Agenda - Exhibitors - Organizers
NEW YORK STATE WETLANDS FORUM, INC.
1999 ANNUAL MEETING - BALANCING WETLAND INTERESTS
SCIENCE, POLICY AND ECONOMICS
March 23 and 24, 1999 - Hotel at Exit 37 (Liverpool)
Syracuse, New York
As you attend this conference, we hope you will consider the question "How can I best balance these three issues - science, policy and economics - in my work with wetlands?"
TUESDAY, MARCH 23rd
7:00 - 9:00 Registration/Exhibit Set Up - Meeting Room D
Coffee and Danish in Foyer
9:00 - 10:00 GENERAL SESSION 1 - Meeting Room A
9:00 - 9:15 Opening Remarks: Barbara Beall, Chair, New York State Wetlands Forum, Inc.
9:15 - 10:00 Wetlands and Water Resources in Onondaga County
Wetlands as an Educational/Interpretive Resource. Bruce Stebbins, Executive Director, Beaver Lake Nature Center
Robert Asanoma, Director, Save the County
Ray Nolan, NYSDEC Region 7
10:00 - 11:00 CONCURRENT SESSIONS
Session A - Development and Interpretation of Hydric Soils - Meeting Room A
Moderator: Frances Reese, Lu Engineers
Common Hydric Soils in New York State and Identifying Characteristics. Fred Gilbert, Consulting Soil Scientist
Tackling the problem wetland sites - Atypical Hydric Soils and Disturbed Sites. Michael Whitehead, US Fish and
Wildlife Service
Session B - The Redevelopment of New York State's Canal System - Meeting Room C
Moderator Kevin Bernstein, Bond Schoeneck & King
Canal Revitalization Programs. Linda Pomeroy, New York State Canal Corporation
The Regulatory Environment of the Canal System. Barbara B. Beall, The LA Group, P.C.
The Regulatory Role of the New York State Canal Corporation. Mr. John Dergosits, New York State Canal Corporation
Redevelopment of the Baldwinsville Waterfront. Daniel O'Hara, Mayor of Baldwinsville
Session C - Land Use Economics and Wetlands - East Ballroom
Moderator: Raymond Cummings
Economic Influences on Land Use and Development Plans. Elaine Van S. Carmichael, AICP Economic Research Associates
Wetland Preservation through Open Space Planning. James Smith, Supervisor, Town of Perinton
11:00 - 11:15 BREAK
11:15 - 12:15 CONCURRENT SESSIONS
Session D - Vernal Pools - Meeting Room A
Moderator: Heidi Firstencel, U.S Army Corps of Engineers, Albany Field Office
Chair, Society of Wetland Scientists - Mid Atlantic Chapter
Criteria for Vernal Pool Identification and Inventory. Edward Pawlak, Connecticut Ecosystems, LLC
Vernal Pools: Are There Reliable Indicator Species? Kristian Whiteleather, SUNY-CESF
Session E - Successful Wetland Mitigation Strategies - Meeting Room C
Moderator: Norbert Quenzer, Bagdon Environmental
Practical Considerations in Wetlands Creation and Restoration and their Effect on Mitigation Success. Joseph
M. McMullen, Terrestrial Environmental Specialists, Inc.
A Successful Highway Mitigation Project Using the In-Lieu Fee Program. Diane Kozlowski, US Army Corps of Engineers,
Buffalo District and Jim Howe, Central and Western New York Nature Conservancy
Session F - Economic Values of Wetlands - East Ballroom
Moderator: Beth Gelber, NYCDEP
Evaluation of Wetland Benefit Flows, Potentials and Pitfalls. Richard Smardon, SUNY-College of Environmental
Science and Forestry
Promoting the Economic Benefits of the Montezuma Wetlands Complex to Local Communities. Sheila Sleggs, Montezuma
Wetlands Project
A Simple Method to Sample Stormwater Runoff to Estimate Sediment Removal from Wetlands and an Analysis of the Economic
Value Associated with that Removal. Kerry A. Thurston, O'Brien & Gere Engineers, Inc.
12:15 - 1:30 LUNCHEON WITH KEYNOTE SPEAKER - Grand Ballroom West and Center
Ross S. Whaley, President, SUNY-CESF
BALANCING SCIENCE, POLICY AND ECONOMICS IN NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
1:30 - 2:00 ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING NEW YORK STATE WETLANDS FORUM - Meeting Room A
2:00 - 2:30 GENERAL SESSION 2 - Meeting Room A
2:10 - 2:30 Special Guest Speaker - Jian Zhou, Pack Institute Visiting Scholar, SUNY-ESF
Agricultural Management Zone for Conservation of Black-necked Crane Wintering in Southcentral Tibet
2:30 - 3:30 CONCURRENT SESSIONS
Session G - Endangered Species and Wetlands - Meeting Room A
Moderator Bernie Carr, Terrestrial Environmental Specialists, Inc.
Calcareous Fens in New York. Adele Olivero, New York Natural Heritage Program and Kristine West,
The Nature Conservancy Central and Western New York Chapter
Carex sp? - Identification resources and examples of rare wetland graminoids. Troy Weldy, Associate Botanist,
NY Natural Heritage Program
Status and Habitat of the Bog Turtle in Western and Central New York State. Peter A. Rosenbaum, Ph.D. Associate
Professor, Biology Department, SUNY-Oswego
Session H - Wetland Mitigation Banking – A Roundtable Discussion - East Ballroom
Sponsor: The Interagency Wetlands Working Group
Possible Discussion Topics: Are standards more stringent for mitigation banking than "traditional" wetland mitigation. Does this discourage mitigation banking? What market forces encourage or discourage banking? Would regulators be more likely to approve a project if a bank were located nearby? If the transportation bill TEA-21 requires banks to be considered first if a project requires mitigation, does this mean that NYSDOT can or will proceed with banking proposal written 5 years ago?
Session I - Incorporating Economics in Wetland Alternatives Analyses - Meeting Room C
Moderator: Barbara Beall, The LA Group, P.C.
The Regulatory Standards and Confidentiality Issues Associated with Economic Data in an Alternatives Analysis.
Terresa Bakner, Whiteman, Osterman and Hanna
Alternatives Assessments - A View from Applicant's Perspective. Marco J. Marzocchi, The Widewaters Group
Smart Growth - A Different Alternative. Graham Cox, National Audubon Society of New York.
3:30 - 4:00 BREAK
4:00 - 5:00 GENERAL SESSION 3 - Meeting Room A
4:00-5:00 Property Rights and Wetlands - A Moderated Question and Answer Session
Moderator: Kevin Bernstein
Panel:
Roland Vosburg, Columbia County Planning Department
Carol LaGrasse, Property Rights Foundation of America, Inc.
Jon Kusler, Association of State Wetland Managers, Inc.
Andy Frank, Great Lakes United
5:00 - 6:30 COCKTAIL HOUR AND VIEW EXHIBITS - Meeting Room D
6:30 - 8:30 DINNER with Discussion Tables - Grand Ballroom West and Center
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24th
7:30 - 8:30 REGISTRATION AND VIEW EXHIBITS - Meeting Room D
GENERAL SESSION 4 - Meeting Room A
8:30 - 10:30 Regulatory and Legislative Updates
Moderator Patricia Riexinger, NYSDEC
8:30-8:50 Thomas Snow, NYSDEC
8:50-9:10 Barry Gail, Counsel Office, USACOE, Philadelphia District
9:10-9:30 Anne Secord, USFWS
9:30-9:50 Diane Kozlowski, ACOE, Buffalo
9:50-10:10 Dan Montella, USEPA
10:10-10:30 Recent Wetland Cases - Kevin Bernstein and Terresa Bakner
10:15 - 10:30 BREAK
10:30 - 11:15 PLENARY SESSION - Ask the Regulator
11:30 - AFTERNOON - FIELD TRIPS
These field trips include wetlands creation and restoration and visits to interesting wetland complexes in central New York. Each trip is planned to be approximately two hours. Appropriate field wear required. Details and directions will be provided at the conference.
FIELD TRIP ONE: NMPC Wetlands Restoration Project and Clay Marsh (Trip Leader: Joseph M. McMullen)
Stop 1 Niagara Mohawk Wetlands Restoration after hazardous waste clean up activities. Muck soil was used to restore a wetland excavated for hazardous waste clean up; restoration and revegetation was very successful. A Niagara Mohawk representative will explain the process and restoration activities.
Stop 2 Stanley J. Hamlin Wildlife Management Area (formerly Clay Marsh) canoe channel excavation. Clay Marsh is the largest emergent marsh in Onondaga County. The NYSDEC recently dug canoe access channels throughout the marsh to increase waterfowl nesting and recreational use. A NYSDEC representative will provide a perspective of the historical use of the marsh and efforts involved in developing canoe channels.
FIELD TRIP TWO: Beaver Lake Nature Center (Trip Leader: Bernie Carr)
Stop 1 Alternative first stop. Baldwinsville canal in the Village of Baldwinsville, a canal waterfront redevelopment project is underway. The efforts underway and future plans will be discussed.
Stop 1 Beaver Lake Nature Center. Beaver Lake is a County Park with a Nature Center and extensive recreational trails. There is a an interesting trail through a bog (actually a fen) and a lake trail that has boardwalks across some shrub swamp wetlands. A good example of a vernal pool will be visited. Attendees interested in the recreational attractions that can be developed using wetlands and other natural communities may be interested in visiting Beaver Lake. A representative of Beaver Lake will be on hand.
FIELD TRIP THREE: NRCS Wetland Restoration Projects (Trip Leader: Peter Gibbs)
Stop 1 Visit a wetland restoration site that was constructed during the summer of 1998. The site is located in the "Canastota Mucks". The area became viable cropland through ditching and tiling. Restoration of the site required restoring the hydrology by breaking tile lines and plugging ditches as well as excavating level ditches and potholes.
Stop 2 Visit a second restoration site within the mucks. Restoration of this wetland involved construction of a low berm. The berm restored the hydrology to an area that was altered through excavation of a channel. Various species of waterfowl and other wetland wildlife now utilize the area during spring and fall migration as well through nesting season. Comparison of the two sites shows various ways in which wetlands may be successfully restored. Wear boots, it could be wet and muddy!
Ernst Conservation Seed Company- 800-873-3321 (Mark Fiely)
Sears-Brown Group - 716-475-1440 (Michael Flanigan)
Pinelands Nursery - 609-291-9486 (Don Knezick)
The LA Group, P.C. - 518-587-8100 (Dean Long)
Ecoscience - 717-842-7631 (Robert Liples)
Terrestrial Environmental Specialists - 315-695-7228 (Joseph McMullen)
Premium Technical Services - 516-334-7453 (Jeff Melworm)
Gannett Fleming, Inc. - 814-765-4320 (Christopher Peacock)
Burgh, Schoeneberger & Assoc. - 716-584-3768 (Hans Schoeneberger)
O’Brien and Gere - 315-437-6100 (Kerry Thurston)
Kevin Bernstein, Bernie Carr, Jennifer Brady-Connor, Sally Daly, Heidi Firstencel, Beth Gelber, Linda Gibbs, David Hoyt, Joseph McMullen, Dan Montella, Diane Kozlowski, Frances Reese, Richard Smardon, The staff of the Association Offices (Beth, Terri and Melissa).
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