Lake Symposium Recordings 2025
October 6th
鈥Monitoring Water Quality in Our Lake蝉鈥
7:00 pm 鈥 Larry Marsicano, Brawley Consulting Group LLC., 吃瓜头条 Limnology Instructor, Welcome address and speaker introduction.听听
7:10 pm 鈥 James Fischer, Connecticut Federation of Lakes. Connecticut Federation of Lakes (CFL), a statewide organization dedicated to protecting and enhancing Connecticut鈥檚 lakes for recreation, ecology, and local communities听
7:20 pm 鈥 Mary Becker, Supervising Environmental Analyst, Water Monitoring and Assessment Program, and Melissa Czarnowski, Stream Connectivity Monitoring Project Lead, CT DEEP..听 CT LakeWatch Volunteer Program and CT Web-based Lakes Reporting Application.听
7:50 pm – Questions to speakers from audience and discussion听
8:00 pm 鈥 Volunteer Monitoring Experiences.听 Four lake communities who have integrated volunteer lake monitoring into their lake management听
听 听 听Jeff Arpin, Amston Lake Association听
听 听 听Keith Suchy, Alexander Lake Association 听
听 听 听Peter Neely, Twin Lakes Association听
听 听 听Henry Moore, Woodridge Lake Property Owners Association听
8:45 pm – Questions to speakers from audience and discussion听听
November 3rd
鈥Volunteers Help Assess Connecticut Fisherie蝉鈥
7:00 pm 鈥 Larry Marsicano, Brawley Consulting Group LLC., 吃瓜头条 Limnology Instructor, will introduce the topic and speaker.听
7:05 pm 鈥 Meghan Lally, Environmental Analyst III/PFAS Lead, CT DEEP, 鈥淎n Introduction to PFAS and what our lake fish can tell us about the presence of PFAS in our water.鈥听
7:30 pm – Questions from Audience听
7:40 pm 鈥 Mike Beauchen, Supervising Fisheries Biologist, Bureau of Natural Resources/Fisheries Division, Fisheries Biologist, CT Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, Fisheries Division, 鈥淭he Trophy Fish Award Program and Fish Management in Connecticut.鈥听听
8:05 pm – Questions from Audience听
8:15 pm 鈥 Andrew Ransom, Fisheries Biologist, CT Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, Inland Fisheries Division, Trail Cameras and Anglers monitor and help evaluate the status of fisheries in CT.听
8:40 pm 鈥 Questions from Audience听
December 1st
鈥淭he Jefferson Project鈥
7pm 鈥 Larry Marsicano, Brawley Consulting Group LLC., 吃瓜头条 Limnology Instructor, will introduce the topic and speakers.听
7:05 pm 鈥揂nthony P. Praino, 吃瓜头条 Atmospheric and Climate Sciences Adjunct 鈥 An Overview of the Jefferson Project.鈥听听
7:50 pm – Questions from Audience听
8:00 pm 鈥 Vincent Moriarty, Senior Research Scientist, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 鈥Jefferson Project and HABS.鈥听
8:45pm 鈥 Questions from Audience听
8:55pm 鈥 Theodora Pinou, 吃瓜头条, Professor of Biology. Closing remarks and next steps.听听