Northeastern Section - 44th Annual Meeting (22–24 March 2009)

Session No. 49
Tuesday, 24 March 2009: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

T10. Habitat Restoration in North Atlantic Watersheds: Maine Water Conference Session

 

Karen Wilson, Noah P. Snyder and Ellen Douglas, Advocates
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8:00 AM
FRESHWATER – MARINE LINKAGES: THE ROLE OF SMALL COASTAL RIVER SYSTEMS AS A SOURCE OF FALL FORAGE FISH (RIVER HERRING) IN THE NEARSHORE MARINE ENVIRONMENT IN MAINE
WILSON, Karen A., Department of Environmental Science, University of Southern Maine, Gorham, ME 04038 and WILLIS, Theodore V., Aquatic Systems Group, University of Southern Maine, Portland, ME 04101, kwilson@usm.maine.edu, kwilson@usm.maine.edu
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8:20 AM
GEOMORPHIC COMPARISON OF TWO ATLANTIC COASTAL STREAMS: TOWARD A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF ANTHROPOGENIC IMPACTS ON ATLANTIC SALMON SPAWNING AND REARING HABITAT
WILKINS, Benjamin C. and SNYDER, Noah P., Geology and Geophysics, Boston College, 140 Commonwealth Avenue, 213 Devlin Hall, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467, wilkinbc@bc.edu, wilkinbc@bc.edu
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8:40 AM
DAM REMOVAL AND ROCK RAMP FISH PASSAGE TO RESTORE SEDGEUNKEDUNK STREAM ALEWIFE AND ATLANTIC SALMON POPULATIONS
SHEPARD, Steve, Aquatic Science Associates, Inc, P.O. Box 775, Brewer, ME 04412 and BERNIER, Matt, NOAA Fisheries, Maine Field Station, 17 Godfrey Dr., Suite 1, Orono, ME 04473, Matthew.Bernier@noaa.gov, Matthew.Bernier@noaa.gov
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9:00 AM
RESTORATION OF FLUVIAL PROCESS AND AQUATIC HABITAT IN THE SANDY RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES TO THE KENNEBEC RIVER, MAINE
HAYES, Benjamin R., Environmental Center, Bucknell University, 835 Fraternity Road, Lewisburg, PA 17837, FIELD, John, Field Geology Services, P.O. Box 985, Farmington, ME 04938 and RICHTER III, Robert C., FPL Energy Maine Hydro LLC, 150 Main Street, Lewiston, ME 04240, benjamin.hayes@bucknell.edu, benjamin.hayes@bucknell.edu
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9:20 AM
A RESTORATION FRAMEWORK FOR OPTIMIZING HABITAT CONNECTIVITY IN GULF OF MAINE WATERSHEDS
WRIGHT, Jed R., Gulf of Maine Coastal Program, US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4R Fundy Rd, Falmouth, ME 04105 and HANLEY, Jesse O., Kent Business School, University of Kent, Canterbury, CT2 7PE, United Kingdom, jed_wright@fws.gov, jed_wright@fws.gov
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9:40 AM
HUDSON RIVER FLOODPLAIN CHANGE OVER THE 20th CENTURY
COLLINS, Mathias J., NOAA Restoration Center, 55 Great Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930 and MILLER, Daniel, Hudson River National Estuarine Research Reserve, PO Box 315, Staatsburg, NY 12580, Mathias.Collins@noaa.gov, Mathias.Collins@noaa.gov
 
10:00 AM
Break
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10:20 AM
THE SIMULATION OF POOL-RIFFLE MORPHOLOGIES IN NORTHEAST CHANNELS WITH DIFFERENT DENSITIES OF LARGE WOODY DEBRIS AND BOULDERS
THOMPSON, Douglas M., Physics, Astronomy and Geophysics, Connecticut College, Box 5585, 270 Mohegan Avenue, New London, CT 06335, dmtho@conncoll.edu, dmtho@conncoll.edu
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10:40 AM
CASCADE BROOK SALT MARSH RESTORATION PROJECT
RIVARD, Linda and WATTS, Sarah C., Tetra Tech, Inc, 451 Presumpscot Street, Portland, ME 04013, linda.rivard@tetratech.com, linda.rivard@tetratech.com
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11:00 AM
RIVER RESPONSE TO DAM REMOVAL: INITIAL RESULTS FROM THE SOUHEGAN RIVER AND THE MERRIMACK VILLAGE DAM, MERRIMACK, NEW HAMPSHIRE
PEARSON, Adam Jeffrey1, SNYDER, Noah P.1 and COLLINS, Mathias J.2, (1)Geology and Geophysics, Boston College, 140 Commonwealth Ave, 213 Devlin Hall, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467, (2)NOAA Restoration Center, 55 Great Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930, adamjpearson@gmail.com, adamjpearson@gmail.com
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11:20 AM
MODELING THE HYDROLOGICAL IMPACTS OF STREAM RESTORATION IN RED BROOK, A SMALL COASTAL STREAM IN SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS
FRADKIN, Barry1, DOUGLAS, Ellen M.1, LAMBERT, Beth C.2 and PURINTON, Tim A.2, (1)Environmental, Earth & Ocean Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Boston, 100 Morrissey Blvd, Boston, MA 02125, (2)Massachusetts Riverways Program, Department of Fish & Game, 251 Causeway St., Suite 400, Boston, MA 02114, barry.fradkin001@umb.edu, barry.fradkin001@umb.edu
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11:40 AM
INCLUDING BEAVERS IN THE RIVER RESTORATION BASELINE
BURCHSTED, Denise, Center for Integrative Geosciences, University of Connecticut, 354 Mansfield Road, U-2045, Storrs, CT 06269, DANIELS, Melinda, Department of Geography, Kansas State University, 118 Seaton Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506-2904 and THORSON, Robert, Geoscience, Univ of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, denise.burchsted@uconn.edu, denise.burchsted@uconn.edu
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