Sebago Lake Symposium
Held February 2, 2019
Recordings of the Sessions
This event was a chance for the Sebago Lake community members and scientists to interactively and collaboratively share/grow their understanding of Sebago Lake.
Topics
- health of fishery
- water quality
- climate change impacts
- monitoring buoy
- algae and invasive plants
- citizen science
- beach closures
- shoreline landscaping
- policies for lake protection
Free. Open to public. Lunch and beer tasting included.
Schedule At A Glance
10:35am Educators Workshop Begins- see button below for more details
| Time | Session 1 | Session 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 8:45-9:30am | Registration, coffee | |
| 9:30-10:05am | Sebago Lake: Past, Present, and Future Paul Hunt (PWD), Brie Holme (PWD), Emily Lesher (SJC) |
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| 10:15-10:35am | The Impact of Weather and Climate on Sebago Lake Ryan Dorland (SJC) | Climate Change Impacts to Maine’s Lakes Jessie Meeks (Bates College) |
| 10:35am | Educators Workshop begins | |
| 10:35-11:05am | My Beach is closed. Now what? Chad Thompson, Laurel Jackson (PWD) | Sebago Lake Coldwater Fisheries Management: History, Current Status, and Recent Research Jim Pellerin (IFW) |
| 11:05-11:15am | Break | |
| 11:15-11:45am | Neighbor’s Roundtable and Panel | Angler’s Roundtable and Panel |
| 12pm | Lunch Pearson’s Cafe (Mercy Hall) | Brewers’ Breakout - discussion session for members of the brewing industry. Luke Truman (Allagash Brewery), Paul Hunt (PWD) Sister Mary Kneeland Room, Pearson’s Cafe |
| 1-1:20pm | LakeTemps Network - Citizen Science on Sebago Lake Todd Rodgers (Rodgers Research Group LLC) | Aliens Among Us: Invasive Plants in Sebago Mary Jewett (Lakes Environmental Association) |
| 1:20-1:40pm | The Value of Ecosystem Services and Forest Conservation in the Sebago Lake Watershed Adam Daigneault (U. Maine), Spencer Meyer (Highstead Foundation) | The Hunt for Aquatic Invaders: building and sustaining an effective citizen-powered early-detection effort on Sebago Lake Roberta Hill (Lake Stewards of Maine) |
| 1:50-2:35pm | Taking Action - Policies to protect the lake Colin Holme (LEA), Susan Gallo (MLS), Bill Diamond (District 26 Senator), Rich Cebra (District 68 Representative) | |
| 2:35-3:30pm | Beer tasting, Conversation, and Posters/Exhibits | |
8:45-9:30am | Registration, coffee
9:30-10:05am
Sebago Lake: Past, Present, and Future - Paul Hunt (PWD), Brie Holme (PWD), Emily Lesher (SJC)
10:15-10:35am
The Impact of Weather and Climate on Sebago Lake - Ryan Dorland (SJC)
Climate Change Impacts to Maine’s Lakes - Jessie Meeks (Bates College)
10:35am
Educators Workshop begins
10:35-11:05am
My Beach is closed. Now what? - Chad Thompson, Laurel Jackson (PWD)
Sebago Lake Coldwater Fisheries Management: History, Current Status, and Recent Research - Jim Pellerin (IFW)
11:05-11:15am | Break
11:15-11:45am
Neighbor’s Roundtable and Panel
Angler’s Roundtable and Panel
12pm | Lunch Pearson’s Cafe (Mercy Hall)
Brewers’ Breakout - discussion session for members of the brewing industry. Luke Truman (Allagash Brewery), Paul Hunt (PWD) in Sister Mary Kneeland Room, Pearson’s Cafe
1-1:20pm
LakeTemps Network - Citizen Science on Sebago Lake - Todd Rodgers (Rodgers Research Group LLC)
Aliens Among Us: Invasive Plants in Sebago - Mary Jewett (Lakes Environmental Association)
1:20-1:40pm
The Value of Ecosystem Services and Forest Conservation in the Sebago Lake Watershed - Adam Daigneault (U. Maine), Spencer Meyer (Highstead Foundation)
The Hunt for Aquatic Invaders: building and sustaining an effective citizen-powered early-detection effort on Sebago Lake - Roberta Hill (Lake Stewards of Maine)
1:50-2:35pm
Taking Action - Policies to protect the lake - Colin Holme (LEA), Susan Gallo (MLS), Bill Diamond (District 26 Senator), Rich Cebra (District 68 Representative)
2:35-3:30pm
Beer tasting, Conversation, and Posters/Exhibits
Presenters
HOSTED BY
FUNDING
Provided by the Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey through the Senator George J. Mitchell Center at the University of Maine, under Grant No. G16AP00057.
SPONSORS
Location
Harold Alfond Hall
Saint Joseph's College
278 Whites Bridge Road
Standish, Maine
Contact
Emily Lesher: 207-893-7910 | sebago@sjcme.edu