Program

FLMS 35th Annual Technical Symposium

Theme: “Celebrating Resilience in Aquatic Resource Management”

Workshops: August 27, 2024
Technical Sessions August 28- 30, 2024
Hyatt Regency Coconut Point, Bonita Springs, Florida

We update as needed and the schedule may change at any time. Last update: August 23, 2024

Draft Agenda

Last updated 8/23/24

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Wednesday, August 28, 2024

Start	End	Session	Presenter (*denotes student presenter)	Title
7:00am	8:30am	Breakfast	Calusa Ballroom EFGH
8:45am	9:00am	Welcome and Opening Remarks	Tiffany Trent, FLMS President	Calusa Ballroom ABC
9:00am	10:00am	Keynote Address	Michael Parsons Ph.D., Professor FGCU, VFS Director	Water Quality Challenges Facing Florida
10:00am	10:30am	Morning Break	Calusa Ballroom EFGH
10:30am	10:35am	Lake Restoration Session Intro	Calusa Ballroom ABC	CEUs 1.0 Aquatic Weed Control
10:35am	10:50am	A1-1	Mike Hardin, P.E.	Turkey Creek Restoration Feasibility Study Overview
10:50am	11:05am	A1-2	Erich Marzolf, Ph.D.	Get the Diagnosis Right First, Understanding Factors Limiting Submerged Aquatic Vegetation
11:05am	11:20am	A1-3	Camille Carroll	Changes in Littoral Vegetation on Lakes Kissimmee, Cypress and Hatchineha, 2009 to 2023
11:20am	11:35am	A1-4	Randy Fink	Trials and Tribulations of Haul Seines in St. Johns River Lakes as a Water Quality Improvement Strategy
11:35am	11:50am	A1-5	Celeste Lyon	Using an Integrated Delivery Approach with Stream and Floodplain Restoration as a Tool to Improve Water Quality in a Eutrophic Central Florida Basin
11:50am	12:00pm	Session Q&A
12:00pm	1:30pm	Annual Business Lunch (provided)	Calusa Ballroom EFGH
1:30pm	1:35pm	Nutrient Management Session Intro	Calusa Ballroom ABC	CEUs 1.0 Aquatic Weed Control
1:35pm	1:50pm	A2-1	Lance Lumbard, M.S. CLM	Aluminum or Lanathanum? Results Of Sediment Nutrient Inactivation Studies and New Tools for Impaired Waterbodies
1:50pm	2:05pm	A2-2	Harvey Harper, Ph.D., P.E.	Comparison of Aluminum and Lanthanum Based Products for Sediment Inactivation: Chemistry, Dosing, and Effectiveness
2:05pm	2:20pm	A2-3	Jian Di, M.S.	Total Phosphorus Deposition Rate in Ocklawaha River Basin Lakes “A Mass Balance Approach”
2:20pm	2:35pm	A2-4	Casey Fitzgerald	Mandated Florida Springs Recovery: Monumental BMAP Failures to Date and a Roadmap to the Future
2:35pm	2:50pm	A2-5	Kevin Tyre, M.S.	Working with Nature to Tackle Nutrient Impairments
2:50pm	3:00pm	Session Q&A
3:00pm	3:30pm	Afternoon Break	Calusa Ballroom EFGH
3:30pm	3:35pm	Algae Session Intro	Calusa Ballroom ABC	CEUs Pending
3:35pm	3:50pm	A3-1	Autumn Taylor*	Laboratory-Scale Evaluation of Algaecide Effectiveness and Microcystin Degradation of Five USEPA-Registered Algaecides at Different Temperatures
3:50pm	4:05pm	A3-2	Meng Bing Lin*	Microcystin Biodegradation by Isolated Bacterial Strains
4:05pm	4:20pm	A3-3	David Berthold, Ph.D.	Diversity and Toxicity of Benthic Marine Cyanobacteria of the Florida Gulf Coast (USA) and Wider Caribbean
4:20pm	4:35pm	A3-4	Max Barbosa*	Macrophyte Coverage Drives Microbial Community Structure and Interactions in a Shallow Sub-Tropical Lake
4:35pm	4:50pm	A3-5	Kaytee Pokrzywinski	Development of an Automated Cyanobacteria Identification and Enumeration Tool and Its Perceived Use in Routine Monitoring of Toxic Cyanobacteria in Freshwater Environments
4:50pm	5:00pm	Session Q & A
6:00pm	8:00pm	Poster Session & Exhibitor Social	Calusa Ballroom EFGH

Thursday, August 29, 2024

Start	End	Session	Presenter (*denotes student presenter)	Title
7:00am	8:30am	Breakfast	Calusa Ballroom EFGH
8:45am	9:00am	Morning Remarks	Dan Schmutz, FLMS Incoming President	Calusa Ballroom ABC
9:00am	10:00am	Keynote Address	Maya Burke, Assistant Director Tampa Bay Estuary Program	The Tampa Bay Estuary: A (Mostly) Successful Example of National Estuary Programs Catalyzing Action Towards Clean Water Act Implementation
10:00am	10:30am	Morning Break	Calusa Ballroom EFGH
10:30am	10:35am	Lake Okeechobee Session Intro	Calusa Ballroom ABC	CEUs 1.5 Aquatic Weed Control
10:35am	10:50am	A4-1	Anna Swigris	Level Up: Two Years of Plankton in Lake Okeechobee
10:50am	11:05am	A4-2	Daniel Marchio	An Analysis of Submerged Aquatic Vegetation in Lake Okeechobee: Insights, Historical Trends, and Environmental Factors
11:05am	11:20am	A4-3	Halley Carruthers, M.S.	The Use of Planet Satellite Imagery Analytics to Examine Spatial and Temporal Changes in Lake Okeechobee’s Littoral Zone
11:20am	11:35am	A4-4	Jennifer Chastant, Ph.D.	Wading Bird Forage Fish Density During the Breeding Season in Lake Okeechobee: Reviewing Historic Data
11:35am	11:50am	A4-5	Paul Jones, Ph.D.	Stirring the pot – Impacts of High Water and Extreme Weather Events on Lake Okeechobee Water Quality and Nutrient Budgets
11:50am	12:00pm	Session Q&A
12:00pm	1:30pm	Awards Luncheon (provided)	Calusa Ballroom EFGH
1:30pm	1:35pm	Coding in Water Resources Session Intro	Calusa Ballroom ABC	CEUs 1.0 Aquatic Weed Control
1:35pm	1:50pm	A5-1	Joshua Davis, Ph.D.	Automating NPDES Reporting Workflows with Python
1:50pm	2:05pm	A5-2	Alex Manos	Using R to Automate Workflows for a Water Quality Management System
2:05pm	2:20pm	A5-3	Dan Schmutz, M.S.	Upper Peace Creek Lakes Multivariate Analysis And Model Visualization Using A R Shiny Web Application
2:20pm	2:30pm	Session Q&A
2:30pm	3:00pm	Afternoon Break	Calusa Ballroom EFGH
3:00pm	3:35pm	Estuarine Management Session Intro	Calusa Ballroom ABC	CEUs 1.0 Aquatic Weed Control
3:05pm	3:20pm	A6-1	Leesa Souto, Ph.D.	A Flying Start: Novel Approaches to Using Remote Sensing Imagery for Ecosystem Management
3:20pm	3:35pm	A6-2	Grace Markell*	Quantifying Changes in Propeller Scarring Over Time in Seagrass Beds in Estero Bay, FL
3:35pm	3:50pm	A6-3	Jon Perry	Sarasota Bay Water Quality Protection Plan
3:50pm	4:00pm	Session Q & A
4:00pm	4:05pm	LAKEWATCH Session Intro		CEUs Pending
4:05 pm	4:20 pm		Gretchen Lescord	The Future of the Florida LAKEWATCH Program
5:30pm	6:30pm	Scholarship Fundraiser	H20-lympics!	Cypress Courtyard Lawn

Friday, August 30, 2024

Start	End	Session	Presenter (*denotes student presenter)	Title
7:00am	8:30am	Breakfast	Calusa Ballroom EFGH
8:45am	8:55am	Morning Remarks	Dan Schmutz, FLMS Incoming President	Calusa Ballroom ABC
8:55am	9:00am	Lake Management Session Intro	Calusa Ballroom ABC	CEUs 1.0 Aquatic Weed Control
9:00am	9:15am	A7-1	Serge Thomas, Ph.D.	Using Backyard Stormwater Ponds in Lee County Schools to Teach About Water Quality
9:15am	9:30am	A7-2	Jim Bays	Improving Pond Performance Through Wetland Enhancement: Jungle Lake Restoration Plan Phase I
9:30am	9:45am	A7-3	Steven Miller, M.S.	St. Johns Water Management Drawdown – Attempt to Restore Emergent Vegetation in a Water Quality Treatment Reservoir
9:45am	10:00am	A7-4	West Bishop, Ph.D.	Characterization of Phosphorus Sources and Cycling Dynamics in Aquatic Ecosystems Toward Improvement Management
10:00am	10:10am	Session Q&A
10:10am	10:40am	Morning Break	Calusa Ballroom EFGH
10:40am	10:45am	Lake Management Session Intro	Calusa Ballroom ABC	CEUs 1.0 Aquatic Weed Control
10:45am	11:00am	A8-1	E.J. Neafsey, Ph.D.	The Importance of Heavy Metals Monitoring for Environmental Management and Regulatory Compliance
11:00am	11:15am	A8-2	James Riddle	An Innovative, Machine-Learning Based Approach for HAB Indicators
11:15am	11:30am	A8-3	James Preston	Achieving Water Quality Improvements In Lakes With Both Watershed And Legacy Pollutant Sources Or What To Do When All The “Easy” Bmps Have Been Completed
11:30am	11:40am	Session Q&A
11:40am	12:00pm	Student Awards and Closing Remarks	Dan Schmutz, FLMS President