Lake Symposium 2025
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Management Issues of Connecticut Lakes
A Fall Science at Night seminar series for the public, students and scientists interested in local lake conservation and management.
Based on the conversation started in 2019 -21, stakeholders this year will discuss Lake Management topics that impact our regional lakes.
The event is virtual and free but registration is required:
View Presenter Biographies and event abstracts below
Co-sponsored by Connecticut Federation of Lakes
“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
“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 & Andrew Bade, 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 help evaluate the status of fisheries in CT.
8:40 pm – Questions from Audience
“The Jefferson Project”
7pm – Larry Marsicano, Brawley Consulting Group LLC., WCSU Limnology Instructor, will introduce the topic and speakers.
7:05 pm –Anthony P. Praino, WCSU Atmospheric and Climate Sciences Adjunct “ An Overview of the Jefferson Project.”
7:50 pm - Questions from Audience
8:00 pm – Vincent Moriarty, Senior Research Scientist, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, “Jefferson Project and HABS.”
8:45pm – Questions from Audience
8:55pm – Theodora Pinou, Western Connecticut State University, Professor of Biology. Closing remarks and next steps.
Presenter Biographies and Event Abstracts
Representative Experts and Speakers
Theodora Pinou, Western Connecticut State University, Professor of Biological and Environmental Sciences, MS in Integrative Biological Diversity Program Director and Coordinator.
Pinou is Department Chair and Professor of Biology Sciences at WCSU. She is also a Curatorial Affiliate in Vertebrate Zoology at the Peabody Museum of Natural History at Yale University. She received her BA, MA, and Ph.D at New York University in Biology, with a focus in vertebrate evolution and ecology.
Laurence Marsicano, Lake Communities Symposium Co-organizer, Brawley Consulting Group LLC, Limnologist & WCSU Biology Instructor. larry.marsicano@gmail.com
Larry obtained his B.A. from Western Connecticut State University in 1988 and his M.A. from Connecticut College in 1993. He managed the Freshwater Ecology Laboratory at Connecticut College for Dr. Peter Siver from 1990 to 1997 which specialized in paleolimnology and regional lake water quality studies. His publications can be viewed at the Silica Secchi Disk website. In 1998 he was hired by the Candlewood Lake Authority and in 2003 became the Executive Director of that public lake management agency, the largest lake in Connecticut. He held that position until 2017 when he became a Principal Partner at Aquatic Ecosystem Research, LLC. He is now the Senior Limnologist for Brawley Consulting Group LLC, and teaches limnology to graduate students in the WCSU MS in Integrative Biological Diversity Program.
Coming soon!
Management Issues of Connecticut Lakes
A Fall Science at Night seminar series for the public, students and scientists interested in local lake conservation and management.
Based on the conversation started in 2019 -21, stakeholders this year will discuss Lake Management topics that impact our regional lakes.
The event is virtual and free but registration is required: https://westconn.tfaforms.net/217
Co-sponsored by Connecticut Federation of Lakes
“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
“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 & Andrew Bade, 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 help evaluate the status of fisheries in CT.
8:40 pm – Questions from Audience
“he Jefferson Project”
7pm – Larry Marsicano, Brawley Consulting Group LLC., WCSU Limnology Instructor, will introduce the topic and speakers.
7:05 pm –Anthony P. Praino, WCSU Atmospheric and Climate Sciences Adjunct “ An Overview of the Jefferson Project.”
7:50 pm - Questions from Audience
8:00 pm – Vincent Moriarty, Senior Research Scientist, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, “Jefferson Project and HABS.”
8:45pm – Questions from Audience
8:55pm – Theodora Pinou, Western Connecticut State University, Professor of Biology. Closing remarks and next steps.
Theodora Pinou, Western Connecticut State University, Professor of Biological and Environmental Sciences, MS in Integrative Biological Diversity Program Director and Coordinator.
Pinou is Department Chair and Professor of Biology Sciences at WCSU. She is also a Curatorial Affiliate in Vertebrate Zoology at the Peabody Museum of Natural History at Yale University. She received her BA, MA, and Ph.D at New York University in Biology, with a focus in vertebrate evolution and ecology.
Laurence Marsicano, Lake Communities Symposium Co-organizer, Aquatic Ecosystem Research, Limnologist & WCSU Biology Instructor. lmarsicano@aerlimnology.com
Larry obtained his B.A. from Western Connecticut State University in 1988 and his M.A. from Connecticut College in 1993. He managed the Freshwater Ecology Laboratory at Connecticut College for Dr. Peter Siver from 1990 to 1997 which specialized in paleolimnology and regional lake water quality studies. His publications can be viewed at the Silica Secchi Disk website. In 1998 he was hired by the Candlewood Lake Authority and in 2003 became the Executive Director of that public lake management agency, the largest lake in Connecticut. He held that position until 2017 when he became a Principal Partner at Aquatic Ecosystem Research, LLC. He also teaches limnology to graduate students in the WCSU MS in Integrative Biological Diversity Program.
For more information, please contact Dr. Theodora Pinou, professor of Biology, at Pinout@wcsu.edu.