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Protecting Our Watershed: Challenges and Opportunities Saturday, March 24, 2012 Westfield State University - Scanlon Banquet Hall |
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| 8:00-8:30 | Registration |
Exhibits available for viewing from 8:00 to 12:45 |
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| 8:30-9:35 | Welcome |
Bill Rose, WRWA President Dr. Elizabeth Preston, Interim Vice President, Academic Affairs, Westfield State University |
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| Keynote Address |
Andy Finton (MA Director of Science and Conservation, The Nature Conservancy) A Resilient Future for the Westfield Watershed |
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| 9:45-10:30 |
Concurrent Sessions I |
Challenges and Opportunities for Migratory Fish Restoration in the Westfield River: Caleb Slater (MA Div. of Fisheries & Wildlife) Extreme Weather, Extreme Invasives?: Julie Richburg (The Trustees of Reservations) Road Ecology in Massachusetts, Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow: Alison Bowden (The Nature Conservancy) |
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| 10:30-11:00 | Viewing of Exhibits | Confirmed Exhibitors: Friends of the Columbia Greenway Rail Trail Friends of Robinson State Park MA DCR Service Forestry Program MA Div. of Ecological Restoration MA Dept. of Environmental Protection MA Div. of Fisheries & Wildlife National Chestnut Foundation The Nature Conservancy Nature Pods Next Barn Over Western Massachusetts Fly Fishing Association Westfield River Watershed Association Westfield River Watershed Invasive Species Partnership Westfield River Wild & Scenic Advisory Committee Westfield Water Sports Winding River Land Conservancy |
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| 11:00-11:45 |
Concurrent Sessions II |
Coldwater Fish: What Do They Wish For?: Dana Ohman (MA Div. of Fisheries & Wildlife) River Restoration and Dam Removal: Challenges and Opportunities in the Westfield River Watershed: Beth Lambert (MA Div. of Ecological Restoration) |
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| 11:55-12:40 |
Concurrent Sessions III |
Massachusetts' Rivers Response to Tropical Storm Irene: Carrie Banks (MA Div. of Ecological Restoration) The Watershed Waltz (a K-6 educational resource): (new DVD version) |
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| 12:45 | Raffle Drawing |
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| 1:45- ? | Field Trips |
Trip #1: West Springfield Fish Ladder: Caleb Slater (MA Div. of Fisheries & Wildlife) Trip #2: Flood Control Dams on the Westfield River: Tom Wisnauskas (US Army Corps of Engineers) |
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