Agenda for White Clay Wild and Scenic Symposium

9:00  WELCOME

Dr. Bernard Sweeney, President, Director, Senior Research Scientist, Stroud Water Research Center

Jennifer Egan, White Clay Wild and Scenic Program

9:30 CRITICAL ZONE OBSERVATORY       

Christina River Basin (CZO): A National Resource for 21st Century Earth Surface Sciences. Dr. Anthony Aufdenkampe, Associate Research Scientist, Stroud Water Research Center

Using Chemistry to Determine Sediment Source in the White Clay Creek. Dr. Diana Karwan, Post Doctoral Researcher, University of Delaware Department of Geological Sciences and Stroud Water Research Center

Rates and Patterns of Particle Transport in Piedmont Watersheds: Why Restoration May Not Improve Estuaries Downstream. Dr. Jim Pizzuto, Professor, Geological Sciences, University of Delaware

Assessing the Effects of Canopy-derived Nutrient Fluxes on Key Soil Ecosystem Services. Dr. Carl Rosier, Post Doctoral Researcher, Delaware Environmental Institute, University of Delaware

11:30 Lunch, tour of Moorhead Environmental Complex, and Poster Session

1:00  RESEARCH AND ITS APPLICATION IN THE WHITE CLAY CREEK WATERSHED

Free the Shad! Gerald Kauffman, Director, Water Resources Agency, University of Delaware

Conservation Status and Potential Water Quality Benefits of Freshwater Mussels in the White Clay Creek and Vicinity. Dr. Danielle Kreeger, Science Director, Partnership for the Delaware Estuary

Stream Fish Dispersal and Growth in Wooded and Meadow Reaches of the White Clay Creek. Dr. William Eldridge, Associate Research Scientist, Stroud Water Research Center

Christina Basin TMDL Implementation Plan (CTIP): Meeting Regulatory Requirements and Making Watershed Improvements. Kathy Bergmann, Red Streams Blue Program Coordinator, Brandywine Valley Association

3:00      CLOSING COMMENTS

Jennifer Egan

3:30      OPTIONAL: ENVIRONMENTAL SENSING NETWORK & SAMPLING INFRASTRUCTURE TOUR

Steve Hicks, Sensor Network Development Engineer, Stroud Water Research Center