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	1995 Westfield River Symposium The Westfield River Saturday, April 1, 1995 Westfield State College - Wilson Auditorium
	8:30- 9:15		Registration	(posters available for viewing all day)
	9:15- 9:45		Welcome	Robert Bristow, Chair Dr. William Lopes, Westfield State College Daniel Call, WRWA President Michael Knapik, State Senator Cele Hahn, State Representative
			Keynote Address	Commissioner Peter Webber Massachusetts DEM
	9:45- 10:30		Government Programs	"New Approaches to River Basin Planning and Management in Massachusetts" - Mike Gildesgame, Chief Planner, Office of Water Resources (DEM) "Model Greenway Projects" - Gail Swett, Greenways Planner (DEM) "Collaboration of State Agencies in Ecosystems Management" - Scott Jackson, Conservation Specialist (UMass)
	10:30- 11:45		Concurrent Sessions	Biotic Resources (W240): "Flora in the Watershed" - David Lovejoy (Biology Dept, WSC) "Salmon Restoration in the Westfield River" - John O'Leary (MA DFW) "Westfield River Ecosystems" - Ken Taylor (Biology Dept, WSC) Recreation Resources (Aud A): "Kayaking and Canoeing" - Richard Pierce (WSC Athletics) "The Great River Ride and Other Opportunities in the Watershed" - Don Podolski (NE Sports Cyclists) "Outdoor Recreation in Western Massachusetts" - Gary Briere (MA DEM)
	noon- 1:00		Buffet Lunch	featuring a slide show presented by Doug James (WRWA) and music by David O'Neil (WSC)
	1:15- 2:45		Concurrent Sessions	Lesson Plans (Aud A): Anthony Symasko (Mass Audubon) Riparian Resources (Aud C): "Geologic History of the Westfield River Watershed" - Michael Young (Physical Science Dept, WSC) "Groundwater Resources in the Lower Westfield River Basin and Public Policy: A Case Study of Westfield, MA" - David Vincent (GARP Dept, WSC) "Forest Harvesting and Water Quality in the Westfield River Basin" - Michael Parker (DEM)
	3:00- 4:15		Concurrent Sessions	Water Monitoring (Aud A): John Gannon (WRWA) and David MacIver (Southwick-Tolland Regional H.S.) Trails Workshop (Aud C): Dan Call (WRWA)
	The 1995 Westfield River Symposium was sponsored by: Department of Geography & Regional Planning, Westfield State College Westfield River Watershed Association, Inc. Western Massachusetts Geographic Center at Westfield State College Division of Graduate and Continuing Education, Westfield State College
	Past Symposia: | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |