Aquatic ecologist Scott George, will present a lecture at View on Sunday, February 17 on the effects Tropical Storm Irene had on Upper Esopus Creek in the Catskill Mountains.
The free lecture, part of View’s Science on Sundays programming, begins at 2 p.m. and will be held at the Henry M. Kashiwa Eco Gallery.
George, an employee at the USGS New York Water Science Center in Troy, will discuss the unexpected effects the storm had on the aquatic ecosystem of the creek.
The lecture will explore the impact of the catastrophic flooding on the Upper Esopus Creek basin and the impact on the fish community,with a specific emphasis on the brown trout population.
According to George’s research, although the flooding reached 100-year recurrence intervals in some locations and devastated many communities in the area, the fish community was not affected in the manner expected.
As a graduate student at SUNY Albany, George’s interests and research cover a variety of topics in stream ecology.
The subject of the upcoming lecture is the focus of his ongoing thesis.
The presentation will be of interest to anglers, natural resource managers, and anyone interested in flooding or aquatic ecology.
Science on Sunday takes place the first and third Sunday of each month. To learn more about View programming visit www.ViewArts.org or call (315) 369-6411.
