachings of the world’s major install rain gardens that increase native plantings and reduce religions, including Islam, Judaism, and Buddhism, to name pollution flowing off their properties. MRC is hosting an Earth a few. Texts from all of these religions describe humans as an Day canoeing and hiking trip to connect youth from local intricate part of the environment with the responsibility to congregations to our local environment, and MRC is providing maintain and protect creation. congregations with a series of environmental films to educate and inspire conversation and action. A house of worship can take many forms whether it is a church, a mosque, a synagogue, or even a riverbank. Personally, I have felt the most spiritually connected, humbled, and inspired watching the sun set on the shores of the Choptank. MRC’s mission is to turn that inspiration into tangible actions that protect and preserve the local environment we live in. Stewards for Streams is supported by the Chesapeake Bay Trust, Delaplaine Foundation, and Maryland Environmental Trust. If you would like more information, or to connect your congregation to this program, contact Suzanne at [email protected], or call 443-385-0511. Members of St. Luke United Methodist Church in Cambridge work on a Stewards for Streams project

midshoreriverkeeper.org 11 Midshore Riverkeeper Conservancy, Inc.

Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Equity—Modified Cash Basis, December 31, 2016

ASSETS 2016 CURRENT ASSETS Cash $291,508 Short-term investments 34,532 TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS $326,040 LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS AT FAIR VALUE 299,538 FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT, net of depreciation 98,953 OTHER ASSET Security Deposits 2,300 TOTAL OTHER ASSETS $2,300 TOTAL ASSETS $726,831

LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS CURRENT LIABILITIES Payroll Taxes Payable $14 TOTAL LIABILITIES $14 NET ASSETS Unrestricted 573,823 Temporarily Restricted 152,994 TOTAL NET ASSETS $726,817 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS $726,831

2016 Revenues 2016 Expenditures Other 7% Outreach & Restoration & Agricultural Government Advocacy 25% Events 6% Grants 40% Projects 37%

Donors 19% Administration 7%

Water Quality Monitoring 7%

Fundraising 11% Foundations 28% Environmental Education 13%

12 443.385.0511 Statement of Revenues and Expenses—Modified Cash Basis Year Ended December 31, 2016

Temporarily Total Unrestricted Restricted 2016 REVENUES Contributions $255,856 $319,500 $575,356 Grants 136,957 417,009 553,966 Program Revenue 74,529 - 74,529 Special Events 84,850 - 84,850 Net Assets Released from Restrictions 779,122 (779,122) - TOTAL REVENUE $1,331,314 (42,613) $1,288,701

INVESTMENTS Interest and Dividend Income 9,837 - 9,837 Realized Gain on Investments (9,721) - (9,721) Unrealized Gain on Investments 14,788 - 14,788 Investment Fees (2,792) - (2,792) TOTAL INVESTMENT REVENUES $12,112 - $12,112

EXPENSES PROGRAM SERVICES Restoration and Agricultural Projects $412,437 - $412,437 Environmental Education 144,065 - 144,065 Social Marketing and Outreach 137,329 - 137,329 Anti-Pollution Advocacy and Enforcement 142,285 - 142,285 Water Quality Monitoring and Testing 105,075 - 105,075 TOTAL PROGRAM SERVICES $941,191 - $941,191 Fundraising Services 125,825 - 125,825 Management and General Services 69,970 - 69,970 TOTAL EXPENSES $1,136,986 - $1,136,986 DECREASE IN NET ASSETS 206,440 (42,613) 163,827 NET ASSETS, BEGINNING OF YEAR $367,383 $195,607 $562,990 NET ASSETS, END OF YEAR $573,823 $152,994 $726,817

midshoreriverkeeper.org 13 Kathleen Card MRC Extends a Sincere Thank You Thomas and Susan Cardero Creston and Carol Cathcart to all of our 2016 Supporters Douglas Chavis and Paula Ellman Chesapeake Legal Alliance Iris Clarke (Selina II) * MAJOR FOUNDATION AND PROJECT Stephen and Audrey Forrer Jerry and Bobbi Harris Steve and Linda Clineburg GRANTORS Brice and Carol Gamber Jeff and Beth Horstman Gene Counihan Anonymous Randle and Nancy Goetze, III Brooke and Lynne Kinney Donald and Jacquelyn Craven Bailey Wildlife Foundation Steve Hamblin Paul Klinedinst Jeremy Dathe Keith Campbell Foundation for the Tom and Cathy Hill (Llandaff Family Marvin and Delia Lang Helen Davis Environment Inc Foundation) Erney and Margaret Maher Jack and Ann Davis Chesapeake Bay Trust Tim and Kristin Junkin Warren and Billie Jane Marton Matthew and Dana Diefenbach * Clayton Baker Trust Senator Francis and Janet Kelly Don and Jean McDougall Linda Blanchfield Dillow Maryland Department of Agriculture Larry and Lois Lindsley Michael and Katherine O’Brien Nick DiPasquale Maryland Department of Natural M&T Charitable Foundation Patriot Cruises, John and Robin Marrah Joseph and Jacqueline Doddridge Resources Maryland Environmental Trust Richard and Phyllis Radlinski Carl and Nannie Doll National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Andrew and Lyn McCormick Rise Up Coffee James Donohoe Paul M. Angell Family Foundation William and Maxine Millar J. Douglas Rollow Richard and Barbara Doughty Queen Anne’s County Maryland Herbert and Patrice Miller Thomas and Frances Roosevelt David Driscoll and Ann Harrington Rauch Foundation Suzy, Nancy and Carol Minkoff Alice Ryan Michele Drostin Talbot County Maryland Charles Monet and Diane Rohman Tom and Alexa Seip Marilynn Duker Town Creek Foundation Outlaws Unlimited John Smith and Mary Tydings Chris Dungan Bill Pease and Laura Brank Sprout * Hon. Broughton and Ray Earnest LEGACY GIVNG AND BEQUESTS David and Sharon Perry Kevin and Mary Beth Sullivan Ned Egan Peter Welling Blaine and Susan Phillips Talbot Mentors * Eric and Susan Eichler Lee Yerkes William and Mary Jo Russell Talbot Preservation Alliance Jeff and Barbara Erdmann Scossa Restaurant & Lounge * John and Kimberly Thacker Rob and Suzanne Etgen JOHN SMITH SOCIETY $5,000 OR MORE Jennifer Stanley Tony J Photography * Jack and Maria Fischer Anonymous The Brewer’s Art * James and Liz Underhill Robert Fogarty Branch Bank & Trust (BB&T) Richard and Beverly Tilghman, Jr Waddell Foundation Inc Megan Foo Steven and Julie Burleson Town and Country Wine & Liquors * Wilmer Waller George and Anne Foss Dock Street Foundation U. of Md. Center for Environmental Timothy and Lisa Wyman (Frederick W. Clayton and Marla Foulger Robert Eisinger Science (Horn Point) * Richmond Foundation Inc) Eric Francis Kip and Beth Fulks Ron and Anne Walker YSI Inc S.E.W. Friel Henry Greenewalt Raymond Wiacek, Jr. and Nancy O’Connell Allen and Sue Zehe James Fuller and Catherine Porter Nina Rodale Houghton Wye Gardens LLC Garden Club of the Eastern Shore Kelly Integral Solutions LLC RIVER GUARDIAN $100 OR MORE Keith and Lisa Marie Ghezzi John and Tee Kelly RIVER ANGEL $750 OR MORE Anonymous Ken and Wendy Gibson Mid-Shore Community Foundation Charm City Run Mark and Nielly Charles Goebel and Catherine Joyce Arthur F. Kudner, Jr Fund Gerald Fairbanks and Jean Rhian Robert and Judith Amdur Hilary Goldfarb Patagonia Robert and Linda Leigh Patrick and Laura Anderson Mark Goldstein Jim and Patty Rouse Charitable Philip and Irmy Webster Hank and Joanne Asbill Stephen E. Gons Foundation Inc William Aschenbach F. 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