February 22–23, 2008 . The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel . State College, Pennsylvania

 Agenda

Friday, February 22
1:00–4:30 p.m. Headwater Taxonomy and Field Identification Workshop (Optional for conference participants; limited to 100 conference attendees)
5:00–7:00 Display set up
7:00–9:30 Evening reception and display area open
Saturday, February 23
7:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Display and poster area open
7:30–10:00 a.m. Registration
8:30 Welcome: Ken Undercoffer, President, Pennsylvania Council of Trout Unlimited
8:45–10:10 Keynote: The State of Our Headwater Ecosystems ~ Larry J. Schweiger, President, National Wildlife Federation ~ Bern Sweeney, President, Stroud Water Research Center
10:10–10:30 Break and opportunity to view posters
10:30 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Sessions
 

A. Protection

  1. Legal Protections for Headwater Streams ~ Matt Royer, Chesapeake Bay Foundation ~ Bob Wendelgass, Clean Water Action
  2. A Primer for Brook Trout Conservation, Protection and Restoration in the West Branch of the Susquehanna Using the Conservation Success Index ~ Rebecca Dunlap, Trout Unlimited
 

B. Management

  1. Project Headwaters ~ Mike Wilson, Southeastern Montgomery County Trout Unlimited ~ Shandor Szalay, AKRF
  2. Habitat Enhancement on Wild Trout Streams in Pennsylvania ~ Jason Detar, Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission
 

C. Research I

  1. Seeing the Forest for the Stream: Large, Woody Debris and Integrated Forest- Stream Management ~ Chuck Williams, Western Pennsylvania Conservancy
  2. Genetic Structure of Brook Trout Headwater Populations in the West Branch of the Susquehanna River ~ Meredith Bartron, United States Fish and Wildlife Service
 

D. Research II

  1. An Ecological Assessment of a Chronically Acidified Stream Remediated by Instream Limestone Sand Addition ~ Robert M. Ryder, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
  2. Thermal Pollution of Sinking Creek and Its Implications for Hatchery and Wild Trout ~ William E. Sharpe, Penn State
12:15–1:30 p.m. Lunch
1:45–3:30 Sessions (repeat from morning)
3:45–4:30 Closing remarks and wrap up from our keynote speakers Door prizes (You must be present to win!) ~ Orvis Clearwater Rod and Brook Trout print

Headwater Taxonomy and Field Identification Workshop

Friday, February 22
1:00–4:30 p.m.

On Friday, February 22, conference attendees may opt to participate in a hands-on field identification workshop looking at the flora and fauna common to headwater ecosystems. The workshop will begin with a general overview of headwater systems. Participants will then break into groups and rotate between four different hands-on sessions:

  • Amphibians and Reptiles
  • Fish
  • Plants
  • Invertebrates and Mussels

Participation is limited to 100 attendees, so please register early.

SPONSORS


Coldwater Heritage Partnership, Pennsylvania Council of Trout Unlimited, Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, National Wildlife Federation, Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Western Pennsylvania Watershed Program, Pennsylvania Organization for Watersheds and Rivers, Sierra Club, National Trout Unlimited, Weyerhaeuser Company, Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future, Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, Pennsylvania Environmental Council, Flyfisher's Paradise

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