2023 Winter Conference – Presentations

The SNEC Board of Directors would like to thank all of our fabulous speakers for their energy and expertise!
Speaker Biographies and Contact Information (PDF)
Conference and Presentation Descriptions and PDFs

“MICROPLASTICS IN THE ENVIRONMENT”
BAOSHAN XING
Professor and Director of Stockbridge School of Agriculture, University of Massachusetts Amherst

“Through the River and Over the Woods: Global PFAS Exposure and Implications for Ecosystem Health”
Lisa McIntosh
Senior Technical Manager, Woodard & Curran

“Improving Water Quality One Field at a Time: NRCS Practices for Producers”
Nancy Ferlow
Connecticut Natural Resources Conservation Service

“MassDEP’s Environmental Justice Initiatives to Improve Water Quality”
Dr. Padmini Das
Chief, Nonpoint Source Management Program, Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection

“Implementing the Single Standards Act to Increase State Protection of Buffers for Freshwater Wetlands in Rhode Island”
Chuck Horbert
Deputy Administrator, Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management

“Quality of Massachusetts Waters: Regulation, Improvement and Challenges”
David Wong
Environmental Analyst, Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection

“Wetlands and the MA Contingency Plan”
Mia McDonald
Circuit Rider, Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection

Conservation NewsBriefs
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Drone tech uncovers 1,000-year-old Native American farms in Michigan
Source: Conservation News Briefs Published on 2025-06-12
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Study offers detailed look at winter flooding in California's Central Valley
Source: Conservation News Briefs Published on 2025-06-12
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Gauging the sustainability of corn-on-corn
Source: Conservation News Briefs Published on 2025-06-12
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Setting up soil to be a habitat for nutrient restoration
Source: Conservation News Briefs Published on 2025-06-12
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Deadline for North Carolina producers interested in soil carbon amendments
Source: Conservation News Briefs Published on 2025-06-12