Are New York City Watershed Residents Thriving, Striving, or Just Surviving 25 Years Since the Historic Memorandum of Agreement?
Speaker(s): Anusha Lamsal, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Description: The purpose of this study is to to identify socio-economic trends in the NYC watershed related to the historic collaboration using census data for 1990, 2000, 2010, and 2020 on various attributes such as population, age, education attainment, income, poverty, employment, and housing affordability.
SAF CFE: 0.5 Category 1
ESA CEU: 0.125

Forest to Mi Faucet
Speaker(s): Mike Smalligan, Michigan - DNR
Description: Forest to Mi Faucet is a new project to showcase connections between forests and drinking water in the Great Lakes region. Twenty forestry and conservation partners are helping a dozen municipal water utilities implement their source water protection plans through forest management, protection and expansion in their watersheds.
SAF CFE: 0.5 Category 1
ESA CEU: 0.125

Dendrochronology of Upper Mississippi River Floodplain Forests
Speaker(s): Alan Toczydlowski, University of Minnesota
Description: Floodplain forests of the Upper Mississippi River System are important and complex ecosystems currently threatened by hydrologic alterations, invasive species, and climate change. We are using tree ring and wood anatomy analysis to develop successional histories of these forests to guide restoration and management.
SAF CFE: 0.5 Category 1
ESA CEU: 0.125