2017 MOHAWK WATERSHED SYMPOSIUM
POSTER PRESENTATIONS
The Flat Creek and Otsquago Creek: A rapid bio-assessment of
two tributaries of the Mohawk River
E. Abrams, B. Behan, M D’Arcangelis, Z. D’Arcangelis, M. Elliott, M. Hoffamn, J. Huang, Q. Jones, C. Logan, P. Murphy, J. Stockwell, B. Thibodeau, L. Veitch, M. Wintermute, L. Elliott, J. McKeeby, Z. McKeeby, and S. Hadam Environmental Science Team, Fort Plain, NY
NYC-DEP and NYPA: Comparing and contrasting public policy and
institutional adaptation to climate change
H. Bartholomew, Dam Concerned Citizens, Middleburgh, NY
The need for a geohazard app in Herkimer, NY: Government entity
preparedness for future flooding
A. Catalano, M. Jones, M. Lovejoy, A. Marsellos, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY
A series of snap-shots: Data and observations from the Riverkeeper and SUNY Cobleskill Mohawk River water quality project as it enters year three
T. Dell’Acqua, B. Brabetz, N. Law, J. Epstein, SUNY Cobleskill, NY; and J. Lipscomb, and D. Shapley, Riverkeeper, Ossining, NY
Impacts of urbanization of stream biogeochemistry in
Schenectady County, NY
C. Connors and A. Verheyden, Union College, Schenectady, NY
Union College Water Initiative
A. Dolcimascolo, H. Frey, K. Hollocher, A. Ludlam, J. Dunn, Union College, Schenectady, NY
Assessing mobile application importance for future flooding using statistical analysis and GIS: a study in Fort Plain, New York
L. D'Orsa, K. Nandlall, J. Sacket, and A. Marsellos, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY
Water quality and hydrodynamic characterizations of sturgeon spawning habitat in the St. Lawrence River and tributaries
C. Fuller, J. Bonner, S. Islam, W. Kirkey, P. O’Brien, and P. Kirkey, Clarkson University, Postdam, NY
Efficacy of environmental DNA and traditional fish sampling methods to monitor the expansion of invasive round goby in the Mohawk River-Barge Canal System
S. George, C. Rees, and B. Baldigo, NY Water Science Center,
U.S. Geological Survey, Troy, NY
Dams: Miraculous or disastrous?
A. Ghaly, Union College, Schenectady, NY
Early detection and range expansion of the Mohawk watershed’s newest aquatic invader, the bloody red shrimp: A citizen science and survey-based approach
A. Gundeck, J. Roellke, M. Foucek, M. Warren, E. Stapylton, E. Hedlund, and B. Boscarino, Poughkeepsie Day School, Poughkeepsie, NY
Our river… Our home: The Amsterdam pedestrian bridge, sense of place and environmental concern for the Mohawk River
Scott Hadam and John McKeeby, Schoharie River Center, Burtonsville, NY; Ellen E. McHale, New York Folklore Society, Schenectady NY; Bhawin Suchak, Youth FX, Albany NY; John Naple, Amsterdam Free Library, Amsterdam NY; and Lillian English, Frank Stately, Katherine Helmsley, Jordon Schmidtmann, Amsterdam Environmental Study Team, Amsterdam, NY
Temporal and spatial variability of PFOA in Hoosick Falls, NY
A. Hayden, L. MacManus-Spencer, and A. Verheyden Union College, Schenectady, NY
Monitoring the Hudson and beyond with HRECOS: The Hudson River environmental conditions observing system
G. Lemley and A.J. Smith, Hudson River Estuary Program/NEIWPCC, Albany, NY
Blue-green algae in the Mohawk Watershed
E. Lennon, K. Reynolds, A. Feldmann, K. Terbush, G. Cebada Mora, & J. Morisette, Environmental Management Bureau, NYS Office of Parks, Recreation, & Historic Preservation, Albany, NY
Evaluating the efficacy of environmental DNA (eDNA) as an early detection tool for the Mohawk Watershed’s newest aquatic invader, the bloody-red shrimp, Hemimysis anomala.
S.Oyagi, B. Boscarino, M. Brown, and M. Tibbetts, Poughkeepsie Day School, Poughkeepsie, NY
Statistical analysis of damage to local businesses due to flooding events along the Mohawk River valley in Amsterdam, New York
T. Pascucci, D. Chernoff, S. Lakeram, and A. Marsellos, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY
Revealing local history and inspiring change through the art of future canallers
A. Slawienski and L. Biggers, Harry Hoag Elementary School, Fort Plain, NY
Fly ash and coal ash in the Mohawk River
J.A. Smith, J.I. Garver, Union College, Schenectady, NY and J.L. Hodge, and B.H. Kurtz, College of St Rose, Albany, NY
Systematic investigation of the effects of perfluoroalkyl acid chain length and ionic head group on human serum albumin binding
J. Ulrich and L. MacManus-Spencer, Union College, Schenectady, NY
The IAEA global network of isotopes in precipitation and rivers
(GNIP and GNIR) stations at Union College
A. Verheyden, S. Katz, and D. Gillikin, Union College, Schenectady, NY
TALKS
Introductory remarks to the 2017 Mohawk Watershed Symposium
Jackie Cockburn, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario
Developing a formula for fair distribution of water for rivers with multi riparian states
Ashraf Ghaly, Union College, Schenectady NY
Electric and solar electric boats for the Mohawk Basin: Clean tourist navigation to match clean canal-side tourism
David Borton, Sustainable Energy Systems, Inc., Troy, NY
Making connections: A win-win proposition
Amanda K. Post, and Thomas M. Johnson, Sterling Environmental Engineering, Latham, NY
Climate change and extreme events: impacts on streamflow and
water quality - Invited
Douglas A. Burns U.S. Geological Survey New York Water Science Center, Troy, NY; and Robin L. Glas, Syracuse University, Syracuse NY
The distribution of microplastic pollution in the Mohawk River - Invited
J.A. Smith, Union College, Schenectady NY; J.L. Hodge, and B.H. Kurtz, College of Saint Rose, Albany, NY; and J.I. Garver, Union College, Schenectady NY
Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA): A local water contamination crisis
Laura MacManus-Spencer, Union College, Schenectady NY
PCBs: How the Mohawk fits into the Hudson’s legacy of contamination - Invited
Sean Madden, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, Albany, NY
Project overview of lessons for the Mohawk River: Youth engagement and environmental stewardship - Invited
Amy Samuels and Stephanie Johnson, Onondaga Environmental Institute, Syracuse NY
Developing a sense of Place: the Amsterdam bridge
Scott Hadam and John McKeeby, Schoharie River Center, Burtonsville, NY, Ellen E. McHale, New York Folklore Society, Schenectady NY, Bhawin Suchak, Youth FX, Albany NY, John Naple, Amsterdam Free Library, Amsterdam NY, and Lillian English, Frank Stately, Katherine Helmsley, Jordon Schmidtmann, Amsterdam Environmental Study Team, Amsterdam, NY
Enhanced water quality monitoring in support of modeling efforts in the Mohawk River Watershed - Invited
Alexander J. Smith, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, Albany NY; and Elizabeth Nystrom, US Geological Survey, New York Water Science Center, Troy, NY
The leak, the rain, and the river: What we learned about CSO’s, run-off, and the Mohawk River’s water quality in 2016 - Invited
Barbara L. Brabetz, Neil A. Law, Jason Ratchford, SUNY Cobleskill, Cobleskill, NY; and Jennifer Epstein, John Lipscomb and Dan Shapley, Riverkeeper, Ossining, NY
Mohawk River water quality: Spatial and temporal trends in bacterial indicators of fecal contamination during the Summer of 2016
C. Rodak and X. Wei, SUNY Polytechnic Institute, Utica, NY; J. Schneider, Seven Valleys New Tech Academy, Cortland NY; and S. Nguyen, and R. Christoferson, SUNY Polytechnic Institute, Utica, NY
Stream and river restoration in the Mohawk River Watershed in Oneida County - Invited
Gian Dodici, USFWS, Jo-Anne Humphreys, Oneida County SWCD, David Erway, NYSDEC, Albany NY; presenter: Jo-Anne Humphreys, Oneida County Soil and Water Conservation District
Drinking source water protection: A case study and call for comprehensive action
Dan Shapley, Riverkeeper, Ossining, NY
Safe water infrastructure action program (SWAP)
Assemblymember Phil Steck, NYS Assembly District 110, Colonie, Niskayuna & Schenectady, NY
Linking an empire: Understanding the historical significance of the Mohawk River
Keynote Address: L.F. Tantillo, Artist and Historian
Closing remarks and the future of the Symposium
John Garver, Union College, Schenectady NY
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