Conferences and Presentations

Carr, C. (2008) Paul S. Sarbanes Ecosystem Restoration Project at Poplar Island: Environmental monitoring. Presented at Maryland Water Monitoring Council Annual Conference, Linthicum, MD.
Carr, C. (2014, July) Paul S. Sarbanes Ecosystem Restoration Project at Poplar Island: Beneficial use of dredged material. Presented at the Conference on Ecological and Ecosystem Restoration, New Orleans, LA.
Compton, A. (2007) Wetland development in dredged material at the Paul S. Sarbanes Ecosystem Restoration Project at Poplar Island. Presented at 10th Annual Watersheds & Wetlands Workshop, Ocean City, MD.
Cornwell, J. (2016, December) The biogeochemistry of wetland soils derived from fine-grained estuarine sediments. Presented at the 8th Restore America’s Estuaries National Summit Program, New Orleans, LA.
Derrick, P. (2007) Poplar Island: Environmental monitoring and consensus building. Presented at the World Organization of Dredging Conference (WODCON) XVIII - Global Dredging Congress, Orlando, FL.
Derrick, P., McKee, J., Mendelsohn, M., Brennan, K. (2007) Poplar Island: Project successes, lessons learned, and future plans. Presented at the World Organization of Dredging Conference (WODCON) XVIII Global Dredging Congress, Orlando, FL.
Donegan, T., Shaw, S., Urso, D. (2007) Paul S. Sarbanes Ecosystem Restoration Project at Poplar Island: Dike construction and wetland development dike construction and wetland development. Presented at the World Organization of Dredging Conference (WODCON) XVIII - Global Dredging Congress, Orlando, FL.
Elseroad, M. (2006, June) Adaptive management for island restoration using dredged material at Poplar Island. Presented at the Adaptive Management of Water Resources, 2006 Summer Specialty Conference, American Water Resources Association, Missoula, MT.
Elseroad, J., Johnson, S., Mendelsohn, M., McKee, J. (2007) Adaptive management successes on Poplar Island. Presented at the World Organization of Dredging Conference (WODCON) XVIII - Global Dredging Congress, Orlando, FL.
Elseroad, J., Derrick, P., Johnson, S., Mendelsohn, M., & McKee, J. (2007) Poplar Island Environmental Restoration Project: Adaptive management process for assessment of wetland cell development and habitat restoration success. Presented at the World Organization of Dredging Conference (WODCON) XVIII - Global Dredging Congress, Orlando, FL.
Erwin, M. (2004, August) Gull-billed Terns on the edge? Population declines and colony-site dynamics. Presented at Stated Meeting of the American Ornithologists’ Union, Quebec, QC, Canada.
Erwin, M. (2007, August) Wetland restoration of birds: Case studies from San Francisco Bay, Chesapeake Bay, and the Florida Everglades. Presented at Ecological Society of America and Society of Ecological Restoration, San Jose, CA.
Erwin, R. M. (2011, April) Islands at bay: rising seas, eroding islands, and the waterbird habitat loss in Chesapeake Bay (USA). Paper presented at the Society for Ecological Restoration, Merida, Mexico.
Graham, L. (2007, August) Diamondback terrapin nesting ecology at the Poplar Island Environmental Restoration Project. Paper presented at the Terrapin Symposium, Diamondback Terrapin Working Group, Millersville, MD.
Guise, A., Mendelsohn, M., Compton, A. (2008) The Paul S. Sarbanes Ecosystem Restoration Project Workgroup where cooperation pays-off. Presented at Planning Community of Practice Conference, San Antonio, TX.
Guy, C. (2008, December) PIERP SAV monitoring program. Presentation given at Chesapeake Bay Freshwater SAV Partnership, Annapolis, MD.
Guy, C. (2009, March) Bird species observed at Poplar Island. Presented at the Calvert County Audubon Society monthly meeting, Calvert County, MD.
Guy, C., & McGowan, P. (2012, December) 2012 Poplar Island avian mortality event. Presented at Harmful Algal Bloom Work Group Meeting, Annapolis, MD.
Guy, M. (2013, March) 2012 Poplar Island avian mortality event. Presented at the International Association for the Advancement of Aquatic Animal Medicine Conference, Sausalito, CA.
Guy, M. (2013, March) 2012 Poplar Island avian mortality event. Presented at the National Wildlife Rehabilitators Association Symposium, Portland, OR.
Hamons, F. (2007) Paul S. Sarbanes Ecosystem Restoration at Poplar Island. Presented at the World Organization of Dredging Conference (WODCON) XVIII - Global Dredging Congress, Orlando, FL.
Harlan, J. (2006, December) A case study in adaptive management - Redesign of Nesting Island Habitat. Poster Session at Restore America Conference, New Orleans, LA.
Harlan, J. (2006) An overview of the Poplar Island Environmental Restoration Project – operations, monitoring and consensus building. Presented at International Tidal Wetland Conference, Salisbury, MD.
Harlan, J. (2009, December) Dredged material, water, and wetlands: Educational habitats in the Chesapeake Bay. Presented at Maryland Water Monitoring Council 2009 Annual Conference, North Linthicum, MD.
Henry, E., Fowler, J., Worthy, K., Morgan, J. (2018, December) Is hotter better for our Head Start terrapin program?. Presented at the American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2018, Washington, D.C..
Kotulak, P. W., Headland, J. R., Moffat & Nichol. (2007) Paul S. Sarbanes Ecosystem Restoration Project at Poplar Island: Coastal engineering design and construction. Presented at the World Organization of Dredging Conference XVIII Global Dredging Congress, Orlando, FL.
McGowan, P. (2012, October) Tern and muskrat wildlife management. Two Posters presented at Restore America’s Estuaries 6th National Conference, Tampa, FL.
McGowan, P. (2016, December) Wildlife management at Poplar Island: Lessons learned. Presented at the 8th Restore America’s Estuaries National Summit Program, New Orleans, LA.
Mendelsohn, D. (2007, April) Adaptive management successes on Poplar Island. Presented at the National Conference on Ecosystem Restoration, Kansas City, MO.
Meyer, G. (2003, July) Adaptations for using native plants in upland dike areas - the other half of Poplar Island. Presented at the 13th Biennial Coastal Zone Conference, Baltimore, MD.
Miller, H. (Where it is Going) The Paul S. Saurbanes Ecosystem Restoration Project at Poplar Island: How it Began. 2016, December.
Osborn, M. (2016, December) Paul S. Sarbanes Ecosystem Restoration Project at Poplar Island.. Presented at the 8th Restore America’s Estuaries National Summit Program, New Orleans, LA.
Prosser, D. (2017, December) Assessing island habitat loss in the Chesapeake Bay from 2011 to 1991 for Maryland state endangered common tern (Sterna hirundo). Presented to the Wilson Ornithological Society, Fort Myers, FL.
Prosser, D. (2017, March) Determining the viability of tern eggs via thermal differences: an investigation of method suitability. Presented to the Wilson Ornithological Society, Fort Myers, FL.
Prosser, D. (2017, March) Minimal behavioral response of nesting common tern (Sterna hirundo), cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis), snowy egret (Egretta thula), and glossy ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) to unmanned aircraft systems. Presented to the Wilson Ornithological Society, Fort Myers, FL.
Prosser, D. (2017, August) Using thermal infrared cameras to detect avian chicks at various distances and vegetative coverages. Presented at the North American Ornithological Conference, East Lansing, MI.
Prosser, D. (2017, November) Utilizing aerial imagery to digitize land cover on Poplar Island. Presented to the Chesapeake Watershed Forum, Shepherdstown, WV.
Reese, J. G. (2016, June) Composition of migrant waterfowl in central Chesapeake Bay during 2002-2013. Paper presented at the Maryland Ornithological Society Annual Conference, Salisbury, MD.
Roosenberg, W., Allman, P., & Fruh, B. (2003) Diamondback terrapin nesting on the Poplar Island Environmental Restoration Project. 13th Biennial Coastal Zone Conference, Baltimore, MD.
Roosenburg, W. (2007, July) Diamondback terrapin nesting ecology at the Poplar Island Environmental Restoration Project. Presented at the Turtle Survival Alliance, Atlanta, GA.
Slatnick, M. (2006) Consensus building and monitoring at the Poplar Island Environmental Restoration Project. Poster Session presented at Restore America Conference, New Orleans, LA.
Slatnick, M., Harlan, J., & Derrick, P. (2007) Poplar Island Environmental Restoration Project: Environmental monitoring and the role of consensus building. Conference Proceedings from the World Organization of Dredging Conference (WODCON) XVIII Global Dredging Congress, Orlando, FL.
Staver, L. (2011, November) Success of a Spartina alterniflora marsh in a large-scale Chesapeake Bay restoration project. Presented at The Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation (CERF) Annual Conference, Daytona Beach, FL.
Staver, L., Stevenson, J. C., Cornwell, J., Owens, M., Hense, P. (2015, November) Destabilizing effects of nitrogen in created tidal marshes in upper Chesapeake Bay. Presentation given at The Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation (CERF) Annual Conference, Portland, OR.
Staver, L. (2016, December) Estuarine tidal marsh restoration using nutrient rich dredged material: The Poplar Island experience. Presented at the 8th Restore America's Estuaries National Summit Program, New Orleans, LA.
Staver, L. (2017, April) Tidal marsh restoration at Poplar Island: Optimizing resilience in the face of eutrophication and sea level rise. Presented during the public lecture series at Salisbury University on March 2 and again at the Viriginia Institute of Marine Sciences (VIMS).
Staver, L. (2017, November) Tidal marsh restoration in the mid-Atlantic: designing for resilience in accelerating sea-level rise. Presented at the Coastal & Estuarine Research Foundation Conference, Providence, RI.
Staver, L. (2021, November) Marsh response to environmental stressors: what can we learn from monitoring data?. Presented virtually at the Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation 26th Biennial Conference.
Staver, L., Stevenson, J. C., Cornwell, J. C., Nidzieko, N., & Owens, M. S. (2018, December) The influence of high nutrient availability on the carbon balance in restored marshes: An example from Poplar Island, MD in Chesapeake Bay. Presented at the American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2018, Washington, D.C..
Stevenson, C. (2016, December) Optimizing resilience in tidal marshes created with fine-grained material in Chesapeake Bay. Presented at the 8th Restore America’s Estuaries National Summit Program, New Orleans, LA.
Taddia, Y., Nardin, W., Corbau, C., Franchi, G., Silsbe, G., Staver, L. (2018, December) UAVs to assess channels' shape evolution in a restored salt marsh. Presented at the American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2018, Washington, D.C..