Schedule

2013
Friday, October 18th
7:00 PM

Exploring the watershed through university research and collaborative partnerships

H. W. “Skip” Wieder, Susquehanna River Heartland

Elaine Langone Center, Terrace Room

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Saturday, October 19th
9:15 AM

Centuries of mill dams in the watershed: implications for stream restoration and reducing sediment delivery to the Chesapeake Bay

Robert Walters, Franklin and Marshall College
Dorothy Merritts, Franklin and Marshall College

Elaine Langone Center, Terrace Room

9:15 AM - 11:15 AM

Logging splash dams and timbering in the Susquehanna watershed: its legacy and importance

Benjamin R. Hayes, Bucknell University
R. Craig Kochel, Bucknell University

Elaine Langone Center, Terrace Room

9:15 AM - 11:15 AM

Pre-historic ice dams and catastrophic paleofloods on the Susquehanna: their fingerprint on the river

Jessica T. Newlin, Bucknell University

Elaine Langone Center, Terrace Room

9:15 AM - 11:15 AM

The Conowingo hydropower facility on the Susquehanna: its importance, the FERC relicensing process, and sustainable management alternatives

Kimberly Long, Exelon Corporation

Elaine Langone Center, Terrace Room

9:15 AM - 11:15 AM
11:30 AM

Impact of large dams on fish, mussels, and other aquatic communities in the Susquehanna River

Rick Spear, PA Department of Environmental Protection

Elaine Langone Center, Terrace Room

11:30 AM - 1:00 AM

Lower Susquehanna hydroelectric dams: overview of sediment transport and deposition

Marjorie Zeff, URS Corporation

Elaine Langone Center, Terrace Room

11:30 AM - 1:00 AM

Removing low-head dams across the Susquehanna watershed: approaches that improve public safety, aquatic habitat, and river aesthetics

Laura Craig, River Restoration Program

Elaine Langone Center, Terrace Room

11:30 AM - 1:00 AM