Water Quality Conference 2021

IRLC’s Water Quality Conference will be held at the Redwood Hill Preserve Trailside Learning Center on August 27th, 2021.

8:30-9 Registration

9-9:15 Introduction by IRLC Executive Director Wylie Huffman

9:15-9:30 Grant Opportunity Updates by NYS DEC’s Eastern Great Lakes Watershed Coordinator Emily Sheridan

9:30-10:15 – Lake Associations’ Role in Environmental Governance by Clarkson University’s Michael Twiss

10:15-10:30 Break

10:30-11 Project WHIRL: Getting Teens Involve in Science – Andrea Inserra, Indian River School District Educator, and Sarah Trick, IRLC Watershed Coordinator

11-11:15 Lake Water Quality Joe Pasquini, Butterfield Lake President

11:15 – 12 The Social Cost of Water Pollution: The Economics of Ecosystem Services – Cathy Kling, Cornell University

12-1 Lunch Provided by Land of Lakes Shopette

1-1:45 CSLAP: Program Updates and Success Stories by NYSFOLA’s Nancy Mueller

1:45 – 3:00 Challenged Septic Walk & Talk on Butterfield Lake – Onsite Engineering’s Eric Murdock

3:00 – 4:00 Social & Networking Mixer