Lake Symposium Recordings 2023
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, Nov. 6, 2023 @7 pm (virtual): Fall 2023 Regional Lake Communities Symposium “The Status of Aquatic Plants in Lakes with Sterile Grass Carp“
7:00 p.m. – Larry Marsicano, Brawley Consulting Group LLC., WCSU Limnology Instructor, Welcome address and speaker introduction.
7:05 p.m. – Joe Cassone, Fisheries Biologist, CT DEEP, “Connecticut DEEP Update on Candlewood Lake Grass Carp and Aquatic Vegetation Management Efforts”
7:45 p.m. – Neil Stalter, Director of Ecology, Candlewood Lake Authority, “The Ecology Behind Candlewood Lake’s Rapid Plant Loss.”
8:25 p.m. – Theodora Pinou, Professor of Biology, “Insights into Sterile Grass Carp behavior.”
8:45 p.m. – Questions to speakers from Audience and discussion
Monday, Dec. 4, 2023 @7 pm (virtual): Fall 2023 Regional Lake Communities Symposium “Managing Water Quality in Lakes”
7 p.m. – Larry Marsicano, Aquatic Ecosystem Research LLC., WCSU Limnology Instructor, will introduce the topic and speaker.
7:10 p.m. – William Henley, Sr. Aquatic Resource Scientist, South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority, “Remote Turbidity Monitoring & Selective Diversion for Improvement of a Drinking Water Lake.”
8:00 p.m. – Questions from Audience
8:15 p.m. – Connie Trolle, President of the Bantam Lake Protective Association, and Peter Francis, Boating Division Director, Bureau of Outdoor Recreation, Connecticut DEEP, “A conversation about Wakeboards and Shoreline Management.”
8:30 p.m. – Questions from Audience
8:45 p.m. – Symposium Summary and Where do we go from here?