[Post-sustainability-committee] Long Island Natural History Conference - March 2020

[Scott Carlin]

LONG ISLAND NATURAL HISTORY CONFERENCE
Friday March 20 and Saturday March 21, 2020
BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY
SCHEDULE of PRESENTATIONS
Register at https://www.seatuck.org/index.php/component/civicrm/?task=civicrm/event/register&reset=1&id=2605<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/longislandnature.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4c814617da8381de223fadc93&id=7e5e8d5f0a&e=4473497b78__;!!DeIc-uvKXH9G!su3hBPbIiHr4dSAISVYRDQ-tMJNZjUaVfcDhptR7neo8VLCgAcFD_ogmxUm-FF1i6g$>
Friday  March 20, 2020
8:00 - 9:00        Registration / set up
9:00 - 9:10        Welcoming Remarks:  Tim Green, Environmental Compliance Manager, BNL
9:10 - 9:45        Survival by Degrees: 389 Bird Species on the Brink
                          Brooke Bateman, PhD, Senior Climate, Scientist, National Audubon Society
9:45 - 10:20       From Wrack Line to Twilight Zone: A Tour of New York's Less-famous Marine Creatures
                          Joe Warren, School of Marine & Atmospheric Sciences, Stony Brook Univ.
10:20 - 10:50     BREAK / POSTER SESSION
10:50 - 11:25     Fiddler Crabs: Their Life is More Exciting than Yours (or Mine)
                          Jeffrey Levinton, Professor of Ecology and Evolution, Stony Brook University
11:25 - 11:35     Tribute to Rich Kelly
                           Eric Lamont, President, Long Island Botanical Society
Conservation Updates
11:35 - 11:50     Marine Mammals & Turtles: Robert DiGiovanni, Chief Scientist, Atlantic Marine Conservation Society
11:50 - 12:05     Breeding Bird Atlas III: Mike Scheibel, Regional Coordinator NYC & LI Region
12:05  - 1:30      LUNCH / POSTER SESSION  [NOTE: BYO LUNCH…cafeteria is closed]
1:30 - 2:05         Mushrooms and other Fungi of Long Island: an introduction
                          Joel Horman, editor, Long Island Mycological Club
2:05 - 2:40        Oyster Reefs: Then, Now and In the Future
                         Dr. Bradley Peterson, School of Marine & Atmospheric Sciences, Stony Brook
                         Christopher Clapp, Marine Scientist, The Nature Conservancy
2:40 - 3:00       BREAK / POSTER SESSION
Conservation Updates
3:00 - 3:15       Seabeach Amaranth: Steve Young, Chief Botanist, NY Natural Heritage Program
3:15 – 3:30       West Brook Flora: Steve Young, Chief Botanist, NY Natural Heritage Program
3:30 – 3:45       Horseshoe Crabs: Matt Sclafani, Cornell Cooperative Extension
3:45 – 4:00       Menhaden: Carl Lobue, NY Oceans Programs Director, The Nature Conservancy
4:00 - 4:15       Open Discussion / closing remarks

Saturday  March 21, 2020
8:00 - 9:00       Registration / set up
9:00 - 9:10       Welcoming Remarks:  Tim Green, Environmental Compliance Manager, BNL
9:10 - 9:45       Long Island Bay Scallops: The Success of Restoration Efforts and Threats of Climate Change
                        Dr. Stephen Tettelbach, Cornell Cooperative Extension
9:45 - 10:20    Medical Imaging: It’s not just for human patients anymore!
                        Dr. Nicole P. Maher, Senior Coastal Scientist, The Nature Conservancy
10:20 - 10:50   BREAK / POSTER SESSION
10:50 - 11:25   The Flora and Fauna of Fishers Island
                         Terrence McNamara, Board Member, H. L. Ferguson Museum, Fishers Island
Conservation Updates
11:25 - 11:40     Northern Long-eared Bats: Casey Pendergast, NYSDEC & SUNY Albany
11:40 - 11:55     White Sharks: Greg Metzger, SoFo Shark Research and Education Program
11:55 - 12:10     American Chestnut: Niko Nantsis, NYS chapter, American Chestnut Foundation
12:10  - 1:30      LUNCH / POSTER SESSION  [NOTE: BYO LUNCH…cafeteria is closed]
1:30 - 2:05         Life History and Occurrence Patterns of Eastern Box Turtles on Long Island, NY
                          Lisa Prowant, PhD Candidate, Stony Brook University
2:05 - 2:40        Survey of Crayfish (Decapoda: Astacida) on Long Island, New York
                          Peter Daniel, Chair of the Department of Biology, Hofstra University
2:40 - 3:00        BREAK / POSTER SESSION
Conservation Updates
3:00 – 3:15        Plum Island: Louise Harrison, Save the Sound
3:15 – 3:30        Fish Passages: Enrico Nardone (Seatuck) & Byron Young (ELI Audubon)
3:30 – 3:45        Diamondback Terrapins: John Turner, Seatuck
3:45 - 4:00        Open Discussion / closing remarks
Tim Green  -  Melissa Griffiths Parrott  -  John Turner - Mike Bottini  -  Artie Kopelman
Russ Burke - Maria Brown - Kimberly Williams
2020 Long Island Natural History Conference Steering Committee

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