2022 Falls Lake Nutrient Management Study Research Symposium
Thursday, April 7, 2022
10:00am – 3:00pm
North Carolina Botanical Garden
Chapel Hill, NC
The UNC Institute for the Environment collaborated with the Upper Neuse River Basin Association (UNRBA) to provide the 2022 Falls Lake Nutrient Management Strategy and Research Symposium. The purpose of this year’s symposium was to inform stakeholders of recent research that has been funded by the NC Policy Collaboratory and UNRBA’s efforts to re-examine the Falls Lake Nutrient Management Strategy. The symposium featured updates from researchers from UNC, NC State, and East Carolina University, as well as the UNRBA.
Questions about the symposium can be directed to Grant Parkins, Watershed Education Coordinator with the UNC Institute for the Environment, parkins@unc.edu
Speaker Presentations
The UNRBA Pathway to a Re-Examination of the Falls Lake Nutrient Management Strategy – Forrest Westall
In-Lake Processes
In Situ Observational Study of Falls Lake – Rick Luettich, Tony Whipple, Harvey Seim, and Ollie Gilchrest
Assessment of Zooplankton-Phytoplankton Relationships in Falls Lake – Nathan Hall and Mike Piehler
Monitoring for Algal Toxins in Falls Lake – Emily Pierce, Will McClure, Marco Valera, Joseph Mohn and Astrid Schnetzer
Defining the Balance Between N2 Fixation and Denitrification – Nathan Hall, Mike Piehler and Hans Paerl
Watershed Processes
Sand Filters and Silva Cells – Bill Hunt, Caleb Mitchell
Evaluating and Managing Nutrient Inputs From Onsite Wastewater Systems in the Falls Lake Watershed: A Multiscale Approach (pdf), (video)- Guy Iverson, Michael O’Driscoll, Charles Humphrey Jr., John Hoben, Natasha Bell, Jennifer Richardson, Ann Marie Lindley and Jordan Jernigan. Video
Sediment and Carbon Accumulation in Falls Lake – Brent McKee, Sherif Ghobrial, Mackenzie Wise, and Alyson Burch
Stakeholder Engagement, Financing, and Future Work
Assessing Controls on Watershed Nutrient Loading Through Data-Driven Modeling – Dan Obenour
Paying For Nutrient Management in Falls Lake – Evan Kirk, Elsemarie Mullins, and Erin Riggs
UNRBA’s Re-Examination: Where We Are, What We’ve Learned, Moving Forward – Forrest Westall