12th Annual Lamprey River Symposium
Thursday, January 17, 2019
James Hall, Room G46 - University of New Hampshire
8:00-8:30 Registration - James Hall G46; Light refreshments - James Hall G49 8:30-8:45 Introduction and Welcome - Bill McDowell
Session 1: |
Characterizing New England water resources using new technology and new approaches |
Moderator: Bill McDowell |
8:45 - 9:00 |
Empirical approaches for comparing aquatic function over entire surface water networks across watersheds |
Wil Wollheim, UNH |
9:00 - 9:15 |
Spatiotemporal nitrate export from the Lamprey River, Merrimack River, and Saco River watersheds |
Hannah Fazekas, UNH |
9:15 - 9:30 |
Examining the influence of land use and flow variability on carbon emissions from headwater streams |
Andrew Robison, UNH |
9:30 - 9:45 |
Quantifying the impact of dams on floods and nitrogen flux in the Lamprey River watershed, NH |
Anne Lightbody, UNH |
9:45 - 10:00 |
Using reservoir size, watershed characteristics, and sediment transport proxies to estimate impounded sediment volume and dominant grain size at dams in New England |
Christian Olsen, UNH |
10:00 - 10:15 |
Biogeochemical impacts of dam removal in New England |
Chris Whitney, UNH |
10:15 - 10:30 |
Coffee Break |
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10:30 - 11:00 |
Discussion groups |
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Session 2: |
Lamprey River flooding and municipal response |
Moderator: Cameron Wake |
11:00 - 11:12 |
How can we make science more relevant to municipalities? Lessons learned from mapping freshwater flooding in the Lamprey River watershed |
Cameron Wake, UNH |
11:12 - 11:24 |
Overview of floodplain modeling and economic loss estimation |
David Roman, Geosyntec |
11:24 - 11:36 |
Questions of legal authority, measures, and consequences |
Julia Peterson, UNH Cooperative Extension/NH Sea Grant |
11:36 - 11:48 |
Engaging communities with results from FEMA HAZUS analysis |
Julie LaBranche, Rockingham Planning Commission |
11:48 - 12:00 |
Updating floodplain ordinances in Lee, NH |
Kyle Pimental, Strafford Regional Commission |
12:00 - 12:30 |
Discussion - making research more relevant to local decisions makers |
12:30 - 1:15 Lunch - James Hall G49
1:15 - 1:45 Poster session and continued discussion – James Hall ground floor lobby
Session 3: |
Valuing ecosystem services and managing natural resources |
Moderator: Michelle Shattuck |
1:45 - 2:00 |
Numbers to get them talking: Piscataqua resident's group values of services from small streams |
Shan Zuidema, UNH |
2:00 - 2:15 |
Comparing individual with group deliberation: an example of ecosystem service valuation in Great Bay |
Shannon Rogers, UNH |
2:15 - 2:30 |
Resilient tidal crossings NH: Prioritizing tidal crossing replacement for community and ecosystem resilience |
Kevin Lucey, NH DES |
2:30 - 2:45 |
Genomics and water resources |
Alison Watts, UNH |
2:45 - 3:00 |
Connect the coast: A wildlife connectivity plan for NH's coastal watershed |
Pete Steckler, TNC |
3:00 - 3:30 |
Discussion groups |
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3:30 - 3:45 |
Report out from discussion groups |
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3:45 - 4:00 |
Wrap up |
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4:00 - 4:30 |
Informal strategizing for future research |
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Posters and Displays – James Hall ground floor lobby
Title |
Presenter |
Development of a Low-cost Wireless Sensor Network for Water Quality Monitoring |
Gopal Mulukutla, UNH |
Using reservoir size, watershed characteristics, and sediment transport proxies to estimate impounded sediment volume and dominant grain size at dams in New England |
Christian Olsen, UNH |
How do small dam removals affect reach-scale nitrogen exports? |
Chris Whitney, UNH |
Nitrate removal by small impoundments during storms: A case study in Mill Pond reservoir, NH, USA |
Eliza Balch, UNH |
Controls on greenhouse gas production in streams across a land use gradient |
Allison Herreid, UNH |
Nitrogen retention and greenhouse gas production by fluvial wetlands across flow conditions |
Sarah Bower, UNH |
Water Quality of Pleasant Lake, Deerfield |
Julissa Freund, Jessie Gray, UNH |
Lamprey Rivers Advisory Committee |
Suzanne Petersen, LRAC |
Exploring the drivers that affect nitrate in soil water in a tropical forest ecosystem |
Qingtao Zhou, UNH |
Parking for the Symposium
Parking is available in the Sage Way Visitor Lot at $1.25/hour with no limit. This is the best place for visitors to park for the day. The Edgewood Road Visitor Lot is closer to James Hall, but there is a 4-hour parking limit. See the paystation in the lot for payment instructions and display your payment receipt on your vehicle’s dashboard. Please contact Michelle.Shattuck@unh.edu if the parking fees prohibit you from attending the event. More parking information is available at: https://www.unh.edu/transportation/visitor-parking