Concurrent Session A

10:30 – 12:00

Session A1: Urban Lakes

Fingerprinting Urban Impacts: Water Chemistry of Stormwater Ponds vs. Natural Ponds in a Large Metropolitan Area
Frances R. Pick, Dept. of Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Reducing the Size of Stormwater Wetlands: A New Flow-Through Design Approach
Vinicius Taguchi, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina

Divert and Capture: Citizen-Led Efforts to Reduce Plastic Microfiber Pollution in Georgian Bay, Ontario
David Sweetnam, Georgian Bay Forever. Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Mixing Green and Gray Infrastructure to Manage Deal Lake’s Stormwater Driven Pollutant Load
Stephen Souza, Clean Waters Consulting, LLC Ringoes, New Jersey

Session A2: Monitoring and Modeling Nutrient Remediation

Integrating Phosphorus Monitoring and Predictive Analytics for Enhanced HABs Management
Ernest Neafsey, LG Sonic US, Stafford Springs, Connecticut

Implications of Seasonal Anoxia and Sediment Resuspension on Lacustrine Sediment Nutrient Loading and Harmful Algal Bloom Initiation
Marissa Kneer, USACE Engineering Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, Mississippi

Cyanobacteria Response to Climate-Affected Internal Phosphorus Loading in Two Drinking Water Reservoirs
Gertrud Nurnberg, Freshwater Research, Baysville, Ontario, Canada

Building and Calibrating an Alum Dosing Station to Reduce HABs in an Urban Massachusetts Lake
Jacquelyn Burmeister, City of Worcester, Massachusetts

Session A3: AIS Prevention

Pint-Sized Solutions to Aquatic Invasive Species: Can We Drink Our Problems Away?
Sara Stahlman, Pennsylvania Sea Grant, Erie, Pennsylvania

Choose Native: A Statewide Look at Landscaping and Water Gardening
Amber Stilwell, Pennsylvania Sea Grant, Erie, Pennsylvania

Containment Approach to AIS Prevention:Stopping Starry Stonewort
Mark Apfelbacher, CD3 General Benefit Corporation, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Session A4: Modeling and Mapping

Managing Lake Mead Under Severe Drought: Modeling and Its Applications
Chang Vang, Southern Nevada Water Authority, Las Vegas, Nevada

NALMS Shiny Apps Service
Tim Martin, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, St. Paul, Minnesota

Application of a 3D Model of Miramar Reservoir for Indirect Potable Reuse
Kareem Hannoun, Water Quality Solution, McGaheysville, Virginia

The USGS 3D Hydrography Program
Stephen Aichele, US Geological Survey, New Cumberland, Pennsylvania

Session A5: Littoral Zone Management / Habitat Classification

Littoral Habitat Condition Assessments for Lakes in Maine and New England
Jeremy Deeds, Maine Department of Environmental Protection, Augusta, Maine

Application of the CMECS Habitat Classification System to Inland Lakes
Matt Ladewig, TRC Companies, Inc., East Providence, Rhode Island

Using Macroinvertebrates to Assess Aquatic Macrophyte Restoration in Austin, Texas Reservoirs Post Hydrilla Invasion
Katie Vasquez, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas

Reestablishing Como Lake’s Aquatic Plant Community by Transplanting Native Vegetation From a Donor Lake
Britta Belden, Capitol Region Watershed District, Saint Paul, Minnesota

Concurrent Session B

13:30 – 15:00

Session B1: Student/Early Career Panel

This two-part session is intended for students and early career professionals seeking guidance to become more successful job candidates. The workshop will be divided into two, 90 min segments. In the first segment, participants will receive an overview on the dos and don’ts for writing effective resumes and cover letters and will be paired with mentors to help review their resumes. In the second segment, participants will receive tips and tricks for successful interviews and will be paired with mentors to practice interviewing for a posted job. Mentors will work one-on-one with mentees to improve their interviewing skills. Mentees and mentors may be paired based on topic and/or career path of interest, including academia, private and public sectors. This will be the third year for the workshop to be held as part of NALMS Symposium, second as an in-person event.

Topics of the sessions include:

1a. dos/don’ts on resumes
1b. dos/don’ts on cover letters
1c. mentor-mentee pair and share – resume/cover letter review

*Break*

2a. good practice for interviews (in-person, phone, virtual)
2b. good practice for publishing in LRM
2c. good practice for professional development
2d. mentor-mentee pair and share – interview practice

Session B2: Nitrogen Monitoring and Removal

Nitrate Monitoring in Source Water Using the YSI NitraLED Sensor
Zack Henderson, Xylem, Yellow Springs, Ohio

Simultaneous Nitrogen Removal With Alum Sediment Inactivation – Effectiveness, Removal Mechanisms, and Implications for Phosphorus Removal
Harvey Harper, Environmental Research & Design, Inc., Belle Isle, Florida

Assessing Nitrogen Removal by Coupled Nitrification-Denitrification in Intermittently Drained Bell-Siphon-Mediated Floating Treatment Wetland in Mesocosm Experiment
Ellie Sangree, Hamilton College, Clinton, New York

Introducing a Novel Adsorption Media (Phosflow™) That Removes Nutrients in Flowing Waters
Steve Chamberland, Water Warriors Inc., Lexington, Kentucky

Session B3: AIS: Linking Science and Management

European Frog-Bit Collaborative: Enhancing and Expanding the Across the Great Lakes
Samantha Tank, Great Lakes Commission, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Great Lakes Phragmites Collaborative: Managing Phragmites With Science on Your Side
Samantha Tank, Great Lakes Commission, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Invasive Mussel Collaborative: Advancing Dreissenid Mussel Management, Research, and Control
Samantha Tank, Great Lakes Commission, Ann Arbor, Michigan

The Great Lakes HABs Collaborative- Linking Science and Management to Reduce Blooms
Connor Roessler, Great Lakes Commission, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Session B4: Cool Tools for Emerging Problems

Insights From Environmental Monitoring and Physiologically-Based Pharmacokinetic Modeling of PCB Trophic Transfer From Fish to Humans
Samuel Nutile, School of Science, Pennsylvania State University, The Behrend College, Erie, Pennsylvania

Development of a Novel SWAT Compatible Module for the Analysis of Neonicotinoid Fate and Transport
Rachel Taylor, Penn State, University Park, Pennsylvania

Fecal Impairment Framework, a New Screening Tool for Assessing Fecal Contamination in Recreational Waters
John Hart, Kieser & Associates, Kalamazoo, Michigan

Development and Testing of eDNA Methods for Screening Great Lakes Harbor Water Samples for Aquatic Invasive Species
Ivor Knight, Penn State University, Erie, Pennsylvania

Session B5: Remote Sensing – Plants

Developing Aerial Surveillance Methods for Identifying Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes [Mart.] Solms) on Lake Lochloosa in Florida
Amber Riner, Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida

Atmospheric Correction of Sentinel 2 Data Over Lake Apopka and Yale in Florida: A Comparison Between Sen2cor and ACOLITE
Ayesha Malligai M., GulfCoast Research Center, University of Florida, Plant City, Florida

Leave Your Rakes at Home: Monitoring Hydrilla and Aquatic Invasive Species Using High Resolution Remote Sensing
Thomas Howard, Resolve Hydro, Horsham, Pennsylvania

Using GIS to Map Invasive Aquatic Plants in Connecticut
Summer Stebbins, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, New Haven, Connecticut

Concurrent Session C

15:30 – 17:00

Session C1: Student/Early Career Discussion

This two-part session is intended for students and early career professionals seeking guidance to become more successful job candidates. The workshop will be divided into two, 90 min segments. In the first segment, participants will receive an overview on the dos and don’ts for writing effective resumes and cover letters and will be paired with mentors to help review their resumes. In the second segment, participants will receive tips and tricks for successful interviews and will be paired with mentors to practice interviewing for a posted job. Mentors will work one-on-one with mentees to improve their interviewing skills. Mentees and mentors may be paired based on topic and/or career path of interest, including academia, private and public sectors. This will be the third year for the workshop to be held as part of NALMS Symposium, second as an in-person event.

Topics of the sessions include:

1a. dos/don’ts on resumes
1b. dos/don’ts on cover letters
1c. mentor-mentee pair and share – resume/cover letter review

*Break*

2a. good practice for interviews (in-person, phone, virtual)
2b. good practice for publishing in LRM
2c. good practice for professional development
2d. mentor-mentee pair and share – interview practice

Session C2: Nutrients in Sediment

Patterns in Stormwater Pond Sediment Chemistry in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area: Implications for Nutrient Management
Joe Bischoff, Barr Engineering Co. Minneapolis, Minnesota

Advancements in Lake Sediment Analyses
Byran Fuhrmann, EutroPHIX, Whitakers, North Carolina

Why Are Vermont’s Low-Nutrient Lakes Increasing in Phosphorus?
Leslie Matthews, Vermont DEC Lake and Ponds Management Program, Montpelier, Vermont

A New Random Forest Model to Estimate Tributary Nutrient Loads
Peter Isles, Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation, Montpelier, Vermont

Session C3: AIS: Mapping and Detection

You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know – Being Aware of Emerging Invasive Species
Amy Jewitt, Western Pennsylvania Conservancy & Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Predicting Aquatic Invasive Plant Species Vulnerability Within Adirondack Lakes
Brian Greene, The Nature Conservancy – Adirondack Park Invasive Plant Program, Keene Valley, New York

Early Detection Rapid Response Surveys for High Priority Aquatic Invasive Species in the Finger Lakes
Josh Neff, Finger Lakes Institute at Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, New York

Uncoiling the Mysteries of Invasive Mysterysnail Populations in Presque Isle State Park
Haley Altadonna, Penn State Behrend, Erie, Pennsylvania

Session C4: Road Salts

Keeping It Fresh: The Salt Watch Community Science Initiative
Abby Hileman, Izaak Walton League of America, Gaithersburg, Maryland

Best Management Practices and Green Infrastructure Contribute to a Decline in Chloride Retention in Mirror Lake (Lake Placid, NY, USA)
Brendan Wiltse, Paul Smith’s College Adirondack Watershed Institute, Paul Smiths, New York

Quantifying the Impact of Road Salt Application on Surface Waters: A Case Study in Blue Mountain Lake, NY
Lija Treibergs, Paul Smith’s College Adirondack Watershed Institute, Paul Smith’s, New York

Management Actions to Reduce Winter Salt Use: Progress and Case Studies from Central Ontario, Canada
Brian Ginn, Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority, Newmarket, Ontario, Canada

Session C5: Remote Sensing – HABs

High Resolution Remote Sensing for HAB Monitoring
William Weiss, Hazen and Sawyer, Baltimore, Maryland

Drone-Based Hyperspectral Imaging (HSI) Surveillance of Shoreline Blooms: Developing Ground Truthing Datasets From Multiple Bloom Metrics
Courtney Wigdahl-Perry, State University of New York at Fredonia, Fredonia, New York

Spotting HABs From Space: Estimating Chlorophyll a Concentration and TSI in Inland Water Bodies Using Multispectral Satellite Imagery and Machine Learning Techniques
Thomas Howard, Resolve Hydro, Horsham, Pennsylvania

Overview of the Cyanobacteria Assessment Network (CyAN) Satellite Monitoring and the Future of Expanding to >270,000 Lakes
Lareina Guenzel, US EPA, Office of Water, Washington, District of Columbia

Concurrent Session D

8:30 – 10:00

Session D1: HAB Monitoring

Monitoring Multiple Cyanotoxins Along the Pennsylvanian Coastline of Lake Erie
Jeanette Schnars, Regional Science Consortium, Erie, Pennsylvania

Harmful Cyanobacterial Blooms, Related Loss of Recreational Opportunities and Environmental Justice Areas in New York State
Rebecca Gorney, United States Geological Survey, Troy, New York

A Case History: Application of Theory and Experimental Research Helps Solve an Algal Sampling Mystery
John Hains, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina

21st Century Management of HABs (Mycrocystis Spp.) in Drinking Water Reservoirs: Advantages of Near Real-Time Remote Monitoring
Andrew Skibo, Amaruq Environmental Services, Missoula, Montana

Session D2: Assessing Lanthanum-Modified Bentonite Technologies

Risk Assessment Related to the Use of Lanthanum Modified Bentonite in Lake Restoration
Karin Finsterle, Limnological Solutions International, Cotton Tree, Queensland, Australia

Assessing Aquatic Plant Responses to Lanthanum-Modified Bentonite (Phoslock®)
Kate Waters-Hart, Phoslock Environmental Technologies Ltd., Melbourne, Australia & UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Penicuik, Scotland, UK

Managing Eutrophication Through Chemical Inactivation of Phosphate – An Overview of Different Lanthanum Modified Bentonite Available
Maíra Mucci, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, the Netherlands and Limnological Solutions International, Queensland, Australia

Session D3: AIS: Detection and Restoration

Literally Metal: Non-native Mysterysnails Accumulate Metals and Transfer Metals to Offspring
Lynne Beaty, Penn State Behrend, Erie, Pennsylvania

Knowing Is Half the Battle: Understanding the “Gaps” Within the Field of Invasive Species Plant Management and Identifying Possible Solutions
Holly Best, PA DCNR – Presque Isle State Park, Erie, Pennsylvania

Restoring the Aquatic Vegetation Community of a Suburban Lake Following Water Quality Improvements.
Kathrine Kemmitt, Stantec, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Demonstrating Community Based Habitat Restoration and Invasive Water Chestnut Management in Environmental Justice Areas
Katie DeGoosh-DiMarzio, RIDEM Office of Water Resources, Providence, Rhode Island

Session D4: Reservoir Management 1

Intensifying Lake and Reservoir Stratification and Two Examples of Applied Management Approaches in Drinking Water Reservoirs
Benjamin Burpee, ECS, a division of GZA, Manchester, Connecticut

Drinking Water Reservoirs HABs & Watershed Management Plan
Michael Martin, AES Northeast, Plattsburgh, New York

Effects of Alpine Terrain on Diurnal and Seasonally Varying Reservoir Surface Winds and Water Currents in Lake Arrowhead, California
David James, Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada

Successes in Reservoir Management in a Drinking Water Reservoir in Colorado
Trea Nance, City of Westminster, Colorado

Session D5: Paleolimnology 1

The Role of Subfossil Diatoms for Monitoring Changes and Ecological Thresholds Related to Numeric Nutrient Criteria of Florida Lakes
Thomas J. Whitmore, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, Florida

Lake-Wide Multi-Trophic Responses to Climate Change in Lake Nipissing, ON, Canada, and the Possible Link to Recurring Cyanobacterial Blooms
Elizabeth Favot, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Examining Chemical and Biological Variability in Algonquin Provincial Park, ON, Canada – Is Shoreline Residential Development Impacting Lakes?
Anna DeSellas, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Developing New Inference Models to Reconstruct Lakewater Dissolved Oxygen Levels in Lake Trout Lakes Using a Paleolimnological Approach
Sarah Waldron, Paleoecological and Environmental Assessment Laboratory, Department of Biology, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Concurrent Session E

10:30 – 12:00

Session E1: HAB Research

Water Quality Drivers of Harmful Algal Blooms in Cedar Lake and Lake Nokomis
Katie Turpin-Nagel, Barr Engineering Co., Minneapolis, Minnesota

The Microcystin-Inorganic Nitrogen Conundrum: What Can Lake Managers Do?
Alex Horne, Ecological Engineering Group, Dept. Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, California

The Development and Challenges of a Molecular qPCR Assay for the Detection of Anatoxin and Guanitioxin Producing Cyanobacteria in Environmental Samples
Greg Ford, Phytoxigene, Akron, Ohio

Seasonal Patterns of Synchrony Between Pelagic and Benthic Attached Algal Communities
Allison Hrycik, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York

Session E2: Nutrient Management in the Field

Combined Treatments of Lake De Kuil (the Netherlands) With a Coagulant and Solid Phase Phosphate Binder to Mitigate Eutrophication and Harmful Cyanobacteria Blooms
Mike Lurling, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands

Spent Lime Treatment to Control Sediment Phosphorus Release
Greg Wilson, Barr Engineering Co., Minneapolis, Minnesota

Reducing Internal Phosphorus Loads Using Alum in Minnesota Lakes
Dendy Lofton, Stantec, Minneapolis, Minnesota

5 Year Update on the Largest Alum Treatment in New England (East Pond, Maine)
Lizzy Gallagher, 7 Lakes Alliance, Belgrade Lakes, Maine

Session E3: Aquatic Plant Management

Unoccupied Aerial Systems (UAS) for Aquatic Weed Management
Andrew Howell, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina

Implementation of the Control Management Test (CMT) at the Tahoe Keys Lagoons
Justin Nawrocki, UPL, Raleigh, North Carolina

Triploid Grass Carp Use for Hydrilla Management in North Carolina
Robert Richardson, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina

Hydrilla Wars! Technical Status and Perspectives on Future Management in North America
Mark Heilman, SePRO, Carmel, Indiana

Session E4: Reservoir Management 2

Long Term Patterns in Secchi Disk Clarity in Lake Mead, Arizona-Nevada USA
Todd Tietjen, Southern Nevada Water Authority, Las Vegas, Nevada

Surface Mixers Decrease Soluble Manganese Concentrations but Increase Cyanobacteria in a Shallow Eutrophic Reservoir
Danielle Wain, 7 Lakes Alliance, Belgrade Lakes, Maine

Largely Negating the Watershed: Limnology of a Downstream Reservoir
Alan Groeger, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas

The Importance of Stakeholder Partnerships in the Restoration of a Large Hypereutrophic Impoundment in Logan County, Ohio
Jennifer Jermalowicz-Jones, Restorative Lake Sciences, Spring Lake, Michigan

Session E5: Paleolimnology 2

A Paleolimnological Assessment of Silver Mining Near Keno City, Yukon Territory
Evan Jones, Paleoecological Environmental Assessment and Research Laboratory, Department of Biology, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada

A Paleolimnological Assessment of the Potential Effects of Declining Metal Smelter Emissions on Highly Valued Lakes Within the Atikameksheng Anishnawbek First Nations Reserve and Wahnapitae First Nations Traditional Territory
Julia Paton, Paleoecological Environmental Assessment and Research Laboratory, Department of Biology, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Using Changes in Cladocera Assemblages to Determine How Eutrophication From Seabirds Structure Freshwater Ecosystems
Zoe Kane, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Using Sedimentary Cladocerans and Diatoms to Track ~200 Years of Anthropogenic Stressors on Lakes Within the Rideau Canal System
Emma Graves, Paleoecological Environmental Assessment and Research Laboratory, Department of Biology, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Concurrent Session F

13:30 – 15:00

Session F1: HAB Dynamics

Meteorological & Water Quality Precursors to HABs Events in Seneca & Owasco Lakes, NY
John Halfman, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, New York

The Interaction Between Algae and Sediments: Managing HABs From the Bottom Up
Fred Lubnow, Princeton Hydro, LLC, Exton, Pennsylvania

Deployment of a HAB Monitoring Artificial Intelligence and Digital Microscope System in Field and Lab Environments
Igor Mrdjen, BloomOptix, LLC, Utica, New York

Operational HAB and Nutrient Mitigation Projects in Complex Aquatic Ecosystems
West Bishop, SePRO Research and Technology Campus, Whitakers, North Carolina

Session F2: Adaptive Phosphorus Management

The Missing Phosphorus Load: How a Land to Lake Nutrient “Decoupling” Challenges Our Knowledge of Phosphorus Cycling and Lake Management
Brian Ginn, Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority, Newmarket, Ontario, Canada

Innovating the Vermont Lakes Lay Monitoring Program to Inform Assessment: Tracking Phosphorus From Internal Loading and Caffeine From Septic Leachate
Mark Mitchell, UVM Lake Champlain Sea Grant and Vermont DEC, Burlington, Vermont

Phosphorus Pathways and Mass Balance in Oxbow Lakes
Charles Ikenberry, Houston Engineering, Inc. (HEI), Des Moines, Iowa

Pros and Cons of Techniques to Bind Phosphorus
Byran Fuhrmann, EutroPHIX, Whitakers, North Carolina

Session F3: Data & Mapping

When Industry Encounters Nature: Mapping the Spatial Distribution of Industrial Pollution in Lake Erie
Christopher Magno, Gannon University, Erie, Pennsylvania

Sharing Data Using Cloud Data Hosting Platforms
Andrew Luessenhop, In-Situ, Inc., Fort Collins, Colorado

51 Aquatic Nuisance Species – Findings From Populating the Lake Champlain Aquatic Nonindigenous Species Information System
Tess O’Brien, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont

Session F4: Reservoir Management 3

Phytoplankton Dynamics in a Large, Semi-arid Reservoir
Charlotte van der Nagel, Southern Nevada Water Authority, Las Vegas, Nevada

CSLAP and Customized Monitoring: How Additional Data Is Helping Sleepy Hollow Lake
Christopher Mikolajczyk, Princeton Hydro LLC, Colorado Springs, Colorado

Reservoir Sediment Studies to Support Management Decisions to Increase Storage Capacity in a Colorado Front-Range Reservoir
Craig Wolf, GEI Consultants, Inc., Denver, Colorado

Silting Process in Dam Reservoirs. Case Study: Lake on the Piumhi River in Minas Gerais – Brazil
Youlia Kamei Saito, Universidade Federal de Vicosa, Vicosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Session F5: Fish Communities

Investigating the Population Genetics of Round Goby (Neogobius melanostomus) in Lake Erie and Its Tributaries
Adam Simpson, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, Erie, Pennsylvania

PA’s Lake Habitat Section: Partner-Based Projects Across the Commonwealth
Ben Page, Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania

Concurrent Session G

15:30 – 17:00

Session G1: HAB Management Actions

Adjusting River Flows to Prevent the Formation of HABs in the Millstone River, NJ
Heather Desko, New Jersey Water Supply Authority, Clinton, New Jersey

Combating Algae and Biofilm in Lake Okeechobee, Florida
Rick Clark, WaterIQ, Wilson, Wyoming

Using Total Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP) Measurements to Evaluate Cyanobacteria Response to Copper Sulfate and Hydrogen Peroxide Algaecide Treatments
Faith Kibuye, Penn State University, University Park, Pennsylvania

Combat HABs With Biochar: A New Tool for You
JP Bell, Princeton Hydro, LLC, Exton, Pennsylvania

Session G2: The Secchi Dip-In

NALMS AWQMS Database and Lake Observer Mobile App Expansion Project
Mark LeBaron, Gold Systems, Inc., Salt Lake City, Utah

The Importance of the Secchi Dip-In Program to Lake Quality
Oluwaseun Olubodun, (1) North American Lake Management Society, Madison, Wisconsin; (2) Miami University, Oxford, Ohio

Water Quality in Action on Lake Wallenpaupack: Algal Blooms Inspire Community-Led Monitoring of Pennsylvania’s 3rd Largest Lake
Beth Norman, Lacawac Sanctuary Field Station and Environmental Education Center, Lake Ariel, Pennsylvania

Session G3: Regulations & Management

Using Scientific Evidence As the Basis for Wakeboat Regulation in Vermont
Peter Isles, Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation, Montpelier, Vermont

What Works Revisited: Experience Creating a Practical Guide to Lake Management in Massachusetts
Kenneth Wagner, WRS Inc., Wilbraham, Massachusetts

Increasing Community Flood Resilience on Lake Ontario Through Land Use Ordinance Review
Rewa Phansalkar, New York State Water Resources Institute, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York

A Case Study of Boat Wake Waves vs Wind Waves Impact on the Alum Treatment of East Pond, Maine
Danielle Wain, 7 Lakes Alliance, Belgrade Lakes, Maine

Session G4: Climate Change

Long-Term Climate Impacts on Adirondack/NY Lakes
Michael Martin, AES Northeast, Plattsburgh, New York

Influences of Invasive Species, Nutrients, and Climate: 15 Years of Nearshore Monitoring on Ontario’s Inland “Great Lake”
Brian Ginn, Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority, Newmarket, Ontario, Canada

Climate Change as a Stress Multiplier Governing Cyanobacterial Blooms in Oliogotrophic Lakes
Neil Hutchinson, Friends of the Muskoka Watershed, Bracebridge, Ontario, Canada

Acceleration of Terminal Lake Desiccation in the Great Basin During the Southwest US Megadrought
Dorothy Hall, Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland and NASA / Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland

Session G5: Plant Management

Multi-Tasking Lake Maintenance Equipment to Achieve Versatility of Services
Douglas Conroe, Chautauqua Lake Association, Inc., Lakewood, New York

Hydrilla verticillata in the Finger Lakes: Using Monitoring and Collaboration to Inform Mitigation Efforts
Sam Beck-Andersen, Finger Lakes Institute, Geneva, New York

Evaluation of Wild Rice (Zizania aquatica) Seeding Efficacy on a Large Inland Lake and Investigation of Factors Related to Plant Mortality
Jennifer Jermalowicz-Jones, Restorative Lake Sciences, Spring Lake, Michigan

Early Detection and Rapid Response to Aquatic Invasive Plants in Ohio’s Lake Erie Basin
Mark Warman, Cleveland Metroparks, Cleveland, Ohio

Concurrent Session H

8:30 – 10:00

Session H1: Targeting Overwintering Cyanobacteria in Sediment

Environmental Drivers for Germination of Overwintering Cyanobacteria: A Review
Alyssa Calomeni, US Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, Mississippi

Efficacy of Algaecides for the Preventative Treatment of Overwintering Cyanobacteria
Andrew McQueen, US Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, Mississippi

Evaluation of Preventative Algaecide Treatments for Cyanobacterial Resting Cells in Sediments of a Central USA Lake
Elizabeth Smith, Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE), Topeka, Kansas

Session H2: Regional Lake Monitoring Network

Monitoring Least Disturbed Lakes in Vermont as Part of the Regional Lake Monitoring Network
Kellie Merrell, Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation, Montpelier, Vermont

Thermal Stratification Duration in Regional Monitoring Network Lakes
Tim Martin, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, St. Paul, Minnesota

Annual Variations in Lake Thermocline Depth Measured With Continuous Sensor Data
Jeremy Deeds, Maine Department of Environmental Protection, Augusta, Maine

Trophic State Designation in the Age of Dreissenids
Mark Luttenton, R.B. Annis Water Resources Institute, Grand Valley State University, Muskegon, Michigan

Session H3: Oxygenation 1

Hotel USA: Eutrophic Lakes Check Into the USEPA 303(d) Impaired List Any Time They Like…but They Can Never Leave. Proposed Regulatory Change With Dissolved Oxygen As “Master” Variable?
Alex Horne, University of California, Berkeley, California

Developing an Aeration Strategy for Honeoye Lake
Stephen Souza, Clean Waters Consulting, LLC Ringoes, New Jersey

Oxygen Saturation Technology, the Future of Aeration
Paul Gantzer, Gantzer Water, LLC, Livingston, Texas

Mechanical Destratification: Developing Flow Guidelines for Effective Oxygenation Above Sediment
Tom Hausenbauer, Limnetics Corporation, Mishawaka, Indiana

Session H4: Lake Chemistry & Community Science

Oil Sands Region Water Quality Monitoring in Alberta: The Indigenous Community Based Monitoring Program
Kurstyn Perrin, Alberta Lake Management Society, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Beyond “Community Collection”: How a Municipality Created a Community Science Program That Engages and Educates Stakeholders While Collecting Actionable Data on HABs
Jacquelyn Burmeister, City of Worcester, Massachusetts

Understanding Shifts Across Lakes Within Lakes in Northwest Montana Based on Clarity, Temperature, and Water Chemistry
Kari Minissale, State University of New York at Oneonta, New York

The Importance of Hand-On Field Education and Exposure With Regards to Monitoring Data
Christopher Mikolajczyk, Princeton Hydro LLC, Colorado Springs, Colorado

Session H5: Sandusky Bay Ecosystem Restoration

Landscape-Scale Sandusky Bay Ecosystem Restoration
Ashlee Decker, The Nature Conservancy, Toledo, Ohio

Use of Empirical Modeling to Support the Sandusky Bay Initiative
Kevin Kratt, Tetra Tech, Cleveland, Ohio

Sandusky Bay Ecosystem Restoration – Functional Design Basis for Water Quality Improvements
Tom Denbow, Biohabitats – Great Lakes Bioregion, Cleveland, Ohio

Engineering Considerations in the Design of Sandusky Bay Ecosystem Restoration
Gordon Thomson, W.F. Baird & Associates, Ltd., Boca Raton, Florida

Concurrent Session I

10:30 – 12:00

Session I1: Cyanohabs in Oligotrophic Waters

Clean but Green – The Paradox of the Oligotrophic Cyanobacterial Blooms
Kiyoko Yokota, State University of New York at Oneonta, New York

Chlorophyll a and Cyanobacteria Concentrations in Skaneateles Lake and the Representativeness of a Long-Term Monitoring Location
Aimee Clinkhammer, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Syracuse, New York

Patterns and Impacts of Cyanobacterial Harmful Algal Blooms in a Deep, Thermally Stratified Oligotrophic Lake
Anthony Prestigiacomo, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Syracuse, New York

Cyanobacterial Occurrence and Bloom Development in Oligotrophic Adirondack Lakes
Rebecca Gorney, United States Geological Survey, Troy, New York

Session I2: Fracking

Unconventional Oil and Gas-Related Water Withdrawals in the Ohio River Basin
Christopher Spiese, Ohio Northern University, Ada, Ohio

Using Mass Ratio Analysis to Track Oil and Gas Brine Contamination
John Stolz, Center for Environmental Research and Education, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Data Discrepancies, Water-Use Intensity, and Changes in Both Over Time in the Ohio River Valley Resulting From the Hydraulic Fracturing Boom
Ted Auch, The FracTracker Alliance, Department of Biology, John Carroll University, Shaker Heights, Ohio

Evaluating Impacts of Oil & Gas Extraction and Related Industries at the Watershed Level
Matt Kelso, The FracTracker Alliance, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Session I3: Oxygenation 2

Climate Change, Sustainability and Resiliency, How Hypolimnetic SuperOxygenation Can Help
David Clidence, Eco Oxygen Technologies, LLC, Indianapolis, Indiana

A Reservoir Diffuser System to Reduce Water Treatment Plant Maintenance Associated With a Grey Water Make-Up Reservoir
Bill Garrett, Alabama Power Company, Birmingham, Alabama

Culver Lake Has an Oxygenation System
Stephen Souza, Clean Waters Consulting, LLC Ringoes, New Jersey

A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Restoration Techniques to Address Internal Nutrient Loading From Anoxic Sediments
Patrick Goodwin, Naturalake Biosciences, Madison, Wisconsin

Session I4: Community Science for Data Collection

Effective Engagement and Mobilization of Lake Stewards Using Citizen Science and a Community of Practice in Alberta, Canada
Bradley Peter, Alberta Lake Management Society, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Got Data? The Value of Long-Term Volunteer Data for Establishing Water Quality Trends
Derek Shea, State University of New York at Oneonta, New York

2022 Indiana Lake Data: Comparing 3 Monitoring Programs and the Stories Each Tell
Megan Gokey, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana

Citizen Science as a Means for Validating Remote Sensing Data on Lakes
Grant Parkins, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Session I5: Ecosystem Services

The Ecosystem Services of Stormwater Management in the Protection and Improvement of Lakes
Fred Lubnow, Princeton Hydro, LLC, Exton, Pennsylvania

Effects of Stream Crossing Type on Fish Assemblages and Stream Ecosystem Conditions: Implications for Culvert Replacement
Mark Kirk, Watershed Conservation Research Center, Allegheny College, Meadville, Pennsylvania

Evaluating Effects of Three Alum Treatments and the Recent Brazilian Elodea Invasion on Toxic Cyanobacteria Blooms in Green Lake, Seattle, Washington
Rob Zisette, Herrera Environmental Consultants, Seattle, Washington

Using Machine Learning to Understand the Biodegradation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Sediment
Saranya Anantapantula, Spring-Ford Area High School, Royersford, Pennsylvania

Concurrent Session J

13:30 – 15:00

Session J1: HAB Management

Risk Communication– Strategies for Harmful Algal Blooms and Other Emerging Contaminants
Jenny Phillips, TRC, Fort Collins Colorado

Rethinking Restoration Approaches for Cyanobacterial Blooms via the OODA Loop
Bernard Gracy, Averill Lakes Association, Averill, Vermont

A Lake That Flows Both Ways: Managing a HAB-Impacted Floodplain Lake
Katie Sweeney, Herrera Environmental Consultants, Inc., Portland, Oregon

Combining High-Frequency Sensor Monitoring Tools With In Situ Monitoring for Managing Harmful Algal Blooms
Kristin Strock, Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania

Session J2: Emerging Contaminants

Influence of Hydrologic and Anthropogenic Drivers on Emerging Organic Contaminants in Drinking Water Sources in the Susquehanna River Basin
Faith Kibuye, Penn State University, University Park, Pennsylvania

Impacts of Road Spreading of Drilling Waste in Northwestern Pennsylvania
Karen Feridun, Better Path Coalition, Kutztown, Pennsylvania

Could Radium From Fracking Wastewater Discharged to Pennsylvania Rivers Have Helped Spawn Elevated Incidence of Ewing Sarcoma Among Youth in Southwestern Pennsylvania?
Justin Nobel, Science Journalist, New York, New York

Living and Growing Up in Frackland
Lois E Bower-Bjornson, Clean Air Council, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Session J3: Long Term Monitoring

Moreau Lake: A Test Case for Managing Lakes in the NY Parks System
Asia Rose, State University of New York at Oneonta, Biological Field Station, Richmondville, New York

The Importance of Long-Term Monitoring: A Case Study Using Current and Historical Data From Presque Isle Bay, Erie, PA
Chris Dempsey, Gannon University, Erie, Pennsylvania

The Physical, Chemical and Biological Characteristics of Pocono Mountain Lakes and Their Management in Northeastern Pennsylvania
Ed Molesky, Aqua Link, Inc., Doylestown, Pennsylvania

The Cooperative Science and Monitoring Initiative (CSMI): Working Together to Understand Our Great Lakes
Ryan Elliott, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Buffalo, New York

Session J4: Community Resilience / Capacity Building

Science Communication in the Service of Environmental Justice: Interdisciplinary Engagement to Achieve Collective Impact in Communities and Schools
Aaron Kerr, Groundwork Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania; Sarah Bennett, Asbury Woods Environmental Center, Erie, Pennsylvania; Rebecca Schauffele, Northwest Pennsylvania Environmental Literacy Coalition, Edinboro, Pennsylvania

Flood Resilience Networks Along the Lake Ontario Shoreline: Identifying Opportunities to Build Local Adaptive Capacity Through Regional Collaboration
Rewa Phansalkar, New York State Water Resources Institute, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York

Flood Resilience on the Lake Ontario Shoreline: Barriers to Implementing Non-structural Solutions
Rewa Phansalkar, New York State Water Resources Institute, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York

Session J5: Wetland Restoration

Wetland Restoration at Presque Isle State Park – A Never-Ending Story
Holly Best, Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Erie, Pennsylvania

Wetland Restoration and Propagation Updates on Presque Isle State Park
Jen Salem, Regional Science Consortium, Erie, Pennsylvania

Biological Surveys in Priority Wetland Habitats on Presque Isle State Park
Jeanette Schnars, Regional Science Consortium, Erie, Pennsylvania

Aerial Drone Surveys of Shoreline Erosion and Wetland Vegetation on Presque Isle State Park, Erie, PA
Sean Dalton, Regional Science Consortium, Erie, Pennsylvania