SPECIAL EDITION
NEW YORK STATE WETLANDS FORUM, INC.
SAVE THE SOUND, INC.
1999 FALL MEETING
WETLAND MANAGEMENT'S INFLUENCE ON WATER QUALITY
IN THE METROPOLITAN NEW YORK CITY/LONG ISLAND REGION
NOVEMBER 8^th and 9^th
DANFORDS INN ON THE SOUND
PORT JEFFERSON, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK

The New York State Wetlands Forum, Inc. is teaming with Save the Sound Inc to present an exciting fall meeting on wetland management and its influence on water quality in the New York City-Long Island region. As the first "wetlands forum" on Long Island, the meeting is designed to provide networking opportunities for individuals involved in wetland management and water quality issues in the southeastern portion of New York State and surrounding areas. These include private consultants involved in the environmental, engineering and landscape architecture fields; marina operators and owners; Federal, State, County, and local governmental officials; and non-governmental organizations, not-for-profits, and community organizations.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1999

7:00 - 9:00 Registration/Exhibit Set Up - Continental Breakfast

9:00 - 10:00 GENERAL SESSION 1

• Opening Remarks: Vic Pyle, Habitat Project Manager, Save the Sound, Inc.
• Geologic Review of Long Island Wetlands and Water Resources: Henry Bokuniewicz, SUNY-Stony Brook
• Biological Review of Long Island Wetlands and Water Resources: TBA

10:00-11:00 CONCURRENT SESSIONS

Session A Non-Point Source Pollution and Stormwater Management
Moderator:

• Nonpoint source pollution/stormwater management for municipalities. Steve Nakashima, NEMO
• Stormwater strategies for municipalities. George Aponte Clark, NRDC

Session B Dredging and Harbor Management
Moderator:

• Harbor Management Commissions and the Dredging Process. Geoffrey Steadman, CT Harbor Management Commissions
• Developing and Implementing a Local Waterfront Revitalization Plan. TBD. NYS DOS (invited)

11:00 - 11:15 Break

11:15 - 12:15 GENERAL SESSION 2: Legislative and Regulatory Updates
Moderator:

• Nationwide Permit Revisions and Regional Conditions. Roberto Barbosa, ACOE (invited)
• Essential Fish Habitat Assessments and the Magnuson-Stevens Act of 1996. Diane Rusanowsky, NOAA/NMFS (invited)
• NY State DEC Wetland Permitting Program Review. Art Newell/Chuck Hamilton, NYSDEC (invited)
• Federal and New York State Legislative Update. John Atkin, Save the Sound Inc.
• NY State DOT Environmental Initiatives. Kent Edwards and Darrell Kost, NYS DOT

12:15-1:30 LUNCH
Keynote Speaker: Peter Lehner, Environmental Protection Bureau Chief, New York State Office of the Attorney General

1:30-2:30 CONCURRENT SESSIONS

Session C Wetlands and Watershed Management
Moderator: Steven Yergeau, Director of Research, Save the Sound Inc.

• Watershed Advisory Committee Program. Rob Doscher, Westchester County Planning Department (invited)
• Manhassett Bay Water Quality Improvement Plan. Lynn Oliva/Jennifer Wilson-Pines, Town of Manhassett, NY

Session D Wetland Restoration Technology
Moderator:

• Treatment Wetlands for Remediation. Kevin Ward, Ecology and Environment, Inc.
• Geosynthetic Clay Liner Designs in Wetland Applications. Joseph Carmo, Carmo Environmental Systems, Inc.

2:30 - 2:45 Break

2:45 - 3:15 GENERAL SESSION 3: Funding for Wetlands Protection and Restoration Programs
Moderator:

• NY Clean Water/Clean Air Bond Act. Karen Chytalo, NYSDEC
• NY Environmental Protection Fund. TBD. NYS DOS (invited)

3:15 - 5:00 GENERAL SESSION 4: Wetland and Water Restoration Programs
Moderator:

• Long Island Wetland Restoration Initiative. Craig Rennie; Ducks Unlimited
• Getting the Work Done - Partnerships for Restoration. Lisa Holst, NYSDEC
• Babylon Wetland Restoration Projects. Richard Groh, Town of Babylon, NY
• Restoration of Former Dredge Spoil Sites. Chris Pickerell, Cornell Cooperative Extension

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9^th

8:30 - Noon FIELD TRIPS - These field trips include wetlands creation and restoration sites and visits to interesting wetland complexes on Long Island. Each trip is planned to be approximately 3.5 hours. Appropriate field wear required. Details and directions will be provided at the conference.

Possible Field Trip Sites

Long Island Pine Barrens
Native Plant Nursery
Peconic Estuary
Orient Point Grassland Restoration