Tenth Annual Lamprey River Symposium
Monday, January 9, 2017
Memorial Union Building - University of New Hampshire
Presentations - Theater II (3rd Floor); Posters - Room 334/336
8:00 – |
Registration and light refreshments – Please sign in at MUB Theater II (near ticket office) |
8:30 – |
Welcome and opening remarks – Bill McDowell, Professor of Environmental Science, UNH |
8:45 – |
Lamprey River Hydrologic Observatory Past and Present: What have we learned, where are we headed? – Bill McDowell, Professor of Environmental Science, UNH |
9:15 – |
Dissolved organic matter composition in the Lamprey Watershed: headwaters to mouth – Ashley Coble, Post-Doctoral Research Associate, UNH |
9:35 – |
Regional coherence in solute interactions during stormflow in a statewide aquatic sensor network – Michelle Shattuck, Research Scientist and Lauren Koenig, PhD Candidate, UNH |
9:55 – |
Break |
10:25 – |
Examining the role of dissolved organic nitrogen in stream ecosystems across biomes and Critical Zone gradients – Jody Potter, Water Quality Analysis Laboratory Manager, UNH |
10:45 – |
A longer vernal window: the role of winter coldness and snowpack in driving spring transitions and lags – Alexandra Contosta, Research Scientist, UNH |
11:05 – |
Thirsty trees: How the 2016 drought impacted NH forests – Heidi Asbjornsen, Associate Professor of Ecosystem Ecology, UNH |
11:25 – |
Water resources from a legislative perspective: Progress and opportunities – Judith Spang, State Representative |
11:30 – |
Significance of research findings - Discussion |
12:00 – |
Lunch and poster session *Lunch will be provided* |
12:45 – |
Breakout groups |
1:30 – |
Long-term volunteerism in the Lamprey River watershed – Suzanne Petersen and Emily Schmalzer, Lamprey Rivers Advisory Committee |
1:50 – |
Projections of paired water temperature and chloride as stressors to aquatic species in New Hampshire – Shan Zuidema, Research Scientist, Water Systems Analysis Group, UNH |
2:10 – |
Quantifying fecal bacteria removal in New England watersheds for ecosystem service management – Tao Huang, Graduate Student, UNH |
2:30 – |
Spruce Hole Groundwater Source & Artificial Recharge Facility – Adding Diversity to the UNH/Durham Water System – Mike Metcalf, Senior Project Manager, Underwood Engineers, Inc. |
2:50 – |
Regulations: Where effective stormwater management starts – Jamie Houle, Program Director, UNH Stormwater Center |
3:10 – |
Reintroducing large wood into headwater streams for habitat development and nutrient retention – Joel DeStasio, NH Field Manager, Trout Unlimited |
3:30 – |
4:00 – Significance of research findings - Discussion and wrap-up |
Posters and Displays
Heavy Metal Mobilization from Historic Apple Orchards – Scott Greenwood, Research Scientist, UNH
Lamprey River Eco-Trail – Abigail Lyon, Technical Assistance Program Manager, PREP
Lamprey River Advisory Committee exhibit – Sharon Meeker, LRAC
Lamprey River Watershed Association – Samuel Demeritt, LRWA