Information appropriate for rangers, lake managers and field personnel who deal with lake and reservoir HABs
Location: Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon
- Linus Pauling Science Center, Room 402 (morning)
- Nash Hall, Room 304 (afternoon)
- Campus Map
Sponsored by Oregon Lakes Association and Oregon State University
9:30 – 9:35 Introduction: Theo Dreher, Dept of Microbiology, OSU
9:35 – 10:05 Background information on cyanobacteria and factors favoring bloom formation: Al Johnson, Hydrologist, U.S. Forest Service
10:05 – 10:35 Effects of cyanobacterial toxins and routes of exposure: David Farrer, Ph.D., Toxicologist, Office of Environmental Public Health, Oregon Health Authority
10:35 – 10:50 Break
10:50 – 11:20 Oregon Health Authority Guidance for Recreational Waters; protocols for sampling, laboratory analysis, and health advisories: Rebecca Hillwig, Program Coordinator, Beach & Harmful Algal Blooms, Center for Health Protection, Oregon Health Authority
11:20 – 11:40 U.S. Forest Service protocol for cyanobacteria bloom monitoring and public health advisories: Al Johnson, USFS
11:40 – 12:00 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers protocol for cyanobacteria bloom monitoring and public health advisories: Tina Lundell and Shelly Hanson, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Portland District
12:00 – 1:00 Lunch (on your own)
1:00 – 1:30 Evolving ways of monitoring cyanobacterial blooms through increased accessibility of genetics and toxin analyses: Theo Dreher, Dept. of Microbiology, OSU
1:30 – 3:00 Laboratory session: Identification of common potentially toxic cyanobacteria
