Bringing Scientists, Resource Managers, Non-Governmental Organizations, Regulators and Consultants together.
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Bringing Scientists, Resource Managers, Non-Governmental Organizations, Regulators and Consultants together. |
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Speakers and TopicsBelow is a list of the speakers and topics accepted so far. A Printable version of the speakers and other Workshop information is available by clicking here. The presentation times will be announced later when the program is finalized. Monday, October 23, 2006Session I: Wetland & Aquatic Monitoring Techniques and StrategiesRegina Poeske, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region III, Wetland Monitoring and Assessment in the Mid-Atlantic States Ross M. Feltes, The New Jersey Meadowlands Commission, Biological Surveys and Monitoring in the New Jersey Meadowlands Denise Clearwater, Maryland Department of the Environment, Wetland Monitoring Strategy Development in Maryland Session II: Wetland Hydrology and AssessmentStephen Yergeau, Rutgers University, Developing a Water Budget for an Urban Marsh Charles Andrew Cole, Penn State University, Using Hydrology to Compare a Regional Hydrogeomorphic (HGM) Classification across a Latitudinal Gradient of the Appalachian Mountains Bruce Vasilas, University of Delaware, HGM-Functional Assessment Donald Dorfman, Monmouth University, Fish Parasites as Indicators of Aquatic Resources David Tilley, University of Maryland, Antibiotic Resistant Escherica coli in Non-tidal Wetlands of Maryland Session III: Wetland & Aquatic Environmental Assessment MethodologiesFrancisco Artigas, The Meadowlands Environmental Research Institute, The Effect of Salinity and Sediment Contaminants on the Green-up Spectra of (Phragmites australis) Kevin K. Olsen, Montclair State University, Multiple Wavelength Ultraviolet Determinations of Nitrate Concentrations, A Demonstration Project From October 2005 to July 2006 Joseph K. Shisler, BBL Sciences, Ecological Benchmarking Assessment for an Urbanized Estuarine River Session IV: Wetland Restoration and Creation: Innovative TechnologiesGeorge Zimmermann, Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, Atlantic White-Cedar Wetlands: Research Overview Emile Devito, New Jersey Conservation Foundation, The Atlantic White Cedar Forest Restoration in the Modernized Cranberry Bog Charles A. Rhodes, Jr., U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region III, A Brief Review of the Role of Microtopography and Woody Debris in the Structure and Function of Forested Wetlands with Recommendations to Improve Wetland Restoration Jim M. Eisenhardt, Duffield Associates Inc., Ecological Restoration in an Urban Watershed Tuesday, October 24, 2006Session V: Wetland & Aquatic Restoration and Creation: Tracking Trends and Using the Watershed ApproachJohn Hasse, Rowan University, Tracking New Jersey’s Wetlands Loss Terry Doss, The Louis Berger Group, Trends in Restoration Within the Hackensack Meadowlands Frank Lupi, Michigan State University, Demand and Economic Values for Great Lakes Wetland Restoration and Preservation Programs Mitch Keiler, (Invited) Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Development of a Wetland Restoration Targeting Strategy for the Corsica River Watershed William P. Shadel, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New York District, New York, Watershed-based Plan to Restore the Hackensack Meadowlands Heather Cisar, LMI Government Consulting, The U.S. Army and Ducks Unlimited: Partnerships to Protect America’s Wetlands Session VI: Hydric Soil Analysis and Identification in Wetland EnvironmentsMartin C. Rabenhorst, University of Maryland, Anomalous Bright Loamy Soils- Newly Recognized Hydric Soils in the Mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain Rosalynd Orr, University of Maryland, Newly Formed Redoximorphic Features in Soils Martin C. Rabenhorst, University of Maryland, Documenting Reducing Conditions in Soils Adam Gray, University of Maryland, Organic Matter in Wetland Soil Remediation Lenore Vasilas, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region III, Overview of Websoil Survey Session VII: Human Impacts: Design and Effects on Hydrology and Plant Diversity in Aquatic EnvironmentsKeith M. Horner, Delaware Racing Authority, CAFO Designs at Delaware Park Kevin Magerr, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region III, Maintenance Issues Related to Stormwater BMPs Duke Ophori, Montclair State University, Simulation of the Effects of Groundwater Pumping on Wet Areas, Passaic River Watershed, New Jersey Ellen Raabe, U.S. Geological Survey, Temperature Anomalies and Detection of Floridian Aquifer Discharge, Lower Suwannee River, Florida Andrew Baldwin, University of Maryland, Where’s the Peak? Observations of Tidal Marsh Plant Diversity along the Patuxent and Nanticoke Rivers Ray Hinkle, URS, An Analysis of the Variability in Tidal Marsh Vegetative Cover and Production at Reference Marshes on the Delaware Bay, 1996-2005 Session VIII: Implications of Current Wetlands Policy and ManagementRalph Spagnolo, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region III, Overview of the Regionalization of the 1987 Corps Delineation Wetland Manual Jeffrey Lapp, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region III, Regulatory Implications Based on the Recent Supreme Court Decision Palmer Hough, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Headquarters, Compensatory Mitigation Rule Michael Kaplowitz, Michigan State University, What the Nation’s Bankers Think about Wetland Mitigation Banks? Session IX: Breakout Sessions1. Ralph Spagnolo, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region III, The 1987 Wetland Delineation Manual “The Regulatory Process.” 2. Jeffrey Lapp, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region III, Discussion of the Implications of the Recent Supreme Court Decision 3. Palmer Hough, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Headquarters, Discussion of the Recent Isolated Wetland Compensatory Mitigation Ruling Wednesday, October 25, 2006Session X: Mountaintop MiningModerator: John Forren, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region III Perspectives and Latest Developments Regarding Mountaintop Mining and Valley Fills Such As Regulatory Aspects; Landscapes and Watersheds; Cumulative Effects; Mitigation; Post-Mining Land Use; and Socioeconomics Speakers:
Session XI: Green Initiatives: Partnerships and TechnologiesDenise Rigney, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region III, The Green Highways Concept, An Overview Bill Arguto, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region III, Opportunities for More Effective Conservation and Ecosystem Management: Green Highways Ecosystem Theme Team Patrick Jeffers, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region III/NNEMS Student, Case Western Reserve University, Promoting Watershed-Based Stormwater Management for Linear Projects through the Green Highways Partnership Christine Conn, (Invited) Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Linking Highway Wetland Planning and Mitigation to Maryland’s Green Infrastructure Assessment Poster SessionAlice Benzecry, Farleigh Dickinson University, Green House Experimental Method toward In-situ Burial and Restoration of Contaminated Sites in Submerged Wetlands Ralph Spagnolo, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region III and Lenore Vasilas, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region III/Natural Resources Conservation Service, Mid-Atlantic Hydric Soils Committee: Bridging the Gap Between Soils and Wetland Science Andrew Baldwin, Peter Sharpe, and David R. Tilley, University of Maryland, Damage to South Florida Mangrove Forests during the 2005 Hurricane Season Michael Lucey, Carol Tutelian, Bryan Schuler, Water’s Edge Environmental LLC, and Andrew Shawl P.E., Atlantic City Electric Company, The Benefits of Applying Detritus from the Same Watershed for the Purpose of Modifying Soil Organic Content within a Tidal Wetland Creation/Restoration Site (B.L. England Generation Station, Upper Township, Cape May Co., New Jersey) Ellen Hartig and Vivian Gornitz, Center for Climate Systems Research/ Columbia University and NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, Salt Marsh Submergence in New York and Potential Implications of Sea Level Rise Susan Miller, Avon ISR, Backyard Planting to Promote Ecological Diversity |
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