Lake Symposium Recordings 2022
Please find below the online recordings from each of the virtual events from this semester.
**Note that recordings are not to be shared unless given permission by the Biology & Environmental Sciences department. Please email biochair@wcsu.edu if you would like to download a copy or ask for permission.
Monday, Oct. 17, 2022 @7 pm (virtual): Fall 2022 Regional Lake Communities Symposium “Salt in Our Lakes”
7:00 pm – Larry Marsicano,Aquatic Ecosystem Research LLC., WCSU Limnology Instructor, Welcome address and speaker introduction
7:15 pm – Vicky Kelly, Manager, Environmental Monitoring Program, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, “Road Salt, the Problem, the Solution, and How to Get There.”
8:10 pm – Questions from Audience.
8:30 pm – Robert Wyant, Highway Superintendent, Rhinebeck NY, “An introduction to available resources and expert support.”
Monday, Nov. 14, 2022 @7 pm (virtual): Fall 2022 Regional Lake Communities Symposium “The Status of Current Lake Research at WCSU”
7:00 pm – Theodora Pinou, Professor of Biology, WCSU, will introduce the topic, and the panel of speakers.
7:05 pm – André Selino, MS Integrative Biological Diversity, Class of 2024, “Saxitoxins in CT Lakes”
7:30 pm – Maria Rodriguez-Hernandez, MS Integrative Biological Diversity, Class of 2024, “Lake Waramaug Zooplankton Farming for Algae Control.”
8:20 pm – Ian Olsen, MS Integrative Biological Diversity, Class of 2025, “The Status of Lake Kenosia.”
8:45 pm – Questions to speakers from Audience and discussion
Monday, Dec. 12, 2022 @7 pm (virtual): Fall 2022 Regional Lake Communities Symposium “Where have the aquatic plants gone?”
7:00 pm – Larry Marsicano, Aquatic Ecosystem Research LLC., WCSU Limnology Instructor, will introduce the topic and speaker.
7:10 pm – Greg Bugbee, Associate Scientist, The Connecticut Agricultural Experimental Station, “Grass Carp in Connecticut Lakes – Something Fishy Going on Here.”
8:00 pm – Questions from Audience
8:15 pm – Michael J. Greer, Program Manager, Civil Works Environmental Engineering and Sciences, U.S. Army Engineer Research & Development Center, Environmental Lab, “ A discussion about Fungal pathogens and aquatic plants.”
8:30pm – Questions from Audience
8:45pm – Symposium Summary and Where do we go from here?