Lake Symposium Recordings 2025

October 6th
“Monitoring Water Quality in Our Lakes”

7:00 pm – Larry Marsicano, Brawley Consulting Group LLC., WCSU Limnology Instructor, Welcome address and speaker introduction.  

7:10 pm – James Fischer, Connecticut Federation of Lakes. Connecticut Federation of Lakes (CFL), a statewide organization dedicated to protecting and enhancing Connecticut’s lakes for recreation, ecology, and local communities 

7:20 pm – Mary Becker, Supervising Environmental Analyst, Water Monitoring and Assessment Program, and Melissa Czarnowski, Stream Connectivity Monitoring Project Lead, CT DEEP..  CT LakeWatch Volunteer Program and CT Web-based Lakes Reporting Application. 

7:50 pm – Questions to speakers from audience and discussion 

8:00 pm – Volunteer Monitoring Experiences.  Four lake communities who have integrated volunteer lake monitoring into their lake management 

     Jeff Arpin, Amston Lake Association 

     Keith Suchy, Alexander Lake Association  

     Peter Neely, Twin Lakes Association 

     Henry Moore, Woodridge Lake Property Owners Association 

8:45 pm – Questions to speakers from audience and discussion  

 

 

November 3rd

“Volunteers Help Assess Connecticut Fisheries”

7:00 pm – Larry Marsicano, Brawley Consulting Group LLC., WCSU Limnology Instructor, will introduce the topic and speaker. 

7:05 pm – Meghan Lally, Environmental Analyst III/PFAS Lead, CT DEEP, “An Introduction to PFAS and what our lake fish can tell us about the presence of PFAS in our water.” 

7:30 pm – Questions from Audience 

7:40 pm – Mike Beauchen, Supervising Fisheries Biologist, Bureau of Natural Resources/Fisheries Division, Fisheries Biologist, CT Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, Fisheries Division, “The Trophy Fish Award Program and Fish Management in Connecticut.”  

8:05 pm – Questions from Audience 

8:15 pm – Andrew Ransom, Fisheries Biologist, CT Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, Inland Fisheries Division, Trail Cameras and Anglers monitor and help evaluate the status of fisheries in CT. 

8:40 pm – Questions from Audience