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| TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2022 | ||
| 7:00am | Registration Desk Opens Sponsors Move-in Display Materials |
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| 7:30am-8:30am | Coffee, Tea & Networking in the Sponsor Display Area | |
| 8:30am-9:35am | OPENING GENERAL SESSION [Newcomb Hall Ballroom] |
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| 8:30am | Welcome — Mayra Ashton, Palm Beach County Environmental Resources Management |
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| 8:35am | Introduction — Deborah Drum, Department Director, Palm Beach County Environmental Resources Management |
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| 8:50am | Federal Partnering on Eco-Island Creation within Lake Worth Lagoon — LTC Todd F. Polk, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
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| 9:05am | Lake Worth Lagoon Wildlife Interconnectivity — Thomas Reinert, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission |
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| 9:20am | Assessing Climate Change Vulnerabilities and Impacts in Southeast Palm Beach County and Beyond — Megan Houston and Lindsey Nieratka, Palm Beach County Office of Resilience and City of Boca Raton Office of Sustainability |
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| 9:35am-10:05am | Morning Refreshment Break & Networking | |
| CONCURRENT SESSIONS | ||
| SESSION 1 | SESSION 2 | |
| [Newcomb Hall East] | [Newcomb Hall West] | |
| 10:05am-11:55am | Habitat & Biological Resources | Water & Sediment Resources |
| Moderator | Erin McDevitt, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission | Phyllis Klarmann, South Florida Water Management District |
| 10:05am | Session Introduction | Session Introduction |
| 10:10am | Status of Seagrasses in the Lake Worth Lagoon: Palm Beach County’s Long-Term Monitoring Program — Cheryl Miller, Coastal Eco Group |
Water Quality Patterns and Trends in Lake Worth Lagoon and Northern Biscayne Bay — Christopher Buzzelli, Coastal Ecosystems, LLC. |
| 10:25am | Historical Manatee Use and FPL’s Riviera Beach Energy Center — Kristin Eaton, Florida Power & Light |
Changes in Nitrogen and Phosphorus within a Decade in Waters along a Major Canal and Estuary in South Florida — Mohsen Tootoonchi, University of Florida |
| 10:40am | A History of Fisheries Monitoring Effort in Lake Worth Lagoon, Palm Beach County, Florida — Jacob Schneider, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission |
C-51 Reservoir Project- Benefits to LWL and the Loxahatchee River — Ernie Cox, Family Lands Remembered, LLC. |
| 10:55am | Establishing an Acoustic Footprint in Lake Worth Lagoon Through Collaboration — Sarah Webb, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission |
C-51 Sediment Trap - Preventing Sediment Loading to Lake Worth Lagoon — Tom Conboy, South Florida Engineering and Consulting |
| 11:10am | Green Turtles (Chelonia mydas) in an Urban Estuary System: Lake Worth Lagoon, Florida — Jeffrey Guertin, Inwater Research Group, Inc. |
PBC-ERM’s Role in Water Quality Monitoring Efforts for the Lake Worth Lagoon — Aleah Ardelean, Palm Beach County Environmental Resources Management |
| 11:25am | Research and Conservation of South Florida’s Juvenile Manta Rays — Jessica Pate, Marine Megafauna Foundation |
Microplastics in the Surface Waters and Mangrove Sediments of the Lake Worth Lagoon — Kayla O’Brien, Florida Atlantic University |
| 11:40am | Shorebirds, Seabirds, and Management at the Lake Worth Lagoon — Kimberly Rigano, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission |
Historical Changes in the Lake Worth Inlet Flood Shoal — Leonard Barrera Allen, Cummins Cederberg, Inc. |
| 11:55am-1:05pm | Group Luncheon on the Rooftop Terrace | |
| SESSION 3 | SESSION 4 | |
| [Newcomb Hall East] | [Newcomb Hall West] | |
| 1:05pm-2:55pm | Environmental Restoration & Enhancement | Education, Public Outreach & Partnerships |
| Moderator | Jennifer Báez, Palm Beach County Environmental Resources Management | Alicia Andersen, Palm Beach County Environmental Resources Management |
| 1:05pm | Session Introduction | Session Introduction |
| 1:10pm | Evaluation of Shoreline Conditions of Lake Worth Lagoon — Melinda Donnelly, University of Central Florida |
Sustainable Education: A Local Case Study in an Educational Paradigm Shift — Melissa Landis, Lake Worth Waterkeeper |
| 1:25pm | An Overview of Coral Monitoring, Restoration, and Education Efforts At Peanut Island — Leneita Fix, The Reef Institute |
Virtual LIVE Field Trips: Connecting Kids with Nature — Benji Studt, Palm Beach County Environmental Resources Management |
| 1:40pm | 17 Years of Oyster Monitoring in the Lake Worth Lagoon — Nicole Maloney, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission |
Using Citizen Science to Investigate Marine Debris Motion in the Lake Worth Lagoon Region — Amanda Waite, ANGARI Foundation |
| 1:55pm | Lake Worth Lagoon Restoration: Partnerships and Beneficial Reuse of Dredge Material at Tarpon Cove — Eric Anderson, Palm Beach County Environmental Resources Management |
Manatee Lagoon: The Importance of Public Education and Outreach during an Unusual Mortality Event — Rachel Shanker, Manatee Lagoon |
| 2:10pm | The American Oystercatcher and Lake Worth Lagoon Habitat Restoration: A Fortuitous History of Success — David Carson, Palm Beach County Environmental Resources Management |
Building an Innovative Resilient Island through a Public-Private-NGO Partnership — Joseph Schmidt, The Nature Conservancy |
| 2:25pm | The Harbor Branch Seagrass Nursery for Seagrass Restoration in the Indian River Lagoon — Dennis Hanisak, Florida Atlantic University Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute |
Visualizing Sea Level Rise in West Palm Beach — Serena Hoemann, Florida Atlantic University |
| 2:40pm | Can Submerged Aquatic Vegetation be a Tool? — Ryan Brushwood, Sea & Shoreline, LLC. |
Currie Park: Parks Equity and Resiliency in West Palm Beach — Cristobal Betancourt, Chen Moore and Assoc. |
| 2:55pm-3:25pm | Afternoon Refreshment Break & Networking | |
| 3:25pm | General Session: [Newcomb Hall Ballroom] "Estuary Partner Panel – The Future of Florida Estuaries" Moderator: Matt Mitchell, Palm Beach County Environmental Resources Management Panelists: Albrey Arrington, Loxahatchee River District Irela Bagué, Biscayne Bay Jennifer Hecker, Coastal and Heartland National Estuary Partnership Deborah Drum, Lake Worth Lagoon Kathy Hill, Indian River Lagoon National Estuary |
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| 4:15pm | Featured Presentation: Conservation through Collaboration, Tom Twyford, West Palm Beach Fishing Club |
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| 4:30pm | Presentation of the Melissa Laser Fish Habitat Conservation Award Kent Smith, Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission (FFWCC) on behalf of the Atlantic Coast Fish Habitat Conservation This award is bestowed annually upon individuals deemed to further the conservation, protection, restoration, and enhancement of habitat for native Atlantic coastal, estuarine-dependent, and diadromous fishes in a unique or extraordinary manner. The award was established in memory of Dr. Melissa Laser, who was a biologist with the Maine Department of Marine Resources where she worked tirelessly to protect, improve, and restore aquatic ecosystems in Maine and along the entire Atlantic coast. |
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| 4:40pm | Closing Remarks — Mayra Ashton, Palm Beach County Environmental Resources Management |
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| 4:45pm | Sessions Conclude (Sponsors Remove Displays) |
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| 5:00pm-7:00pm | Poster Session Social at Manatee Lagoon — An FPL Eco-Discovery Center |
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| 7:00pm | SYMPOSIUM CONCLUDES | |
