2019 Finger Lakes Research Conference
January 23, 2019

This year’s program will again focus on the BIG THREE threats to the Finger Lakes: emerging contaminants, invasive species, nutrient management (and more). A poster session will also be held to reflect additional research in the Finger Lakes.

Draft Agenda:

Finger Lakes Research Conference: Threats to the Finger Lakes,

8:00 am               Registration and poster set-up

8:45-9:00            Welcome and overview, Lisa B. Cleckner, Director, Finger Lakes Institute at Hobart and William Smith Colleges

9:00-9:30          Nutrient Findings from 2017 stream sampling in Owasco Lake Watershed, Dana L. Hall, Board Member and Program Manager, the Owasco Lake Watershed Network Association

9:30-10:00         Honeoye Lake Inlet Restoration, Gregg Sargis, The Nature Conservancy, Central and Western NY Chapter 

10:00-10:30        Water quality restoration strategies in the Upper Susquehanna Watershed, Wendy Walsh, Director, Tioga County Soil and Water Conservation District

10:30-11:00        Break

11:00-11:30        A NY Sea Grant Perspective: Round Goby, King Salmon and Fisheries in Lake Ontario, Jesse Lepak, Great Lakes Fisheries and Ecosystem Specialist, NY Sea Grant

11:30-12:00        Impacts of Round Goby on Food Webs in the Finger Lakes, Susan Cushman, Director of Introductory Biology Laboratories, Department of Biology, Research Scientist, Finger Lakes Institute at Hobart and William Smith Colleges

12:00-12:30        In-field qPCR Methods for Detecting Fecal Indicator Bacteria and Toxin-producing Microcystis in Surface Waters in the Finger Lakes, Ruth Richardson, Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University

12:30-1:15          Lunch

1:15-2:00            Keynote: USGS HAB Science and Application to the Finger Lakes, Jennifer Graham and Guy Foster, NY Water Science Center, USGS

2:00-2:30            Dynamics of Oneida Lake cyanobacteria: understanding their source, behavior, and nutrient limitations, Arjun Lev Pillai Hausner, Cornell University Department of Natural Resources

2:30-3:00            Local adaptation by a planktonic herbivore mediates effects on harmful algal blooms, Michael Chislock, Assistant Professor, The College at Brockport

3:00-4:30            Poster Session and Reception

Registration

Advance registration is required for all attendees including students. Abstracts and a program will be available online, and a limited number of copies will be printed and available at the event. The early registration fee of $65 per person is available through November 8th at which point the registration fee will increase ($75). 

Getting Here/Parking

Driving directions are available. Plug in 300 Pulteney St., Geneva, NY 14456 into your GPS unit. The Hobart and William Smith Colleges Scandling Center is across the street from the Medbery Parking Lot located on Pulteney Street. Enter the Scandling Center and take the stairs to the second floor to locate the Vandervort Room. Signs will be posted as well.

Free parking is available in the North Medbery Parking Lot adjacent to Pulteney St. To avoid ticketing, obtain a visitor parking pass in the HWS security office located on the south side of North Medbery Parking Lot.

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