Detailed Description
The 15th Mohawk Watershed Symposium offers an exciting and diverse set of presentations on water quality, fisheries and habitats, flooding and resilience, and recreation and stewardship. The 2021-2026 Mohawk River Basin Action Agenda, our critical guiding document, focuses on conserving, preserving, and restoring the Mohawk River Watershed while helping to manage the ecosystem services for a sustainable future. Much of the defining discussion by stakeholders occurs at the annual Mohawk Watershed Symposium, and given this watershed blueprint, ongoing environmental change, and political headwinds, we see that the challenge ahead is enormous. Educational institutions and federal agencies - and many of our key stakeholders - are under threat. We need to ensure that science, engineering, and sound policy decisions guide our path forward. Now more than ever we need to redouble our efforts to advocate for clean water, fight the spread of invasive species, implement resilient flood mitigation projects, and understand how climate change has affected and will continue to affect almost everything in the watershed. The support of the DEC in this effort, and the partnership between the DEC and the Symposium, has made an enormous difference in fostering a sense of community and providing direction for watershed investigations. Additional support from Riverkeeper and the Mohawk-Hudson Land Conservancy is greatly appreciated, along with your attendance at this year’s Mohawk Watershed Symposium.
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