How do you estimate sediment and nutrient load reduction benefits associated with stream restoration and keep your sanity, self-respect and professional integrity? This was a question posed to a Panel of Experts brought together by the Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) and jointly facilitated by the Center for Watershed Protection and Chesapeake Stormwater Network. The CBP uses an expert panel process to review and update the sediment and nutrient removal performance of Best Management Practices to provide “planning level” estimates in meeting load reduction targets established by the sediment and nutrient TMDLs for the Bay. The Stream Restoration Panel of Experts [...]