Presentations from the Third Annual Mid-Atantic Chapter Conference
Urban Landscapes: Opportunities for Ecological Restoration
University of Philadelphia
January 9, 2008
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9:15 Keynote Address – The Urban Mosaic: Implications for Ecological Restoration
Richard Pouyat, Ph.D., U.S. Forest Service
Session 1: Stormwater Management
10:00 The Staten Island Bluebelt
Dean Cavallaro & Richard Brauman, NYC Dept. of Envr. Protection
10:30 Lessons from the West Coast: Portland, Seattle, and Philadelphia
Glen Abrams, Phila. Water Dept., & Joy Lawrence, PA Horticultural Society
Session 2: Urban Forests
11:15 NYC’s Natural Resources Group: Where Urban Forest Restoration Began
Timothy Wenskus, NYC Parks & Recreation
11:40 A Tree Grows in Brooklyn – But How Fast? Monitoring in Prospect Park
Jessica DiCicco, Prospect Park Alliance
12:05 ‘Taking Back’ Philadelphia’s Floodplain Forests
Tom Witmer & Sarah Low, Fairmount Park Commission
Session 3: Urban Streams and Shorelines
1:30 Nine Mile Run: From CSO to Celebration
Chris Streb, Biohabitats Inc.
2:00 The Woodrow Wilson Bridge: Fish Passage Mitigation Program
Patrick DiNicola, Potomac Crossing Consultants – RK & K
& Chuck Hegberg, KCI Technologies, Inc.
2:30 Angelica Lake Restoration: Urban Environmental Education Park
Michael Campbell, A.D. Marble & Company
Session 4: Urban Ecosystem Planning
3:00 The Delaware Estuary Watershed Database and Mapping Project
Simeon Hahn, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
3:25 Philadelphia Watershed Registry Program
Eric Haniman, Philadelphia Water Department
3:45 Closing Address – The Bronx River Story: Reclaiming a Resource
Linda Cox, Bronx River Alliance