Oregon Lakes Association
....a voice for quiet waters.
1:00 - 1:10 Introduction/Welcome ~ Theo Dreher, Dept. of Microbiology, OSU & OLA President-elect
1:10 - 1:40 Program Updates and monitoring options including ELISA strip tests ~ Rebecca Hillwig, Oregon Health Authority
• Season highlights and new monitoring partners • Monitoring: why, when, how • Flexibility in sampling and analysis to accommodate reduced resources
• Season highlights and new monitoring partners
• Monitoring: why, when, how
• Flexibility in sampling and analysis to accommodate reduced resources
1:40 - 2:40 Stakeholder experiences: 2015 bloom season and outlook for 2016
1:40 - 2:00 Al Johnson ~ US Forest Service 2:00 - 2:20 Dan Turner ~ US Army Corps of Engineers 2:20 - 2:40 Open participation: reports from around the state - What HABs research projects are active in Oregon?
1:40 - 2:00 Al Johnson ~ US Forest Service
2:00 - 2:20 Dan Turner ~ US Army Corps of Engineers
2:20 - 2:40 Open participation: reports from around the state - What HABs research projects are active in Oregon?
2:40 - 2:55 Break
2:55 - 3:30 Cyanotoxins from benthic cyanobacteria ~ Kurt Carpenter/Keith Loftin, USGS Oregon/Kansas Water Science Centers
3:30 - 3:50 Description of proposal for State funding of HAB surveillance through DEQ & OHA ~ Aaron Borisenko (DEQ) and Rebecca Hillwig (OHA)
3:50 - 4:10 The CyanoHAB challenge to drinking water utilities and EPA-led changes ~ David Donahue, Eugene Water & Electric Board
4:10 - 5:00 Open discussion wrap-up
Parking at OSU: Short-term or Commuter Parking is available for $12 in A Zones or $10 for B or C Zones for the day. Hourly rates are $2, $1, and $1, respectively. Government plates are not exempt from payment, so please get your parking permit either at a kiosk or online in advance.
Enquiries to: Dr. Theo Dreher, Department of Microbiology, Oregon State University Email: theo.dreher@oregonstate.edu
