First annual Long Island Natural History Conference
Long Island’s River Otters
Mike Bottini [more info]
Natural History of Brookhaven National Laboratory
Tim Green [more info]
Thirty Years of Marine Mammals and Sea Turtles Around Long Island
Rob DiGiovanni [more info]
Biodiversity and Ecological Potential of Plum Island, NY
Matt Schlesinger [more info]
Strange Times for Jamaica Bay Terrapins
Russell Burke [more info]
Horseshoe Crab Monitoring in New York State's Marine District and Interactions with Migratory Shorebirds in Moriches Bay
Matt Sclafani [more info]
Changes to Our Flora and Fauna
Peter Alden [more info]
Jamaica Bay: An Urban National Park
Don Riepe [more info]
Bird Migration on Long Island
Shai Mitra [more info]
Lifestyles of East Coast Butterflies
Rich Cech [more info]
Atlantic White Cedar: Its Historical and Current Status on Long Island
John Turner [more info]
The Long Island Alewife: Biology, Ecology and Restoration
Byron Young [more info]
A Frog’s Tale: The Story of a Long Island Extinction and Its Unexpected Role in the Discovery of a New Species of Leopard Frog (Anura ranidae) in the Urban Northeast
Jeremy Feinberg [more info]
Second annual Long Island Natural History Conference
Coastal Response to Hurricane Sandy at Fire Island, NY
Cheryl Hapke, USGS [more info]
Development of the Old Inlet Breach and its Impacts on Great South Bay
Charles N. Flagg, SUNY Stony Brook [more info]
How Superstorm Sandy Changed Sunken Meadow Creek
Ariana Newell, NYS Parks [more info]
American Eels in New York
Carol Hoffman, NYSDEC [more info]
The Long Island Mammal Survey
Joshua Stiller, NYSDEC [more info]
Suburban Nature and Environmentalism on Post WWII Long Island
Christopher Sellers, SUNY Stony Brook [more info]
Status of the Red Knot and Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow on LI
Steve Papa, USFWS [more info]
The Moths of Long Island
Hugh McGuinness [more info]
The Land of Oz: Spiders and Chiggers and Ticks, Oh My!
Scott Campbell, SCDHS [more info]
Home Ranges of Eastern Box Turtles at Brookhaven National Lab
Jennifer Higbie, Brookhaven National Laboratory [more info]
Monitoring movement and passage of fish in the Carmans River
Heidi N. O’Riordan, Aquatic Biologist, NYSDEC [more info]
Conservation of the Eastern Tiger Salamander on Long Island
Valorie Titus, Wildlife Conservation Society [more info]
The Bats of Long Island
Michael S. Fishman, Barton & Loguidice, P.C. [more info]
History of the Menhaden Fishery in New York
William Wise, SUNY Stony Brook [more info]
Carnivorous Plants of Long Island
Matthew Michael Kaelin [more info]
A Day in the Life of the Carmans River
Melissa Griffiths Parrott, Pine Barrens Commission [more info]
Third annual Long Island Natural History Conference
Effects of excessive nitrogen loading on coastal ecosystems
Dr. Chris Gobler, SUNY Marine & Atmospheric Sciences [more info]
White-tailed deer and their influence on forest vegetation
Thomas Rawinski, USDA. Forest Service [more info]
Long Island lichens: an exploration of a hidden world
James Lendemer, New York Botanical Garden [more info]
Establishing phenology monitoring sites
Kerry Battle, President, CEO Community Greenway [more info]
The Role of ctenophores (comb jellies) in Long Island estuaries
Dr. Marianne E. McNamara, Suffolk Community College [more info]
Novel ecosystems: a threat to wildlife
Dr. Marilyn Jordan, The Nature Conservancy [more info]
Bald Eagles nesting on Long Island
Michael S. Scheibel, The Nature Conservancy [more info]
New York's newest immigrants: coyotes in the metropolitan area
Chris Nagy, Mianus River Gorge Preserve [more info]
Harbor seals at Cupsogue Beach: population trends and site fidelity
Dr. Arthur H. Kopelman,SUNY, CRESLI [more info]
Cybertracker conservation track and sign certification
George Leoniak, Cybertracker Conservation [more info]
Status of orchids on Long Island
Dr. Eric Lamont, LIBS, and Tom Nelson [more info]
Management, urbanization, and isolation on grassland biodiversity
Polly Weigand, Suffolk Soil & Water Conservation [more info]
Breeding birds of Long Island: past, present, and future
Eric Salzman, Bard member, SOFO [more info]
Sharks and rays of the New York seascape
Merry Camhi, Director, NY Seascape [more info]
Coyotes on Long Island: a participatory framework for planning
Dr. Mark Weckel, American Museum of Natural History [more info]
Falcons on FIRE (Fire Island Raptor Enumerators)
Drew Panko, Trudy Battaly, Fire Island Hawk Watch [more info]
Fourth annual Long Island Natural History Conference
The Southern Pine Beetle Infestation on Long Island: Status and Trends
John D. Wernet, Supervising Forester, Division of Lands and Forests, NYSDEC–Region 1 and John W. Pavacic, Executive Director, Central Pine Barrens Joint Planning and Policy Commission [more info]
Overview and Status of the NYS DEC Colonial Water Bird Program: Where it Has Been, Where it is and Where it is Headed
Chip Hamilton, Senior Wildlife Biologist, NYSDEC Region 1 [more info]
Hide and Seek in the Wilds of Long Island
Dave Taft, Jamaica Bay Coordinator, National Recreation Area
[more info]
American Chestnut: Leading the Way to a Healthier Forest
William Powell, SUNY College of Environmental Science [more info]
Great Gull Island Terns: Here and There
Helen Hays, Director, Great Gull Island Project [more info]
To Kill a Kudzu: The Status of Exotic Invasive Plants on Long Island
Lara H. Pomi-Urbat, Project Manager/Environmental Scientist at Nelson, Pope & Voorhis, LLC [more info]
Update on The Nature Conservancy’s Shellfish Restoration Efforts in Great South Bay
Carl LoBue, Senior Marine Scientist The Nature Conservancy on Long Island and Adam Starke, Marine Scientist The Nature Conservancy
[more info]
Managing and Restoring Eelgrass
Chris Pickerell, Cornell Cooperative Extension [more info]
Barcode Long Island: Student-Centered Biodiversity Research
Maria Brown, Science Research Teacher, Sayville High School and
Bruce Nash, Assistant Director for Science, Cold Spring Harbor Lab DNA Learning Center [more info]
Lizards Among Us: Italian Wall Lizards in Suburbia
Russell L. Burke, Chair, Biology Dept., Hofstra University [more info]
Long Island’s Climate: Past and Future
David Black, Marine & Atmospheric Sciences, SUNY SB [more info]
Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel
Carl Safina, professor for Nature and Humanity at Stony Brook University, Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science, and founder of The Safina Center [more info]
The Sharks in Our Near Shore Waters: Oh, Just How Little We Know
Gregory M. Metzger, Marine Science, Southampton High [more info]
Science Illustration: Art as a Tool for Scientific Inquiry and Understanding
Jan Christopher Porinchak, M.F.A; Amanda Levine, M.A.; and Amanda Furcall, B.A. Conservation Biology [more info]
Spreading Adders?
Ecology and Natural History of the Eastern Hog-nosed Snake on Long Island
John Vanek, PhD candidate, Cooperative Wildlife Research Laboratory at Southern Illinois University [more info]
The Historical Ecology of the Great South Bay’s Blue Point Oyster
Jeffrey Kassner, Research Associate,
Long Island Maritime Museum [more info]
Drifters: a Guide to the Stray Tropical Fishes of New York
Todd Gardner, Suffolk Community College [more info]
Fifth annual Long Island Natural History Conference
Horseshoe Crabs: Global Conservation Icon in Dire Straits
John T. Tanacredi, Ph.D., Dept. of Biology, Chemistry, and Environmental Studies, and Director of CERCOM, Molloy College MORE INFO
Freshwater Fishes of Long Island:
What are they and where did they come from?
Chart Guthrie, Regional Fisheries Manager, NYSDEC,
Stony Brook MORE INFO
Restoring Tributaries and River Herring on Long Island
Enrico Nardone Exec. Director Seatuck Environmenal Association MORE INFO
Herpetofauna of the Northeast Coastal Region
Alvin Breisch, Roosevelt Wild Life Station,
College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse MORE INFO
What's so special about the Long Island Dwarf Pine Plains?
Jessica Gurevitch, Ph.D., Department of Ecology and Evolution,
Stony Brook University MORE INFO
The American beachgrass microbiome:
Spying on private conversations underground
Javier A. Izquierdo, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Biology,
Hofstra University MORE INFO
Plankton blooms, decreasing temperatures, and recent fishkills:
Is there a connection?
Sixto Portilla, The Graduate Center, CUNY MORE INFO
What Every Naturalist Should Know About the Geologic History
and Glacial Geomorphology of Long Island
Dr. J Bret Bennington, Department of Geology, Environment, and Sustainability, Hofstra University MORE INFO
From Plankton to Whales: Why our local waters are worth protecting
Christopher Paparo, Marine Sciences Center Manager, Stony Brook University, School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences MORE INFO
Atlantic Bluefin Tuna: A Fish Without a Country
Bradley S. McHale, Northeast Branch Chief
National Marine Fisheries Service MORE INFO
Wicked Neat: the Natural History of Vernal Pools
Matthew R. Burne, Conservation Director, Walden Woods Project MORE INFO
Long Island’s Role in the Comeback of the Great White Shark
Tobey H. Curtis, NOAA – National Marine Fisheries Service and
University of Massachusetts – Dartmouth MORE INFO
Salt Marshes: A Natural and Unnatural History
Judith S. Weis Dept. of Biological Sciences,
Rutgers University, Newark MORE INFO
Plum Island: Biological Linchpin of an Archipelago
Louise Harrison, New York Outreach Coordinator Plum Island Campaign,
Save the Sound MORE INFO
Sixth Annual Long Island Natural History Conference
Whales of New York City and the Return of the Humpback Whale
Paul L. Sieswerda, President, CEO, Gotham Whale MORE INFO
Atlantic Sturgeon: Life History, Management and Research
Kim McKown, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Marine Invertebrate and Protected Resources Unit Leader MORE INFO
Long Island's Coastal Plain Ponds: A Unique Ecosystem Under Threat
Steve Young, Chief Botanist, New York Natural Heritage Program MORE INFO
The Very Last Timber Rattlesnake
Ted Levin, naturalist and writer, author of “America's Snake: The Rise and Fall of the Timber Rattlesnake MORE INFO
New York Seagrass Conservation Activities
Soren Dahl, NYSDEC MORE INFO
Restoring Oyster Reefs in Hempstead Bay:
Methods, Results and Future Directions
James P. Browne Ph.D., Dept. of Conservation and Waterways, Town of Hempstead MORE INFO
Conservation Updates: Bald Eagles
Kevin Jennings (NYSDEC) MORE INFO
Conservation Updates: River Otters
Mike Bottini (L.I. Nature Organization) MORE INFO
Conservation Updates: River Otters
Leslie Lupo (NYSDEC) MORE INFO
Conservation Updates: Coyotes
Frank Vincenti (Wild Dog Foundation) MORE INFO
The Future of Brook Trout in Long Island: Long Term Thinking Christopher Aigner, President of Long Island Chapter of Trout Unlimited MORE INFO
White-tailed Deer Biology and Monitoring Methods for Landowners
Sue Booth-Binczik Ph.D., NYSDEC MORE INFO
Bat Conservation on Long Island and the Case of the Northern Long-eared Bat (Myotis septentrionalis)
Samantha Hoff, NYSDEC and SUNY Albany MORE INFO
Conservation Updates: Diamondback Terrapins
Russ Burke (Hofstra) MORE INFO
Conservation Updates: White Sharks
Frank Quevedo (SoFo) MORE INFO
Conservation Updates: Plum Island
Louise Harrison (Preserve Plum Island Coalition) MORE INFO
Long Island’s Goatsuckers:
Whip-poor-will, Chuck-will’s-widow, and Common Nighthawk
John Turner, Seatuck Environmental Association MORE INFO
Tracking Spotted Turtles Over the Year
Mike Bottini, Long Island Nature Organization MORE INFO
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