Call for Organized Sessions
The NENHC Program Committee is responsible for developing the program agenda which will group oral presentations related to a similar theme. Below is a provisional list of confirmed session titles followed by a list of some other possible sessions to be organized. To promote collaboration and interdisciplinary dialogue, proposals for other special sessions are welcome. Such sessions can highlight how active and dynamic a given subject is. The amount of time allotted for each session is 90 minutes. The general structure of each session is as follows: up to 10 minutes for a session overview and introduction, and then four 20-minute presentations (and/or panel discussions), including time for questions.
If you have a proposal for a special session or suggestions or questions you would like to discuss, please contact us.
If you would like to give a presentation as part of one of the confirmed sessions (listed at bottom of this page), please contact the session organizer.
Some Potential Session Titles
Human Impacts
Air Quality and Effects on Biota
Climate Change and Effects on Biota
Water Quality and Effects on Biota
Ecological Literacy in the Face of Climate Change
Wind Power Development and Effects on Biota
General Conservation
Biodiversity Conservation
Ecological Restoration
Habitat Conservation and Management
Novel Ecosystems
Wildlife Disease and Health
Freshwater Ecology
Ecology and Conservation of Vernal Pools
Ecology of Diadromous Fish
Freshwater Insects and Other Invertebrates
Freshwater Malacology
Wetland Ecology
Marine Ecology
Marine Fish Ecology and Fisheries
Marine Mammal Ecology
Ecology of Marine Algae
Ecology of Marine Invertebrates
Terrestrial Zoology
Ants
Avian Distribution and Ecology
Bird Migration
Ecology of Spiders
Ecology of Bees and Wasps
Forest Birds
Forest Health and Deer Management
Lepidoptera Ecology
Odonates
Small Mammal Ecology
Terrestrial Large-Mammal Ecology
Waterbirds
Other Terrestrial Invertebrates
Botany
Bryophyte Ecology
Ecology of Fungi
Floristic Studies
Forest Ecology and Forest Practices
Geobotany
Lichen Ecology
Other
Citizen Science
Paleobotany and Paleozoology of the Northeast
Confirmed Session Titles with Organizers and Contact Information
| Session Title | Organizer | Contact Information |
| Plenary Session | ||
| General Conservation | ||
| Invasive Species | Holly Zdrodowski | biocouncil@yahoo.com |
| Ecology and Demography of Rare Species | Sara Scanga | sescanga@utica.edu |
| Field Research Methods | Jay Westerveld | biocouncil@yahoo.com |
| Urban Ecology | David Krauss | cunybioprof@yahoo.com |
| Freshwater and Marine Ecology | ||
| Biodiversity, Conservation, and Management of Freshwater Molluscs | Ethan Nedeau Amy Mahar Jenny Landry |
ethan@biodrawversity.com ammahar@gw.dec.state.ny.us jalandry@gw.dec.state.ny.us |
| Fish Ecology | Karin Limburg Neil Ringler |
klimburg@esf.edu nhringle@esf.edu |
| Freshwater Ecology | Tim Mihuc | mihuctb@plattsburgh.edu |
| Tidal Marshes | John Potente | ourialis@gmail.com |
| Wetland Restoration and Conservation | Jennifer Karberg | jkarberg@nantucketconservation.org |
| Wetlands and "Waters" | Bob Lichvar | robert.w.lichvar@erdc.usace.army.mil |
| Terrestrial Zoology | ||
| Amphibian Conservation and Ecology | Mike Mallon | biocouncil@yahoo.com |
| Avian Ecology | Susan Elbin Lee Harper Chip Weseloh |
selbin@nycaudubon.org lharper1@twcny.rr.com Chip.Weseloh@ec.gc.ca |
| Coordinated Bird Monitoring Efforts | Paul Novak | pgnovak@gw.dec.state.ny.us |
| Coyotes and Wolves in the Northeast | Dan Bogan Jacqui Friar |
dab93@cornell.edu jfrair@esf.edu |
| Earthworm Ecology and Evolution | Tim McCay Peter Ducey |
tmccay@colgate.edu Peter.Ducey@cortland.edu |
| Reptile Conservation and Ecology | Mike Mallon | biocouncil@yahoo.com |
| Turtle Biology, Conservation, and Ecology | Glenn Johnson | johnsong@potsdam.edu |
| Invasive Insects in Northern Forests | Melissa Fierke Stephen Teale |
mkfierke@esf.edu sateale@esf.edu |
| Botany | ||
| Ecosystem Services and Habitat Functions Provided by Nonnative Plants | Erik Kiviat | kiviat@bard.edu |
| Ethnobotany of the Haudenosaunee Homelands | Robin Wall Kimmerer | rkimmer@esf.edu |
| Forest Ecology | Jackie Schnurr | jschnurr@wells.edu |
| Fungi and Lichens | Scott LaGreca | sal66@cornell.edu |
| Plant Ecology | Nishi Rajakaruna | nrajakaruna@gmail.com |
| Sphagnum Ecology | Dick Andrus | randrus@binghamton.edu |
| Human Impacts | ||
| Ecological, Biogeographic and Evolutionary Responses of Mammals to Climate Change | Mark Lomolino | island@esf.edu |
| Long-term Ecological Monitoring and Global Climate Change | Rick Van de Poll | rickvdp@gmail.com |
| Pollution Impacts on Forest Biodiversity | Jennifer Yantachka Cheryl Bondi |
jeyantac@syr.edu cabondi@syr.edu |
| Other | ||
| Naturalists and Natural History: Linking the Past and Present | Don McAlpineJay Cordeiro | Donald.McAlpine@nbm-mnb.ca Jay.Cordeiro@umb.edu |
| Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Natural History: Potential Synergies | Robin Wall Kimmerer | rkimmer@esf.edu |
| SPECIAL EVENT - ongoing all conference days | ||