Standard Methods Resources For Living Shoreline and Marsh Projects

Introduction

The Standard Methods Resource table below is meant to be used in conjunction with the Standard Methods Bank Table. The reference numbers below correspond with the reference numbers in the Standard Methodologies Table. Use these numbers to quickly locate the methods you need for your project. These resources will provide you with information to carry out any of the metrics outlined in the Standard Methods Bank. The resources vary from individual methods (written by PDE staff and others) to large user manuals geared to a variety of user groups. This is a living document which will be updated as necessary to incorporate new metrics and methods.

Reference Number	Title & Weblink	Lead Entity	Contact Person	Suggested Citation
1	New Oyster Habitat Restoration Monitoring and Assessment Handbook	The Nature Conservancy	Boze Hancock bhancock@tnc.org	Baggett, L.P., S.P. Powers, R. Brumbaugh, L.D. Coen, B. DeAngelis, J. Greene, B. Hancock, and S. Morlock, 2014. Oyster habitat restoration monitoring and assessment handbook. The Nature Conservancy, Arlington, VA, USA., 96pp.
2	Volunteer Estuary Monitoring: A Method Manual	US Environmental Protection Agency, National Estuary Program	OW-General@epamail.epa.gov	Orhel, R. L., Register, K. M. (eds.) (2006). Volunteer Estuary Monitoring: A Methods Manual. Second Edition, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Office of Water; Washington, DC, USA.
3	Tidal Marsh Monitoring	USGS Western Ecological Research Center	TidalMarshMonitoring@gmail.com	Turner, K., J.Y. Takekawa, I. Woo, C. Ellings, B. Root, and J.E. Takekawa. 2012. Tidal Marsh Monitoring Online Handbook. Available online at tidalmarshmonitoring.org
4	Mid-Atlantic Tidal Wetland Rapid Assessment (MidTRAM) v 4.0	Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control	Alison Rogerson Alison.Rogerson@state.de.us	Rogerson, A., E. McLaughlin, K. Havens., and L. Haaf. 2016. Mid-Atlantic Tidal Wetland Rapid Assessment Method Version 4.0. Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, Dover, DE., 44pp.
5	DSAS: Digital Shoreline Analysis System 4.0	US Geologic Survey	Rober Thieler rthieler@usgs.gov	Himmelstoss, E.A. 2009. “DSAS 4.0 Installation Instructions and User Guide” in: Thieler, E.R., Himmelstoss, E.A., Zichichi, J.L., and Ergul, Ayhan. 2009 Digital Shoreline Analysis System (DSAS) version 4.0 — An ArcGIS extension for calculating shoreline change: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1278. *updated for version 4.3.
6	The Surface Elevation Table and Marker Horizon Technique: A protocol for Monitoring Wetland Elevation Dynamics	National Park Service	Don Cahoon dcahoon@usgs.gov James Lynch jclynch@usgs.gov	Lynch, J. C., P. Hensel, and D. R. Cahoon. 2015. The surface elevation table and marker horizon technique: A protocol for monitoring wetland elevation dynamics. Natural Resource Report NPS/NCBN/NRR—2015/1078. National Park Service, Fort Collins, Colorado.
7	Wetland Elevations at Sub-Centimeter Precision: Exploring the Use of Digital Barcode Leveling for Elevation Monitoring	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration	n/a	Cain, M. R. & P. F. Hensel. “Wetland Elevations at Sub-Centimeter Precision: Exploring the Use of Digital Barcode Leveling for Elevation Monitoring.” Estuaries and Coasts, 9 June 2017. 10pp.
8	Citizen Scientist Monitoring of Nature-Based Coastal Resiliency and Restoration Projects: A Guidance Manual 4.2	New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection	Matt Warren Garrett.Warren@dep.nj.gov	Sherer, E., Bouboulis, S., Moody, J., Padeletti, A., and Demberger, S. Citizen Scientist Monitoring of Nature-based Coastal Resiliency and Restoration Projects: A Guidance Manual. 2017.
9	Paddle for the Edge Training Book 2017	Barnegat Bay Partnership	Paddle4TheEdge@gmail.com	Reilly, E. 2017. Tidal Marsh Qualitative Shoreline Survey: Paddle for the Edge. Barnegat Bay Partnership. Toms River, NJ. 17pp.
10	Shear Vane Manual	Humbold: Testing Equipment for construction Materials	hmc@humboldtmfg.com
11	Method for Loss-On-Ignition (LOI) Weight Analyses	Partnership for the Delaware Estuary	Danielle Kreeger	Kreeger, D., A. Padeletti. 2010. Method for Loss-On-Ignition (LOI) Weight Analyses. Partnership for the Delaware Estuary. PDE Method No. 33. 3pp.
12	Determination of Aboveground Biomass of Wetland Macrophytes	Partnership for the Delaware Estuary	Danielle Kreeger	Kreeger, D. 2014. Determination of Aboveground Biomass of Wetland Macrophytes. Partnership for the Delaware Estuary. PDE MethodNo. 38. 5pp.
13	Determination of Belowground Biomass of Wetland Macrophytes	Partnership for the Delaware Estuary	Danielle Kreeger	Kreeger, D. 2014. Determination of Belowground Biomass of Wetland Macrophytes. Partnership for the Delaware Estuary. PDE Method No. 39. 4pp.
14	Methods for Fixed Photo Point Observations	Partnership for the Delaware Estuary	Sarah Bouboulis	Bouboulis, S. 2016. Methods for Fixed Photo Point Obserbations. Partnership for the Delaware Estuary. PDE Method No. 51. 5 pp.
15	Methods for RTK Point Collection and ArcGIS Methods for Topographic Elevation Modeling in an Area of Interest	Partnership for the Delaware Estuary	Joshua Moody	Moody, J. 2017. Methods for RTK Point Collection and ArcGIS Methods for Topographic Elevation Modeling in an Area of Interest. Partnership for the Delaware Estuary. PDE Method No. 47. 7pp.
16	Methods for Shellfish Population Density and Demographics in Living Shoreline Treatments	Partnership for the Delaware Estuary	Joshua Moody	Moody, J. 2017. Methods for Shellfish Population Density and Demographics in Living Shoreline Treatments. Partnership for the Delaware Estuary. PDE Method No. 46. 7pp.
17	Field and Calculative Methods for the Measurement of Vegetation Robustness	Partnership for the Delaware Estuary	Joshua Moody	Moody, J. 2017. Field and Calculative Methods for the Measurement of Vegetation Robustness. Partnership for the Delaware Estuary. PDE Method No. 45. 4pp.
18	Methods for Vegetation Growth	Partnership for the Delaware Estuary	LaaAnn Haaf lhaaf@delawareestuary.org	Haaf, L. 2016. Method for Vegetation Growth. Partnership for the Delaware Estuary. PDE Method No. 48. 3pp.
19	Methods for Percent Vegetative Cover	Partnership for the Delaware Estuary	LeeAnn Haaf lhaaf@delawareestuary.org	Haaf, L. 2013. Method for Percent Vegetative Cover. Partnership for the Delaware Estuary. PDE Method No. 49. 2pp.
20	Methods for Marsh Futures Area of Interest (AOI) Elevation Zone Delineation	Partnership for the Delaware Estuary	Joshua Moody	Moody, J. 2015. Methods for Marsh Futures Area of Interest (AOI) Elevation Zone Delineation. Partnership for the Delaware Estuary. PDE Method No. 40. 12pp.
21	Determination of Salt Marsh Platform Topography	Partnership for the Delaware Estuary	Joshua Moody	Moody, J. 2015. Determination of Salt Marsh Platform Topography. Partnership for the Delaware Estuary. PDE Method No. 41. 6pp.
22	Method 1103.1: Escherichia coli (E. coli) in Water by Membrane Filtration Using membrane-Thermotolerant Escherichia coli Agar (mTEC)	US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water	Robin Oshiro oshiro.robin@epa.gov OSTCWAMethods@epa.gov	U.S. EPA. March 2010. Method 1103.1: Escherichia coli (E. coli) in Water by Membrane Filtration Using membrane-Thermotolerant Escherichia coli Agar (mTEC), EPA-821/R10/002, Washington DC.
23	Methods Approved to Analyze Drinking Water Samples to Ensure Compliance with Regulations	Environmental Protection Agency	Contact Here	https://www.epa.gov/dwanalyticalmethods
24	Standard Operating Procedure for Chlorophyll a Sampling Method Field Procedure	Environmental Protection Agency
25	EPA Methods for Chemical Analysis of Water and Wastes	US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development		U.S. EPA. March 1983. Methods of Chemical Analysis of Water and Waste (MCAWW), Section 9.3, EPA/600/4-79/020, Cincinnati OH.
26	Discharge Measurements at Gaging Stations	US Geological Survey	Phil Turnipseed pturnip@usgs.gov	Turnipseed, D.P., and Sauer, V.B., 2010, Discharge measurements at gaging stations: U.S. Geological Survey Techniques and Methods book 3, chap. A8, 87 p. (Also available at http://pubs.usgs.gov/tm/tm3-a8/.)
27	Stage Measurements at Gaging Stations	US Geological Survey	Phil Turnipseed pturnip@usgs.gov	Sauer, V.B., and Turnipseed, D.P., 2010, Stage measurement at gaging stations: U.S. Geological Survey Techniques and Methods book 3, chap. A7, 45 p. (Also available at http://pubs.usgs.gov/tm/tm3-a7/.)
28	Techniques of Water-Resources Investigations of the United States Geologic Survey	US Geological Survey	Contact Here	Guy, H.P. 1969. Laboratory Theory and Methods for Sediment Analysis. US Geological Survey Techniques of Water Resources Investigations, Book 5, Chapter C1. 64pp.
29	Volunteer Stream Monitoring: A Methods Manual	US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water	ow-owow-internet-comments@epa.gov	USEPA. 1997b. Volunteer Stream Monitoring: A Methods Manual. EPA 841-B-97-003. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. 277pp.
30	LANDSAT Program	US Geological Survey	custserv@usgs.gov	https://landsat.usgs.gov
31	Living Shorelines Engineering Guidelines	New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (by Stevens Institute of Technology)	Dr. Jon Miller jmiller@stevens.edu	Miller, J. K., Rella, A., Williams, A., Sproule, E. (2015). Living Shorelines Engineering Guidelines. Stevens Institute of Technology, Davidson Laboratory Technical Report SIT-DL-14-9-2942, Hoboken, NJ, USA, 101pp.
32	Method for HOBO Water Level Logger Deployment and Assessing Hydroperiods on Tidal Marsh Platforms	Partnership for the Delaware Estuary	LeeAnn Haaf lhaaf@delawareestuary.org	Haaf, L. 2016. Method for HOBO Water Level Logger Deployment and Assessing Hydroperiods on Tidal Marsh Platforms. Partnership for the Delaware Estuary. PDE Method No. 50. 5pp.

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