Special Event

Event

Buffalo National River Science Symposium

Buffalo National River

Fee:

Free.

Location:

Virtual Event

Dates & Times

Date:

Tuesday, March 1, 2022

Time:

8:30 AM

Duration:

7 hours

Type of Event

Management/Planning
Other
Talk
Virtual/Digital

Virtual participants are welcome to come and go as they please.


Description

To celebrate Buffalo National River's 50th anniversary on March 1, 2022, scientists, researchers, and subject matter experts from across the country are coming together virtually to present the latest discoveries pertaining to natural and cultural resources at Buffalo National River. This virtual event will be free and open to the public. Meeting link: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_YTQ1ZTIwYzUtNDU1ZC00N2FmLTkxYWUtMTY5NThhNWFkMGIy%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%220693b5ba-4b18-4d7b-9341-f32f400a5494%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22a4ef40cc-cfbb-4436-9fc4-27c31c3453cf%22%2c%22IsBroadcastMeeting%22%3atrue%7d&btype=a&role=a
 
2022 Buffalo National River Science Symposium Schedule:

8:40 – 8:50 – Housekeeping items and meeting lay-out

8:50 – 9:00 – Melissa Trenchik – National Park Service - Welcome and Introduction

Session 1: Terrestrial

9:00 – 9:15 – Dan Drees – National Park Service – Fire Effects Spanning 17 Years at Buffalo National River

9:15 – 9:30 – Dr. Mike Chamberlain – University of Georgia – Population-level Impacts of Chronic Wasting Disease on Arkansas’s White-tailed Deer

9:30 –9:45 – Derek Filipek – National Park Service – Riparian Buffer Improvements Along Buffalo National River9:45 – 10:00 – Dr. David Peterson – Retired Professor- The Arkansas Phosphorus Index – Theory and Practice

10:00 – 10:20 – Q&A for Session 1

10:20 – 10:40 Break

Session 2: Water Quality

10:40 – 10:55 – Dr. Lucas Driver and Billy Justus – US Geological Survey – Preliminary Assessment of Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Nutrients and Filamentous Algae in the Buffalo River, 2018-2021

10:55 – 11:10 – Brie Olsen – Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Data Use in the 303(d)/305(b) Process

11:10 – 11:25 – Dr. Brian Haggard and Erin Grantz– Arkansas Water Resource Center – Water Quality Changes and Perspective in the Buffalo National River over the Last Two Decades

11:25 – 11:40 – Anna Pieri – Arkansas State University – Status of Freshwater Mussels in the Buffalo National River: Elevated Nutrients May Be Harming Young Mussels

11:40 – 12:00 – Q&A for Session 2

12:00 – 1:00 Lunch

Session 3: Watershed

1:00 – 1:15 – Dr. Kayla Sapkota – Cave Research Foundation – Cave Research Foundation at Buffalo National River

1:15 – 1:30 – Chris Bove – Natural Resource Conservation Service – How to Access NRCS’ Voluntary Natural Resources Conservation Assistance

1:30 – 1:45 – Tate Wentz – Arkansas Department of Agriculture- Unpaved Roads, Impacts to Water Quality, and the Arkansas Unpaved Road Program

1:45 – 2:00 – Dr. Stephanie Shepherd – Auburn University – The Buffalo National River Rocks! An Overview of Ongoing Geology Research

2:00 – 2:20 – Q&A for Session 3

2:20 – 2:40 Break

Session 4: History and Future

2:40 – 2:55 – Sarah O’Donnell – Osage Nation Historic Preservation Office – Protecting Osage Resources at the Buffalo National River

2:55 – 3:10 – Eden Hemming – Archaeologist for the Osage Nation – Osage Nation and Buffalo National River

3:10 – 3:25 – Casey Johannsen – National Park Service – The Space Above the Buffalo

3:25 – 3: 40 – Q&A for Session 4

3:40 – 3:50 – Mark Foust – Superintendent Buffalo National River – Closing Remarks – The Next 50 Years of Protecting Buffalo


 Visit https://www.nps.gov/buff/50th-anniversary-science-symposium.htm for speakers bios and presentation abstracts. 


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Contact Information

Shawn Hodges
870-365-2778
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