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Susquehanna River Symposium Set For October 22-23 At Bucknell
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Bucknell University will again be the host for the Annual Susquehanna River Symposium in Lewisburg, Pa.
This year’s symposium features Bucknell's collaboration with the Susquehanna River Heartland Coalition for Environmental Studies and the Susquehanna River Basin Commission to expand the ecological monitoring of the river and begin assessing its environmental health.
A keynote address will be given by Michael Reynolds, Northeast Deputy Director of the U.S. National Park Service to acknowledge ongoing efforts to extend the John Smith Heritage Trail from the Chesapeake Bay to the above the confluence of the North and West Branches.
Professor Katie Faull, Bucknell University and David O'Neill, Executive Director of the Chesapeake Conservancy, will report on the significance of this proposed extension, which builds upon their recent findings published by themselves and other Heartland scholars.
WVIA Public TV will show "Reflections on the River," which features stunning video segments from their award-winning documentaries on the Susquehanna River valley and surrounding regions.
On Saturday, the Symposium features the State of the Susquehanna Assessment, a collaborative, intensive, and long-term study of the river underway in partnership with the Bucknell University Environmental Center, the Susquehanna River Heartland Coalition for Environmental Studies, the Susquehanna River Basin Commission and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Scientists from Heartland universities and partner agencies will present their findings of many different aspects of the Susquehanna's health. Topics range from fluvial adjustments and logging legacy sediments, to fish, dams, and endocrine disrupters, to algae, water chemistry, crayfish and hellbenders, to Marcellus gas development and mitigation of abandoned mine drainage.
A highlight of every river symposium is the student research poster session, which is shaping up to be the largest ever this year. From 8:30 to 10:00 p.m., you will be able to interact with over one hundred students, faculty, and other scientists displaying their posters and research findings.
Also on display will be exhibits from a number of important organizations, including the departments of Environmental Protection, Conservation and Natural Resources, Susquehanna River Basin Commission, SeaGrant PA, and others with whom we are collaborating in studies across the watershed.
Download a brochure on the Symposium showing the detailed agenda.
For more information and to register, visit the Susquehanna River Symposium webpage.
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10/4/2010 |
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