Watercraft Inspection Webinars:2015

Thursday, October 29th“Identification, Impact, Prevention & Control of Aquatic Invasive Species” 

Presenter: Megan Pistolese, St. Lawrence Eastern Lake Ontario Partnership for Regional Invasive Species Management 

Thursday, November 5th: “How to Start a Watercraft Inspection Program” & “Standardizing Watercraft Inspection Data Collection” 

Presenter: Brittney Rogers, New York Sea Grant Extension 

Presenter: Eric Holmlund, Paul Smith’s Adirondack Watershed Institute Stewardship Program 

Thursday, November 12th: “Current Watercraft Inspection Program Models: Staffing Structures & Funding Mechanisms Panel” 

Session Introduction: Brittney Rogers, New York Sea Grant Extension 

Lake George: Dave Wick, Lake George Park Commission 

NYS: Patty Wakefield and Megan Phillips, NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation 

Conesus Lake: Louie Bo Freeman, Livingston Cornell Cooperative Extension 

Adirondack Region: Eric Holmlund, Paul Smith’s Watershed Steward Program 

Friday, November 20th“What Anglers and Boaters Know & Still Need to Hear about Aquatic Invasive Species” 

Presenter: Nancy Connelly, Cornell University Natural Resources Department

Thursday, December 3rd: “Watercraft Inspection Legislation and Regulations: A Facilitated Discussion”  

Presenter: David G. White, New York Sea Grant Extension