Past Annual Conferences

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Presentations from Past Conferences

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2025 Annual Conference – Back To The Future: Old Lake Issues and New Solutions

Conference Program

Plenary Session – Expanding Relationships in our Watersheds; Gregory Michel, Executive Director, Onondaga Earth Corps

• Expanding Relationships in our Watersheds

Session A1 – Aquatic Invasive Species ID & Monitoring

• “Don’t Throw Away Your Rakes”: Comparing eDNA and Traditional Tool Based Monitoring Methods for Aquatic Invasive Species; Brian Greene, Program Director of the Adirondack Park Invasive Plant Program (APIPP), The Nature Conservancy
• Divers, Dredges, and Digital Images: Survey Methods for Dreissenid Mussel Populations; Senior Research Scientist, Upstate Freshwater Institute

Session A2 – Regulations and Programs

• Navigating the New Freshwater Wetlands Regulations; Krista Spohr Freshwater Wetlands Outreach Coordinator, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
• Old Lake Issues? The EPA National Lakes Assessment (2000s) and Funding New Experimental Solutions; Chris Mikolajczyk, Senior Manager – Aquatics, Princeton Hydro

Session A3 – Diet For A Small Lake

Session A4 – Students and Environmental Action

• Hooking the Next Generation on Lake Stewardship; Jane Oppenlander, CSLAP Volunteer and Board Member, Lake Luzerne Association
• Onondaga Earth Corps Interactive Session; Onondaga Earth Corps Team

Session B1 – Aquatic Invasive Species Identification & Monitoring

• Monitoring the Monoculture: Exploring the Role, Removal, and Native Recovery of Water Chestnut Dominated Environments in the Hudson River; Ashley Morris, Region 3 Aquatic Invasive Species Coordinator, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
• Collaborative Efforts in Reducing the Spread of Round Goby; Elizabeth Whitmore-Stolar, Aquatic Invasive Species Outreach Specialist, NYS DEC
• History and Background of the IMap Program and the NewY ork Natural Heritage Program; Jennifer Dean, Invasive Species Program Coordinator, NY Natural Heritage Program

Session B2 Lake Data: Sorting Out the Numbers

• How To Read Your CSLAP Report; Alene Onion, CSLAP Coordinator, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
• What 33 Years of Water Quality Monitoring Reveals About Two Adirondack Lakes; Michael Martin, Senior Environmental Scientist, Suozzo, Doty & Associates
• Using Aquatic Invasive Species Data to Inform Management Decisions; Mitchell O’Neil, Invasive Species Biologist, NY Natural Heritage Program

Session B3 – A Strategic Plan for NYSFOLA – Charting Our Future

• NYSFOLA, Strategic Planning – Learn how we have charted our new course to meet ever changing challenges and to serve our members better; David Carr, NYSFOLA Executive Director
• “Dr. Lake” – Dean Long, NYSFOLA Board Member and Consultant, Saratoga Lake Protection and Improvement District, will be available to help explain your CSLAP Data

Session B4 – Community Involvement

• Synergies Between Citizen Science, College Student Research Projects and Lake Associations: Lessons Learned; Tarki Heath, NYSFOLA Board and Kettle Lakes Association
  Kim Schultz, Associate Professor, SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry
• Hiring a Lake Consultant: Perspectives From a Part-time Lake Consultant; David Mathews, Senior Research Scientist, Upstate Freshwater Institute
• Making Media Work for You; Howard Schaffer, President, Media Marketing, and Vice President, Lake Luzerne Association

Session C1 – Managing Aquatic Invasive Plants

• Success, Rebounds, and Surprises: A 15-year Study of Herbicide Effectiveness in
  Controlling Invasive Macrophytes; Andrew Brainard, Director, Upstate Freshwater Institute
• Herbicide Treatment of Invasive Milfoil in the Adirondacks: Assessing Outcomes
• The Use of ProcellaCOR Over the Last Five Years in New York State; Dean Long, NYSFOLA Board Member and Caleigh Millette, Consultant, Little Bear Environmental

Session C2 – Data Analysis – Student Researchers

• Geospatial Solutions for Septic System Challenges; Kevin Suchecki, Otsego Lake
  Watershed Supervisory Committee, and Student at SUNY Oneonta
• Using Past and Present Data to Identify Trends in a Kettle Lake System; Alexander Javitz, Student, SUNY Oneonta Biology Department
• Characterizing Multidecadal Changes in Limnetic Conditions and Fish Communities of Two Connected Adirondack Lakes; Elijah Creedon, Graduate Student, SUNY Oneonta Biology Department

Session C3 – IMAP Workshop

• Collecting and Using the Data; Douglas Knoph, NY Natural Heritage Program

Session C4 – Community Involvement

• Libraries Love Lakes: A Community-Driven Approach for Watershed Education; Nadia Harvieux, Associate Director for Educational Programs, Finger Lakes Institute/Hobart and William Smith Colleges
• Wool and Water: Stitching the Story of Water with Fiber Art; Michale Glennon, Paul Smith’s College/Adirondack Watershed Institute
• Lake Trivia: Join the fun as we try to stump our panel of experts on interesting and maybe obscure facts, figures, and fun information about New York Lakes; Nancy Mueller, NYSFOLA CSLAP Coordinator

Session D1 – Harmful Algal Blooms

• Evaluation of Aeration for the Mitigation of Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs); Anne McElwee, Graduate Student, SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry
• Internal Loading-Updated Solutions for an Old and Increasing Problem for Lakes; Fred Lubnow, Senior Technical Director of Ecological Services, Princeton Hydro
• Mitigation of Harmful Algal Blooms By Electrochemical Ozonation: from Bench-Scale
  Studies to Field Applications; Yang Yang, Assistant Professor, Clarkson University

Session D2 – Environmental Policy and Regulations

• New York’s Green Amendment Protecting Our Lakes; Nathan Porceng, Student, Columbia
  Law School
• Watershed Rules and Regulations for the Protection of Public Drinking Water Supplies; Dan Shapley, Senior Director of Advocacy Policy & Planning, Riverkeeper
• Proposed Harmful Algal Bloom Legislation in New York State; Jacob Welch, President, Fingerlakes Regional Watershed Alliance (FLRWA) & Douglass Merrill, Vice President,
  FLRWA

Session D3 – CSLAP Training

• CSLAP Protocols – Do’s and Don’ts; Nancy Mueller, NYSFOLA CSLAP Coordinator

Session D4 – Data Collection and Analysis

• From Fish in Ponds to Code in the Cloud: Using Data to Inform Fisheries Management in New York; Dan Stitch, Associate Professor and Biological Field Station Researcher, SUNY Oneonta
• Leveraging a High-Frequency Sensor Network and Long-Term Monitoring to Understand Lake George’s Changing Ecosystem; Brian Mattes, RPI-Jefferson Project, Senior Research Specialist

Session D5 – Harmful Algal Blooms

• Preparing for Restoration – Lake Neatahwanta; Shannon Junior, Water Quality Technical Specialist, EutroPHIX & Mike Peterson, Reimagine Fulton
• Determining the Source of Aquatic Foam in the Finger Lakes: Insights into Cyanobacterial Harmful Algal Blooms in Low-Nutrient Systems; Stella Woodard, Scientific Consultant, Global Aquatic Research, LLC

Session D6 – Lake Management

• Chautauqua Lake – Alive with a Busy Chautauqua Lake Association; Douglas Conroe, Executive Director, Chautauqua Lake Association
• It Takes a Village – A Case Study on Fostering a Lake Improvement Project; Frank Moses, Executive Director, Skaneateles Lake Association

Session D7 – Public Policy

• Public Education – Face To Face on the New Wetlands Regulations; Jim Wehrfritz, President,
  Chautauqua Lake Property Owners Association
• NYS Rapid Actions on Alternative Energy; Jim Cunningham, Chairman, Madison County Board of Supervisors and a Past President NYSFOLA

Session E1 – Aquatic Invasive Species Management

• Recent Findings by the Northeast Aquatic Nuisance Species Panel; Eric Randall, NYSFOLA Board
• Management of Hydrilla In Two Connecticut Lakes; George Knoecklein, Limnologist,
  Northeast Aquatic Research
• Phragmites Management Options & Case Studies; Luke Gervase, Project Ecologist,
  GEI Consultants
• Building Capacity to Prevent AIS in the Columbia River Basin; Jacob Utrie, Vice President of
  Operations, CD3 Systems

Session E2 – Lake Management

• Brant Lake – A 25 year journey in Lake Management; Wayne Butler, Chairman, Lake
  Management, Brant Lake Association
• Sustaining White Birch Lake: Analyzing Water Quality and Stakeholder Concerns; Alex Allen, Graduate Student, SUNY Oneonta
• NYSFOLA, Strategic Planning – Learn how we have charted our new course to meet ever changing challenges and to serve our members better; David Carr, NYSFOLA Executive
  Director
  

2024 Annual Conference – It Takes a Community To Protect a Watershed

Conference Program

Plenary Session – Community Leadership for Healthy Lakes in New York; Professor Nicholas Robinson, Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University

• Community Leadership for Healthy Lakes in New York

Session A1 – “Diet for a Small Lake” An Introduction to Limnology

Session A2 – Environmental Justice and New York Lakes

• 2024 Pilot Project -CSLAP in Environmental Justice Areas and Disadvantaged Communities Communities; Charles Stoll, Alene Onion, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
• Harmful cyanobacterial blooms, loss of recreational opportunities, and environmental justice areas in New York; Sabina Gifford, U.S. Geological Survey, New York Water Science Center; Rebecca Gorney, New York State Office of Parks Recreation and Historic Preservation.

Session A3 – Funding Lake Management Through Special Tax Districts

Session A4 – iMAP Invasive Species Workshop

• iMapInvasives Training for Lake Associations; Mitchell O’Neill, Douglas Knoph; Invasive Species Database Team; imapinvasives@dec.ny.gov

Session B1 – Climate Resilience and Your Lake

• MyCoast NY: A statewide tool for engaging communities and documenting flood and storm events; Jess Kuonen, NYSea Grant.
• Impacts of Climate Change on Lake Ecology; Michael Hartshorne, Princeton Hydro

Session B2 – Watershed Land Use & Water Quality

• Watershed land use > 25% is a critical benchmark for nutrient loading in NYS Lakes – a potential threshold for prioritizing watershed protection; Alene Onion, NYSDEC, Division of Water, Monitoring and Assessment Section
• Constructing Historic Land Use – Land Cover Patterns for the Honeoye Lake Watershed and Exploring Their Relationship to Modern Lake Condition; Bruce Gilman, Science Advisor, Honeoye Valley Association
• Drinking Water Source Protection Program (DWSP2); Ryan Bell, Kristin Marinez; NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, Department of Health, Department of State, Department of Agriculture and Markets

Session B3 – Lake Associations Doing Great Things

• Creative Community Engagement; Tarki L. Heath, Kettle Lakes Association

Session C1 – Aquatic Invasive Species

Session C2 – Harmful Algal Blooms in Low Nutrient Lakes

• Habhazard – Predicting Risk of Harmful Algal Blooms in Lake George; Jonathan Borrelli, Post Doctoral Researcher, Rochester Polytechnic Institute; The Jefferson Project at Lake George
• Cyanobacteria Harmful Algal Blooms in Low-Nutrient NY Lakes: Combined Approaches to Address an Ephemeral Phenomenon; Rebecca M. Gorney, Ph.D., Biologist, U.S. Geological Survey, New York Water Science Center
• A Paleolimnological Approach to Understand the History of Cyanobacterial Occurrence in Oligotrophic Adirondack Lakes; Sabina Gifford, US Geological Survey.

Session C3 – Community Outreach and Education

Banquet Presentation

• Preserving Lake George’s “Shipwreck Row”–The Sad Story of a 1757 British Sloop Warship; Joseph W. Zarzynski, RPA, FRGS (Register of Professional Archaeologists; Fellow, Royal Geographical Society); The French and Indian War Society of Lake George

Session D1 – Preventing P Loading From Wastewater

• How Septic-Related Phosphorus Loading Impacts Your Lake and What Can Be Done About It?; Stephen J. Souza, Ph.D., Clean Waters Consulting, LLC.
• Wastewater Regulations & Septic Inspections – One Season In… ; Joe Thouin, Lake George Park Commission.
• Peach Lake Restoration; Efforts over 24 Years; Lorraine L Janus, Ph D.

Session D2 – Lake Monitoring in NY: Using Data to Make Informed Decisions

• Managing Water Quality in Rapidly Changing Times: Insights from In-Lake Modeling; David Matthews, Upstate Freshwater Institute.
• Lake Welch Watershed Management and HAB Mitigation Efforts; Alene Onion, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Division of Water; Andrew Brainard, Upstate Freshwater Institute
• How CyanoHAB Education Contributed to a 9E grant; Kiyoko Yokota, Associate Professor of Biology, SUNY Oneonta; Patricia M. Kennedy, Otsego Lake Watershed SupervisoryCommittee & Town of Otsego Councilmember

Session D3 – Management Tools to Reduce Nutrients

Session E1 – Invasive Species and Other Biological Nuisances in Our Lakes

• Invasive Aquatic Plants In Lakes – A Conversation; Ken Belfer, President, Mohegan Lake Improvement District.

Session E2 – Lake Monitoring in NY: Using Data to Make Informed Decisions

• The Value of Volunteer Data and the State of Craine Lake; Derek Shea and Dan Stich, State University of New York at Oneonta
• Characterizing high-frequency dynamics of internal phosphorus loading in a eutrophic, polymictic basin of Chautauqua Lake, New York; Mark Lucius, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
• Episodic internal loading in a eutrophic lake: characterizing short-term nutrient fluxes using high-frequency sensor data in Chautauqua Lake, NY.; Vincent Moriarty, Research Scientist, IBM Research

Session E3 – CSLAP Training for New Volunteers

2022 Conference – Maximizing Your Lake Data

Conference Program

• 2021 Reports, Trends, Highlights, Changes.  Any Questions?  Stephanie June and Rebecca Gorney, NYSDEC
• Updates to the Sampling Protocol and Bottles – Nancy Mueller, NYSFOLA
• Using the New DEC Online Field Data Entry and HABs Reporting – Rebecca Gorney, NYS DEC

Note:  Relevant CSLAP information can be found here

• Managing Urban Lakes:  Unique Challenges and Needs – Dr. Steve Souza, Clean Waters Consulting
• Why TMDL’s are the Death Knell to Lakes – Dr. George Knoecklein, Northeast Aquatic Research
• The Importance of Hands-On Field Education and Exposure with Regards to Monitoring Data – Chris Mikolajczyk, NALMS President and Dr. Curt Stager, Paul Smiths College
• The Impact of Artificial Circulation Devices and Aquatic Invasives in Otsego Lake, NY – Sierra Stickney, SUNY Oneonta and Dr. Kiyoko Yokota, SUNY Oneonta
• Long Term Monitoring Indicates Changes in Seasonal Lake Stratification with Potential Impacts for the Formation of Harmful Algal Blooms – Patrick Rose, Princeton Hydro, LLC
• Aquatic Invasive Species Efforts Across New York – Dr. Catherine McGlynn, NYS DEC, Lauren Speziale, NYOPRHP, and Matthew Brincka, NYOPRHP
• Leveraging iMapInvasives for Your Lake – Dr. Jennifer Dean, NY Natural Heritage Program
• Make Your Efforts Count:  Harnessing iMapInvasives to Monitor Change Over Time in Water Chestnut Infestations and Track Effectiveness of Treatment Efforts – Dr. Steve Pearson, NYS DEC and Mitchell O’Neill, NYNHP
• Use of Artificial Substrate to Monitor Dreissenid Populations as a Supplement to an Existing Citizen-Science Water Quality Monitoring Program – Abby Webster, SUNY ESF
• An Update on Milfoil and Curly Leaf Pondweed Control with ProcellaCor EC and Other Herbicides – Glenn Sullivan, SOLitude Lake Management, LLC
• Diet for a Small Lake – Lake Ecology 101 – Dr. Bill Harman, Matt Albright, and Dr. Dan Stich, SUNY Oneonta Biological Field Station
• Long Term Monitoring Indicates Changes in Seasonal Lake Stratification with Potential Impacts for the Formation of Harmful Algal Blooms – Vincent Moriarty, IBM Research
• Taking Your Monitoring to the Next Level:  Incorporating Real-Time Microscopy into Community Sampling Programs for HABs – Dr. Gregory Boyer, SUNY ESF
• HABAlert:  Real-Time HAB Monitoring via Artificial Intelligence Enhanced Digital Microscopy – Igor Mrdjen, BloomOptix-Ramboll
• Using Actionable Data to Achieve Successful HAB Control – Dr. EJ Neafsy, LG Sonic
• NYHABs and Other Updates from NYS DEC – Dr. Rebecca Gorney, NYSDEC
• Accessing and Using USGS Water Information – Alicia Gearwar, US Geological Survey
• CSLAP and Customized Monitoring:  How Additional Data is Helping Sleepy Hollow Lake – Chris Mikolajczyk, Princeton Hydro
• Management Strategies used on Otsego Lake Based on Long-Term Trends in Water Quality, Introduction of Exotic Species, In-Lake Anthropogenic Problems and Emerging Contaminants – Dr. Willard Harman, SUNY Oneonta
• Black Lake Aquatic Plant Management and Monitoring – Luke Gervase, GEI             Consultants, Inc.
• Finger Lakes “Lake Friendly Living” – Frank Moses, Skaneateles Lake Association
• The Value of Developing a Long Term Database for Lakes and their Management – Dr. Fred Lubnow, Princeton Hydro, LLC
• Nutrient Loading in the Owasco Lake Watershed – Dr. John Halfman, Hobart & WIlliam Smith Colleges
• What is a CALM, and What Does it Mean for NY Lakes? – Alene Onion, NYS DEC
• Two Long-Term Monitoring Studies:  Citizen Scientists Track Lake Ice and Long Term Study of Four of the Western Finger Lakes – Dr. Gerald Bove, University of Rhode Island, Dr. Kenton Stewart, SUNY Buffalo and Matt Albright, SUNY Oneonta 
• Building a Framework for Water Quality Data:  Analysis and Applications Servicing Lake and Non-Lake Communities – Grace Woodard, Alex Scilla, and Emma Bruno, NY-Environcom
• Lake Luzerne’s CSLAP Restart:  Challenges in the Implications of Data to Our Community- Jane Oppenlander, Lake Luzerne Association
• The Beaver Dam Lake Watershed:  History, Uses, Abuses, Successes and Challenges – Larry Rossini, Beaver Dam Lake Protection & Rehabilitation District
• A Watershed Planning Framework for Raquette Lake – Blake Neumann, Adirondack Council

2021 Conference – Freshwater Ecosystems:  Learning to Coexist

Conference Program

• Keynote Presentation – Lakes Aren’t Just Water, Folks:  Dr. Peter Tobiessen, Professor Emeritus, Union College
• What are Watersheds?  How are they managed?  What are their roles in sustainable water quality?:  Dr. Willard Harman and graduate student Heather Murphy, SUNY Oneonta
• NYHABs:  New York’s Online Harmful Algal Bloom Notification System:  Stephanie June, NYS DEC
• Management Activities to Prevent, Mitigate and/or Control HABs at Lake Hopatcong, NJ:  Dr. Fred Lubnow, Princeton Hydro, LLC
• ProCellaCOR Results After 2-3 Years in the Northeast:  Kara Sliwoski, SOLitude Lake Management
• Why Native Fish Matter:  Dr. Daniel Stich, SUNY Oneonta
• Using Grass Carp to Control Aquatic Vegetation:  Practices, Uncertainties, and Consequences:  Alejandro Reyes, Northeast Aquatic Research
• Lake Trivia Contest:  Scott Kishbaugh (emcee), George Knoecklein, Fred Lubnow, and Glenn Sullivan panelists
• Short Term Rentals:  Community Concerns, Considerations and COVID 19:  John R. Langey, Esq., Cooney & Fearon, PLLC
• Fundraising in NY:  What are the Rules for Lake Associations and other Not-for-Profit Organizations?:  Carrie Pollak, Esq., Hancock and Estabrook, LLC
• The Many Facets of AIS Spread Prevention in New York State:  Josh Thiel and Dr. Catherine McGlynn, NYS DEC, Dr. Dan Kelting, Adirondack Watershed Institute at Paul Smiths College
• It’s About the Journey, Not the Rest Areas – and Other Life Lessons Courtesy of the Citizens Statewide Lake Assessment Program (CSLAP):  Dr. Davis Matthews, Upstate Freshwater Institute
• Floating Wetland Islands:  A Lake Management Strategy for Round Lake, NY:  Sinead Comerford, SUNY Oneonta
• Macroinvertebrates as Indicators of Water Quality in Outflow Streams:  Lucas LeTarte, SUNY Oneonta

2020 (Cancelled due to COVID-19)

2019 Conference – Empowering Lake Associations in Challenging Times

Aquatic Invasive Species in New York

• An Update on New York’s Watercraft Inspection Steward Program: Dr. Catherine McGlynn | NYSDEC & Meg Wilkinson | NY Heritage Program
• Catching the “Unicorn” – Using Public Private and Non-Profit Partnerships to Help Tackle AIS: Dr. Edgar Rudberg | CD3 General Benefit Corporation
• Ten Years of Aquatic Vegetation Data Analyzed Through Floristic Quality Index at Lake Waccabuc, NY: Emily Mayer | SOLitude Lake Management

Lake Management Tools and Strategies

• Reducing In-Lake Sediment and Nutrient Loads – A Cost Effective Alternative to Dredging: David Shackleton | Clean-Flo International
• Proactive Management of HABs Using In-Lake Phosphorus Inactivation Technologies: Dominic Meringolo | SOLitude Lake Management
• Impacts of Carp on Water Quality: Dr. Stephen Souza | Clean Waters Consulting, LLC

Water Quality and HABs in the Finger Lakes

• Finger Lakes Water Quality: Lessons Learned 2017 – 2018:  Aimee Clinkhammer | NYSDEC
• Let it Snow! What Can Winter Water Quality Data Tell Us?: Tony Prestigiacomo | NYSDEC
• Utilizing Satellites to Estimate Chlorophyll a in the Finger Lakes: Dr. Lewis McCaffrey | NYSDEC

NYS Dam Safety Updates

• New York’s Dam Safety: Then and Now:  Alon Dominitz, PE | NYSDEC
• Bringing NYS Dams into Compliance:  Hans Hasnay, PE | WSP USA
• Beaver Dam Lake Dam Rehabilitation: A History Larry Rossini | Beaver Dam Lake Protection & Rehabilitation District

Aquatic Invasive Species in New York

• Great Lakes Hydrilla Risk Assessment:  Kris Erickson | Ecology and Environment, Inc
• Using Eurasian Watermilfoil and Hydrilla Success Stories to Guide Future Plant Management in Lake Ronkonkoma : Monica Matt ** | SUNY Oneonta
• Recovery of Copake Lake’s Water Quality and Control of Nuisance Vegetation: A Case Study:  A.J. Reyes & Dr. George Knoecklein | Northeast Aquatic Research, LLC
• Adirondack AIS Management Tracker Program: A Citizen Science based Monitoring Program to Track the Effectiveness of AIS Management:  Erin Vennie-Volrath | Adirondack Park Invasive Plant Program
• Strengthening Citizen Science as a Tool Against Invasive Species in the Finger Lakes Region : Sydney VanWinkle ** | Rochester Institute of Technology

Harmful Algal Blooms

• Prevalence & Thresholds for Cyanotoxins in New York: Dr. Rebecca Gorney | NYSDEC
• NYS Harmful Algal Bloom Initiative & Mitigation Pilots: Stephanie June | NYSDEC
• Potential Drivers of Harmful Algal Blooms in New York State Lakes: Vincent W. Moriarty | IBM Research, The Jefferson Project
• Using Citizen Science to Inform the Role of Invasive Mussels on HABs in New York State: Victoria Field ** | SUNY College of Environmental Science
• Development of a HABs/Cyanotoxin Management Plan: Dr. Fred Lubnow | Princeton Hydro, LLC

Empowering Lake Associations In Challenging Times

• Java Lake
• Owasco
• Otisco
• Kettle Lakes Coalition
• Little York Lake
• Mirror Lake
• Sleepy Hollow Lake, Marina Ops
• Copake Lake
• Robinson Pond
• Queechy Lake

Land Conservation and Restoration

• Want to preserve the water? Then get on the land! – A layman’s guide to how land practices affect water quality: Chris Mikolajczyk | Princeton Hydro, LLC
• Restoring the Honeoye Lake Inlet:  Megan Webster | Ontario County Soil and Water Conservation District
• Protecting the Land that Protects the Lake – from Conservation to Stewardship: Sarah Hoffman | Lake George Land Conservancy
• Project WHIRL (Protectors of Water and Habitat on the Indian River Lakes: Wylie Huffman | Indian River Lakes Conservancy
• Protecting Chautauqua Lake’s Watershed: Jane Conroe | Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy

Lake Management  Planning and Implementation

• Stewardship of Chautauqua County’s Aquatic Resources Through the 2% Occupancy Tax Program: David McCoy | Chautauqua County Dept. of Planning & Economic Development
• Developing a Management Plan for a Small, Private Lake : Christopher Maier ** | SUNY Oneonta
• The Tully Kettle Lakes Area – What A Unique Watershed!:  Stradder Caves ** | SUNY Oneonta
• Lake & Watershed Management Plan Development for Three Connected Lakes in Westchester County:  Michael Martin | Cedar Eden Environmental, LLC
• How Our Lake Association Put Our Lake Management Plan into Action and Why We Decided to Update It: Janet Andersen, Three Lakes Council

Our Changing Watersheds

• NYS Hemlock Initiative:  Mark Whitmore | Cornell University
• Monitoring Lake Trout Lakes in the Adirondacks: Dr. Margaret Murphy, Integrated Aquatic Sciences, LLC
• Science in Support of Water Resources in New York: Robert Breault | USGS – NY Water Science Center
• When All Else Fails, Let’s Talk About the Weather: Dr. Eric Randall | Conesus Lake Association
• Understanding Natural and Anthropogenic Changes Within Butterfield Lake:  David Andrews ** | SUNY Oneonta

CSLAP Training

• Welcome and Introduction:  Stephanie June | NYSDEC
• 30 Years of CSLAP: What Have We Learned about NY Lakes?:  Scott Kishbaugh | NYSDEC
• Keeping the Program Running Smoothly:  Nancy Mueller | NYSFOLA
• What to do with all those bottles?:  Anthony Prestigiacomo | NYSDEC
• How to Collect a Harmful Algal Bloom Sample:  Dr. Rebeca Gorney & Lewis McCaffery | NYSDEC 

Aquatic Plant ID Workshop

Stormwater Management and Nutrient Reduction

• Urban Watershed Renewal in Berry Brook, NH: An Examination of Impervious Cover, Stream Restoration & Ecosystem Resilience Dr. Tom Ballestero | UNH Stormwater Center
• Small Foot Print Green Infrastructure Stormwater Management Options for Lake Communities: Dr. Stephen Souza | Clean Waters Consulting, LLC
• West Brook Conservation Initiative Stormwater Improvement Ponds – An Evaluation of the Nutrient, Contaminant and Sediment Removal Efficiency of the Wetland Complex:  Dr. James Sutherland | The FUND for Lake George
• Nutrient Reduction as a Necessary Means to Reduce Nuisance Algal Blooms in Lake Huntington, NY: Zach Diehl ** | SUNY Oneonta

Water Quality Issues

• Empowering Citizen Scientists to Monitor Chemicals of Emerging Concern: MaryGail Perkins | Upstate Freshwater Institute Dr, Teng Zeng | Syracuse University
• Use of Water Quality in Evaluating Plant and Algae Problems: Dr. George Knoecklein | Northeast Aquatic Research, LLC
• Town of Lake George Septic Initiative Program – An Analysis of the Management of Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems in the Town of Lake George:  Chris Navitsky | Lake George Waterkeeper
• Working with Farms to Protect Lake Water Quality:Dr. Rebecca Schneider | Cornell University

A Potpourri of Lake Management Topics

• Adirondack AIS Spread Prevention Program: Boat Inspections, Vectors, Pathways, and People:  Dr. Eric Holmlund, Adirondack Watershed Institute
• Let’s Get to the Bottom of Bathymetric Maps: Kendra Kilson ** | SUNY Oneonta
• Effects on Sediment Quality After Long Term Copper Sulfate Use:  Amanda Setteducate ** | SUNY Oneonta

2018 Conference – Protecting Lakes for 35 Years

Water Quality Monitoring

• Sorting through the QAPP: The Importance of ELAP and Data Integrity  – Scott Kishbaugh, NYS DEC
• You have your lake data, now what?? Creating a Lake & Watershed Plan – Chris Mikolajczyk, Princeton Hydro, LLC
• Citizen Science To Assessment and Beyond – Anthony Prestigiacomo, NYS DEC
• Salinization of Adirondack Waters by Road Salt – Daniel Kelting, Adirondack Watershed Institute
• Using CSLAP Data to Guide Lake Management on an Adirondack Lake – Samantha Carey, SUNY Oneonta
• Microbial Source Tracking – David Andrews, SUNY Oneonta

Aquatic Invasive Species Management

• New York’s Top AIS Priority: an Update on Watercraft Inspection Steward Programs – Catherine McGlynn, NYS DEC
• ProcellaCOR:  A New Tool for Aquatic Plant Management – Jon Gosselin, SePRO Corporation
• Hand Harvesting Upper Saranac Lake– Guy Middleton, Upper Saranac Foundation
• Water Chestnut Managemeent in the Finger Lakes– Kathryn Des Jardin, Finger Lakes Institute
• Use of Grass Carp in Aquatic Plant Management in the Tully Kettle Lakes Area – Stradder Caves and Dan Stich, SUNY Oneonta
• Management of Water Soldier in Southern Ontario’s Trent-Severn Waterway – Glenn Sullivan, SOLitude Lake Management

Lake Ecology – Beyond Aquatic Plants 

• Informing Stakeholders on the Status of an Adirondack Cold-Water Fishery – Ben Casscles and Dan Stich, SUNY Oneonta
• Getting to Know Your Fish: How Your Fishing Trips Can Help Inform Lake Management Strategies – Ryan Elliott, SUNY Oneonta
• Water Quality and Fisheries in Huntington Wildlife Forest: Roles of Climate & Jellyfish – Margaret Murphy, Integrated Aquatic Sciences
• Scouts as Biologists – David Pfuhler, SUNY Oneonta
• Queechy Lake Solar Boat Project – Charles Long, Queechy Lake Club

Harmful Algal Blooms

• Algae 101: An Introduction to Harmful Algal Blooms – Greg Boyer, SUNY ESF
• New York’s Approach to HABs and HABs Summit Outcomes – Rebecca Gorney, NYS DEC
• Proactive Management of Harmful Algal Blooms – Stephen Souza, Princeton Hydro, LLCCo
• Conducting a Nutrient Inactivation Treatment for Internal Phosphorus Control for a Small Glacial Lake in Northern PA – Fred Lubnow, Princeton Hydro, LLC
• Beaver Pond Management as a Tool to Control Algal Blooms in a Small,Private Lake – Patrick Rose, SUNY Oneonta

Citizen Scientists – Stewards for NY Lakes

• NY iMap invasives: New York’s Online Invasive Species Database and Mapping System – Meg Wilkinson, NY Natural Heritage Program
• New York’s Great Lakes Watershed Program Achieving Restoration, Conservation, Resiliency and Sustainable Development Goals in NY’s Great Lakes Basin – Emily Sheridan, NYS DEC
• Citizen Science-Based Monitoring Framework for Chemicals of Emerging Concern (CECs) in New York State Lakes – MaryGail Perkins, Upstate Freshwater Institute et al.
• CSLAP in the Finger Lakes: Lessons Learned from Year One – Aimee Clinkhammer, NYS DEC
• Underwater Video Surveys for Mussels: Citizen Science Potential – Lewis McCaffrey, NYS DEC

Hydrilla: You Need to Know this Plant!

• Hydrilla 101- Everything you wish you didn’t have to know about Hydrilla – Michael R. Martin, Cedar Eden Environmental, LLC
• Current Water Quality Conditions and Initial Documentation of Hydrilla (Hydrilla verticillata) in Harveys Lake, Luzerne County, PA – Fred Lubnow and Michael Hartshorne, Princeton Hydro, LLC

Lake Association Management

• Board Policies and Best Practices for Nonprofits – Jim Sheehan, NYS Office of the Attorney General Charities Bureau
• How We Did It : Funding a Strategic Plan for Four Kettle Lakes – Tarki Heath, Cortland- Onondaga Federation of Kettle Lakes Association

Nutrient Loading
Emergency Preparedness
Onsite Waste Water Issues
Managing our Lakes and Watersheds
Protecting Lake George

2017 Conference – Lake Ecology and Human Impacts

Board Basics – Carrie Pollak

Gone Fishing

Dam Safety in NY

Watershed Management

• Lake George Data Atlas – Kristen Wilde
• Restoration Plan for Lake Hoptacong – Fred Lubnow
• Good Lakes with bad HABits – David Matthews
• Updates on the DEC HABs Program – Rebecca Gorney

Citizen Science

• Role of EPA – Anahita Williamson
• AIS searches: shoreline search & blocking zebra mussels – Janet Andersen
• Finding the bad stuff – challenges – Scott Kishbaugh
• Sampling Streams and Rivers – Alene Onion

Project, Permits, and Problems

• Dilution & Sediment Monitoring Requirements – Glenn Sullivan
• Management of lakes with cyanotoxins – Fred Lubnow
• When Lakes and Lakeshores are Wetlands – Dean Long
• Lake Management Strategies

Potpourri

• Noise Pollution – Rebecca Schneider
• Association Membership – Linda Vitale

Lower Hudson Lakes Conference 2016

• Welcome & Introduction – Janet Andersen, NYSFOLA Board of Directors
• Resilient shorelines: adapting to climate change– Lisa Borre, Cary Institute
• Introduction to HABs – Greg Boyer, SUNY ESF
• Hydrilla Hunt – Cathy McGlynn
• Hydrilla Search in the Croton and Hudson – Chris Doyle, CLM
• Shoreline Search for AIS – Janet Andersen
• Aquatic Plant ID Workship – Chris Doyle, CLM – Chris displayed a selection of native and invasive plants, and identified some plant brought by attendees.

2015 Conference – “Celebrating Citizen Science”

CSLAP

CSLAP – not just an acronym – Scott Kishbaugh, NYSDEC
Making Sense of CSLAP reports – Scott Kishbaugh, NYSDEC
What did we learn in 2014? – Scott Kishbaugh, NYSDEC
Harmful algal Blooms: Blue Green Stuff – Dr. Gregory Boyer, SUNY ESF
What’s new in the 2014 CSLAP Reports – Janet Andersen
Biomonitoring and CSLAP – AJ Smith
Priority Waterbody List and CSLAP – Jeff Morris & Sarah Rickard
Online Data Entry – Lou Feeney
CSLAP Wrap Up and Thanks – Scott Kishbaugh
Watercraft Inspection Steward Program Workshop

Legislation and Regulations
AIS: Indetification, Impact, Prevention, and Control
How to start a Watercraft INspection Program
Current Program Models
What Anglers and Boaters Know and Still Need to Hear
Standardized Watercraft Inspection Data Collection
Open Datakit as an Online Database Storage Option
Diet for a Small Lake

New 2015 Lake Law for Lake Associations

Invasive Plants – Monitoring and Management

Harmful Algal Bloom Monitoring in NY

An introduction to harmful algal blooms – Dr. Gregory Boyer
What we’ve learned about HABS in NYS – Scott Kishbaugh
HABS Surveillance Monitoring – The Honeoye Example – Scott Kishbauh & Teryl Gronwall
HABS Monitoring – Test Kits or Lab Data – Dr. Gregory Boyer
Lake Management Plans for NYSFOLA Lakes

A Potpourri of Lake Related Issues

Dam Safety

Sustainability and Your Lake Association

Sustainable Management to Buffer Impacts of Climate Change – Rebecca Schneider
Protecting Drinking Water via pesticide regulation – Steve Pacenka
Saving our lakes one home at a time – Nicole Cadwell

2014 Conference – “Celebrating Lake Stewardship”

Invasive Species

Invasive Species in NYS – Moving the Transport Law Forward and New Regulatory Incentives – Leslie Supenant
Political Action for an Invasive Species Transport Bill – Peter Bauer
Why we Need This – The Finger Lakes Boat Steward Program – Dr. Lisa Cleckner
A Researcher’s Perspective – The Challenge of Controlling Zebra Mussels – Dan Molloy
Fragment Viability and Rootlet Formation In Eurasian Watermilfoil after Desiccation – Dr. Celia Evans
The Black List: Where the bad plants are found: Scott Kishbaugh
Lake Owner Rights and Floating Objects – Richard Stafanski
Dam Safety in NYS – How are we doing?

Complying wtih Dam Safety Regulations: The Sleepy Hollow Lake Story – Laurel Mann
Case Studies in Hazard Class Reductions – Gregory Daviero
Small is Beautiful? State of Dams and Management Implications for the Future – Sri Vedachalam, Cornell University Water Resources Institute
Diet for a Small Lake: An Introduction to Lake Ecology and Lake Management

Diet for a Small Lake: An Introduction to Lake Ecology and Lake Management – Dr. Willard Harman and the SUNY Oneonta Biological Field Station staff.
Lake and Watershed Management Toolbox

The Role of Wetlands in Reducing Pollutant Loading to Lakes: Dr. Fred Lubnow, Princeton Hydro, LLC
Aeration: A Key Tool in Aquatic System Restoration and Management, Patric Goodwin, Aquatic Systems, Inc.
Utilizing GIS for Watershed Protection and Management, Robert Brower, CEO, Institute for the Application of Geospatial Technology
iMap Invasives Workshop/Training – http://www.nyimapinvasives.org/
Managing our Lake Resources: Policy and Action for Lake Stewards
New York’s 100,000 gpd Water Withdrawal Regulations: Just Red Tape? Or a Real Safeguard to NY Lakes? Dr. Rebecca Schneider, NYSFOLA BOD, Cornell University Dept. of Natural Resources
Lake George Shoreline Protection Program: Protective Water Quality at the Edge – Kristen Rohne, Lake George Association

2013 Conference – “Managing Lakes in a Changing World”

Homeowner Education Workshops on Wastewater Management in Two Lakeshore Communities -by Amy Galford, Extension Associate-Water Quality, Cornell University.
Managing Eurasian Watermilfoil at Tuxedo Lake, NY – by Chris Doyle, Allied Biological Inc.
Melody Lake Dan Repairs – by Bob Rosati, Melody Lake and FOLA director

2012 Conference – “After the Storm”

Hydrology of Tropical Storms Irene & Lee – by Britt E. Westergard, National Weather Service, Albany, NY.
Dealing with Climate Change: a Recipe for Lemonade – by Rebecca Schneider, NYSFOLA Board of Directors, Cornell University Department of Natural Resources
Emergency Preparedness at Your Lake- by Theresa Mayhew, NYSFOLA Board of Directors, Cornell Cooperative Extension in Columbia County
Why Prepare? – Extension Disaster Network
Make a Plan – Extension Disaster Network
Get a Kit – Extension Disaster Network
Be Informed and Get Involved – Extenstion Disaster Network
Topics in Lake Management

Using Mapping Techniques to Support Lake Management Activities – by Chris Doyle, Allied Biological, Inc.
Looking at Watershed Planning from Both Sides of the Table – by Don Kretchmer, AECOM, Wentworth Lake Association, NH
Combatting Aquatic Invasive Species in NYS

Brazilian Elodea Eradication Program on Lake Waccabuc – Janet Andersen, NYSFOLA Board of Directors, Three Lakes Council
Combatting Hydrilla in Cayuga Inlet – Angel Dybas, Tompkins County Soil & Water Conservation District
CSLAP – Whats New for 2012?

What We’ve Learned from CSLAP Through 2011 – Scott Kishbaugh, NYS DEC
Protocol Update: Keeping Nancy, Scott, and the Folks at UFI Happy!
CSLAP ( and Other Great Stuff) Now on the DEC Web Site – This is a link directly to the CSLAP page on DEC’s website rather than to the references Scott made to it in his talk.