Chesapeake Business Plan Progress Report

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation

Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Fund

WHO WE ARE Chartered by Congress in 1984

30 member Board appointed by Secretary of the Interior

• Includes FWS Director & NOAA Administrator

WHAT WE DO Sustain, restore, enhance the nation’s natural

heritage

Bring collaboration among federal agencies & private funders

Create common ground among diverse interests

HOW WE DO ITLeverage private money with public funding –

average 3:1

On-the-ground conservation projects through grant making

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Convener of focused, leveraged funding & leadership for priority wildlife & habitat

conservationthrough grant making

Corporations Foundations Private Donors States NGOs Mitigation & Settlements

Appropriations Cooperative Agreements

Species Issues

Non-Federal Partners

Federal Governmen

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Places

How We Do It

Krystyna WolniakowskiWestern(503) 417-8700

Donn WaageCentral(612) 564-7284

Tim DiCintioNationwide – Mitigation & Settlements(202) 595-2466

Mike ChrismanSouthwestern(415) 243-3101

David O’NeillEastern(202) 595-2475

Eastern Partnership Office

Central Partnership Office

Western Partnership Office

Southwestern Partnership Office

NFWF Regional Contacts

NFWF Grant Leverage FY 1984-2011

Trend

Overview of NFWF Funds Invested

FY2010 FY2011 FY 1984-2011Federal $40.4 million $45.9 million $575.9 millionNon-Federal $20.6 million $16.5 million $228.4 millionGrantee Match $118.2 million $67.7 million $1.2 billionTotal Funds Invested $179.2 million $130 million $1.95 billion

# of Grants Awarded 417 569 11,603

Our Results

Current Federal Partners

Corporate and Foundation Partners

Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Fund

Investments in the Chesapeake• Since 1998 and in partnership with US

EPA and others, NFWF has invested more than $60M in cost-effective strategies for restoring the Chesapeake Bay.

Conservation Outcomes include: • Restored 122,000 acres of habitat • Established 132 acres of oyster reefs • Conserved 144,000 acres of forest and

farmland • Reduced 6.4M lbs of N and 1.8M lbs of P • Drove innovation and community

involvement

Grant Funding Available: 2000-2011

Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Fund:Leveraged Fund with Multiple Partners

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$2,000,000

$4,000,000

$6,000,000

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$14,000,000

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$18,000,000

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Corporate

Settlement

OSM

FWS

NRCS

FS

NOAA

EPA

Strategy to date:

•Distributed investments

• Focused heavily on water quality

•About 35% to NGOs, 25% to universities, 20% to state governments and 20% to local governments

High Conservation Impact:Strengthening our Investments in the

Chesapeake BayBusiness Plan Strategy Seeks to:

•Build on Prior Successes

•Accomplish WQ, Habitat and Species Goals Simultaneously

•Support Latest Bay Strategy

•Establish a Species Focus and Set Conservation Goals

•Target Investments and Practices

•Drive Innovation and Policy

Recover Species

Restore Habitat

Improve Water Quality

NFWF INVESTMENTS

Chesapeake Bay Business Plan Strategies

•Focus on High Priority Targeted Watersheds.

Using a science-based approach/feasibility screen, identified watersheds where investments result in wq, habitat and species improvements

•Tackle Cross-Cutting Issues. Building on prior investments, focus funds on

innovation and technology that tackle issues that matter across the watershed – manure management, stormwater, local government finance.

•Accelerate the Pace and Drive Down Costs. Support new restoration methods, leverage cost-share programs, advance eco-system markets and enhance technical assistance and capacity.

•Expand Information and Technology Transfer.

Ensure that information and technology is shared across key stakeholder groups to encourage adoption of best practices.

Science- Based

Analysis

Draft Goals, Indicators &

Budget

Feasibility Filter

Stakeholder Involvement

Examine CBP goals, establish

funding expectations incorporate

NFWF conservation

objectives and set targets

Examine CBP goals, establish

funding expectations incorporate

NFWF conservation

objectives and set targets

Watershed Rankings

Technical Fora with scientists

and policy makers, GIT

team meetings,

discussions with

stakeholders

Technical Fora with scientists

and policy makers, GIT

team meetings,

discussions with

stakeholders

Analyze capacity, track

record, existing

strategies, and

opportunities to leverage resources

Analyze capacity, track

record, existing

strategies, and

opportunities to leverage resources

Mapped data to identify

areas of intersection:

water quality, habitat

restoration and species resources

Mapped data to identify

areas of intersection:

water quality, habitat

restoration and species resources

Sub-watershed analysis:

physical, and biological

data, development

trends, species specific

information

Sub-watershed analysis:

physical, and biological

data, development

trends, species specific

information

Work with federal, state

and local gov’ts, non-profits and landowners to

develop investment

strategies in targeted

watersheds, work on 2013

RFP, build partnerships

Work with federal, state

and local gov’ts, non-profits and landowners to

develop investment

strategies in targeted

watersheds, work on 2013

RFP, build partnerships

Operationalizethe Plan

Business Planning Process

Business Plan Analysis:

Maximizing Investments forWater Quality,

Habitat Restoration,and Species Recovery

Stream HealthSource: U.S. EPA

Stream HealthExcellentGoodFairPoorVery PoorNo Data

We care most about streams that are “Poor” to “Good”, eliminating “Excellent” and “Very Poor”

Base Maps

Vulnerability to Development PressureSource: USGS

Development Pressure

Very LowLowModerateHigh

For agriculture and restoration, we want to make investments where the land use is not likely to change soon.

Base Maps

Base Maps

Priority Areas for Nitrogen & PhosphorusSource: U.S. EPA Chesapeake Bay Program Office

Priority Areas for Nitrogen & Phosphorus

Low Vulnerability to Development

Pressure

Where do these criteria intersect?

Moderate Stream Health

Establishing Our Criteria

Establishing Our Criteria

Moderate Stream HealthAND

Low Vulnerability to Development

ANDPriority Areas for N & P

=Potential Areas for

Stream Restoration and Pollution Reduction

Stream Restoration: A Focus on Eastern Brook Trout

Eastern Brook Trout

Population StatusPresent: IntactPresent: QualitativePresent: ReducedPresent: Greatly ReducedExtirpated or AbsentUnknown or Never Occurred

Eastern Brook Trout Population StatusSource: Eastern Brook Trout Joint Venture

Let’s also remove “Present: Intact” since protection is not the main goal of these funds.

Potential Areas for Stream Restoration and

Pollution Reduction

Opportunities for Eastern Brook Trout

Conservation and Habitat Enhancement

Eastern Brook Trout

Where do these areas intersect?

Eastern Brook Trout Potential Priority Areas

Priority Investment Areas for Eastern Brook Trout Habitat Restoration with Significant Pollution Reduction Benefits to the Bay

Marine and Coastal: Focus on Oysters and River

Herring

Oyster Reef Potential Priority Areas

Maryland Oyster Restoration Priorities as Initial Focus

Source: MD DNR

Oyster Reef Restoration

Virginia Oyster Restoration Priorities (projected)

Source: NOAA CBPO

River Herring

River Herring

Priority Watersheds

Priority Watersheds for River Herring Conservation

Source: USDA-NRCS

Priority Watersheds for River Herring

Conservation

River Herring

Where do these areas intersect?

Potential Areas for Stream Restoration

and Pollution Reduction

River Herring Potential Priority Areas

Priority Investment Areas for River Herring Habitat Restoration with Pollution Reduction Benefits

Priority Areas for Business Plan

Implementation

Priority Investment Areas for

Eastern Brook Trout Habitat Restoration

Priority Investment Areas for River Herring Habitat

Restoration

Priority Investment

Areas for Oyster Reef Restoration

Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Fund Targeted Watersheds

Lower Susquehanna and Conestoga River Watersheds

Middle Susquehanna Watersheds

Upper Potomac River Watersheds

Shenandoah Valley

Rappahannock and Rapidan Headwaters

Upper Eastern Shore

Lower Eastern Shore

Virginia’s Upper Neck

Lower James River

Juniata River Watersheds

West Branch Susquehanna River Watersheds

Conodoguinet Creek Headwaters

Middle Eastern Shore

Unadilla Headwaters

Tioughnioga HeadwatersChemung

Headwaters

Eastern Brook Trout Habitat

River Herring Habitat

Both EBT and RH Habitat

Oyster Priority Areas

DRAFT -- CHESAPEAKE BUSINESS PLAN CONSERVATION OUTCOMES by 2025 -- DRAFTSPECIES TARGETS Primary Outcome Secondary Outcome % of Chesapeake Goal

Brook Trout Increase healthy BT populations in 12 subwatersheds

Establish BT populations in 15 extirpated subwatersheds

12 subwatersheds represents 20% of CB goal

Oysters Restore oyster populations in 5 subwatersheds

Restore 150 to 175 acres of restored reef

5 tributaries represents 20% of CB goal

River Herring (American Shad and

American Eel)

Restore historic migratory routes by oepning 200 additional stream miles

Establish quantitative river herring run counts in targeted rivers

200 miles represents 20% of CB goal

Blue Crabs TBD

WQ TARGETS Nitrogen Phosphorus % of Chesapeake Goal

Water Quality Reduce N by 6.3M pounds Reduce P by 500K pounds 6.3M represents 10% of CB goal, 500K represents 16% of CB goal

HABITAT TARGETS Acres/Miles % of Chesapeake Goal

Livestock Exclusion Fencing

Install 2,000 miles of fencing NA

Riparian Forest Buffers

Restore/plant 2,500 miles of riparian forest buffers

2,500 miles represents 17% of CB goal

Stream Restoration Restore 150 miles of streams NA

Wetland Restoration/ Enhancement

Restore/enhance 7,500 acres of wetlands

Acres represents xx% of 30K restored & 150K ac. enhanced

Habitat Restoration Restore/enhance 400,000 acres of habitat lands

Acres represents xx% of conservation practices on 4M ac. of ag. lands

Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Fund:

Development of an Expanded Brook Trout Restoration Strategy & Business

PlanExpand EBT Business Plan Goals

1.Increase the number of sub-watersheds classified as healthy for EBT populations by improving 12 subwatersheds by 2025 or 20% of the overall Chesapeake Bay Program goal.

2.Establish self-sustaining brook trout populations in 15 known extirpated subwatersheds by 2018.

Restoring Native Brook Trout

•Restoring Water Quality and Brook Trout In Pennsylvania

•Partnership of TNC, CBF, TU •Leveraging NRCS Cost-Share Programs• Focusing on Specific Brook Trout Subwatersheds •Restoring Habitat

o Restore 6 miles of riparian forestso Restore 4 to 12 acres of early successional foresto Restore/enhanc 12 to 18 acres of wetlands

• Improving Water Qualityo Reduce 3,200 pds of No Reduce 1,200 pds of P

Oyster Reef Restoration Draft Goal

Accelerate Oyster Restoration Goal

1.Restore native oyster populations in five (5) sub-watersheds in the Chesapeake Bay by 2025 or 25% of the overall Chesapeake Bay Program oyster goal.

2.Restore 150 to 175 acres of oyster reefs.

Bringing Back Chesapeake Oysters

•Accelerating the Pace of Oyster Restoration

•Partnership of ORP, MD DNR, ACOE, NOAA

•Implementing Targeted Restoration in Harris Creek •Supporting Oyster Blue Print for River •Focus of Fisheries GIT and State and Federal Agencies

Project will help to restore 10-12 Acres of oyster habitatPlant 40-50 million oyster spat on shellEvaluate the value of oyster reefs as an effective BMP

River Herring Restoration Goal Development River Herring Focus

1.Restore historical river herring migratory routes by opening 200 additional stream miles by 2025

2.Establish quantitative river herring run counts in targeted rivers

Subwatersheds in the Upper Bay and Lower Susquehanna where EBT overlap in

distribution with current or historical runs of river herring.

Restoring Historic Fish Migratory Routes

• Partnership of American Rivers, MD DNR, NOAA Restoration Center and the Town of Centerville

• Removing Centreville Dam and Restoring Access to 13 miles of habitat for River Herring

• Priority of the CBP Fish Passage Workgroup

• Improving functionality of upstream habitat and improving water quality through a variety of upstream enhancements

• Part of larger Corsica River Watershed Project

Cross-Cutting Issues, Systemic Challenges

The Business Plan will also:

1. Support Blue Crab fisheries management to achieve target abundance goal.

2. Support Policy and Innovation Solutions, including manure to energy technologies, stormwater solutions, and local government finance

3. Support efforts to strengthen delivery of technical assistance to landowners and build capacity

Accelerating Pace, Driving Down Costs

Tackling Systemic Challenges

Next Steps Operationalize Plans

•Contracting with Kristen Saacke-Blunk (formerly PSU Extension) and Jeff Horan (MD DNR/FWS) to advance step-down approach

•Define investment strategies for subwatersheds w/ federal, state and local gov’ts, funding partners and non-profits

•Expand Technical and Funding Partnerships

•Participate on GIT Teams and MD Oyster Advisory Board

•Refine Chesapeake Stewardship Fund RFP for FY13