State of the Hudson River Watershed Conference
September 29 & 30, 2009
Speaker Presentations
Agenda
Trends in Ecologically Significant Flows Douglas Burns, United States Geological Survey
Changing
Channels in the Hudson River Estuary: Understanding Navigation Channel
Construction and Consequences for Habitat and Restoration Dan Miller, Hudson River National Estuarine Research Reserve
What's in Our Water Now? A Survey of Available Water Quality Data Simon Litten, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
Groundwater: Recharge, Withdrawals, and Land Cover Russel Urban-Mead, The Chazen Companies
The Mohawk River Action Agenda Paul Bray, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
Anadromous Fish Stocks: Status and Trends Kathy Hattala and Andy Kahnle, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
The Forgotten Many: Status of the "Other" Fish in the Hudson River William Dey, ASA Analysis and Communications
Alien Fishes in the Hudson River Watershed Bob Schmidt, Bard College at Simon's Rock
Tidal Wetlands, Macrophytes, Submerged Aquatic Vegetation, Vallisneria americana Stuart Findlay, The Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
Riparian Ecosystems Influence on Tributary Health: What are the Key Indicators? Leslie Zucker, Biodiversity Program Cornell University/NYSDEC Hudson River Estuary Program
Wetlands and Wildlife: Are They Staying Wet and Wild? Laura T. Heady, Biodiversity Program, Cornell University/NYSDEC Hudson River Estuary Program and Erik Kiviat, Hudsonia, Ltd. (This presentation is not available.)
Communicating Ecological Vital Signs to Decision-makers and the Public: Steps Toward Developing Ecological Health Report Cards William Dennison, University of Maryland
The U.S. EPA Tiered Aquatic Life Use Initiative: Progress to Date with State Program Development and Implementation Chris O. Yoder, Center for Applied Bioassessment and Biocriteria, Midwest Biodiversity Institute
The State of Determining the "State of the Hudson" Dennis J. Suszkowski, Hudson River Foundation
The
Impacts of Barriers - Dams and Culverts - on Streams and Rivers in the
Hudson River Watershed, and the Restoration Opportunity They Present Scott Cuppett, NYSDEC Hudson River Estuary Program
Citizen
Monitoring in the Hudson River Basin: Past, Current, and Possible
Future Roles in Communicating Ecological Conditions to the Public NOTES Doug Reed, Hudson Basin River Watch
The Hudson River Estuary Action Agenda: A Framework for Developing Ecological and Environmental Indicators Fran Dunwell and Barbara Kendall, NYSDEC Hudson River Estuary Program
Riparian Protection and Restoration: Policy Tools Kevin Grieser, NYSDEC Hudson River Estuary Program
National Monitoring Programs: Can They Help Define a Regional Vital Signs Report Card? Catherine McGlynn, Hudson River National Estuarine Research Reserve