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NOAA Restoration Day: 2007 Maryland Event

2006 Event
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Volunteer Supplies
Directions
Carpooling and Reserving NOAA Vehicles
Transporting Grasses to Event

Agenda

  • Date:  Tuesday, June 12, 2007 (rain or shine)
  • Location: 16801 Mount Calvert Road, Upper Marlboro, MD
    Mount Calvert Historical Park (part of the Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve in Maryland, Jug Bay Component). ~45 minutes from DC and Silver Spring, MD.
  • Time: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

9:00 – 9: 15 AM

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Arrive at Mt. Calvert

9:30 – 10:00 AM

Welcome remarks and review day's logistics

  • Peyton Robertson, Acting Director, NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office (Emcee)
  • opening remarks Laurie McGilvray, Chief, Estuarine Reserves Division, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resources Management, NOAA Ocean Service
  • Dan Farrow, Deputy Director, Office of Habitat Conservation, NOAA Fisheries Service
  • Jack Dunnigan, Deputy Assistant Administrator, NOAA’s National Ocean Service
  • Tim Keeney, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere
  • MD DNR Leadership (TBD)
  • Alison Hammer, NOS/Special Projects, provided instructions and review logistics for the day

10:00 AM –
12:00 PM

 

Restoration Activities: Morning
Participants were pre-assigned to a team and conducted a variety of restoration activities in different areas of Jug Bay.There were 10 teams of 130-150 NOAA staff. Many were transported via pontoon boat to activities below.

  • Activities at Mt. Calvert (~50 people):
    Three teams remained at the Mt. Calvert shoreline building wood duck boxes, conducting a comparative flora and fauna survey, monitoring water quality, and seining for fish.  Another team will be nearby transplanting wild rice.
  • fish samplingActivities by NOAA Vessel (~10 people):
    Two teams were on two NOAA vessels fish sampling with seines, blocknets, and trawls. 
  • Activities near the Railroad Bed Trail (~60 people):
    One team of 15 sampled fish while a second group of 20 planted 66 trays of underwater grasses previously grown in NOAA offices. Two other teams mapped and removed invasive plants or conducted digital elevation mapping with GPS.
  • Activities near the Jackson Landing (~20 people):
    One team planted native trees and shrubs.

12:15 – 1:00 PM

Bag Lunch (bring your own food & drink!)

 
  • Opportunity to explore Mt. Calvert archeological pit and museum and acknowledgment of 22 NOAA Bay Grass tank leads.

1:00 – 3:30 PM

duck boxesRestoration Activities: Afternoon
Participants were pre-assigned to a team and conduct a variety of restoration activities. There were be 11 teams of 130-150 NOAA staff. Many were transported via pontoon boat to activities below.

  • Activities at Mt. Calvert (~50 people):
    Three teams remained at the Mt. Calvert shoreline building wood duck boxes, conducting a comparative flora and fauna survey, monitoring water quality, and seining for fish.  Another team nearby transplanted wild rice.
  • Activities by NOAA Vessel (~10 people):
    Two teams were on two NOAA vessels conducting fish sampling with seines or a trawl. 
  • Activities near the Railroad Bed Trail (~60 people):
    Five teams were in the area either surveying underwater grasses via canoes, mapping and removing invasive plants, conducting digital elevation mapping with GPS, or doing construction activities such as removing a boardwalk and elevating a second boardwalk.
  • Activities near the Jackson Landing (~20 people):
    One team planted native trees and shrubs.

3:30 - 4:00 PM

Finish and Clean-up

4:00 PM

 

Optional BB-Q
Location:  1361 Wrighton Road, Lothian, MD. Jug Bay Wetland Sanctuary visitor center. $5 fee paid by participants.
RSVP to: Mary.Kate.McKenna@noaa.gov

Map of Jug Bay Preserve Area (pdf, 4.1MB)

jug bay full map
Click to see full size image


Volunteer Supplies to Wear & Bring

  • Download Volunteer Supply List

  • Bagged lunch or snack(s). Limited bottled water will be provided.
  • Bottled water/drinks
  • Swimsuit and/or old clothes, you will get wet!! (Quick dry fabrics work best; we will have two tents for changing into dry clothes).
  • bootsFieldwork clothes that can get muddy and wet (shorts and t-shirts). Remember to wear your NOAA logos.
  • Old shoes/sneakers/Teva sandals or dive booties that can get wet (BARE FEET NOT ALLOWED!!)
  • Towel
  • Dry change of clothes and shoes
  • Plastic bag for your wet items
  • Waterproof sunscreen
  • Bug spray
  • Binoculars (optional)
  • Sunglasses (optional)
  • Hat (optional)
  • Jacket/sweatshirt (optional, if necessary)
  • Work gloves (optional – some will be provided)
  • Light weight/partial wet suit if it's cold that day (or chest waders)
  • Bag to hold your gear (backpack or dry bag). Plan on bringing all necessary items along with you.
  • Be prepared, check the forecast before leaving your house in the morning!
    Check NOAA's National Weather Service Web site:
    http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?CityName=Upper+Marlboro&state=MD&site=LWX

Directions

mt. calvert signWe are meeting at Mount Calvert Historical Park on Jug Bay. It is located approximately 35 miles and 45 minutes away from Silver Spring, MD in Upper Marlboro, MD. Arrive by 9:00 AM on Tuesday, June 12, 2007.

Carpooling and Reserving NOAA Vehicles

  • Please carpool, there is limited room for parking.
  • NOAA employees in Silver Spring should contact Calvin at the NOAA Motor Pool (301)713-1955 or e-mail Dispatch.pool@noaa.gov directly if you would like to use one of the limited numbers of minivans or cars from the NOAA Motor Pool.
  • The motor pool is located in SSMC 4, 8th Floor.
  • NOTE: Both contractors and FEDS can reserve vehicles with a valid driver's license.

Directions for Disassembling and Transporting Bay Grass Systems

It is best to keep the grasses submerged in the black tub until you are ready to transport them to Restoration Day, but they are fine overnight without power, light and/or the pump running if you choose to disassemble the system.

1.  Turn off the power to your system.
2.  Carefully remove the heater, pump, thermometer, and disassemble the lamps: 

    • sav trays in boatDry them off and place return back into their boxes.
    • It is best to wrap the thermometer in paper-towel and place in a Ziploc bag.
    • Please discard the sponge filter and the light bulbs.

3.  Remove the trays with grasses from the black tub.
4.  Place either wet newspaper or paper towel over the grasses in their trays. 
5.  Discard the water in the large black tub. 
6.  Wipe the tub out with a paper towel or dry towel.  Do NOT use soap.
7.  It is best to transport the grass trays in the black tub for stability in your vehicle:

    • Place trays in your car (in the black tub) and make sure the grasses stay covered in the moist paper for the drive. 
    • Please do not stack the trays, it will crush your grasses

Remember to return all of your equipment and boxes at Restoration Day.

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