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Tuesday, October 8
 

9:00am EDT

Opening Remarks
Tuesday October 8, 2024 9:00am - 9:15am EDT
Tuesday October 8, 2024 9:00am - 9:15am EDT
Grand Ballroom

9:15am EDT

Keynote: Muskrats and Tennis Balls: Resilience and Water Management on Lake Ontario
Tuesday October 8, 2024 9:15am - 9:45am EDT
In 2016, the U.S. and Canada adopted a new water management plan for Lake Ontario and the St Lawrence River. Designed in part to overcome decades of environmental impacts from the previous water management plan, Plan 2014 takes steps to promote more natural variability of water levels, thereby improving the health of coastal wetlands, shorelines, and ecosystems. It was hailed as one of the largest ecosystem restoration projects in North America, influencing more than 64,000 acres of wetlands and 700 miles of shoreline. Unfortunately, the adoption of the plan was followed by record water levels in the Great Lakes, which led to calls by some stakeholders to revise the plan. Learn more about what’s happening now with Plan 2014.
Speakers
avatar for Jim Howe

Jim Howe

Senior Policy Advisor, The Nature Conservancy
Jim Howe is a senior policy advisor with the Nature Conservancy's North America Policy & Government Relations team, where he works on sustainable management of freshwater infrastructure across the U.S. Jim serves as team lead for TNC on the Sustainable Rivers Program, a partnership between TNC and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Prior to this role, Jim served as chapter director for TNC in Central & Western New York, a region that includes the Great Lakes and Finger Lakes. Jim is co-author of the book “Balancing Nature and Commerce in Gateway Communities” (Island Press), a how-to guide designed to help communities maintain their quality of life in the face of growth and development pressures. He is a graduate of Cornell University's Department of Natural Reso... Read More →
Tuesday October 8, 2024 9:15am - 9:45am EDT
Grand Ballroom

7:00pm EDT

Reception and Keynote Presentations
Tuesday October 8, 2024 7:00pm - 9:00pm EDT
Speakers
avatar for Sean Mahar

Sean Mahar

Interim Commissioner, NYS DEC
Sean Mahar, a graduate of Siena College, is the Interim Commissioner for the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation where he works to manage an agency of over 3,000 employees engaged in all areas of environmental protection and management of the natural resources... Read More →
Tuesday October 8, 2024 7:00pm - 9:00pm EDT
Grand Ballroom
 
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