TRAINING AGENDA: May 21–23, 2018

WATERCRAFT INSPECTION STEWARD PROGRAM SPRING 2018 WNY REGIONAL TRAINING

Monday: De Veaux Woods Introduction to Watercraft Inspection Aquatic Invasive Species Identification NYS Environmental Conservation Harmful Algal Blooms iMapInvasives Training Interpreting Niagara Falls

Tuesday: State Park Outreach, Education and Interpretation Data Collection; Standards and Protocol Survey 123 Software training Watercraft Inspection Scenarios Interpreting Whirlpool State Park

Wednesday: De Veaux Woods State Boater Safety Course

The purpose of this training is to provide watercraft inspection steward programs a standardized training event with local concentration and expertise. Lunch and other refreshments will be provided throughout the training.

By attending this training, you agree to grant New York Sea Grant permission to photograph the event. These images may be published for editorial and/or educational purposes only. An evaluation will be disseminated at the conclusion of this training, this information will be used to improve future programming efforts.

Contact Brittney Rogers, New York Sea Grant; E: [email protected] P: (315)331-8415 Monday, May 21: 8:00 AM – 5:30 PM

8:00-8:30 BREAKFAST AND REGISTRATION

Housekeeping, Introduction to Watercraft Inspection and Safety 8:30-9:30 Brittney Rogers- Watercraft Inspection Program Trainer, New York Sea Grant

Aquatic Plant Identification 9:30-11:00 Josh Unghire- Ecologist, United States Army Corps of Engineers

11:00-11:15 BREAK

Harmful Algal Bloom Identification 11:15-11:45 Amy LaBarge- Beach Water Quality Coordinator, New York State Office of Parks

11:45-12:15 LUNCH

Aquatic Animal Identification 12:15-1:30 Biological Science Technician, United States Fish and Wildlife

NYS Environmental Conservation 1:30-2:15 George Scheer- Environmental Conservation Officer, NYSDEC

2:15-2:30 BREAK

iMapInvasives Training 2:30-3:15 Kristin King- Assistant Program Coordinator, New York State Office of Parks Jordan Bodway- Lead Steward, New York State Office of Parks

Day 1 Review and Quizzes 3:15-4:00 Brittney Rogers, Kristin King, Jordan Bodway

Interpreting (Guided Hike) 4:00-5:30 Tina Spencer- Environmental Educator, New York State Office of Parks

DINNER 5:30-6:30 Optional: The Silo Restaurant

Tuesday, May 22: 8:00 AM – 5:30 PM

8:00-9:00 BREAKFAST AND REGISTRATION

Greetings and Housekeeping 9:00-9:30 Brittney Rogers, Kristin King, Jordan Bodway

Outreach, Education and Basic Biology Translations 9:30-10:30 Helen Domske- Senior Coastal Education Specialist, New York Sea Grant

Introduction to Data Collection 10:30-11:00 Brittney Rogers, New York Sea Grant

11:00-11:15 BREAK

Survey123 for ArcGIS; Software Training 11:15-12:15 John Marino- GIS Specialist, New York Natural Heritage Program

12:15-12:45 LUNCH

Watercraft Inspection Scenarios and Software Testing 12:45-4:00 All Hands, Break on own*

Day 2 Review and Quizzes 4:00-4:45 Brittney Rogers, Kristin King, Jordan Bodway

Interpreting Whirlpool State Park (Guided Hike) 4:45-5:30 Carol Rogers, New York State Office of Parks

DINNER 5:30-6:30 Optional: Griffon Gastropub, reservations suggested

Wednesday, May 23: 8:00 AM – 5:30 PM

Break down camp/pack vehicles 7:30-8:00 All Hands

8:00-8:30 BREAKFAST

NYS Boating Safety Course and Certification 8:30-12:00 Ro Woodard, Education Specialist, Marine Services Bureau, New York State Office of Parks

12:00-12:30 LUNCH

NYS Boating Safety Course and Certification 12:30-4:30 Ro Woodard, New York State Office of Parks

Farewells and Surveys 4:30-5:30 Kristin King and Jordan Bodway

TRAVEL HOME 5:30 Safe travels, thank you for attending!

Day 1: Day 2: Day 3: De Veaux Woods State Park De Veaux Woods State Park Park Offices, Conference Room Nature Center Park Offices, Conference Room 3180 De Veaux Woods Dr. 4 Scott Ave 3180 De Veaux Woods Dr. Niagara Falls, NY 14305 Youngstown, NY 14174 Niagara Falls, NY 14305

FUNDING AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS New York Sea Grant would like to thank the following partners for their help and assistance with making this training possible. Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper. Hudson River Sloop Clearwater. Finger Lakes Institute at Hobart & William Smith Colleges. Lower Hudson PRISM. NY Natural Heritage Program. NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, Invasive Species Coordination Unit. NYS Office of Park, Recreation and Historic Preservation, Division of Environmental Stewardship and Planning. St. Lawrence Eastern Lake Ontario PRISM. Western NY PRSIM. Samantha Fischer, Intern at Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper.

This Project has been funded in part by a grant from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Invasive Species Spread Prevention Grants Program through appropriations from the New York State Environmental Protection Fund and the US Fish & Wildlife Service Great Lakes Restoration Initiative monies to the Finger Lakes-Lake Ontario Watershed Protection Alliance.