Welcome to the
2023 Adirondack Lakes Alliance "Ed Griesmer Memorial" Symposium
August 11th, 2023 8:00AM - 4:00PM Paul Smith's College, Paul Smiths, NY
2022 Adirondack Lakes Alliance Symposium Attendees
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This year's Symposium looks to be as exciting as ever, and we hope you will join us.
The day starts with presentations from Assemblymen Billy Jones and Matt Simpson, as well as Paul Smith's College President Dan Kelting. Our two plenary sessions - this year's "ED Talks" - will have Curt Stager, PhD (Paul Smith's College) and Brendan Wiltse, PhD (Adirondack Watershed Institute) joining us. Dr. Stager will present on his research on ice conditions on our Adirondack lakes, and Dr. Wiltse will present on the increasing presence of Harmful Algal Blooms across the region. The talks are tied together by the climate warming effects we are seeing in the Park. Our two breakout sessions will focus on Aquatic Invasive Species Management and on Establishing Partnerships with Local Government, Community and Organizations. |
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AGENDA
8:00 Registration, Resource Fair and Coffee
8:30 am Welcome and Introductions
9:45 am ED Talk – Curt Stager, Professor, Paul Smith’s College: “What Does Changing Lake IceT ell Us About Climate Change, and What Impacts Will We See”
10:15 am ED Talk – Brendan Wiltse, Senior Scientist Adirondack Watershed Institute: “Understanding harmful algal blooms (HABs) – Their Cause, Prevention,Reporting”
10:45 am Q&A
11:00 am Break
11:30 am ALA Business Meeting, Officer Election and Group Photo
11:45 pm Lunch, Resource Fair and Networking
1:00-2:30 pm Breakout Group A visit Session 1; Breakout Group B visit Session 2
2:45-4:15 pm Breakout Group A visit Session 2; Breakout Group B visit Session 1
BREAKOUT SESSION DETAILS
Session 1: Aquatic Invasive Species Management
Panel One: Invasive Species Management Permitting Process
Guidance for lake associations Adirondack Park Agency/NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Interagency Agreement on Invasive Species will give guidance to lake associations.
New research that explores potential pathways of aquatic invasive species distribution and invasion risk in north country lakes.
Using data to monitor and manage AIS
Session 2: Establishing Partnerships with Local Government and Your Community
A series of panels exploring how lake associations, town and county governments and nonprofits are working together on shared goals
Panel One: Raquette River Headwaters Project
Panel Two: Schroon Watershed Steering Committee
Panel Three: Road Salt Reduction – Real World Actions
8:30 am Welcome and Introductions
- Scott Ireland, Adirondack Lakes Alliance Executive Director
- Dan Kelting, Paul Smith’s College Interim President
- New York StateAssemblyman Billy Jones, District 115
- New York StateAssemblyman Matt Simpson, District
9:45 am ED Talk – Curt Stager, Professor, Paul Smith’s College: “What Does Changing Lake IceT ell Us About Climate Change, and What Impacts Will We See”
10:15 am ED Talk – Brendan Wiltse, Senior Scientist Adirondack Watershed Institute: “Understanding harmful algal blooms (HABs) – Their Cause, Prevention,Reporting”
10:45 am Q&A
11:00 am Break
11:30 am ALA Business Meeting, Officer Election and Group Photo
11:45 pm Lunch, Resource Fair and Networking
1:00-2:30 pm Breakout Group A visit Session 1; Breakout Group B visit Session 2
2:45-4:15 pm Breakout Group A visit Session 2; Breakout Group B visit Session 1
BREAKOUT SESSION DETAILS
Session 1: Aquatic Invasive Species Management
Panel One: Invasive Species Management Permitting Process
Guidance for lake associations Adirondack Park Agency/NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Interagency Agreement on Invasive Species will give guidance to lake associations.
- Jim Pinheiro, Adirondack Park Agency
- Megan Phillips, Adirondack Park Agency
- Cathy McGlynn, DEC
New research that explores potential pathways of aquatic invasive species distribution and invasion risk in north country lakes.
- Michale Glennon, Paul Smith’s College, Adirondack Watershed Institute
Using data to monitor and manage AIS
- Brian Greene, The Nature Conservancy/APIPP
Session 2: Establishing Partnerships with Local Government and Your Community
A series of panels exploring how lake associations, town and county governments and nonprofits are working together on shared goals
Panel One: Raquette River Headwaters Project
Panel Two: Schroon Watershed Steering Committee
Panel Three: Road Salt Reduction – Real World Actions
