Estimating the economic value and importance of ecosystem services in the Susquehanna and Delaware watersheds

Gerald J. Kauffman

Elaine Langone Center, Forum

9:10 AM - 10:45 AM

Examining the critical role that water law, interstate compacts, and river basin commissions play in developing sustainable watershed management plans for the Susquehanna and Delaware River basins

Alexandra Campbell-Ferrari

Elaine Langone Center, Forum

9:10 AM - 10:45 AM

Forecasting the impact of climate change on the hydrology and coastal conditions in the Susquehanna and Delaware Rivers and their estuaries.

Raymond G. Najjar

Elaine Langone Center, Forum

9:10 AM - 10:45 AM

Bats: the Decline of an Integral Component of Watershed Ecosystems

Jason Collins, Normandeau Associates, Inc.

Elaine Langone Center, Forum

1:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Being a Social Caddisfly: Making the Case for Incorporating Societal Objectives to Help Achieve Ecological Improvements for Urban Streams

Robert F. Smith, Lycoming College

Elaine Langone Center, Forum

1:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Brook and Brown Trout Thermal Habitat Use During the Summer

Valerie Ouellet, Fluvial Geomorphology, Stroud Water Research Center
Melinda Daniels, Fluvial Geomorphology, Stroud Water Research Center

Elaine Langone Center, Forum

1:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Coldwater Heritage Partnership: Protecting and Enhancing Coldwater Resources in the Susquehanna and Delaware River Basins

Tali MacArthur, Pennsylvania Council of Trout Unlimited

Elaine Langone Center, Forum

1:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Cumulative Water Use and Availability Study for the Susquehanna River Basin

John W. Balay, Susquehanna River Basin Commission
Zhenxing Zhang, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Jeffrey L. Zimmerman, Susquehanna River Basin Commission
Graham D. Markowitz, Susquehanna River Basin Commission
Can Liu, Susquehanna River Basin Commission

Elaine Langone Center, Forum

1:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Detection and Monitoring of Environmental Triclosan Degradation Gene Expression in Situ

Andrew D. Putt, Mansfield University
Jeanne Kagle, Mansfield University

Elaine Langone Center, Forum

1:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Evaluating Low Impact Development as a Mitigation Strategy for Alleviating Combined Sewer Overflows

Joseph Bushey, Millersville University
Corinna Fleischmann, United States Coast Guard Academy
Mitchell Heineman, CDM Smith

Elaine Langone Center, Forum

1:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Examination of Thiamine Deficiency and Water Quality as Potential Causes of Smallmouth Bass Decline in the Susquehanna River

Daniel E. Spooner, United States Geological Survey
Dustin Shull, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
Dale Honeyfield, United States Geological Survey
Timothy Wertz, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection

Elaine Langone Center, Forum

1:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Increasing Occurrence of High Fecal Indicator Bacteria (FIB) in Headwater Streams Within the Lower Delaware River Watershed

David B. Arscott, Stroud Water Research Center
Jinjun Kan, Stroud Water Research Center
John K. Jackson, Stroud Water Research Center
Shane Morgan, White Clay Creek Wild and Scenic Rivers Program
Jenny Egan, University of Delaware

Elaine Langone Center, Forum

1:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Initial Findings of the Freshwater Research Initiative funded Susquehanna River Basin-Wild Trout Initiative

Jason Detar, Division of Fisheries Management, Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission
David P. Kristine, Division of Fisheries Management, Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission

Elaine Langone Center, Forum

1:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Instream Ecosystem Processes and Stream Health: Assessing Ecosystem Services Provisioned by Native Freshwater Mussels in the Delaware and Susquehanna Rivers

Barbara St. John White, United States Geological Survey
Heather S. Galbraith, United States Geological Survey
Christopher Huber, United States Geological Survey
Brian Quay, United States Geological Survey

Elaine Langone Center, Forum

1:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Land Use Dynamics in the Delaware River Basin

Claire A. Jantz, Shippensburg University
Scott A. Drzyga, Shippensburg University
Alfonso Yáñez Morillo, Shippensburg University
Antonia Price, Shippensburg University

Elaine Langone Center, Forum

1:30 PM - 4:00 PM

One Project, Two Watersheds

Carol Parenzan, Middle Susquehanna Riverkeeper Association, Inc.

Elaine Langone Center, Forum

1:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Pilot Project - Enhancing the National Hydrography Dataset for Pennsylvania

Eric Jespersen, Pennsylvania Mapping and Geographic Information Consortium

Elaine Langone Center, Forum

1:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Quality Survey of the Lock Haven Public Drinking Water Headwater System

Matthew L. Bell, Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania
Mohamed Khalequzzaman, Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania

Elaine Langone Center, Forum

1:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Recent Changes in Population Characteristics of Smallmouth Bass at the Middle and Lower Susquehanna River and Lower Juniata River

Geoffrey D. Smith, Division of Fisheries Management, Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission
Daniel G. Lehman, Division of Fisheries Management, Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission
Kristopher M. Kuhn, Division of Fisheries Management, Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission

Elaine Langone Center, Forum

1:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Response of Stream Biofilms to Pulsed Versus Steady-State Phosphorus Additions

Aaron M. Gordon-Weaver, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
Steven T. Rier, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
Jennifer A. Tuomiso, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Elaine Langone Center, Forum

1:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Runoff Flow Path Mapping at Bucknell

Richard Crago, Bucknell University
Janine Glathar, Bucknell University

Elaine Langone Center, Forum

1:30 PM - 4:00 PM

The Bogs of Loyalsock State Forest

Harvey M. Katz

Elaine Langone Center, Forum

1:30 PM - 4:00 PM