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Video Update: Aquatic Ecological Flows Research: This presentation from Dr. Todd Walter of Cornell University provides an update to the Steering Committee on this Appalachian LCC funded research project. The Aquatic Ecological Flows project is providing a report assessing availability of hydrologic and ecological flow model(s) suitable for the region, an assessment of available ecological data to inform the ecological flow model(s), the application of the model(s) to anticipate how changes in stream flow will affect environmental conditions, and a report that forecasts changes in hydrology and associated biological responses to critical watersheds from different water resource development scenarios.

Stream Impacts from Water Withdrawals Phase 1 Report: The 1st phase of this research project involved reviewing existing tools and gathering available data within the project area on hydrologic and ecological flow model(s) that would be suitable for the region.

Data Access: Phase I of this project involved an inventory of flow models and the underlying, or potential, data sources from instream monitoring networks.

Key Findings & Management Recommendations: The Appalachian LCC-funded study is the first region-wide assessment to document “flow-ecology” relationships – showing connections between observed impacts under current water withdrawal standards (based on daily water gauge data collected over the last 15 years and fish surveys) and the decline in freshwater fish communities.

Forest Service Honored for Leadership in Promoting Climate Change Adaptation: For their outstanding work in raising awareness and addressing the impacts of climate change on the nation’s natural resources, the Forest Service was honored today as the first-ever recipients of the Climate Adaption Leadership Award for Natural Resources.

NOAA, USGS and partners: Chesapeake Bay ‘dead zone’ to vary from average to slightly smaller: Scientists expect that this year’s mid-summer Chesapeake Bay hypoxic low-oxygen zone or “dead zone” – an area of low to no oxygen that can kill fish and aquatic life – will be approximately 1.58 cubic miles, about the volume of 2.3 million Olympic-size swimming pools. This is close to the long-term average as measured since 1950.

Competitive State Wildlife Grant Awarded for Eastern Hellbender Research: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) recently awarded a Competitive State Wildlife Grant (C-SWG) to the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (SEAFWA) to conduct research on the eastern hellbender (Cryptobranchus a. alleganiensis).

Mid-Atlantic Highlands Action Program: Realizing the Legacy: The Chesapeake Bay Field Office Coastal Program has published a document entitled “Mid-Atlantic Highlands Action Program Realizing the Legacy” that highlights past accomplishments of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Mid-Atlantic Highlands Action Program (HAP).

2016 Spotlight on National Park Resources in the National Capital Region: To celebrate the National Park Service Centennial through talks and posters that highlight accomplishments in resources management and stewardship.

Western Appalachian Consultations: Consultations with technical experts in the western region of the Appalachians on the Landscape Conservation Design.

Southern Appalachian Consultations: Consultations with technical experts in the southern region of the Appalachians on the Landscape Conservation Design.

Northern Appalachian Consultations: Consultations with technical experts in the northern region of the Appalachians on the Landscape Conservation Design.

Creating a Mobile Experience for the Explore Natural Communities Website: Judy Teague - Senior Ecologist, Allen Ansellmo - Software Engineer, Erin Jones - Vegetation Ecologist, Dave Hauver - Software Engineer Natureserve, Diane Pavek - Research Coordinator, Ann Gallagher - Science Education Coordinator, Urban Ecology Research Learning Alliance, NPS National Capital Region

Natural Resource Education and Outreach in a Cultural Resource Park: Expanding the Audience: Giessell Aguilar, Alison Sloop - Biological Science Technician(s) NPS, Manassas National Battlefield Park