The Chesapeake Bay Program’s Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) is administered by the CRC and funded through a cooperative agreement with the Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) Partnership – currently spanning the period 2016-2022. The CRC has had a long-standing role of administering all activities of STAC, an active committee with 38 members from academic and scientific institutions around the watershed.
For any inquiries, or to be added to STAC’s Interested Parties list, contact STAC Coordinator, Annabelle Harvey.
STAC October Update
STAC held its second quarterly meeting of FY20 on September 15-16, 2020 over Zoom. STAC received updates on many ongoing efforts including the Plastic Pollution Action Team (PPAT), the Soil Health and Hydrology STAC Workshop (FY19), and the STAC effort Achieving Water Quality Goals in the Chesapeake Bay: An Assessment of System Response.
STAC hosted three panelists to discuss diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice (DEIJ) as related to environmental management and science. STAC aims to integrate principles of DEIJ into our membership recruitment and workshop participation, as well as to consider environmental justice in all ongoing and future efforts. Governor Ralph Northam (VA) was appointed Chair of the CBP Executive Council (EC) in August of this year and is beginning his term by meeting with the advisory committees to discuss priorities and expectations. He joined the STAC meeting for a 30-minute discussion and expressed his priority concerns including climate change impacts, environmental education, budget limitations, and DEIJ. Lara Fowler (PSU) facilitated a discussion with the membership on the potential STAC COVID workshop. A subset of members has been working to develop a STAC effort that would explore the impacts of COVID on water quality goal attainment in the watershed. The committee of STAC members leading this planning will continue to meet and seeking input from STAC, LGAC, CAC, and key CBP groups.
STAC 2020 Remaining Quarterly Meeting Dates
December 14-15, 2020
STAC 2021 Quarterly Meeting Dates
STAC has approved the following dates for their 2021 Quarterly Meetings.
March 23-24, 2021
June 15-16, 2021
September 13-14, 2021
December 7-8, 2021
FY2020 STAC Workshops: Approved Proposals
STAC will be hosting four workshops in FY2020, listed below. Planning is underway for these activities and details will be released as planning continues.
- Understanding Genetics for Successful Conservation and Restoration of Resilient Chesapeake Bay Brook Trout Populations
- Advancing Regenerative Agriculture: Exploring Barriers and Incentives to BMP Adoption
- Overcoming the Hurdle: Addressing BMP Implementation Through a Social Science Lens
- Assessing the Water Quality, Habitat, and Social Benefits to Green Riprap
Information regarding past workshops, including agendas, presentations, and reports (as they become available) can be found on the workshop homepage.