A Fragmented System - Dams on the Susquehanna River
Schedule *
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2013
7:00 pm
Welcome
PETER WILSHUSEN
Executive Director
Bucknell University Environmental Center
7:15 pm
Exploring the watershed through university research and collaborative partnerships
H. W. “SKIP” WIEDER
Director, Susquehanna River Heartland
Coalition for Environmental Studies
7:30 pm
Keynote Address
“The legacy of dams on the Susquehanna - a view upstream from the Chesapeake Bay”
ANN SWANSON
Executive Director
Chesapeake Bay Commission
8:00 - 10:00 pm
Student research posters, scientific exhibits, and evening social
Welcome
PETER WILSHUSEN
Executive Director
Bucknell University Environmental Center
7:15 pm
Exploring the watershed through university research and collaborative partnerships
H. W. “SKIP” WIEDER
Director, Susquehanna River Heartland
Coalition for Environmental Studies
7:30 pm
Keynote Address
“The legacy of dams on the Susquehanna - a view upstream from the Chesapeake Bay”
ANN SWANSON
Executive Director
Chesapeake Bay Commission
8:00 - 10:00 pm
Student research posters, scientific exhibits, and evening social
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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2013
8:00-9:00 am
COFFEE and REFRESHMENTS
Student research posters
9:00 am
Opening comments
BRIAN MANGAN
Biology Professor and Director
Susquehanna River Institute
Kings College
9:15 am
Pre-historic ice dams and catastrophic paleofloods on the Susquehanna: their fingerprint on the river
JESSICA T. NEWLIN
Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Bucknell University
9:45 am
Centuries of mill dams in the watershed: implications for stream restoration and reducing sediment delivery to the Chesapeake Bay
ROBERT WALTERS
DOROTHY MERRITTS
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Franklin and Marshall College
10:15 am
Logging splash dams and timbering in the Susquehanna watershed: its legacy and importance
BENJAMIN R. HAYES
R. CRAIG KOCHEL
Environmental Center
Bucknell University
10:45 am
The Conowingo hydropower facility on the Susquehanna: its importance, the FERC relicensing process, and sustainable management alternatives
KIMBERLY LONG
Senior Program Manager
Hydropower Relicensing
Exelon Corporation
COFFEE and REFRESHMENTS
Student research posters
9:00 am
Opening comments
BRIAN MANGAN
Biology Professor and Director
Susquehanna River Institute
Kings College
9:15 am
Pre-historic ice dams and catastrophic paleofloods on the Susquehanna: their fingerprint on the river
JESSICA T. NEWLIN
Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Bucknell University
9:45 am
Centuries of mill dams in the watershed: implications for stream restoration and reducing sediment delivery to the Chesapeake Bay
ROBERT WALTERS
DOROTHY MERRITTS
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Franklin and Marshall College
10:15 am
Logging splash dams and timbering in the Susquehanna watershed: its legacy and importance
BENJAMIN R. HAYES
R. CRAIG KOCHEL
Environmental Center
Bucknell University
10:45 am
The Conowingo hydropower facility on the Susquehanna: its importance, the FERC relicensing process, and sustainable management alternatives
KIMBERLY LONG
Senior Program Manager
Hydropower Relicensing
Exelon Corporation
11:15 am
BREAK
11:30 am
Lower Susquehanna hydroelectric dams: overview of sediment transport and deposition
MARJORIE ZEFF, Ph.D., P.G.
PA Professional Geologist
Principal Environmental Scientist
URS Corporation
12:00 pm
Impact of large dams on fish, mussels, and other aquatic communities in the Susquehanna River
RICK SPEAR
Senior Aquatic Biologist
PA Department of Environmental Protection
12:30 pm
Removing low-head dams across the Susquehanna watershed: approaches that improve public safety, aquatic habitat, and river aesthetics
LAURA CRAIG
Associate Director, River Restoration Program
American Rivers
1:00 pm
Lunch
Walls Lounge
Elaine Langone Center
1:30 pm
Open Discussion
Moderated by MARK LAWRENCE
Anchor/Program Director
Newsradio WKOK 1070
2:00 pm
Closing Comments
H. W. “SKIP” WIEDER
Director, Susquehanna River Heartland
Coalition for Environmental Studies
BREAK
11:30 am
Lower Susquehanna hydroelectric dams: overview of sediment transport and deposition
MARJORIE ZEFF, Ph.D., P.G.
PA Professional Geologist
Principal Environmental Scientist
URS Corporation
12:00 pm
Impact of large dams on fish, mussels, and other aquatic communities in the Susquehanna River
RICK SPEAR
Senior Aquatic Biologist
PA Department of Environmental Protection
12:30 pm
Removing low-head dams across the Susquehanna watershed: approaches that improve public safety, aquatic habitat, and river aesthetics
LAURA CRAIG
Associate Director, River Restoration Program
American Rivers
1:00 pm
Lunch
Walls Lounge
Elaine Langone Center
1:30 pm
Open Discussion
Moderated by MARK LAWRENCE
Anchor/Program Director
Newsradio WKOK 1070
2:00 pm
Closing Comments
H. W. “SKIP” WIEDER
Director, Susquehanna River Heartland
Coalition for Environmental Studies
*Speakers and topics are confirmed - the exact titles of their final presentations may be slightly different