"The Status of Aquatic Plants in Lakes with Sterile Grass Carp"November 6, 7-9pm

7:00 pm – Larry Marsicano, Brawley Consulting Group LLC., WCSU Limnology Instructor, Welcome address and speaker introduction.

7:05 pm – Joe Cassone, Fisheries Biologist, CT DEEP, “Connecticut DEEP Update on Candlewood Lake Grass Carp and Aquatic Vegetation Management Efforts”

7:45 pm – Neil Stalter, Director of Ecology, Candlewood Lake Authority, “The Ecology Behind Candlewood Lake’s Rapid Plant Loss.”

8:25 pm – Theodora Pinou, Professor of Biology, “Insights into Sterile Grass Carp behavior.”

8:45 pm - Questions to speakers from Audience and discussion