The New England Chapter of the Society of Wetland Scientists invites you to participate in the Chapter’s 1 day Regional Research Conference and annual business meeting.  The conference theme is Wetland Assessment and Mitigation.  Speakers from the following organizations will present the findings of their research:

 

Nantucket Conservation Foundation, US Army Corps of Engineers, University of Massachusetts, Massachusetts DEP, The Nature Conservancy, Connecticut DEEP, University of Rhode Island

 

Topics will include forest floodplain and tidal wetland restoration and responses to drivers of global change, landscape and local level functional assessment, and mitigation success.

  

Researchers interested in presenting the results of their research in poster format, or other pertinent presentations should contact the event organizers c/o Paul McManus (pmcmanus@ecotecinc.com)

 

 

LOCATION:

Holy Cross College
Worcester, MA

 

DRAFT AGENDA:

8:00-9:00         Registration and Cont Breakfast

9:00-9:45         presentation

9:45-10:30       presentation

10:30-10:45     coffee break

10:45-11:30     presentation

11:30-1:00       Buffet lunch and chapter business meeting

1:00-1:45         presentation

1:45-2:30         presentation

2:30-2:45         Coffee break

2:45-3:30         presentation

3:30-4:15         presentation

4:15-5:00         informal Q&A and cocktails

 

 

SPEAKERS LIST

 

Jennifer M. Karberg, Ph.D. et al.

Nantucket Conservation Foundation, Inc.

Vegetation change within a large scale salt marsh restoration project associated with the reintroduction of salt water.

 

Nancy Lin, PWS et al.

MassDEP, Wetlands and Waterways Program

Assessment of Wetland Mitigation success in Massachusetts

 

Rose M. Martin, Ph.D.

Biology Department - URI

Responses of coastal wetland ecology and biogeochemistry to drivers of global change. 

 

Paul Minkin et al.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New England District

Development of functional and condition assessments for wetlands and vernal pools, respectively, under the 404 Regulatory Program. 

 

Christian O. Marks Ph.D.  et al.
The Nature Conservancy, Connecticut River Program

Flooding requirements of the different floodplain forest types in the Connecticut River basin; or

Developing improved restoration techniques for floodplain forests.

 

Ralph Tiner

UMass

Landscape-level functional assessment projects for New England and/or proposed permanent monitoring plots for assessment of sea-level rise and long-term changes in salt marshes.

 

Roger Wolfe, PWS et al.

Mosquito Management - CT DEEP

Tidal Wetland Management and Restoration in CT; Integrated Marsh Management (IMM) approach for tidal flow restoration, invasive plant control, and source reduction for mosquito control and wildlife habitat enhancement.

 

 

Please note: Registrants may cancel their meeting reservation up to 7 days in advance of the meeting with no penalty. No-shows and late cancellations will be charged the meeting fee. Payment, or a credit card, will be requested at the time of the reservation.