For a variety of reasons, we are not able to post presentations from all talks.
Friday, March 25, 2011
Headwaters
- A hydrologic response to calcium amendment at Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest – Mark B. Green, Plymouth State University and the U.S. Forest Service
- Modification of suburban carbon and nitrogen fluxes by stream channels and floodplains – Wilfred Wollheim, University of New Hampshire, Department of Natural Resources
- Restoring brook trout habitat and minimizing erosion in western Maine streams – Jeff Stern, Androscoggin River Watershed Council
- Management of headwaters streams in the White Mountain National Forest – Mark Prout, US Forest Service
- Watershed controls on spatial and temporal variation in headwater stream variation – Scott W. Bailey, US Forest Service Northern Research Station
Rivers and Streams
- Assessing wild brook trout populations in New Hampshire – Dianne Timmins, NH Fish and Game Department
- Detailed observations of fish swimming in a turbulent stream environment – Anne Lightbody, Ph. D., University of New Hampshire, Department of Earth Sciences
- Stream temperature impacts due to stormwater runoff – Jennifer Jacobs, Ph.D., University of New Hampshire, and Department of Civil Engineering
- Climate and land use consequences to 100-year flooding in the Lamprey River watershed – Ann Scholz, University of New Hampshire Stormwater Center
- Nitrogen inputs, outputs, retention and concentrations in the Great Bay Estuary – Michelle Daley, NH Water Resources Research Center, University of New Hampshire
Lakes, Wetlands and the Coastal Zone
- Cyanobacteria at freshwater beaches – Sonya Carlson, NH Department of Environmental Services
- Newfound Lake watershed – Innovative approaches for sustainable stewardship – Boyd Smith, Newfound Lake Region Association and Steve Whitman, Jeffrey H. Taylor & Associates
- Ten years of invasive plant management in the Squam Lakes – Rebecca Harvey, Squam Lakes Association
- Optimizing wastewater disposal areas to minimize impact to groundwater supplies – Kevin MacKinnon, Weston & Sampson
- The new NH method for wetland evaluation – revised and updated – Amanda Stone and Frank Mitchell, UNH Cooperative Extension, and Rick Van de Poll, Ph.D. Ecosystem Management Consultants
Water, Wastewater & Stormwater Infrastructure
- Pharmaceuticals and personal care products in the environment – Rebecca Harvey, Squam Lakes Association and PSU Center for the Environment
- Water use and the potential stress to the groundwater and surface water systems – Greg Barker, NH Department of Environmental Services
- Water usage demographics in NH’s community water systems –Brian Goetz, Weston & Sampson, and Brandon Kernen and Derek Bennett, NH Department of Environmental Services
- Restoring water quality in the Willow Brook watershed through LID retrofits – Robert Roseen, University of New Hampshire Stormwater Center
- Long Creek – baseline monitoring of water quality and streamflow in an urban watershed – Cayce Dalton, F.B. Environmental, Inc., and Danna Truslow, Truslow Resource Consulting
Groundwater
- Assessment of water levels in bedrock wells in New Hampshire – Brandon Kernen, NH Department of Environmental Services
- The rainy day fund – estimating groundwater storage at the catchment scale – Frederick Chormann, NH Department of Environmental Services
- Evaluating recharge sources for bedrock and sand & gravel production wells – John Brooks Ph.D., P.G., Emery & Garrett Groundwater, Inc
- Surface water impacts from groundwater withdrawals – Al Pratt, PE, and Steve Howe, AECOM
- Tomorrow’s drinking water: dwindling opportunities for new sources – Dan Sundquist, Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests and Pierce Rigrod, NH Department of Environmental Services
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Land Use Change
- A subwatershed approach to developing a management plan for Lake Winnipesaukee – Pat Tarpey, Lake Winnipesaukee Watershed Association & Lakes Region Planning Commission
- Low Impact Development – What it is and why is it important? – Robert Roseen, University of New Hampshire Stormwater Center
- Green grass, clear water – is it possible? – Julia Peterson, NH Sea Grant and UNH Cooperative Extension
Local & Regional Strategies
- Floodplains and farmlands: a case study in protecting both local economies and native ecosystems –Doug Bechtel, The Nature Conservancy
- Warren Brook floodplain restoration: a partnership based success – Steve Couture, NH Department of Environmental Services and Sean Sweeney, Headwaters Hydrology
- Impacts of proposed developments on groundwater: assessment tools for municipalities and planning boards – Timothy Stone, Chad Tomforde, and Michael Towle, StoneHill Environmental, Inc.
- Fish grow on trees – John Magee, NH Fish and Game Department
- Climate change adaptation – Sherry Godlewski, NH Department of Environmental Services
- Development and adoption of a post-construction stormwater management ordinance in New Durham – Robert Craycraft, New Durham Planning Board
- The Southeast Watershed Alliance – building intermunicipal cooperation to improve water quality – Alison Watts, Ph.D., Southeast Watershed Alliance
National & Statewide Strategies
- Making instream flow protection work: the Lamprey Water Management Plan – Wayne Ives, NH Department of Environmental Services
- Who owns the water? Exploring how public trust affects NH’s lakes and rivers – Jennifer Rowden, NH Department of Environmental Services
- State water resources planning – with no resources – Paul Susca, NH Department of Environmental Services
- Land resources management permitting – enhancing the local role – Carolyn Russell and Steve Couture, NH Department of Environmental Services
- Status Update: 2011 Surface Water and Wetland Legislation and the 2010 Legislative Water Study Commissions – Rene Pelletier, NH Department of Environmental Services
- Is there life after residual designation authority? – Robyn Saunders and Rosalie Starvish, GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc.
Skill Building & Water Quality
- Cultivating volunteer monitoring in the North Country – Aaron Johnson, Center for the Environment, Plymouth State University and Sara Steiner, NH Department of Environmental Services
- The Student Conservation Association’s Watershed Education Project – Marlee Leveille, The Student Conservation Association
- Introduction to social marketing – Julia Peterson, NH Sea Grant & UNH Cooperative Extension
- Working on salt solutions for NH roads and parking lots – Eric Williams, NH Dept. of Environmental Services, Caleb Dobbins, NH Dept. of Transportation, and Pat Santoso, UNH Technology Transfer Center
- Groundwater quality of New England crytalline bedrock aquifers – Sarah Flanagan, US Geological Survey
- The Ore Hill Mine: partnering on water quality monitoring and exploring hydrologic research – Aaron Johnson, Chris Nealen, June Hammond Rowan, & Mark Green, Center for the Environment, PSU; & Sheela Johnson, White Mountain National Forest
Clear. Temperature: 78; Wind: E at 11; Conditions as of Mon May 21 at 03:00 PM EDT