{"id":7,"date":"2019-07-10T01:54:26","date_gmt":"2019-07-10T05:54:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.chesapeake.org\/stac\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2025-06-02T13:38:30","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T17:38:30","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.chesapeake.org\/stac\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:0px;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-background-color:#203b6d;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-column-content-centered\"><div class=\"fusion-column-content\"><div class=\"fusion-alert alert custom alert-custom fusion-alert-center fusion-alert-capitalize awb-alert-native-link-color alert-dismissable awb-alert-close-boxed fusion-animated\" style=\"--awb-background-color:#e8bd68;--awb-accent-color:#808080;--awb-border-top-left-radius:0px;--awb-border-top-right-radius:0px;--awb-border-bottom-left-radius:0px;--awb-border-bottom-right-radius:0px;\" role=\"alert\" data-animationType=\"fadeInDown\" data-animationDuration=\"0.3\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"fusion-alert-content-wrapper\"><span class=\"alert-icon\"><i class=\"fa-exclamation-circle fas\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-alert-content\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignleft wp-image-9429\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%2775%27%20height%3D%2797%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%2075%2097%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%2775%27%20height%3D%2797%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/chesapeake.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/RiB-Cover.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"75\" height=\"97\" \/>The Comprehensive Evaluation of System Response Report in Brief is now available! Check out the<strong> <span style=\"color: #ffffff; text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chesapeake.org\/stac\/cesr\/\">CESR page<\/a><\/span>\u00a0<\/strong> to view and download this new resources as well as access a wealth of additional information including the full CESR report.<\/span><\/div><button style=\"color:#808080;border-color:#808080;\" type=\"button\" class=\"close toggle-alert\" data-dismiss=\"alert\" aria-label=\"Close\">&times;<\/button><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h3><\/h3>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Since its creation in December 1984, STAC has worked to enhance scientific communication and outreach throughout the Chesapeake Bay watershed and beyond.<\/h5>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-modal modal fade modal-1 rib\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-labelledby=\"modal-heading-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"--awb-border-color:#ebebeb;--awb-background:#f6f6f6;\"><div class=\"modal-dialog modal-lg\" role=\"document\"><div class=\"modal-content fusion-modal-content\"><div class=\"modal-header\"><button class=\"close\" type=\"button\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-hidden=\"true\" aria-label=\"Close\">&times;<\/button><h3 class=\"modal-title\" id=\"modal-heading-1\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-hidden=\"true\">CESR Report In Brief<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"modal-body fusion-clearfix\">\n<p>The CESR Report in Brief is now available. Click to download.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"modal-footer\"><button class=\"fusion-button button-default button-medium button default medium\" type=\"button\" data-dismiss=\"modal\">Close<\/button><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-background-position:left top;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:25px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-top:40px;--awb-margin-bottom:40px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Upcoming Events<\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-has-icon fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:20px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;--awb-sep-color:#f4bc4a;border-color:#f4bc4a;border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><span class=\"icon-wrapper\" style=\"border-color:#f4bc4a;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);font-size:16px;width: 1.75em; height: 1.75em;border-width:1px;padding:1px;margin-top:-0.5px\"><i class=\"fa-calendar-alt fas\" style=\"font-size: inherit;color:#f4bc4a;\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;--awb-sep-color:#f4bc4a;border-color:#f4bc4a;border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><table class='eme-events-list' style='margin: 0 auto'><tr><td class='date' style=\"min-width: 200px\">April 30, \n 2026<\/td>\n\n<td><strong><a href='https:\/\/www.chesapeake.org\/stac\/events\/april-2026-meeting\/'  title='April 2026 STAC Meeting'>April 2026 STAC Meeting<\/a><\/strong><br>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class='date' style=\"min-width: 200px\">May 26 - 27, \n 2026<\/td>\n\n<td><strong><a href='https:\/\/www.chesapeake.org\/stac\/events\/state-of-the-science-of-salinity-risks-in-the-chesapeake-bay-and-its-tributaries-connecting-monitoring-modeling-and-management\/'  title='State of the Science of Salinity Risks in the Chesapeake Bay and Its Tributaries: Connecting Monitoring, Modeling and Management'>State of the Science of Salinity Risks in the Chesapeake Bay and Its Tributaries: Connecting Monitoring, Modeling and Management<\/a><\/strong><br>\nShepherdstown, WV<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class='date' style=\"min-width: 200px\">June 15 - 17, \n 2026<\/td>\n\n<td><strong><a href='https:\/\/www.chesapeake.org\/stac\/events\/june-2026-meeting\/'  title='June 2026 STAC Meeting'>June 2026 STAC Meeting<\/a><\/strong><br>\nShepherdstown, WV<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class='date' style=\"min-width: 200px\">September 15, \n 2026<\/td>\n\n<td><strong><a href='https:\/\/www.chesapeake.org\/stac\/events\/september-2026-meeting\/'  title='September 2026 STAC Meeting'>September 2026 STAC Meeting<\/a><\/strong><br>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class='date' style=\"min-width: 200px\">November 10, \n 2026<\/td>\n\n<td><strong><a href='https:\/\/www.chesapeake.org\/stac\/events\/november-2026-meeting\/'  title='November 2026 STAC Meeting'>November 2026 STAC Meeting<\/a><\/strong><br>\n<\/td><\/tr><\/table>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\"><h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Recent Publications<\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-has-icon fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:20px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;--awb-sep-color:#f4bc4a;border-color:#f4bc4a;border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><span class=\"icon-wrapper\" style=\"border-color:#f4bc4a;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);font-size:16px;width: 1.75em; height: 1.75em;border-width:1px;padding:1px;margin-top:-0.5px\"><i class=\"fa-book fas\" style=\"font-size: inherit;color:#f4bc4a;\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;--awb-sep-color:#f4bc4a;border-color:#f4bc4a;border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5\">\r\n<div id=\"wwd-dl\" class=\"files\">\r\n    <div class=\"wwd-document-list\">\r\n        <p>\r\nKennedy, C., B. Beal, I. Braun-Ricks, P. Campfield, L. Fegley, P. Geer, C. Garvey, M. Monaco, K. Rose, D. Ryan, T. Tuckey, B. Vogt, and M. Cole.. (2025). <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chesapeake.org\/stac\/document-library\/striped-bass-survey-assessment-and-habitat-connections\/\">Striped Bass Survey Assessment and Habitat Connections<\/a><\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chesapeake.org\/stac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/FINAL_Report_Striped-Bass-Survey_25_006.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Download Striped Bass Survey Assessment and Habitat Connections\">Download<\/a>.         <\/p>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"wwd-document-list\">\r\n        <p>\r\nZhang, Q., M. Baker, I. Bertani, B. Dennison, L. Linker, K. Maloney, R. Sabo, C. Shen, G. Shenk, K. Van Meter, and M. Cole.. (2025). <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chesapeake.org\/stac\/document-library\/leveraging-artificial-intelligence-and-machine-learning-to-advance-chesapeake-bay-research-and-management-a-review-of-status-challenges-and-opportunities\/\">Leveraging Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning to Advance Chesapeake Bay Research and Management: A Review of Status, Challenges, and Opportunities<\/a><\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chesapeake.org\/stac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/FINAL_Leveraging-AI-and-ML_25-005-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Download Leveraging Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning to Advance Chesapeake Bay Research and Management: A Review of Status, Challenges, and Opportunities\">Download<\/a>.         <\/p>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"wwd-document-list\">\r\n        <p>\r\nShenk, G., M. Bennett, Z. Easton, M. Friedrichs, R. Hood, J. Keisman, L. Linker, R. Najjar, R. Sabo, and C. Stock.. (2025). <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chesapeake.org\/stac\/document-library\/a-path-forward-in-considering-future-environmental-scenarios-in-chesapeake-bay-restoration-efforts\/\">A Path Forward in Considering Future Environmental Scenarios in Chesapeake Bay Restoration Efforts<\/a><\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chesapeake.org\/stac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FINAL_A-Path-Forward-in-Considering-Future-Environmental-Scenarios-in-Chesapeake-Bay-Restoration-Efforts_25-004.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Download A Path Forward in Considering Future Environmental Scenarios in Chesapeake Bay Restoration Efforts\">Download<\/a>.         <\/p>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"wwd-document-list\">\r\n        <p>\r\nKazyak, D.C., S. White, M. Bartron, E. Hallerman, A. Welsh, M. Sell, S. Reeser, B. Lubinski, R. Johnson. (2025). <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chesapeake.org\/stac\/document-library\/understanding-genetics-for-successful-conservation-and-restoration-of-resilient-chesapeake-bay-brook-trout-populations\/\">Understanding Genetics for Successful Conservation and Restoration of Resilient Chesapeake Bay Brook Trout Populations<\/a><\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chesapeake.org\/stac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/FINAL_Report_Brook-Trout-Genetics_25_003.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Download Understanding Genetics for Successful Conservation and Restoration of Resilient Chesapeake Bay Brook Trout Populations\">Download<\/a>.         <\/p>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"wwd-document-list\">\r\n        <p>\r\nHayes, B., W. Zhu, R.J. Dawes, C.A. Cravotta, R. Hughes, G. Moyer, T. Tasker, J. Shallenberger, M.A. Hewitt, J. Dawes. (2025). <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chesapeake.org\/stac\/document-library\/nutrient-reductions-as-co-benefit-of-acid-mine-drainage-amd-treatment-quantifying-nutrient-load-reductions-for-restored-stream-segments-in-amd-impacted-watersheds\/\">Nutrient Reductions as Co-Benefit of Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) Treatment: Quantifying Nutrient Load Reductions for Restored Stream Segments in AMD-impacted Watersheds<\/a><\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chesapeake.org\/stac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/STAC_Technical_Review_Amended_2025-06-11.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Download Nutrient Reductions as Co-Benefit of Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) Treatment: Quantifying Nutrient Load Reductions for Restored Stream Segments in AMD-impacted Watersheds\">Download<\/a>.         <\/p>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"100-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chesapeake.org\/stac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chesapeake.org\/stac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chesapeake.org\/stac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chesapeake.org\/stac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chesapeake.org\/stac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7"}],"version-history":[{"count":32,"href":"https:\/\/www.chesapeake.org\/stac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22783,"href":"https:\/\/www.chesapeake.org\/stac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7\/revisions\/22783"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chesapeake.org\/stac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}