TWO MORE WEEKS FOR EARLY BIRD PRICING! (through Thursday, November 13th) Finger Lakes Institute at Hobart and William Smith Colleges PRESENTS 2014 Finger Lakes Research Conference: Threats to the Finger Lakes
WHEN: Friday, November 21st, 8:30am to 2:30pm with a Stakeholder Meeting for the Finger Lakes Partnership for Regional Invasive Species Management (FL-PRISM) following from -2:45pm to 4:30pm WHERE: Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Scandling Center, Vandervort Room, 300 Pulteney St, Geneva, NY 14456 COST: $35 through Thursday, November 13th. $50 through November 19th CONTACT: Hilary R. Mosher, mos...@hws.edu, 315.781.4385 for more information REGISTER NOW! http://tinyurl.com/ojcmk9g On Friday, November 21st, 2014, the Finger Lakes Institute at Hobart and William Smith Colleges will host its annual research conference on the campus of Hobart and William Smith Colleges. This conference will provide an opportunity for those interested to learn about research being conducted to address a myriad of threats to the Finger Lakes and other freshwater ecosystems. A poster session will also be held with prizes awarded to the best undergraduate and graduate poster. Speakers will include: KEYNOTE: Valerie Knoblauch, President, Finger Lakes Visitors Connection, 'Ecosystem Services, Finger Lakes Tourism and Economy ' John Halfman, PhD, Professor, Dept. of Geoscience & Environmental Studies, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, 'Threats to the Finger Lakes' Dave Finkelstein, PhD, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Geoscience and Environmental Studies, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, 'Isotopes as Assessments for Climate Change' Ted Endreny, PhD, Professor and Chair, Department of Environmental Resource Engineering, SUNY ESF, Co-presenters: Emily Stephan, Thomas Taggart, Ethan Bodnaruk, and Charles Knoll, 'i-Tree Tools for Visualizing the Impact of Trees on Nutrient Loading' Janet Thigpen, CFM, Flood Mitigation Specialist, Southern Tier Central, Regional Planning & Development Board, 'No Adverse Impact Floodplain Management' Jacques Rinchard, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Science and Biology, The College at Brockport, State University of New York, 'Application of Fatty Acid Analysis in Aquatic Ecology, Trophic Tracers and Essential Nutrients' Scott Stoner, MS, Chief, Standards and Analytical Support Section, Bureau of Water Assessment and Management, Division of Water, NYS DEC, 'Reducing Pharmaceuticals in Water: NYSDECs Proactive Approach' Carrie Brown-Lima, MS, Coordinator & Senior Extension Associate, NY Invasive Species Research Institute, Cornell University 'Invasive Species and the NYS Invasive Species Research Institute' Chris Pennuto, PhD, Director, WNY PRISM, Professor, Biology Department & Grt Lakes Research Center 'Round Gobies in Tributaries Streams: Seasonal Abundance, Community Effects, and Energy Consumption' Commencing at 2:45, the FL-PRISM will host a full stakeholder meeting Presenters will include: *Steve Young, Chief Botanist for the New York Heritage and the Coordinator for the Long Island Invasive Species Management program; and *Steven Daniel, Naturalist and Botanist, Nature Discoveries, Rochester, NY, present about the highly invasive Brachypodium sylvaticum (slender falsebrome) - a Highly Invasive Grass and Candidate for Early Detection/Rapid Response. *James Balyszak will provide an update on the Hydrilla infestation and control methods being undertaken at the south end of Cayuga Lake. *Jessi Lyons and Kristina Ferrare (Cornell Cooperative Extension, Onondaga Co.) will provide an update of hemlock woolly adelgid in Skaneateles watershed and the potential impact on the region. *Marion Zuefle (NYS IPM Program at Cornell University) will provide an update on her research and other agricultural invasives Do not miss this opportunity to be involved with the FL-PRISM. We must work together to #stoptheinvasion #FLinvasives.org Please share with others who might be interested!! http://www.hws.edu/dailyupdate/NewsDetails.aspx?aid=18260 Register here: http://tinyurl.com/ojcmk9g
