Regional Conferences

Welcome & NYSFOLA update – Janet Andersen, NYSFOLA Secretary
Here Comes the Rain Again: Stormwater Management – Kevin Fitzpatrick, East of Hudson Watershed Corp
New NYS Wetland Regulations and Lakes – Brian Drumm, NYSDEC Region 3
Harmful Algal Blooms: Awareness, Response, and Emerging Research – Emily Mayer, NJ DEP
A Global View of Lake Trends – Kathleen Weathers, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies

Welcome – Tarki Heath – President, Kettle Lakes Association; VP, NYSFOLA and Song Lake Association
Rooted in Water: Understanding Aquatic Plants in Our Lakes – Andrew Brainard – Executive Director, Upstate Freshwater Institute
The Importance of Wetlands Olivia Green- Freshwater Resilience Specialist and Cathy Gibson – Water Resource Specialist, The Nature Conservancy of New York
The Wildlife in Our Watersheds and Why They Matter – Tom Hughes – Environmental Stewardship Biologist, NYS Office of Parks
Legislative Brief – Jacob Welch – President, Finger Lakes Regional Watershed Alliance (FLRWA) Douglas Merrill – Vice President, FLRWA Ken Belfer – President, Mohegan Lake Improvement District
Protecting Natural Resources Through Programs Including Unified Septic System Regulations. Megan Webster – District Manager, Ontario County SWCD
Septic Panel Discussion: Megan Webster – District Manager, Ontario County SWCD Adam Effler – Executive Director, Owasco Lake Watershed Management Council Eric Buck – Septic Design Engineer

Meeting Introduction; Don Cook, Conference Chair
NYS Senator Pam Helming, 54th District
Canandaigua Lake Watershed Council Accelerating Water Quality and Flood Resiliency Through Enhanced Partnerships; Kevin Olvany, Canandaigua Lake Watershed Manager
Rapidly Changing Cyanobacteria In A Changing World; Dr. Greg Boyer, Emeritus Professor of Biochemistry, SUNY ESF
Bio-Control For Weeds; Melanie Rooney, Rooney’s Aquatic Biologists, Groton, NY
Roles Counties Play In Resource Protection and Management; Part 1 – Tom Harvey, Director, Ontario County Panning Department, and Part 2 – Darby Kiley, Associate Planner, Tompkins County Planning and Sustainability
Closing Remarks and Discussion

Welcome/Conference Opening Tarki Heath, President, NYSFOLA & Kettle Lakes Association, BP, Song Lake Association; David Carr, Executive Director, NYSFOLA
Lake Friendly Habitat Janet Allen, President and Co-Founder, Wild Ones Chapter Habitat Gardening in CNY (HGCNY)
Phosphorus Bioavailability and Its Impact on Water Quality David Matthews, Technical Director & and Senior Research Scientist, Upstate Freshwater Institute
iMapInvasives and PRISM – Tools to Verify and Trach Invasives Doug Knoph, New York Natual Heritage Program (iMapInvasives); Sam Beck-Andersen, Finger Lakes Partnership for Regional Invasive Species Management (PRISM)
Harmful Algal Bloom Workshop – Identifying a HAB Under the Microscope Dr. Greg Boyer, Professor Emeritus at SSUNY-ESF, Director of the Great Lake Research Consortium, Treasurer, NYSFOLA
Re-Wilding Our Landscapes for Water Quality Protection John Jablonski III, Special Projects Coordinator and Former Executive Director for Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy
Social Issues with Septic Systems Sharon Moran, Associate Professor, Dept. of Environmental Studies at SUNY ESF; Mackenzie Gregg, MS, Environmental Science at SUNY ESF

How much (surveying, sampling, surveillance) Scott Kishbaugh, Chief, NYSDEC Div. of Water, retired
Tried and True Technologies – Or Are They? Chris Mikolajczyk, CLM, Princeton Hydro
Watershed Disturbance and Lake Phosphorus Alene Onion, NYSDEC Division of Water, CSLAP Coordinator
It’s In the Bag! – Passive Phosphorus Uptake AJ Reyes, CLM, GEI Consulting

Peach Lake’s Journey from Septic to Sewer: Lorraine Janus, PhD, Peach Lake Environmental Coalition
New Septic System Technologies: Mike Dunn, FujiClean and Pat Tyndall, Tyndall Septic
Aquatic Invasive Species and their Impacts on Lakes – AJ Reyes, GEI Inc.
Dam Safety: Jen Ross, NYS DEC and Neal Tomann Putnam County Soil & Water Conservation District

The June 9 conference was videotaped and is available on YouTube, thanks to Putnam County

Welcome, CSLAP update, NALMS – Jan Andersen, NYSFOLA
Shoreline Buffer Planting – Maureen Galway-Perotti, Putnam CCE
Nuisance / toxic algae – Steve Di Lonardo, Aquatic Ecosystems Consulting
Stormwater management – Kevin Fitzpatrick, PE, East of Hudson Watershed Corp
Pilot Update – Ken Belfer, Mohegan Lake
Aquatic Plants – Talk and Display – Alejandro Reyes, Northeast Aquatic Research

We were so happy to have 88 attendees! Thanks to the Sedgewood Club for the use of their facility.