{"id":3107,"date":"2022-10-14T18:18:40","date_gmt":"2022-10-14T18:18:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/biology\/?page_id=3107"},"modified":"2022-11-30T14:44:34","modified_gmt":"2022-11-30T14:44:34","slug":"lake-symposium-2022","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/biology\/lake-symposium-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Lake Symposium 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"
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    What do we want<\/strong><\/h3>\n

    from our lakes?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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    A Fall Science at Night seminar series for the public, students, and scientists interested in local lake conservation and management.<\/h4>\n

    Based on the conversation started in 2019 , stakeholders will be able to understand how they can help prioritize economic interests in Connecticut Lakes.<\/p>\n

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    Co-sponsored by Connecticut Federation of Lakes<\/p>\n

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      \u201cSalt in Our Lakes.\u201d<\/strong><\/h3>\n

      7:00 pm<\/strong> \u2013 Larry Marsicano, Aquatic Ecosystem Research LLC., WCSU Limnology Instructor, Welcome address and speaker introduction<\/p>\n

      7:15 pm<\/strong> \u2013 Vicky Kelly, Manager<\/strong>, Environmental Monitoring Program, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies<\/strong>, \u201cRoad Salt, the Problem, the Solution, and How to Get There.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

      8:10 pm<\/strong> \u2013 Questions from Audience.<\/p>\n

      8:30 pm<\/strong> \u2013 Robert Wyant<\/strong>, Highway Superintendent, Rhinebeck NY<\/strong>, \u201cAn introduction to available resources and expert support.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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      \u201cThe Status of Current Lake Research at WCSU\u201d<\/strong><\/h3>\n

      7:00 pm<\/strong> \u2013 Theodora Pinou, Professor of Biology, WCSU, will introduce the topic, and the panel of speakers.<\/p>\n

      7:05 pm<\/strong> \u2013 Andr\u00e9 Selino, MS Integrative Biological Diversity, Class of 2024<\/strong>, \u201cSaxitoxins in CT Lakes\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

      7:30 pm<\/strong> \u2013 Maria Rodriguez-Hernandez, MS Integrative Biological Diversity, Class of 2024,<\/strong> \u201cLake Waramaug Zooplankton Farming for Algae Control.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

      8:20 pm<\/strong> \u2013 Ian Olsen, MS Integrative Biological Diversity, Class of 2025<\/strong>, \u201cThe Status of Lake Kenosia.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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      \"Where have the aquatic plants gone?\"<\/strong><\/h3>\n

      7pm<\/strong> \u2013 Larry Marsicano, Aquatic Ecosystem Research LLC., WCSU Limnology Instructor, will introduce the topic and speaker.<\/p>\n

      7:10 pm<\/strong> \u2013 Greg Bugbee, Associate Scientist, The Connecticut Agricultural Experimental Station<\/strong>, \u201cGrass Carp in Connecticut Lakes \u2013 Something Fishy Going on Here.\u201d<\/p>\n

      8:00 pm<\/strong> - Questions from Audience<\/p>\n

      8:15 pm<\/strong> \u2013 Michael J. Greer, Program Manager, Civil Works Environmental Engineering and Sciences, U.S. Army Engineer Research & Development Center, Environmental Lab<\/strong>, \u201c A discussion about Fungal pathogens and aquatic plants.\u201d<\/p>\n

      8:30pm<\/strong> \u2013 Questions from Audience<\/p>\n

      8:45pm<\/strong> \u2013 Symposium Summary and Where do we go from here?<\/p>\n

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      Registration is required. Register at\u00a0https:\/\/westconn.tfaforms.net\/217<\/a>. A custom link will be emailed on the day of the talk.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>

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      For more information, please contact Dr. Theodora Pinou, professor of Biology, at Pinout@wcsu.edu<\/a>.<\/b><\/p>\n

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      Representative Experts and Speakers<\/b><\/h3>
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      Laurence Marsicano, Lake Communities Symposium Co-organizer,\u00a0 Aquatic Ecosystem Research, Limnologist & WCSU Biology Instructor.\u00a0 lmarsicano@aerlimnology.com<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n

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      Larry obtained his B.A. from Western Connecticut State University in 1988 and his M.A. from Connecticut College in 1993.\u00a0 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. \u00a0His publications can be viewed at the\u00a0Silica Secchi Disk<\/a>\u00a0website.\u00a0 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.\u00a0 He held that position until 2017 when he became a Principal Partner at Aquatic Ecosystem Research, LLC. \u00a0He also teaches limnology to graduate students in the WCSU MS in Integrative Biological Diversity Program.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t

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      Theodora Pinou, Western Connecticut State University, Professor of Biological and Environmental Sciences,\u00a0 MS in Integrative Biological Diversity Program Director and Coordinator.<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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      Dr. Pinou is Department Chair and \u00a0professor of Biological and Environmental Sciences at WCSU.\u00a0 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.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t

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      https:\/\/www.caryinstitute.org\/science\/research-support\/victoria-kelly<\/a><\/p>\n