North Carolina
Lake Management Society
Spring Workshop
Theme:
Harmful Algal Blooms: Identify, Respond, Mitigate
Friday, May 12, 2023
9am to 3:30pm
Center for Marine Sciences
University of North Carolina Wilmington
Bring your algal bloom sample for ID!
Draft Agenda
8:45 AM Welcome & Networking, light breakfast provided
Presentations:
9:00 – 10:40 AM Session 1: Algal Bloom Sampling, Identification and Toxicity
9:00 am - How to Identify and Assess an Algal Bloom
Mark Vander Borgh, M.S., Monitoring Coalition Coordinator, NC Division of Water Resources
9:25 am - Introduction to Nationwide Citizen Science Based CyanoHAB Monitoring
Jennifer Maucher Fuquay, M.S., NOAA
9:50 am - Blooming Cyanobacteria in Freshwater and Estuarine Systems in North Carolina
Catharina Alves-de-Souza, Ph.D., UNC Wilmington
10:15 am - Companion Animals as Sentinels: Animal Poison Control Center Harmful Algal Bloom Calls Suggest an Increase in Exposures in the United States and Canada (2010-2022)
Rebecca Bloch, DVM, MPH, College of Veterinary Medicine, NCSU
10:35 am - A word from our much-appreciated sponsors!
10:40 am - Networking Break
11:00 – 12:15 PM Session 2: Wet Detention Ponds – the Good, Bad and Ugly
11:00 am - Harmful Algae Blooms; A Prolific Issue in Urban Water Bodies
Amy Grogan, Ph.D. candidate – UNC Wilmington
11:25 am - Lake and Pond Sediments Harbor Large Amounts of Phosphorus
Larry Cahoon, Ph.D. –UNC Wilmington
11:50 am - Wet Detention Ponds – Metals and Toxins Repositories
Mike Mallin, Ph.D. –UNC Wilmington
12:15 pm - A word from our much-appreciated sponsors!
12:20 pm - Lunch provided on-site
1:10 pm - A word from our much-appreciated sponsors!
1:15 – 2:30 PM Session 3: Control of Algal Blooms and Aquatic Weed
Problems.
1:15 pm - Discussion Panel: West Bishop, SePro; Samantha Sardes, UPL NA, Inc.; Tom Warmuth, Biosafe Systems, Inc.
2:30 pm – Networking Break
2:45 pm - Use of Microscopy to Monitor Ecosystem Health in a PUD Pond in the Upper Cape Fear/Jordan Lake Watershed
Jerry Pulsfort - J.P. Optical/Aiken Instruments, Inc & Linda Ehrlich, Ph.D. - Spirogyra Diversified Environmental Services
3:05 pm - Final Discussions & Exciting NCLMS News!
3:30 pm - Adjournment