Past Conferences

Selected Presentations from Past Conferences

2017 Conference - Lake Ecology and Human Impacts

Developing and Implementing a Septic Inspection Program - Eric Murdock

NY Not-for-Profits - What are the Rules?

• Board Basics - Carrie Pollak
• SEQRA - Wendy Marsh

Gone Fishing

• Fish Population Responses in Oneida Lake - Randy Jackson
• Fisheries and Food web at Sleepy Hollow Lake - Michael Martin
• Grass Carp for Aquatic Invasive Plants - Bill Harman
• Enhancing your fishing experience - Lance Dellavechia

Dam Safety in NY

Watershed Management

• Lake George Data Atlas - Kristin Wilde
• Restoration Plan for Lake Hoptacong - Fred Lubnow
• Good Lakes with bad HABits - David Matthews
• Updates on the DEC HABs Program - Rebecca Gorney

Diet for a small lake

Nuisance & Invasive Species

Citizen Science

• Role of EPA - Anahita Williamson
• AIS searches: shoreline search & blocking zebra mussels - Janet Andersen
• Finding the bad stuff - challenges - Scott Kishbaugh
• Sampling Streams and Rivers - Alene Onion

Project, Permits, and Problems

• Dilution & Sediment Monitoring Requirements - Glenn Sullivan
• Management of lakes with cyanotoxins - Fred Lubnow
• When Lakes and Lakeshores are Wetlands - Dean Long

Lake Management Strategies

Potpourri

• Noise Pollution - Rebecca Schneider 
• Association Membership - Linda Vitale

Lower Hudson Lakes Conference 2016

Thank you to all of the attendees at the Lower Hudson Regional Conference on July 22, 2016 at the Sedgewood Club on the shore of China Pond in Kent, NY.  We had a record turnout of 110 attendees who braved the heat, humidity, and lack of air conditioning to learn about their lakes and to network with other lake users.

The agenda and links to the presentations are below.

• Welcome & Introduction - Janet Andersen, NYSFOLA Board of Directors
• Reslilient shorelines: adapting to climate change- Lisa Borre, Cary Institute
• Introduction to HABs - Greg Boyer, SUNY ESF
• Hydrilla Hunt - Cathy McGlynn
• Hydrilla Search in the Croton and Hudson - Chris Doyle, CLM
• Shoreline Search for AIS - Janet Andersen
• Aquatic Plant ID Workship - Chris Doyle, CLM - Chris displayed a selection of native and invasive plants, and identified some plant brought by attendees.

2015 Conference - "Celebrating Citizen Science"

CSLAP

• CSLAP - not just an acronym - Scott Kishbaugh, NYSDEC
• Making Sense of CSLAP reports - Scott Kishbaugh, NYSDEC
• What did we learn in 2014? - Scott Kishbaugh, NYSDEC
• Harmful algal Blooms: Blue Green Stuff - Dr. Gregory Boyer, SUNY ESF
• What's new in the 2014 CSLAP Reports - Janet Andersen
• Biomonitoring and CSLAP - AJ Smith
• Priority Waterbody List and CSLAP - Jeff Morris & Sarah Rickard
• Online Data Entry - Lou Feeney
• CSLAP Wrap Up and Thanks  - Scott Kishbaugh

Watercraft Inspection Steward Program Workshop

• Legislation and Regulations
• AIS: Indetification, Impact, Prevention, and Control
• How to start a Watercraft INspection Program
• Current Program Models
• What Anglers and Boaters Know and Still Need to Hear
• Standardized Watercraft Inspection Data Collection
• Open Datakit as an Online Database Storage Option

Diet for a Small Lake

New 2015 Lake Law for Lake Associations

Invasive Plants - Monitoring and Management

Harmful Algal Bloom Monitoring in NY

• An introduction to harmful algal blooms - Dr. Gregory Boyer
• What we've learned about HABS in NYS - Scott Kishbaugh
• HABS Surveillance Monitoring - The Honeoye Example - Scott Kishbauh & Teryl Gronwall
• HABS Monitoring - Test Kits or Lab Data - Dr. Gregory Boyer

Lake Management Plans for NYSFOLA Lakes

A Potpourri of Lake Related Issues

Dam Safety

Sustainability and Your Lake Association

• Sustainable Management to Buffer Impacts of Climate Change - Rebecca Schneider 
• Protecting Drinking Water via pesticide regulation - Steve Pacenka
• Saving our lakes one home at a time - Nicole Cadwell

2014 Conference - "Celebrating Lake Stewardship"

Invasive Species

• Invasive Species in NYS - Moving the Transport Law Forward and New Regulatory Incentives - Leslie Supenant
• Political Action for an Invasive Species Transport Bill - Peter Bauer
• Why we Need This - The Finger Lakes Boat Steward Program - Dr. Lisa Cleckner
• A Researcher's Perspective - The Challenge of Controlling Zebra Mussels - Dan Molloy
• Fragment Viability and Rootlet Formation In Eurasian Watermilfoil after Desiccation - Dr. Celia Evans
• The Black List: Where the bad plants are found:  Scott Kishbaugh
• Lake Owner Rights and Floating Objects - Richard Stafanski

Dam Safety in NYS - How are we doing?

• Complying wtih Dam Safety Regulations: The Sleepy Hollow Lake Story - Laurel Mann
• Case Studies in Hazard Class Reductions - Gregory Daviero
• Small is Beautiful?  State of Dams and Management Implications for the Future - Sri Vedachalam, Cornell University Water Resources Institute

Diet for a Small Lake:  An Introduction to Lake Ecology and Lake Management

• Diet for a Small Lake:  An Introduction to Lake Ecology and Lake Management - Dr. Willard Harman and the SUNY Oneonta Biological Field Station staff.

Lake and Watershed Management Toolbox

• The Role of Wetlands in Reducing Pollutant Loading to Lakes:  Dr. Fred Lubnow, Princeton Hydro, LLC
• Aeration:  A Key Tool in Aquatic System Restoration and Management, Patric Goodwin, Aquatic Systems, Inc.
• Utilizing GIS for Watershed Protection and Management, Robert Brower, CEO, Institute for the Application of Geospatial Technology

 iMap Invasives Workshop/Training

• We refer you to:  http://www.nyimapinvasives.org/

 2013 Conference - "Managing Lakes in a Changing World"

• Homeowner Education Workshops on Wastewater Management in Two Lakeshore Communities -by Amy Galford, Extension Associate-Water Quality, Cornell University.
• Managing Eurasian Watermilfoil at Tuxedo Lake, NY - by Chris Doyle, Allied Biological Inc.
• Melody Lake Dan Repairs - by Bob Rosati, Melody Lake and FOLA director

 2012 Conference - "After the Storm"

• Hydrology of Tropical Storms Irene & Lee - by Britt E. Westergard, National Weather Service, Albany, NY.
• Dealing with Climate Change: a Recipe for Lemonade - by Rebecca Schneider, NYSFOLA Board of Directors, Cornell University Department of Natural Resources
• Emergency Preparedness at Your Lake- by Theresa Mayhew, NYSFOLA Board of Directors, Cornell Cooperative Extension in Columbia County
• Why Prepare? - Extension Disaster Network
• Make a Plan - Extension Disaster Network
• Get a Kit - Extension Disaster Network
• Be Informed and Get Involved - Extenstion Disaster Network

 Topics in Lake Management

• Using Mapping Techniques to Support Lake Management Activities - by Chris Doyle, Allied Biological, Inc.
• Looking at Watershed Planning from Both Sides of the Table - by Don Kretchmer, AECOM, Wentworth Lake Association, NH

Combatting Aquatic Invasive Species in NYS

•  Brazilian Elodea Eradication Program on Lake Waccabuc - Janet Andersen, NYSFOLA Board of Directors, Three Lakes Council
• Combatting Hydrilla in Cayuga Inlet -  Angel Dybas, Tompkins County Soil & Water Conservation District

CSLAP - Whats New for 2012?

• What We've Learned from CSLAP Through 2011 - Scott Kishbaugh, NYS DEC
• Protocol Update:  Keeping Nancy, Scott, and the Folks at UFI Happy!
• CSLAP ( and Other Great Stuff) Now on the DEC Web Site - This is a link directly to the CSLAP page on DEC's website rather than to the references Scott made to it in his talk.