8:00-8:15:Treda Grayson USEPA’s National Coastal Condition Assessment: status, results and next steps. Authors: Treda Grayson, Gregory Colianni, Hugh Sullivan, Virginia Hansen, Linda Harwell
8:15-8:45:Hilary Neckles Estuarine water quality monitoring in Northeastern US National Parks: Integration at local and regional scales. Authors: Hilary Neckles, James Caldwell, John Kiddon, Matthew Nixon, William Monahan, Penelope Pooler, Dennis Skidds, Richard Moore, Sophia Fox 8:45-9:00:Walt Nelson Sediment total organic carbon: is it time to pull the plug on this indicator? Authors: Walt Nelson, Melanie Frazier
9:00-9:15:Margaret Dutch Assessing the condition of Puget Sound sediments as part of Washington State's Puget Sound Ecosystem Monitoring Program: Changes in sediment quality from 1997 to the present, including declines in benthic invertebrate condition.. Authors: Margaret Dutch, Valerie Partridge, Sandra Weakland, Kathy Welch, Edward Long
9:15-9:30:Susan Adamowicz US Fish and Wildlife Service salt marsh integrity assessment results for 2012: 11 National Wildlife Refuges from Maine to Virginia. Authors: Susan Adamowicz, Toni Mikula, Jordan Kramer, Hilary Neckles, Glenn Guntenspergen, Janith Taylor
9:30-9:45:Ann Hijuelos System-wide Assessment and Monitoring Program (SWAMP)
9:45-10:00:Angela Padeletti Preliminary comparison of rapid assessment and intensive monitoring datasets for coastal wetland health in the Mid-Atlantic region. Authors: Angela Padeletti, Danielle Kreeger, Martha Maxwell-Doyle, Tracy Elsey-Quirk
