Catskill Environmental Research & Monitoring (CERM) Conference (TEST)
The 2016 CERM conference will be held Thursday, October 27 and Friday, October 28, 2016 at Belleayre Ski Center, Highmount, NY.
The two-day CERM conference is an opportunity for researchers, agency staff, and others working on natural resource and environmental management issues in the Catskills to network and collaborate.
Please help us distribute the CERM flyer!
Call for Abstracts
Researchers are invited to submit abstracts for oral or poster presentation.
The CERM organizers welcome presentations on research conducted in the Catskills or findings from other areas that might translate to the Catskills. We encourage presentations that review the state of knowledge in a particular area of specialization, identify areas where research or monitoring is lacking, or discuss new research methods that could be applied to the Catskills.
Please email a statement of interest in presenting with tentative titles, and indicating preference for either a poster or a platform presentation before August 19, 2016 to Steven Parisio at: mailto:steve.parisio@dec.ny.gov.
When submitting abstracts (300 word maximum) for a poster or platform presentation (15 to 20 minutes in length), include the following:
• Title
• Co-authors and affiliations
• Principal contact address, phone number and email
There is opportunity for selected papers to be included in conference proceedings published in the New York State Museum Record, a peer-reviewed, open-access series published on an occasional basis by The University of the State of New York/The State Education Department. Presenters who would like to submit a paper for publication should notify us at the time the abstract is submitted.
About the Conference
The purpose of the CERM forum is to:
(1) Highlight environmental research and monitoring efforts relating to the Catskill Mountains;
(2) Bring together a diverse interdisciplinary group of researchers, students, resource managers and others interested in the Catskills;
(3) Explore the impacts of climate change, invasive species and other environmental stressors on water quality, biodiversity and ecosystem health; and
(4) Stimulate discussion and promote collaborative efforts that address data gaps and environmental issues affecting the region.
Who Should Attend?
The conference is intended mainly for researchers, students and resource managers working and studying in the Catskills, but anyone who would like to contribute or learn more about the region is welcome to attend.
Conference organizers:
Ashokan Watershed Stream Management Program/Cornell University Cooperative Extension of Ulster County, Bard College/Center for Environmental Policy, Catskill Institute for the Environment, United States Geological Survey, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, New York City Department of Environmental Protection, New York State Energy Research & Development Authority, New York State Museum, Rondout-Neversink Stream Management Program
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The 2016 CERM conference will be held Thursday, October 27 and Friday, October 28, 2016 at Belleayre Ski Center, Highmount, NY.
The two-day CERM conference is an opportunity for researchers, agency staff, and others working on natural resource and environmental management issues in the Catskills to network and collaborate.
Please help us distribute the CERM flyer!
Call for Abstracts
Researchers are invited to submit abstracts for oral or poster presentation at the Catskill Environmental Research & Monitoring (CERM) 2016 Conference.
The CERM organizers welcome presentations on research conducted in the Catskills or findings from other areas that might translate to the Catskills. We encourage presentations that review the state of knowledge in a particular area of specialization, identify areas where research or monitoring is lacking, or discuss new research methods that could be applied to the Catskills.
Please email a statement of interest in presenting with tentative titles, and indicating preference for either a poster or a platform presentation before August 19, 2016 to Steven Parisio at: mailto:steve.parisio@dec.ny.gov.
When submitting abstracts (300 word maximum) for a poster or platform presentation (15 to 20 minutes in length), include the following:
- Title
— Co-authors and affiliations
— Principal contact address, phone number and email
There is opportunity for selected papers to be included in conference proceedings published in the New York State Museum Record, a peer-reviewed, open-access series published on an occasional basis by The University of the State of New York/The State Education Department. Presenters who would like to submit a paper for publication should notify us at the time the abstract is submitted.
The purpose of the CERM forum is to:
(1) Highlight environmental research and monitoring efforts relating to the Catskill Mountains;
(2) Bring together a diverse interdisciplinary group of researchers, students, resource managers and others interested in the Catskills;
(3) Explore the impacts of climate change, invasive species and other environmental stressors on water quality, biodiversity and ecosystem health; and
(4) Stimulate discussion and promote collaborative efforts that address data gaps and environmental issues affecting the region.
The conference is intended mainly for researchers, students and resource managers working and studying in the Catskills, but anyone who would like to contribute or learn more about the region is welcome to attend.
Conference organizers:
Ashokan Watershed Stream Management Program/Cornell University Cooperative Extension of Ulster County, Bard College/Center for Environmental Policy, Catskill Institute for the Environment, United States Geological Survey, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, New York City Department of Environmental Protection, New York State Energy Research & Development Authority, New York State Museum, Rondout-Neversink Stream Management Program
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2014 CERM Conference
The 2014 CERM conference was held October 23–24 at the Belleayre Mt. Ski Center in Highmount, NY.
2014 CERM Conference Agenda
2014 CERM Presentation Abstracts
Presentations
CERM Overview
Title: Mission, Goals, History, Accomplishments
Speaker: Bill Rudge, NYSDEC
Panel Discussion: CERM Initiatives: Research Forest, Data Sharing, Cooperative Research, Bibliography
Keynote Presentation
Keynote Presenter: Dr. Janis Dickinson, Cornell University, Department of Natural Resources, Arthur A. Allen Director of Citizen Science, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Current and Future Potential of Web-based Citizen Science
Session 1 — Science Communication and Citizen Science
Amy Savage, Bard College, Citizen Science: Science Literacy Education to Improve Future Decision Making
Kerissa Battle, Community Greenways Collaborative, Community-Scientists on the Phenological Frontier: Data Accuracy and Models of Networked Ecological Initiatives
Jennifer Epstein, Riverkeeper, Riverkeeper’s Fecal Contamination Monitoring: Citizen Science and Advocacy in the Rondout, Esopus and Catskill Watersheds
Session 2 — New Approaches to Environmental Monitoring
John Campbell, USDA — Forest Service, Environmental Sensor Applications at USDA Forest Service Experimental Forests: The Smart Forest Network
Peter Woodbury, Cornell University, Effects of Ozone on Vegetation and Ecosystems: State of the Science and Implications for the Catskill Region
Session 2 Cont. — New Approaches to Environmental Monitoring
Dan Buckley, Cornell University, Making Sense of Microbial Diversity
Ruth Yanai, SUNY-ESF, Improving Environmental Monitoring with Uncertainty Analysis
Barry Baldigo, USGS, Variations in Water Temperature and Implications for Trout Populations in the Upper Schoharie Creek and West Kill, 2010 — 2012
Session 3 — Novel Uses for Historical Data Sets
Karen Moore, NYCDEP, Adventures in Data: Revisiting Historical Water Quality and Streamflow Data in the Catskills
Martin Rosenfeld, NYCDEP, Biomonitoring in the Catskills: A review of 20 Years of NYCDEP Data
Lorraine Janus, NYCDEP, Catskill and Delaware Headwater Reservoir Water Quality: A 24-year Record of Trophic Responses
Session 4 — Geology and Soils
Chuck VerStraeten, NYS Museum, Weathering Catskills Bedrock: Overview and Potential Implications
Chris Johnson, Syracuse University, Estimating Mineral Weathering Rates in Catskills Watersheds
Steve Parisio, NYSDEC, Genesis, Morphology & Classification of Catskill Soils
Jason Siemion, USGS, Factors Affecting Suspended Sediment in 10 Tributaries to a New York City Water Supply Reservoir
Session 5 — Climate and Climate Change
Alan Frei, CUNY- Hunter, Extreme Events and the NYC Water Supply System
Mark Vian, NYCDEP, Using High Water Marks to Develop Hydraulic Geometry Relationships for the Upper Neversink River to Support River Management and Restoration
Session 5 Cont. — Climate and Climate Change
Scott George, USGS, Resilience of Fish and Macroinvertebrate Communities to an Extreme Flood in the Upper Esopus Creek
Mark Zion, NYCDEP, Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Water Temperature and Turbidity Transport in New York City Water Supply Catskill System Reservoirs
Session 6 — Terrestrial Ecosystems
Gary Lovett, Cary Institute for Ecosystem Studies, Impacts of Invasive Pests on Forest Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics in the Catskills
Chris Zimmerman, The Nature Conservancy, Facilitating Management of Hemlock Woolly Adelgid in Catskill Mountains
Margaret DiBenedetto, NYCDEP, Distribution, Density, and Movements of Non-breeding Golden Eagles in the Catskill Mountains
Michael Kudish, Prof Emeritus, Paul Smiths College, Oaks, Burns, and Native Americans
2012 CERM Conference
The 2012 CERM conference titled “Effects of Climate Change & Invasive Species on Ecosystem Integrity & Water Quality” was held October 25–26 at Belleayre Mountain. Some of the 2012 CERM conference presentations are available for download below.
2012 CERM Conference Agenda
Poster Presentations
Collaborative Environmental Monitoring at Robert V. Riddell State Park
Ambient Groundwater Chemistry in the Catskills Based on Sampling of Trailside Springs
Three Episodes in Catskill Forest History
Oral Presentations
Mercury Bioaccumulation within Terrestrial Foodwebs in the Northeastern United States
Youtube
View 60-second video clips of select 2012 CERM conference presenters on the AWSMP Youtube Channel.