Penn State Pond Management Inservice

Wednesday, March 12, 2008 9:45 AM to 4:15 PM
Room 217, Forest Resources Building, Penn State University, University Park, PA 

CLICK HERE FOR ONLINE REGISTRATION  (space is limited to 20 educators on a first come basis)

9:30 – Coffee, Tea and snacks

9:45 – 10:00 - Introductions

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM - Discussion of pond management Extension programs, Bryan Swistock, School of Forest Resources, Penn State University

o        Handout new NRAES Pond Handbook, new Management of Aquatic Plants publication, new Management of Aquatic Plants DVD, discuss new Pond Plant ID publication (Susan Boser, Dana Rizzo), discuss upcoming pond workshops for 2008, discuss evaluation of pond program impacts

11:00 – 12:00 – Aquatic Invasive Species in Pennsylvania, Sarah Whitney, Pennsylvania SeaGrant

12:00 – 12:45 PM - Lunch provided on-site

12:45– 1:30 – Regulatory Update on Herbicide Control of Aquatic Plants in PA, Heather Smiles, Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission

1:30 – 2:15 – Pond and Lake Aeration, Ed Molesky, Aqua-Link, Inc., Doylestown, PA

2:15 – 2:30 Break

2:30 – 3:15 – New Bacterial/Enzyme Products for Algae Control, Ed Molesky (Aqua-Link) and Joe Gallagher (Ecological Solutions)

3:15 – 4:00 – Pond and Lake Fisheries Management, Joe Gallagher, Ecological Solutions, Inc., Conyngham, PA.

4:00 – 4:15 - Wrap-up discussion and program evaluation

 

Current Registrants (as of February 4, 2008)

1) Robert Pollock - Indiana County
2) Gary Micsky - Mercer County
3) Peter Wulfhorst - Pike County
4) Tom Walker - Mifflin County
5) Bill Pencek -Wyoming County
6) Paul Shealer - Carbon County
7) Mark Madden - Sullivan County
8) Cheryl Bjornson - Chester County
9) Richard Smith - Sullivan County
10) Mena Hautau - Berks County
11) Greg Strait - Fulton County
12) James Clark - McKean County
13) Susan Boser - Beaver County
14) Tom McCarty - Cumberland County
15) Earle Robbins - Tioga County
16) Dana Rizzo - Westmoreland County
17) Melanie Barkley - Bedford County 

18) Alan Michael  - Dauphin County