8th International Symposium
Agenda Information

Attire is business casual.

Monday, September 13, 2004
7:00 AM - 5:00 PM Registration, Gallery / Lobby
7:30
Continental Breakfast, Gallery
8:00 - 8:10
Opening Ceremonies
8:10 - 8:15
Welcome by Neil Murphy, SUNY ESF President
8:15 - 8:20
Housekeeping Larry Abrahamson, Introduction of William Flynn, Chairman of NYPSC
8:20 - 8:25
Kevin McLoughlin Introduction of Clem Nadeau, NG Senior VP of Operations
8:25 - 8:30
Kevin McLoughlin Introduction of Eugene Zeltmann, President of NYPA
8:30 - 8:40
GIS CD Presentation
8:40 - 8:50
Eugene Zeltmann Introduction of Peter Berle, Keynote Speaker
8:50 - 9:45
9:45 - 10:15
Coffee Break, City Center
10:15 - Noon
Plenary Session Panel : When the Lights Go Out… Visit the Bios page to view our panelist biographies
Noon - 1:00 
Lunch
Session 1 Vegetation Management Cultural Planning Endangered / Threatened
1:00 -1:20 Nowak, C. Monitoring integrated vegetation management on powerline corridors across New York: vegetaton dynamics from 1975 To 2004 SUNY ESF Robblee, P. Discovery and recovery of prehistoric human skeletal remains from the Guardian pipeline corridor, Kendall County, Illinois NRG Zimmer, J. Natural gas pipeline construction through rare turtle habitat: regulatory compliance, impact avoidance and mitigation Coler & Assoc.
1:20 - 1:40 Ferrandiz, L. A broad-based, IVM approach to right of way management on Long Island, NY LIPA Radell, M. Streamlining cultural resource identification and approvals: What I’ve learned about transportation projects can help you too URS Donnelly, M. A comparison of desert tortoise populations along the Kern River ROW 1991-2003 E&E
1:40 - 2:00 Gartman, D. Integrated vegetation management on natural gas pipeline rights-of-way Gartman Environ. Nickel, E. Compliance with World Bank safeguards: criteria for the examination of compliance with these standards Univ Leipzig Donnelly, M. Desert tortoise mitigation: lessons learned a case study of the Kern River 2003 expansion project E&E
2:00 - 2:20 Layton, C. Vegetation management of aviation rights-of-way Gannon, M. Cultural resource site protection in environmental management systems PNM Wester, E. Impact of natural gas pipeline operation and maintenance on long-term population viability of the threatened gopher tortoise Southern
2:20 - 2:40 Money, N. Development of an integrated resource management strategy for transmission right-of-way corridors for successful implementation of integrated vegetation management in California Pacific Eusebi, D. Balancing pipeline construction and the regulatory requirements of archaeological investigations Stantec Gifford, N. Monitoring recovery for the endangered Karner blue butterfly (Lycaeides melissa samuelis) in New York State TNC
2:40 - 3:00 Yahner, R. Bird nesting ecology on a right-of-way in Central Pennsylvania:  Long-term effects of the wire-zone border-zone method Penn State Cleland, J. Large scale cultural landscapes in rights-of-way management EDAW Parry, D. Transmission line right-of-ways as enemy free space for moths SUNY ESF
3:00 - 3:20 Coffee Break, City Center
Session 2 Vegetation Management Marine / Aquatic Endangered / Threatened
3:20 - 3:40 Ballard, B. Practical and ecological considerations for shrub management on powerline corridors: I. Why shrubs? SUNY ESF Glaholt, R. An investigation into gas pipeline operational noise and its potential impacts on Toothed whales and Baleen whales TERA Scarborough, G. Effects of routine transmission right-of-way riparian management on stream ecology BC Hydro
3:40 - 4:00 Ballard, B. Practical and ecological considerations for shrub management on powerline corridors: II. Implications of site, landuse history, and disturbance on shrub community dynamics SUNY ESF Glaholt, R. Investigation of the potential effects of marine pipelines on crustacean movement and ecology TERA Lees, A. Fisheries habitat compensation – implementing community based projects in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, Canada AXYS
4:00 - 4:20 Nesmith, J. Stable plant communities in the Pacific Northwest Oregon State Modjeski, Capt. A. Submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) aerial hyperspectral imaging and groundtruthing survey: Manahawkin Bay, New Jersey ENSR Gleason, N. Impacts of Powerline Rights-of-Way on Forested Stream Habitat In Western Washington Evergreen College
4:20 - 4:40 Willyard, C. Ecological effects of fragmentation due to transmission line rights-of-way:  A review of the state of the science Resource Strategies Fitchko, J. Route selection and environmental assessment of the Lake Erie Link Project:  electric cable crossing(s) of Lake Erie Stantec McMahon, S. Restoration on pipeline right-of-way through Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, Nevada E&E
4:40 - 5:00 Boivin, P. Ecological factors that determine tree invasion in a new powerline right-of-way Univ. Montreal Forti, J. Submarine cable ROW management E&E Magdych, B. Temporal loss : An emerging issue or oppportunity for penalties in disguise? URS
5:00 - 5:20 Chick, T. Exploiting allelopathy as a present and future tool in the management of rights-of-way Chick Consult. Bergeron, M. Environmental considerations and construction technique influence on permitting strategies for linear submarine utility projects in the Northeast Smith, J. Implications of Canada’s New Species at Risk Act on Canadian Pipelines TERA
5:00 - 7:00 PM Poster Session / Ice Breaker Reception, Gallery & City Center

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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