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Symposium 2004

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Monday, May 3rd      
4:00 - 7:00 p.m. Registration   Poster Abstracts
       
Tuesday, May 4th      
8:00 - 5:00 p.m. Registration    
8:30 - 10:00 a.m.

Opening Plenary: Welcome and Keynote Speeches

Dr. Jonathan Garber, US EPA Director of Atlantic Ecology Division

Lt Governor Charles Fogarty, State of Rhode Island

Ms. Carol Wood, US EPA Region 1, Director of Office of Environmental Measurement and Evaluation

Magdalena Mook, The Council of State Governments, Director of Policy and Development
Presentation
(10 pp., 677 KB, PDF)

Dr. Robert Magnien, NOAA, Director of Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research
Presentation (21 pp., 3.75 MB, PDF)

Dr. Michael McDonald, US EPA EMAP Director
Presentation (22 pp., 3.4 MB, PDF)

10:00 - 10:30 a.m. Break    
10:30 - 12:00 Noon

Continued Plenary:

Dr. Steve Paulsen and Dr. Kevin Summers, US EPA
EMAP: Myths, Hobglobins and Crusades
Presentation (61 pp., 12.3 MB, PDF)

Dr. Frank Muller Karger, Commissioners of US Commission on Ocean Policy
Ecosystem Management and Monitoring as Viewed by the US Commission on Ocean Policy
Presentation (14 pp., 1 MB, PDF)

Dr. Paul Gilman, US EPA Assistant Administrator, Office of Research and Development
Presentation (21 pp., 6.2 MB, PDF)

12:00 - 1:30 p.m. Lunch    
1:30 - 5:30 p.m. Theme 1: Monitoring the Condition of Aquatic Resources Theme 2: Methods to Integrate Monitoring and Assessment for Clean Water Act [305(b)/303(d)] Reporting Theme 3: Monitoring to Establish Aquatic Life Uses, Develop Criteria, and Evaluate Use Attainment
  Co-Theme Leaders: Co-Theme Leaders: Co-Theme Leaders:
    Presentation (19 pp., 4.2 MB, PDF)  
 

Virginia Engle (US EPA, Gulf Ecology Division)

Jim Harvey (US EPA, Gulf Ecology Division)

Charlie Strobel (US EPA, Atlantic Ecology Division)

Neil Kamman (VT DEC)

Dan McKenzie (US EPA, Western Ecology Division)

Matt Nicholson (US EPA, Atlantic Ecology Division)

Spence Peterson (US EPA Western Ecology Division)

Susan Jackson (US EPA, Office of Water)

       
1:30 - 5:30 p.m.

Session 1:

Wetlands

Session 1:

Implementing EPA's Guidance to States Pursuant to Section 303(d) & Section 305(b) of the Clean Water Act

Session 1:

Criteria for Aquatic Life Use, Attainment and Reference Condition Assessment

  Session Co-Chairpersons: Session Co-Chairpersons: Session Co-Chairpersons:
 

Bruce Carlisle(Massachusetts Coastal Zone Management)

Cathleen Wigand (USEPA/ORD/AED)

Michael Haire (US EPA
Office of Water)

Eric Monschein (US
EPA Office of Water)

Elizabeth Scott (RI
Department of
Environmental
Management)

Jim Harrison (US EPA,
Region 4)

Greg Denton (TN Dept
of Environment and
Conservation)

       
1:30 - 2:00 p.m.

Development of a rapid assessment method for wetlands and riparian habitats in California

State comprehensive monitoring and assessment strategies: EPA's expectations for achieving comprehensive coverage, good science and effective state monitoring programs

Use of level IV ecoregion reference stream data to develop regionalized water quality criteria

  Abstract
Presentation (40 pp., 13 MB, PDF)
Abstract
Presentation (16 pp., 2.3 MB, PDF)

Abstract
Presentation (45 pp., 1.4 MB, PDF)

  Joshua N. Collins, San Francisco Estuary Institute Diane I. Switzer, US EPA Gregory Denton, Tennessee Dept of Environment and Conservation
       
2:00 - 2:30 p.m. Integrating biological, physical and landscape indicators for wetlands, streams and riparian areas of the mid-Atlantic region Ohio's surface water monitoring design in the 3rd millennium: the age of the TMDL Selecting reference condition sites: An approach for biological criteria and watershed assessment
  Abstract
Presentation (42 pp., 6.2 MB, PDF)
Abstract
Presentation (29 pp., 5.1 MB, PDF)

Abstract
Presentation (31 pp., 1.2 MB, PDF)

  Robert P. Brooks,
Pennsylvania State
University
Holly Tucker, Ohio
Environmental
Protection Agency
Doug Drake, Oregon
Dept of Environmental
Quality
       
2:30 - 3:00 p.m. Developing wetland monitoring and assessment procedures and strategies for Montana Decision process for identification of estuarine benthic impairments in Chesapeake Bay Identification of reference Great Lakes coastal wetlands and comparison of fish communities between reference and non-reference systems
  Abstract
Presentation (53 pp., 12 MB, PDF)
Abstract
Presentation (56 pp., 1.5 MB, PDF)
Abstract
  Randy Apfelbeck, Montana Dept of Environmental Quality Robert Llanso, Versar Inc. Valerie Brady, University of Minnesota
3:00 - 3:30 p.m. Break    
3:30 - 4:00 p.m. Enhancing the national wetland database for landscape-level wetland functional assessment Targeted monitoring for dissolved oxygen: Mapping the extent of hypoxia in Narragansett Bay, RI Improving indicators for the Maryland biological stream survey
  Abstract
Presentation (42 pp., 2.5 MB, PDF)
Abstract
Presentation (25 pp., 24 MB, PDF)

Abstract
Presentation (112 pp., 12 MB, PDF)

  Ralph W. Tiner, US
Fish and Wildlife Service
Christopher F. Deacutis, Narragansett Bay Estuary Program Paul F. Kazyak, Maryland Dept of Natural Resources
       
4:00 - 4:30 p.m. Can nationally standardized wetland breeding bird and amphibian monitoring data be used to assess the condition of Great Lakes coastal wetlands? Makah Tribal perspective on probabilistic monitoring Diatoms the organism, diatoms the tool: Considerations in assessing environmental impact
  Abstract
Presentation (33 pp., 4 MB, PDF)
Abstract

Abstract
Presentation (39 pp., 3.7 MB, PDF)

  JoAnn Hanowski, Natural Resources Research Institute Davis Lawes, Makah Tribe, Washington (Video) Sarah A Spaulding, USGS
       
4:30 - 5:00 p.m. Geomorphometric indicators of tidal marsh condition Evaluating standards using data collected from regional probabilistic monitoring programs A multi-assemblage index of stream integrity: What are the fish, bugs and algae telling us?
  Abstract
Presentation (15 pp., 1.3 MB, PDF)
Abstract
Presentation (30 pp., 2.5 MB, PDF)

Abstract
Presentation (24 pp., 1.4 MB, PDF)

  Vinton J. Valentine, Marine Biological Laboratory, MA Eric P Smith, Virginia Tech Brian H. Hill, US EPA
       
5:00 - 5:30 p.m. Value-added monitoring beyond project evaluation Developing constructive partnerships with dischargers: The economic benefits of outreach Discussion
  Abstract
Presentation (30 pp., 7.3 MB, PDF)
Abstract
Presentation (14 pp., 740 KB, PDF)
 
  Richard C. Raynie, Louisiana Dept of Natural Resources Richard S. Davis, Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., DC  
Wednesday, May 5th      
8:30 - 12:00 Noon Theme 1: Theme 2: Theme 3:
8:30 - 12:00 Noon Session 2: Session 2: Session 2:
  Cross Media Design Based approaches for estimating approaches to 305(b)/303(d) information Physical Criteria
  Session Co-Chairpersons: Session Co-Chairpersons: Session Co-Chairpersons:
      Presentation (3 pp., 43 KB, PDF)
 

Steve Weisberg (Southern CA
Coastal Water
Research Project)

Tom DeMoss (US EPA)

Scott Urquhart
(Colorado State University)

Bill Swietlik (US EPA
Office of Science and Technology)

Ed Rankin (Center for Applied Biological Assessments and
Criteria)

       
8:30 - 9:00 a.m. From waypoints to watersheds: Cross- scale explorations of stressor-state correlations for the inter-tidal zone of California Linking CWA sections of 305(b)/303(d) information Quantifying structural physical habitat attributes using lidar and hyperspectral imagery
  Abstract
Presentation (42 pp., 8.6 MB, PDF)
Abstract
Presentation (33 pp., 1.1 MB, PDF)

Abstract
Presentation (29 pp., 2.4 MB, PDF)

  Joshua N. Collins, San Francisco Estuary Institute Scott Urquart, Colorado State University Robert K. Hall, US EPA
       
9:00 - 9:30 a.m. Integrating field based sampling and landscape data for regional scale assessments: Examples from the US mid-Atlantic region Linking CWA sections 305(b)/303(d)- small area estimation Seeing the light: A water clarity index for integrated water quality assessments
  Abstract
Presentation (40 pp., 6.2 MB, PDF)
Abstract
Presentation (29 pp., 840 KB, PDF)

Abstract
Presentation (24 pp., 1 MB, PDF)

  K. Bruce Jones, US EPA F. Jay Breidt, Colorado State University Lisa M Smith, US EPA
       
9:30 - 10:00 a.m. Relative risk from stressors to stream biota Estimating power to detect trends in count data Assessing relative bed stability and excess fine sediments in streams
  Abstract
Presentation (19 pp., 3 MB, PDF)
Abstract

Abstract
Presentation (29 pp., 2 MB, PDF)

  John Van Sickle, US EPA Brian R. Gray, USGS Philip R. Kaufmann, US EPA
10:00 - 10:30 a.m. Break    
10:30 - 11:00 a.m. An index of environmental integrity approach for the US mid-Atlantic region Application of probabilistic monitoring program designs in Tampa Bay, Florida Developing and calibrating an indicator for biogeochemical condition of headwater riparian ecosystems
  Abstract
Presentation (18 pp., 4.8 MB, PDF)

Abstract

Abstract
Presentation (24 pp., 1.4 MB, PDF)

  John F. Paul, US EPA Anthony J. Janicki, Janicki Environmental Inc. Richard D. Rheinhardt, East Carolina University
       
11:00 - 11:30 a.m. The state of the nation's ecosystems- an experiment in cross-system integration Integrating probabilistic and fixed-site monitoring for robust stream water quality assessments The use of habitat assessment method in the derivation and assessment of tiered aquatic life uses in Midwest streams
  Abstract
Presentation (19 pp., 10 MB, PDF)
Abstract
Presentation (23 pp., 2.8 MB, PDF)

Abstract
Presentation (37 pp., 4.7 MB, PDF)

  Robin O'Malley, The
H. John Heinz III
Center for Science, Economics and the Environment
Keith W. Robinson, USGS Edward T. Rankin, Center for Applied Bioassessment and Biocriteria
       
11:30 - 12:00 Noon Panel Discussion Complementary monitoring designs to document regional gradients and temporal variations of dissolved oxygen in estuarine waters Discussion
    Abstract
Presentation (28 pp., 6.1 MB, PDF)
 
    Henry A. Walker, US EPA  
12:00 - 1:30 p.m. Lunch    
1:30 - 5:30 p.m. Theme 1: Theme 3: Theme 2:
  Session 3: Session 3: Session 3:
  Lakes Nutrient Criteria Landscape characterization and model based approaches for estimating conditions or impairment of waterbodies
  Session Co-Chairpersons: Session Co-Chairpersons: Session Co-Chairpersons:
 

Neil Kamman (VT DEC)

Jim Harvey (US EPA, Gulf Ecology Division)

Jim Latimer (USEPA, ORD)

Paul Stacey (CT DEP)

Bruce Jones (US EPA Region 6)

David Diamond (University of MO)

Don Weller (Smithsonian Environmental Research Center)

       
1:30 - 2:00 p.m. Partnering with extension for volunteer water quality monitoring Evaluating lake use impairment data in nutrient criteria development Introduction to the Session
  Abstract
Presentation (26 pp., 5.6 MB, PDF)
Abstract
Presentation (66 pp., 5 MB, PDF)
 
  Elizabeth Herron, University of RI Scott A. Kishbaugh, NY State Dept of Environmental Conservation Session chairs
       
2:00 - 2:30 p.m. Distribution of mercury in US EPA Region 9 R-EMAP study areas Using complementary tools from the ecological toolbox to establish and apply nutrient criteria A landscape model to predict total nitrogen levels in surface waters of the Willamette and central valleys ecoregion of the Western US
  Abstract
Presentation (23 pp., 1.6 MB, PDF)
Abstract
Presentation (41 pp., 2.5 MB, PDF)

Abstract
Presentation - Part 1
(12 pp., 15 MB, PDF)
Presentation - Part 2
(3 pp., 9.8 MB, PDF)

  Robert K. Hall, US EPA R. Jan Stevenson, Michigan State Univ. Daniel Heggem, US EPA
       
2:30 - 3:00 p.m. Assessment of mercury in waters, sediments and biota of New Hampshire and Vermont lakes using a geographically randomized design Empirical relationships between nitrogen loading and ecosystem response in Buzzards Bay embayments: Is there transferability for TMDLs elsewhere? Development of landscape indicators for potential nutrient impairment of streams in EPA Region 8
  Abstract
Presentation (32 pp., 7.7 MB, PDF)
Abstract
Presentation (45 pp., 4.8 MB, PDF)

Abstract
Presentation (51 pp., 14.7 MB, PDF)

  Neil Kamman, VT Dept of Environmental Conservation Joseph Costa,
Buzzards Bay Project National Estuary Program
Daniel Heggem, US EPA
3:00 - 3:30 p.m. Break    
3:30 - 4:00 p.m. Trends in hydrophobic organic contaminants in lake sediments across the US, 1970-2001 Evaluating and defining water quality criteria for seagrass habitats using a bio-optical indicator Development of a hierarchical riverine classification system and assessments to help define conservation targets and potential reference sites
  Abstract
Presentation (26 pp., 3.1 MB, PDF)
Abstract
Presentation (20 pp., 2.3 MB, PDF)

Abstract
Presentation (34 pp., 9 MB, PDF)

  Peter C Van Metre, USGS Patrick D. Biber, University of North Carolina David Diamond, MO Resource Assessment Partnership
       
4:00 - 4:30 p.m. Sampling along human pressure gradients in the coastal Great Lakes Guidance for implementation of the saltwater dissolved oxygen criteria Reference conditions, degraded areas, stressors and impaired beneficial uses: conceptual integration of approaches to evaluating human-related environment pressures
  Abstract Abstract
Presentation (26 pp., 730 KB, PDF)
Abstract
  Nicholas Danz, University of MN Sherry Poucher,
Science Applications
International Corp.
Jan J.H. Ciborowski, University of Windsor, Ontario
       
4:30 - 5:00 p.m. The utility of a broad based approach in assessing ecosystem changes in the Laurentian Great Lakes Discussion New England Sparrow model- Potentially useful information for designing a stream water quality network
  Abstract
Presentation (36 pp., 8.5 MB, PDF)
Presentation (2 pp., 6.5 KB, PDF)

Abstract
Presentation (33 pp., 6.8 MB, PDF)

  Paul J. Horvatin, US EPA   Richard B. Moore, USGS
       
5:00 - 5:30 p.m. From coast to offshore: some progress on developing multi-resource designs for Great Lakes monitoring Continued discussion Use of output from the New England sparrow model to estimate concentrations of total nitrogen in estuaries
  Abstract
Presentation (24 pp., 5 MB, PDF)
 

Abstract
Presentation (30 pp., 1.8 MB, PDF)

  J. R. Kelly, US EPA   Edward H. Dettmann, US EPA
6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Poster Session

Poster Abstracts

   
Thursday, May 6th      
8:30 - 12:00 Noon Theme 1: Theme 2: Theme 2:
8:30 - 12:00 Noon Session 4: Session 4: Session 4:
  Estuaries and Near Coastal Developing the US Integrating Ocean Observing System (IOOS) by combining local, state and regional monitoring and assessment programs Landscape characterization and model based approaches for estimating conditions or impairment of waterbodies (continued)
  Session Co-Chairpersons: Session Co-Chairpersons: Session Co-Chairpersons:
 

Kevin Summers (US EPA, Gulf Ecology Division)

Phil Trowbridge (NH Estuaries Project, NH Dept of Environmental Services)

Virginia Engle (US EPA, Gulf Ecology Division)

Margaret Davidson (NOAA)

Tom Malone (Oceans.US Office)

Bruce Jones (US EPA Region 6)

David Diamond (University of MO)

Don Weller (Smithsonian Environmental Research Center)

       
8:30 - 9:00 a.m. Assessing the condition of aquatic resources in near-coastal waters along the US Western and Southeastern continental shelf Assessing the health of coastal ecosystems: Adequacy of coastal observations and the implementation of the coastal component of the US IOOS Protecting watershed resources and quality through utilization of GIS tools and models
  Abstract
Presentation (31 pp., 7.3 MB, PDF)
Abstract
Presentation (26 pp., 9.7 MB, PDF)
Abstract
Presentation (21 pp., 1.5 MB, PDF)
  Jeffery L. Hyland,
NOAA
Tom Malone,
Oceans.US Office
Tara A. Bongiorni
Ajello, CH2M Hill, VA
       
9:00 - 9:30 a.m. Assessing the ecological conditions of southeast US estuaries Developing complimentary programs to assess monitoring condition: The national coastal assessment and Oceans.US Implementation and initial results of a long-term monitoring program for watershed management in the city of Atlanta
  Abstract
Presentation (27 pp., 1.8 MB, PDF)
Abstract
Presentation (24 pp., 2.1 MB, PDF)
Abstract
Presentation (34 pp., 7.7 MB, PDF)
  James E. Harvey, US EPA Kevin Summers, US EPA Betsy Horton, Clean Water Atlanta
       
9:30 - 10:00 a.m. Estimating the condition of Gulf of Mexico estuaries: National coastal assessment and national estuary program Knitting together the coastal tapestry with regional observing systems Discussion
  Abstract
Presentation (31 pp., 3.5 MB, PDF)
Abstract
Presentation (27 pp., 11.5 MB, PDF)
 
  Virginia D. Engle, US EPA Margaret Davidson, NOAA  
       
10:00 - 10:30 a.m. Break    
10:30-12:00 Noon Theme 1: Theme 2: Theme 1:
10:30 - 12:00 Noon Session 4: Session 4: Session 4:
  Estuaries and Near Coastal (continues) Developing the US Integrating Ocean Observing System (IOOS) by combining local, state and regional monitoring and assessment programs(continue) Streams and Rivers
  Session Co-Chairpersons:
     

Michael T. Barbour (Tetra Tech)

Gail Sloane (FL DEP)

       
10:30 - 11:00 a.m. The importance of matching the spatial scales of probabilistic monitoring designs with management questions Toward an integrated environmental information system in the Gulf of Maine Assessing water quality and biological integrity of the great rivers of the central US
  Abstract
Presentation (49 pp., 10.5 MB, PDF)
Abstract
Presentation (75 pp., 8.2 MB, PDF)
Abstract
Presentation (27 pp., 5.7 MB, PDF)
  Philip Trowbridge, New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services Philip Bogden,
GoMOOS
David W. Bolgrien, US
EPA
       
11:00 - 11:30 a.m. Coastal EMAP in Washington State: estuaries, intertidal, and offshore Great Lakes National Program Office role in developing the Great Lakes Observing System (GLOS) Assessment of water quality in Virginia's nontidal streams using a probabilistic sampling design
  Abstract
Presentation (27 pp., 6.3 MB, PDF)
Abstract
Presentation (19 pp., 5.4 MB, PDF)
Abstract
Presentation (33 pp., 2.3 MB, PDF)
  Valerie Partridge, Washington State Dept of Ecology Paul Horvatin, US EPA Jason R. Hill, Virginia Dept of Environmental Quality
       
11:30 - 12:00 Noon Alaska's coastal bays and estuaries: Challenges and results from 2002 South Central Alaskan EMAP Integrating regional compliance monitoring and ocean observing systems Implementation of regional environmental monitoring and assessment program (REMAP) Western Pilot study within Idaho
  Abstract
Presentation (53 pp., 9.7 MB, PDF)
Abstract
Presentation (30 pp., 10 MB, PDF)
Abstract
Presentation (29 pp., 2.2 MB, PDF)
  Susan M. Saupe, Cook Inlet Regional Citizens Advisory Council Burt Jones, SCCOOS Robert Steed, ID Dept of Environmental Quality
12:00 Noon - 1:30 p.m. Lunch    
1:30 - 5:30 p.m. Theme 1: Theme 3: Theme 1:
1:30 - 5:30 p.m. Session 5: Session 5: Session 5:
  Estuaries and Near Coastal (continues) Chemical Criteria Streams and Rivers (continues)
    Session Co-Chairpersons:  
   

Bob Spehar (US EPA, ORD)

Steven Bay (Southern CA Costal Water Research Project)

 
       
1:30 - 2:00 p.m. Environmental water quality characterization of the Texas coast from national coastal assessment data Relationships among exceedences of metals criteria, the results of ambient bioassays, and community metrics in metals-impaired streams Florida's freshwater condition: Lessons learned from rotation 1, and "recycling" with a new design
  Abstract
Presentation (41 pp., 2.4 MB, PDF)
Abstract
Presentation (20 pp., 1.2 MB, PDF)
Abstract
Presentation (35 pp., 5.1 MB, PDF)
  James D. Simons, Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept. Michael B. Griffith, US EPA Gail M. Sloane, FL Dept of Environmental Protection
       
2:00 - 2:30 p.m. The Coastal Bend Bays Project: A proactive approach in coastal monitoring for south Texas Using associations between biological field data and ambient water chemistry data to derive water quality targets Integrated analyses of fish, macro invertebrate and algal IBI's in the mid-Atlantic uplands: A complete bioassessment approach
  Abstract
Presentation (50 pp., 4.4 MB, PDF)
Abstract
Presentation (31 pp., 2.4 MB, PDF)
Abstract
Presentation (24 pp., 690 KB, PDF)
  Brien A. Nicolau, Center for Coastal Studies, TX Edward T. Rankin, Center for Applied Bioassessment and Biocriteria Thomas Belton, New Jersey DEP
       
2:30 - 3:00 p.m. Tracking short-term variability and long-term changes in estuarine systems: the national estuarine research reserve system wide monitoring program Analysis of estuarine sediment contaminant and toxicity data for eliciting responses Biological indicator development and assessment of condition for prairie streams in eastern Montana
  Abstract
Presentation (27 pp., 9.9 MB, PDF)
Abstract
Presentation (27 pp., 7.5 MB, PDF)
Abstract
Presentation (29 pp., 2.5 MB, PDF)
  Maurice Crawford, NOAA John F. Paul, US EPA Thomas R. Johnson, US EPA
3:00 - 3:30 p.m. Break    
3:30 - 4:00 p.m. The value of a regional water quality monitoring network in restoration planning in south Florida Use of regional data to evaluate and develop sediment quality guidelines A biointegrity index for coldwater streams of western Oregon and Washington
  Abstract Abstract
Presentation (30 pp., 510 KB, PDF)
Abstract
Presentation (19 pp., 880 KB, PDF)
  Joseph N. Boyer,
Florida International
University
Steven M. Bay,
Southern California
Coastal Water
Research Project
Robert M. Hughes,
Dynamac Corp, OR
       
4:00 - 4:30 p.m. A more cost-effective EMAP-estuaries benthic macrofaunal sampling protocol Assessing the quality of estuarine habitats in South Carolina using integrated measures of environmental and biotic condition Ecological analysis of hydrologic disturbance regimes in streams of North and South Dakota
  Abstract
Presentation (20 pp., 760 KB, PDF)
Abstract
Presentation (31 pp., 2.2 MB, PDF)
Abstract
Presentation (15 pp., 330 KB, PDF)
  Steven P Ferraro, US EPA Robert F. Van Dolah, South Carolina DNR Valerie J. Kelly, Oregon State University
       
4:30 - 5:00 p.m. Integrating and communicating results of sediment quality triad studies Diagnosing causes of benthic community degradation in Chesapeake Bay  
  Abstract
Presentation (30 pp., 9.7 MB, PDF)
Abstract
Presentation (119 pp., 23 MB, PDF)
 
  M. Jawed Hameedi, NOAA Daniel M. Dauer, Old Dominion University  
       
5:00 - 5:30 p.m. Long term monitoring of diagnostic phytoplankton photopigments to assess ecological condition and change in the Neuse River Estuary and Pamlico Sound, NC Discussion  
  Abstract
Presentation (33 pp., 4.3 MB, PDF)
   
  Lexia M. Valdes, University of NC    
Thursday, May 6th      
  Closing Plenary and Discussion
 

Co-Chairpersons:

Amanda Mays, Senior Program Manager, The Council of State Governments

Tom Fontaine, Acting Associate Director for Ecology, US EPA NHEERL

Brian Melzian, Oceanographer, US EPA, NHEERL, Atlantic Ecology Division

9:00-Noon Snapshot of EMAP Symposium 2004: What Was Learned; Future Research Needs; and State and Tribal Feedback
9:00-10:00 Exciting Developments and Discoveries; Breakthroughs; and Lessons Learned
10:00-10:30 Break
10:30-11:30 State and Tribal Feedback and Perspective
11:30-Noon This Symposium: What Worked; and What Can Be Improved in the Future

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