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2014 Association of Mid-Atlantic Aquatic Biologists Workshop
Cacapon State Park
Berkeley Springs, WV

March 27-28, 2014


The 2014 Annual Meeting and Workshop for the Association of Mid-Atlantic Aquatic Biologists (AMAAB) will be held March 27-28, 2014 at Cacapon State Park near Berkeley Springs, WV. We are planning a full day of presentations on Thursday. Mini workshops will be held on Friday morning. The host for this year's workshop is the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. 

The procedures for offering presentations have not changed from previous years and can be found in the AMAAB website’s “Call for Presentations” section. 

Pre-registration for 2014 AMAAB Workshop should be sent by email to [email protected]. Be sure to reference "[your last name] AMAAB 2014" in the subject line. Please include your contact information (name, address, telephone number). 

The registration fee is $50 which includes an evening social on Thursday, March 27th. Payments are typically made onsite at the meeting and may be made by cash or personal and agency checks made payable to AMAAB. We regret that we will not be able to accept credit cards. 

Onsite Registration will take place on: 
Wednesday, March 26th -- 7:00-8:30pm 
Thursday, March 27th -- 8:00-9:00am 

Cash or checks will be accepted at onsite registration. If your address has changed, please leave one of your business cards at the registration table so we can update our mailing list. It is important that we get an updated email address from members because we have made the transition to conducting all business by email and website postings instead of by traditional paper mailings. 

There will be a continental breakfast offered on Thursday and Friday morning (coffee, Danish, juice).
 
Again this year we will be holding a raffle and silent auction. This has been a big success each year. So bring a little extra cash, you may win and all helps support the meeting! 

We are working on putting together photo galleries of past meetings. If you have any digital photos from the 2013 meeting (or any other year) you would like to share, please send them to Katherine Hanna ([email protected]). 

Check back periodically for updates. We look forward to seeing you at the workshop. 


Best regards, 

Michael Kashiwagi 
2014 AMAAB President

7:00 - 8:30 PM Early registration: Wednesday March 26, 2014           Make checks payable to “AMAAB”

DAY 1 AGENDA: THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 2014 Washington/Fairfax Room

7:30 - 9:00 Registration (Continental Breakfast)

08:30 Welcome, Logistics, AMAAB Business

8:40 National water quality initiative (NWQI) monitoring – Catoctin watershed
Quentin Forrest, MDE

9:05  Delaware River Basin Commission: control point approach to monitoring and assessment of special protection waters
Robert Limbeck, DRBC

9:30  Modeling brook trout population dynamics from Maryland to Georgia
Than Hitt, USGS

9:55 – 10:10  15 Minute break

10:10  Biological monitoring and assessment in Prince George's County, MD: the evolution of a long-term study
Christopher Wharton, Tetra Tech Inc

10:35  Susquehanna River water quality monitoring and assessment, 2012-13
Josh Lookenbill, PA DEP

11:00 Susquehanna River water quality monitoring and assessment, water and sediment sampling 2013
Amy Williams, PA DEP

11:25  A preliminary overview of Virginia's crayfish fauna
Roger Thoma, Midwest Biodiversity Institute

11:50  Large river mussel sampling in Pennsylvania waters
Rick Spear, PA DEP

12:15 – 1:30  Lunch (Buffet at the Capon Inn is available – pay at registration for ticket)

1:25 Announcements

1:30  Round four MBSS – Back to the future
Scott Stranko, MD DNR

1:55  Susquehanna River water quality monitoring and assessment, fish surveys 2013
Tim Wertz, PA DEP

2:20  Rate of temperature change during diel fluctuations as a source of stress in fish
William Eldridge, Stroud Water Research Center

2:45  Fatty acid analysis of stream biofilm to improve stream quality assessment

Dale Honeyfield, USGS

3:10 – 3:35  25 Minute break and poster session

3:35  Update on the status of the 2011 national wetland condition assessment

Chris Faulkner, EPA

4:00  Creating regional monitoring networks in streams to detect climate change effects
Britta Bierwagen, EPA

4:25  Sharing biological monitoring data using Water Quality eXchange
Charles Kovatch, EPA

4:50  Closing remarks, raffle drawing, adjourn


Thursday Evening Program

5:20 – 6:20 Doug Wood living history presentation

6:00 – 10:00 Social in downstairs conference room

Effects of elevated dissolved aluminum on respiration and organic matter production by stream detritivores, Tipulid craneflies and Limnophilid caddisflies
Aaron Coons, Ohio University, Department of Biological Sciences

Characterization of fish assemblages at continuous water quality monitoring stations in the Susquehanna River Basin
Andy Leakey, SRBC

A recreational use probabilistic monitoring study in the Swatara and Loyalsock watersheds
Megan Bradburn, PA DEP

Biofilm structure and function as tools for stream restoration assessment
Samuel Drerup, Ohio University, Department of Biological Sciences

Comparing sediment and discharge yields between typical storm and Superstorm Sandy within a minimally disturbed headwater stream in North Central Pennsylvania, USA
Kelly Maloney, USGS

Water quality and biological assessment in the lower reservoirs of the Susquehanna River
Luanne Steffy and Aaron Henning, SRBC

Privatizing the oceans: a novel plan to save fish stocks and the seas
Nick Walker, George Mason University

Addition of molasses and potassium citrate to mitigate the impact of acid mine drainage on stream macroinvertebrate and food web energetics
Sean Fenstemaker, Ohio University, Department of Biological Sciences

Pennsylvania limestone stream macroinvertebrate IBI
William Botts, PA DEP

Current status of zebra mussels in the lower Susquehanna River
Ron Klauda, MD DNR

Seasonal variation in intensity of acid mine drainage contaminants in southeastern Ohio watersheds in relation to flow and precipitation and potential consequences for macroinvertebrate communities
Mariah Thrush, Ohio University, Department of Biological Sciences


DAY 2 AGENDA: FRIDAY, March 28, 2014 – Workshops

 
1. Threshold Indicator Taxa Analysis (TITAN) Program
Facilitator: Matt Baker, University of Maryland Baltimore County, ([email protected])

2. Continuous Instream Monitoring
Facilitators: Mark Hoger, ([email protected]), Dustin Shull, ([email protected]) - PaDEP

3. Climate Change
Facilitators: Britta Bierwagen ([email protected]), Jonathon Witt ([email protected]), EPA Region 3; Jen Stamp ([email protected]) Tetratech

4. Identification and Taxonomy of Dragonflies
Facilitator: Richard Orr, Mid-Atlantic Invertebrate Field Studies (MAIFS), ([email protected])
(Class Limit: 20)

5. Identification and Taxonomy of Minnows (emphasis on shiners)
Facilitator: Dan Cincotta; West Virginia DNR/West Virginia University, ([email protected])
(Class Limit: 20)

6. Identification and Taxonomy of Midges
Facilitator: Rhonda Mendel, EnviroScience, ([email protected])
(Class Limit: 20)


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