As you have (hopefully) heard or seen by now, our 2020 Meeting is about two months away at the High Peaks Resort in Lake Placid, New York. As your President-elect, I am charged with soliciting items for raffle during our annual banquet. The funds from the raffle support the NY Chapter student travel program and... Read More
Symposium: Biology, Management, and Culture of Walleye, Sauger, and Yellow Perch: Status and Needs Walleye, one of the most sought-after species of freshwater sport fishes in North America, and its “sister” species, the Sauger, have demonstrated appreciable declines in their numbers from their original populations since the beginning of the 20th century. Similarly, Yellow Perch, once... Read More
Diversity Travel Award New York Chapter of the American Fisheries Society The New York Chapter of the American Fisheries Society (NYCAFS) is offering two diversity travel awards to attend the annual meeting, February 5-7, 2020 in Lake Placid, NY at the High Peaks Resort. The meeting’s theme is “Coldwater Fisheries in Light of Climate Change”,... Read More
Abstracts can be submitted through the NY AFS Annual Meeting Abstract page. https://newyork.fisheries.org/annual-meeting/2020-abstract-submission-page/ Read More
Dear NY AFS Members, I am pleased to announce the 2020 NY AFS meeting will be held from February 5-7th in Lake Placid, hosted by the High Peaks Resort. The theme this year is Coldwater Fisheries in light of Climate Change. I have arranged for a great group of plenary speakers to present on various... Read More
17th annual ‘Day in the Life (DIL) of the Hudson River -Watershed’: contributed by Scott Wells Posted 11-13-19: For a fifth straight year, DEC’s Region 4 Fisheries organized a group effort in support of this growing public outreach event. Our expanded range now included the upper and lower Hudson River and the lower Mohawk River... Read More
Lake Ontario Bloater restoration: hints of success: contributed by Brian Weidel Posted 11-12-19: Bloater (Coregonus hoyi) are a pelagic fish species native to Lake Ontario that inhabited deep, offshore habitats. Commercial fishery records suggest the species was historically abundant in Lake Ontario, but by the 1970s, was rare. Lake Ontario restoration began in 2012 by... Read More
Wildlife Biologist – 3 West Virginia Division of Natural Resources 738 Ward Road Elkins, West Virginia 26241 The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR) plans to fill a Wildlife Biologist -3 position in the Elkins Operations Center in Randolph County. This notification is being circulated to inform prospective applicants of this opportunity and allow... Read More
Fall 2019 YARE (Youth Aquatic Resource Education Workshop): Sun., Oct. 27, 9 am-5 pm, at Cazenovia College A collaboration between Student Chapters and Subunits of the NY Chapter of AFS, YARE seeks to train college students, environmental educators, and K-12 teachers for hands-on aquatic resources education. Lessons and activities include lake and stream ecology, fish... Read More
Creek Freaks Educator* Training Workshop Sun., Oct. 20, 9 am-5 pm, at Cazenovia College *appropriate for high school and older CREEK FREAKS introduces participants to a basic overview of stream ecology, guidance on how to manage the logistics of conducting on-going youth programs, and hands-on training in conducting activities from the Creek Freaks curriculum, including hands-on... Read More
