Online Publications

 

The Monitoring and Non-Tidal Assessment Division posts many of its documents to the web as .pdf files. The documents listed below are organized into four groups:

• Frequently Requested Documents - The publications that get the most attention.
• General Documents - Publications written for a more general audience, organized into reports and fact sheets.
• Area-Specific - Link to fact sheets specific to geographic areas around the state.
• Technical Documents - Sampling manuals, yearly data compilations, special study reports, and other technical reports.

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Frequently Requested Documents

Document Name	Publication Number
Water Quality Monitoring for Trust Fund Sites	Feb 2013 - DRAFT
Stream Discharge Monitoring for Trust Fund Sites	Feb 2013 - DRAFT
Geomorphic Monitoring for Trust Fund Sites	Feb 2013 - DRAFT
MBSS Sampling Manual : Field Protocols	EA-07-01 (Updated 2013)
Key to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Maryland	DNR-12-10132011-532, published 8/26/10 - 86.3 MB .pdf
Key to the Freshwater Fish of Maryland	TBD - Updated December 2009
Maryland Stream Waders Volunteer Stream Monitoring Manual (2011)	DNR-12-1242008-273
"From the Mountains to the Sea: The State of Maryland's Freshwater Streams"	EPA/903/R-99/023
New Biological Indicators To Better Assess The Condition Of Maryland Streams; Volume 16	EA-05-13
A Physical Habitat Index for Freshwater Wadeable Streams in Maryland	EA-03-4
Family-Level Key to the Stream Invertebrates of Maryland and Surrounding Areas (rev 2003)	EA-99-2 rev.2003
State of the Streams:1995-1997 Maryland Biological Stream Survey Results	EA-99-6
Guide to Using 1995 - 1997 Maryland Biological Stream Survey Data	EA-99-5

General Documents

Reports/Manuals

Document Name	Publication Number
Key to the Crayfishes of Maryland	Draft Version - Updated August 18, 2010 (15MB .pdf)
Key to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Maryland	12-10132011-532, published 8/26/10 - 86.3 MB .pdf
Eastern Mud Salamander Status in Maryland	Published December 2006
Freshwater Bivalves of Maryland Field Identification Information	Updated August 2006
2010 Sentinel Site Report	TBA (published April 2010)
Key to the Freshwater Fish of Maryland	Updated December 2009
Manual to the Freshwater Mussels of MD	EA-96-03
MBSS Sampling Manual : Field Protocols (2013 Revisions)	EA-07-01(Updated 2013)
MBSS Sampling Manual : Field Protocols (Round 3: 2007-2009)	DNR-12-2162007-190
Maryland Stream Waders Volunteer Stream Monitoring Manual (2008)	DNR-12-1242008-273
Maryland Stream Waders Sample Year 2002 Report	EA-03-2
Maryland Stream Waders Sample Year 2000 Report	EA-02-02
Maryland Stream Waders 10 Year Report	TBD
Stream Corridor Assessment - Protocol Manual	TBD
Stream Corridor Assessment - Lower Linganore Creek	TBD
Stream Corridor Assessment - Ballenger Creek	TBD
Surveys for the Endangered Maryland Darter (August 2008 – September 2010)	TBD
Maryland Darter Survey (May – September 2012) Final Report	TBD

Data Sheets

Document Name	Document Name
MBSS Summer Sampling Data Sheets (2009)	MBSS Spring Sampling Data Sheets (2009)
Stream Wader Data Sheet (2011)	MBSS Summer Photodocumentation Sheet

Fact Sheets

Document Name	Document Name
Impervious Surfaces Imperiling MD's Streams	Just Say No to Didymo - A Didymo factsheet
Maryland Waters: An Evaluation of Stream Health	Long-term Monitoring Program Shows Improving Nitrogen Trends in Maryland's Rivers and Streams
Freshwater Benthic Macroinvertebrates	Stronghold Watershed Fact Sheet
Stream Macroinvertebrates	Impervious Surface Fact Sheet
Woody Debris is Good!	Assessment of Water Quality in Streams of the Marcellus Shale Region

Critter Posters

Document Name	Document Name
Snakes of Maryland	Lizards of Maryland
Turtles of Maryland	Frogs and Toads of Maryland
Salamanders of Maryland	Crayfish of Maryland

Technical Documents

Document Name	Publication Number
Maryland Synoptic Stream Chemistry Survey Design Report	AD-87-5
Maryland Synopic Stream Chemistry Survey Report on Estimating the Number and Distribution of Streams Affected by or at Risk from Acidification	AD-88-2
Ecological Responses to Flow Alteration: A Literature Review Within the Context of the Maryland Hydroecological Integrity Assessment	DNR-12-1182013-624
Assessment of Mercury Cycling in a Coupled Estuarine/Terrestrial Ecosystem and Development of a Long-term Ecosystem-level Mercury Monitoring Site at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center	DNR # 12-1112010-484
Quality Assurance Document for Temperature Monitoring	Draft Version 1.3
Assessing the quality of streams in and around Maryland’s multi-component Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve	DNR #12-11292007-264
The Efficacy of Conducting Ecological Assessments in Tidal Freshwater Streams	DNR #12-11292007-265
Freshwater mussels records collected by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources’ Monitoring and Non-Tidal Assessment Division (1995-2009)	RAS-MANTA-AIM-10-01
Quality Assurance/Quality Control Results from Spring 2008 Water Chemistry Analysis	N/A
Benthic Macroinvertebrate Communities at Maryland's Core/Trend Monitoring Stations: Water Quality and Trends	DNR #12-332009-375
An Examination of the Factors that Control Methylmercury Production and Bioaccumulation in Maryland Reservoirs	DNR #12-482008-298
Volume 16 New Biological Indicators To Better Assess The Condition Of Maryland Streams (October 2005)	EA-05-13 (DNR #12-10282005-74)
Volume 14 2000-2004 Maryland Biological Stream Survey: Stressors Affecting Maryland Streams (July 2005)	EA-05-11(DNR-12-0305-0101)
Volume 12 2000-2004 Maryland Biological Stream Survey: Changes in Condition	EA-05-9(DNR-12-0305-0103)
Volume 11 2000-2004 Maryland Biological Stream Survey: Sentinel Site Network (July 2005)	EA-05-8 (DNR-12-0305-0104)
Volume 10 2000-2004 Maryland Biological Stream Survey: Riparian Zone Conditions (July 2005)	EA-05-7 (DNR-12-0305-0105)
Volume 9 2000-2004 Maryland Biological Stream Survey: Aquatic Biodiversity (July 2005)	EA-05-6 (DNR-12-0305-0106)
Volume 8 2000-2004 Maryland Biological Stream Survey: County Results (July 2005)	EA-05-5 (DNR-12-0305-0107)
Volume 7 2000-2004 Maryland Biological Stream Survey: Statewide and Basin Conditions (July 2005)	EA-05-4 (DNR-12-0305-0109)
Volume 6 2000-2004 Maryland Biological Stream Survey: Laboratory, Field, and Analytical Methods (July 2005)	EA-05-3 (DNR-12-0305-0108)
MARYLAND BIOLOGICAL STREAM SURVEY 2000-2004 Volume IV: Ecological Assessment of Watersheds Sampled in 2003 (January 2005)	EA-05-1 (DNR-12-0105-0038)
Assessment and Prioritization of Streams in Back River, Jones Falls, Breton Bay, Bird River, Lower Pocomoke River, and South River Watersheds in Need of Restoration and Protection (September 2003)	EA-03-10
Temporal Changes in the Ecological Condition of Non-Tidal Streams in Back River, Jones Falls, and South River Watersheds (September 2003)	EA-03-9
Assessment and Prioritization of Streams in Upper Pocomoke, Western Branch, Piscataway Creek, Oxon Creek, Patuxent River Middle, and Baltimore Harbor Watersheds in Need of Restoration and Protection (October 2002)	EA-03-8
Temporal Changes in the Ecological Condition of Non-Tidal Streams in Upper Pocomoke and Western Branch Watersheds (September 2002)	EA-03-7
Assessment and Prioritization of Streams in Liberty Reservoir, Mattawoman Creek, and Prettyboy Reservoir Watersheds in Need of Restoration and Protection (September 2001)	EA-03-6
Temporal Changes in the Ecological Condition of Non-Tidal Streams in Liberty Reservoir, Mattawoman Creek, and Prettyboy Reservoir Watersheds (September 2001)	EA-03-5
A Physical Habitat Index for Freshwater Wadable Streams in Maryland	EA-03-4
MARYLAND BIOLOGICAL STREAM SURVEY 2000-2004 Volume II: Ecological Assessment of Watersheds Sampled in 2001	EA-03-3
Maryland Biological Stream Survey 2001 Quality Assurance Report	EA-03-1
Refinement and Validation of a Fish Index of Biotic Integrity for Maryland Streams	EA-00-2
Feasibility of Mitigating Atmospheric Acidification of a Small Stream in Western Maryland, Final Report	EA-02-1
MARYLAND BIOLOGICAL STREAM SURVEY 2000-2004 Volume I: Ecological Assessment of Watersheds Sampled in 2000	EA-01-5
Habitat Quality and Biological Integrity Assessment of Western Branch Patuxent River Feasibility Study	EA-01-4
Habitat Quality and Biological Integrity Assessment for the Northeast and Northwest Branches of the Anacostia River	EA-01-3
Habitat Quality and Biological Integrity Assessment of Freshwater Streams in the St. Mary's River Watershed	EA-01-2
Survey of Acidic and Episodically Acidic Streams in Western Maryland	EA-01-1
Current Distribution, Abundance, and Habitat Preferences of the Stonecat (Noturus flavus) in Maryland	EA-00-7
Maryland Biological Stream Survey Laboratory Methods for Benthic Macroinvertebrate Processing and Taxonomy	DNR# 12-12122011-537
1995-1997 Maryland Biological Stream Survey Results For Selected Small Watersheds	EA-00-1
Development of a Provisional Physical Habitat Index for Maryland Freshwater Streams	EA-99-12
State of the Streams:1995-1997 Maryland Biological Stream Survey Results	EA-99-6
Guide to Using 1995 - 1997 Maryland Biological Stream Survey Data	EA-99-5
Family-Level Key to the Stream Invertebrates of Maryland and Surrounding Areas (rev 2003)	EA-99-2 rev.2003
Development of a Benthic Index of Biotic Integrity for Maryland Streams	EA-98-3
Provisional Key To The Freshwater Fishes Of Maryland	TBD - Printed September 2003 *Updated December 2009*
FINAL DATA REPORT, Aquatic Conservation Targets: prioritization of streams in need of restoration and protection and the assessment of stream conditions in 2005 Watershed Restoration Action Strategy (WRAS) watersheds: Deer Creek, Prettyboy Reservoir, Port Tobacco River, Miles River and Assawoman Bay	February 2006