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Meeting Information

This is the 8th Wetlands & Watersheds Meeting.  This year we will meet in conjunction with the Water Resources Association of the Delaware River Basin, who have also joined in being a co-sponsor of the Workshop, and the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the Society of Wetland Scientists.  The meeting will commence on Monday October 24th at 12:30 and adjourn  on Wednesday night.  There will be a social on Tuesday evening.  A special field trip of the New Jersey Pine Barrens will follow on Thursday.

Program Overview

Session I: Natural Wetland Processes/Cycles and Their Role in the Improvement of Water Quality

Session II: Protecting Wetlands Using the Watershed Approach

Session III: Using Innovative BMP’s to Reduce Pollutants and Pests

Session IV: Nutrient Management, Evaluation and Implementation for Wetlands and Waters

Session V: Managing Human Impacts on Aquatic Ecosystems: Case Studies

Session VI: Green Highways and Their Impacts on Wetlands and Water Quality

Session VII: Impervious Surfaces, Wetlands and Watersheds

Session VIII: Guest Speaker

Session IX: How the Use of Technology and Other Media Can Assist in Wetland and Watershed Analysis

Session X: Wetland & Watershed Restoration & Creation Case Studies, Part I

Session XI: Wetlands & Watershed Restoration & Creation Case Studies, Part II

Session XII: Using Wetland Monitoring and Assessment Protocols to Focus Future Wetlands Restoration Efforts

Session XIII: Rover Reports

Field Trip: Wetlands of the Pine Barrens

Announcement Board

A board will be available for attendees to post jobs, fellowships, scholarships, and other related information.  In case of emergency, a message can be left for workshop attendees at (609) 348-8821.

Vendors are encouraged to participate in the Workshop and should call Mr. Frank Reilly at 540-286-0072 if interested in obtaining a booth or distributing literature.

Tentative Schedule    Tentative list of speakers and topics    Printable Brochure

 

 


Wetlands & Watersheds Work Group

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