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Water, Woods, and Warming Saturday, March 31, 2007 Westfield State College - Scanlon Banquet Hall |
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| 8:00- 8:45 | Registration |
Continental Breakfast provided, Exhibits available for viewing from 8:45 to 1:00 |
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| 8:45-9:45 | Welcome |
Mike Young, WRWA President Barry Maloney, Interim President, Westfield State College |
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| Keynote Address |
An Update on Global Warming Ray Bradley, UMass Dept. of Geosciences |
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| 10:00-10:45 |
Concurrent Sessions I |
Biology, Status, and Conservation of American Eels: Alex Haro (S.O. Conte Anadromous Fish Research Center) Natural Forests and Champion Trees of the Westfield River Watershed: Gary Beluzo (Holyoke Community College) A glimpse of The Watershed Waltz (a puppet show!): Meredyth Babcock and JoAnne Spies (Marmalade Productions) |
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| 11:00-11:45 |
Concurrent Sessions II |
Water Resource Management in Westfield - Drinking Water to Wastewater: Charles Darling & David Billips (City of Westfield, Water Resources Dept.) ACORN: A Cooperative Resource Network: Paul Catanzaro (UMass Extension) Kid's (and Adult's) Salmon/Biology/Geology Tour: Tom Condon (Powder Mill Middle School), Dave Lovejoy and Mike Young (both of WSC) |
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| 12:00-12:45 |
Concurrent Sessions III |
River Restoration in the Westfield River Watershed: Carrie Banks and Tim Purinton (MA Riverways) Sustainable Forest Management in Massachusetts: James DiMaio (Chief Forester, MA Dept. of Conservation and Recreation) Screening of "An Inconvenient Truth" (will last til about 1:30) |
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| 2:00- ? | Field Trips |
Tour of the Westfield Wastewater Treatment Plant: Dave Billips, Superintendent (City of Westfield, Water Resources Dept.) Visit to Site of Recent Harvest in Chester-Blandford State Forest: Tom Ryan (MA Dept of Conservation and Recreation Service Forester) |
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| Confirmed Exhibitors: Bill Hardie, Licensed Trapper Clean Water Action Concerned Citizens of Russell Friends of the Keystone Arches Friends of Robinson State Park Fuss & O'Neil MA Dept of Conservation & Recreation MA Division of Fisheries & Wildlife Massachusetts Riverways National Park Service The Nature Conservancy New England Wild Flower Society Pioneer Valley Planning Commission The Trustees of Reservations Tighe and Bond Westfield River Wild & Scenic Advisory Committee WSC Geography and Regional Planning Dept. Western Massachusetts Fly Fishing Association Westfield Gas & Electric Westfield River Watershed Association |
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Westfield River Watershed Association Westfield River Environmental Center at WSC Westfield State College |
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