2013 Westfield River Symposium
Our Urban Watershed
Saturday, March 23, 2013
Westfield State University - Scanlon Banquet Hall
8:00-8:30 Registration Exhibits available for viewing from 8:00 to 12:15
8:30-9:35 Welcome Brian Conz, WRWA Vice President
Keynote Address Mark Cresotti (City Engineer, Westfield)
Search for the Holy Grail
9:45-10:30 Concurrent Sessions I
Streams Behaving Badly: Martha Naley (US Fish & Wildlife Service)
The West Parish Water Filtration Plant - Filtering the Water Supply for Springfield and Beyond: Thomas LeCourt (Springfield Water and Sewer Commission)
The Columbia Greenway: Past, Present and Future: Joe Giffune (Friends of the Columbia Greenway)
10:40-11:25 Concurrent Sessions II
Municipal Stormwater Management: Casey Berube (City of Westfield, Water Resources Dept.)
Maintaining River Quality in Difficult Times: David Billips (City of Westfield, Water Resources Dept.)
11:30-12:15 Viewing of Exhibits and WSU Student Posters
Confirmed Exhibitors:
Concerned Citizens of Westfield
Friends of the Columbia Greenway
Friends of the Keystone Arches
Friends of Robinson State Park
MA Div. of Ecological Restoration
MA Div. of Fisheries and Wildlife
Massachusetts Forest Alliance
Naturalists' Club (Springfield)
Nature Pods
Western Massachusetts Fly Fishing Association
Westfield River Watershed Association
Westfield River Watershed Invasive Species Partnership
Westfield River Wild & Scenic Advisory Committee
Wilderness Experiences Unlimited
Winding River Land Conservancy
WOW Express (USFWS)
For more Info, see http://www.westfieldriver.org/symposia/symposium19.html
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