2004 State of the Strait Conference
Monitoring for Sound Management
The theme of the 2004 State of the Strait Conference was "Monitoring for Sound Management". The conference was held on December 2nd, 2004 at the University of Windsor in Windsor, Ontario.
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State of the Strait: Monitoring for Sound Management 2004
This document summarizes the proceedings of the 2004 State of the Strait Conference, held at the University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario on December 2nd 2004.
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2004 Conference Presentations
Below is a list of the sessions and presentations made at the 2004 State of the Strait meeting. Where available, you can click on the title link of a presentation to download a PDF version of the slides that accompanied the talk.
Session 1: Traditional Monitoring
Moderator: Charlie Bristol, Bristol Technical Services, Inc.
10:30 am
Utilization of water quality data to support the City of Detroit’s long term combined sewer overflow control planAuthors: Imad Salim, Mirza Rabbaig, Tony Igwe, Julie Aichler
11:10 am
Rouge River water quality - a decade of progress (no slides available)
Authors: Colleen Hughes, Kelly Cave, Joe Rathbun, Chris Catalfio
11:30 am
Monitoring in support of modeling (no slides available)
Author: Ken Drouillard
Session 2: Biomonitoring
Moderator: John Hartig, US Fish and Wildlife Service
1:00 pm
Fish and fisheries of the Detroit RiverAuthors: Timothy B. Johnson, S. Powell, D. MacLennan, Robert C. Haas
1:20 pm
Hawk migration studies by Southeastern Michigan Raptor Research at the Detroit River mouth – a basic lookAuthor: Paul Cypher
1:40 pm
Aerial canvasback survey of Lake St. Clair, Detroit River and western Lake ErieAuthors: Joseph Robison, Michigan Dept. of Natural Resources
2:00 pm
Trends in bald eagle population size and productivity along the Detroit River and on the north shore of Lake Erie
(no slides available)
Authors: Dawn K. Laing and Debbie S. Badzinski
Session 3: Volunteer Monitoring
Moderator: Melanie Coulter, Detroit River Canadian Cleanup
3:00 pm
Christmas Bird Counts and Project FeederWatch – citizens in actionAuthor: Sarah Rupert
3:20 pm
Rouge River volunteer frog and toad survey (no slides available)
Author: Sally Petrella
3:40 pm
Stream Team-10 years of Downriver watershed monitoringAuthors: Bruce Szczechowski, John Nasarzewski
4:00 pm
The Marsh Monitoring Program: Monitoring ecological integrity of wetlands in Great Lakes Areas of Concern
(no slides available)
Author: Steven T.A. Timmermans