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River + Land + People: Balancing the Equation Saturday, April 2, 2005 Westfield State College - Savignano Auditoriums |
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| 8:00- 8:30 | Registration |
Continental Breakfast provided, Posters available for viewing til 1:00 p.m. |
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| 8:30-9:30 | Welcome |
Kathy Meyer, WRWA President Dr. Vicky Carwein, President of WSC Richard K. Sullivan, Jr., Mayor of Westfield |
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| Keynote Address |
An Update on the Environmental Agenda in Congress John Olver, U.S. House of Representatives |
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| 9:45-10:30 |
Concurrent Sessions |
Five Feet and Rising - the Flood of '55: Jack Hayward (Hayward Communications) The Westfield River Through Geologic Time: Richard D. Little (Professor Emeritus of Geology, Greenfield Community College) Encouraging Public Participation - Catchbasin Stenciling: Jim Lyons (Town Engineer, West Springfield) |
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| 10:45- 11:30 |
Concurrent Sessions |
"OUTSTANDING","REMARKABLE", The Wild & Scenic Westfield River: Carrie Banks (MA Riverways) The Great Flood of 1936--The Connecticut River Story (video): Ed Klekowski (Professor of Biology, University of Massachusetts) An Update on the Westfield River Continuity Project and its Role in Restoring Connected Networks at Scale: Alison Bowden (The Nature Conservancy) |
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| 11:45-12:30 |
Concurrent Sessions |
Westfield and the River: Hazards and Opportunities: Robert Brown (Professor Emeritus of History, Westfield State College) The Great Flood of 1936--The Connecticut River Story (discussion of this and related projects): Ed Klekowski (Professor of Biology, University of Massachusetts) Old Growth Forests and Champion Trees in the Westfield River Watershed: Gary Beluzo (Professor of Environmental Science, Holyoke Community College) |
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| 12:30-1:00 |
Final Chance to View Poster Displays |
Posters will be available from 8:30 til 1:00, with approximately 20 exhibitors, including: Amy Reifsnyder, Nature Photographer & Writer Appalachian Mountain Club Barnes Aquifer Protection Advisory Committee Bill Hardie, Trapper Connecticut River Watershed Council Friends of the Keystone Arches Glenn Corbier, Dragon Hunter Holyoke Comm. College - Environmental Science Massachusetts Riverways MassPirg Natalie Birrell Riverscape Artist National Parks Service The Nature Conservancy The Trustees of Reservations U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Westfield River Wild & Scenic Advisory Board WSC Geography and Regional Planning Dept. Western Massachusetts Fly Fishing Association |
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| 1:30- ? | Field Trips |
Tour of Newly Added Wild & Scenic River Segments: Carrie Banks (MA Riverways) - cancelled due to rain Flood Control Dams in the Watershed: Tom Wisnauskas (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers) |
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Westfield River Watershed Association Westfield State College Westfield Gas & Electric |
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