Union College

2017 - Mohawk Watershed Symposium


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

























































 

 

 

 

 








 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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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