- SPECIAL GUESTS
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JOHN ARWAY
Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) and a leading aquatic scientist helping protect and improve fisheries habitat in the Susquehanna River.
R. JOHN DAWES
Executive Director of the Foundation for Pennsylvania Watersheds and national leader in the remediation of streams impacted by abandoned coal mines.
MAREL RAUB
Pennsylvania Director of Chesapeake Bay Commission and a key leader in government policy related to the Susquehanna River and the Chesapeake Bay.
THOMAS BEAUDUY
Deputy Director of the Susquehanna River Basin Commission and Chair of the Interstate Council on Water Policy.
Science and Research: Keys to Assessing the River
Moderated by Cathy Curran Myers
Executive Director, Bucknell University Environmental Center
* In the schedule below, asterisks (*) denotes the person(s) invited to give the presentation. Titles are subject to change
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8:30 am
Refreshments and student research posters
Grab some coffee/breakfast and learn more about student/faculty research in the Susquehanna watershed.
Center Room (Rm. 256), Langone Center
9:30 am
Welcome and opening comments
Provost of Bucknell University (invited)
Gallery Theater (Rm. 301), Langone Center
9:35 am
Keynote Address
John Arway*, Executive Director
Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission
Gallery Theater (Rm. 301), Langone Center
10:00 am
State of the Susquehanna River - monitoring and assessing the river on a watershed scale
Jennifer Hoffman*, Susquehanna RIver Basin Commission
Gallery Theater (Rm. 301), Langone Center
10:15 am
Ecologically-based goals and standards for low flow management of the Susquehanna River
Andrew Dehoff*, Susquehanna RIver Basin Commission
Mark Bryer and Michele DePhilip, The Nature Conservancy
Gallery Theater (Rm. 301), Langone Center
10:30 am
Fish - dams, migration, and other issues
Geoff Smith*, PA Fish and Boat Commission
Vicky Blazer*, U.S. Geological Survey
Gallery Theater (Rm. 301), Langone Center
10:45 am
Logging - legacy and impact on streams and the Susquehanna River
R. Craig Kochel*, Benjamin Hayes, and Jessica Newlin, Bucknell University
Gallery Theater (Rm. 301), Langone Center
11:00 am
Break
Lobby of Trout Auditorium (Vaughn Literature Building)
11:30 am
Monitoring water quality in the river - variability in nutrients, productivity, and aquatic habitat
Matt McTammany*, Bucknell University
Steve Rier, Bloomsburg University
Trout Auditorium (Vaughn Literature Building)
11:45 am
Population Studies of crayfish and hellbenders in the North and West Branches of the Susquehanna
Brian Mangan*, Kings College
Peter Petokas, Lycoming College
Trout Auditorium (Vaughn Literature Building)
Variability in water quality and benthic communities at the confluence of the North and West Branches of the Susquehanna River
Cynthia Venn*, Chris Hallen, Steve Rier, Bloomsburg University
Jack Holt*, Ahmed Lachab, Susquehanna University
Mel Zimmerman*, Lycoming College
Mike Bilger, EcoAnalysts, Inc.
Trout Auditorium (Vaughn Literature Building)
Panel Discussion: Partnerships in the Susquehanna River Basin - Hopes for 2011 and beyond
John Arway*, Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission
Tom Beauduy*, Susquehanna RIver Basin Commission
John Dawes*, Foundation for PA Watersheds
Marel Raub*, Chesapeake Bay Commission
Trout Auditorium (Vaughn Literature Building)
1:00 pm
Lunch
Refectory dining room, Langone Center for speakers and invited guests
Visitors can purchase meals off campus or in the cafeteria on the first floor of the Elaine Langone Center
2:00 pm
Targeted Abandoned Mine Drainage Remediation - West Branch Susquehanna Watershed
Tom Clark*, Susquehanna River Basin Commission
Becky Dunlap and Amy Wolf, Trout Unlimited
Mohamed Khalequzzaman and John Way, Lock Haven University
Trout Auditorium (Vaughn Literature Building)
2:15 pm
Natural gas in the Marcellus Shale - Issues Associated with the Development of this Resource
Carl Kirby*, Bucknell University
Trout Auditorium (Vaughn Literature Building)
2:30 pm
Forging Ahead - Progress through Partnerships
Benjamin Hayes*, Bucknell University
Skip Wieder*, Susq. Heartland Coalition for Environmental Studies
Jim Richenderfer*, Susquehanna River Basin Commission
Trout Auditorium (Vaughn Literature Building)
3:00 pm
Closing comments
Skip Wieder*, Susq. Heartland Coalition for Environmental Studies
Trout Auditorium (Vaughn Literature Building)