US Department of Interior Lectures

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Program Coordinator, Dr. Nick Aumen, USGS

Day 1, May 31, 2016

8:30 am            Coffee and doughnuts

9:00 am            Overview of Day 1 – Nick Aumen, USGS

9:15 am            Lecture 1: Near real-time spatial, hydrological, and ecological forecasting for natural resource decision support -- Leonard Pearlstine, Landscape Ecologist, Everglades National Park, Homestead FL (leonard_pearstine@nps.gov)

10:00 am          Discussion and break

10:15 am          Lecture 2: Water, energy, and carbon cycling in the Greater Everglades -- Barclay Shoemaker, Hydrologist, Caribbean-Florida Water Science Center, Davie FL (bshoemak@usgs.gov)

11:00                Discussion and break

11:15 am          Lecture 3: USGS data collection activities in south Florida – Mark Zucker, Physical Scientist, Caribbean-Florida Water Science Center, Davie FL (mzucker@usgs.gov)

12:00 pm          Discussion

12:15 pm          Lunch provided

1:15 pm            Lecture 4: Changes and choices: modeling species distributions in a dynamic landscape -- James Beerens, Ecologist, USGS Wetland and Aquatic Research Center, Davie, FL (jbeerens@usgs.gov)

2:00 pm            Discussion and break

2:15 pm            Lecture 5: Alligators and crocodiles as indicators of Everglades restoration, linking ecology and hydrology -- Laura Brandt, Regional Scientist, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Davie, FL (laura_brandt@fws.gov)

3:00 pm            Discussion and break

3:15 pm            Lecture 6: Invasive species: reptiles and amphibians… where are we now? – Brian J. Smith, Researcher, USGS Wetland and Aquatic Research Center, Davie, FL (bjsmith@usgs.gov)

4:00 pm            Visit with a Burmese Python and an Argentine Black and White Tegu (outside)

4:30 pm            End of Day 1

Day 2 - June 1, 2016

8:30 am            Coffee and doughnuts

9:00 am            Overview of Day 2 – Nick Aumen

9:15 am            Lecture 7: Forecasting ecological, hydrologic, and climate futures for Everglades restoration planning -- Stephanie Romañach, Researcher, USGS Wetland and Aquatic Research Center, Davie, FL (sromanach@usgs.gov)

10:00 am          Discussion and break

10:15 am          Lecture 8: Overview of USGS Greater Everglades Priority Ecosystem Sciences program --

Nick Aumen, Regional Science Advisor, Southeast Region, USGS, Davie FL (naumen@usgs.gov)

11:00 am          Discussion and break

11:15 am          Lecture 9: Application-driven hydrologic model development: ecosystem restoration purpose and model design -- Eric Swain, Hydrologist, Caribbean-Florida Water Science Center, Davie FL (edswain@usgs.gov)

12:00 pm          Discussion

12:15 pm          Lunch provided

1:15 pm            Lecture 10: Sensors as proxies for carbon, mercury, and nitrate in southwest Florida -- Amanda Booth, Physical Scientist, Caribbean-Florida Water Science Center, Ft. Meyers, FL (acbooth@usgs.gov)

2:00 pm            Discussion and break

2:15 pm            Lecture 11: Everglades Depth Estimation Network (EDEN), a decade of serving hydrologic information to scientists and resource managers -- Ed Patino, Hydrologist, Caribbean-Florida Water Science Center, Ft. Meyers, FL (epatino@usgs.gov)

3:00 pm            Discussion and break

3:15 pm            Round-table summary discussion with panelists                       

4:30 pm            End of Day 2    

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