<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large"><div id="gmail-:1p5f" class="gmail-Ar gmail-Au gmail-Ao"><div id="gmail-:1p5b" class="gmail-Am gmail-Al editable gmail-LW-avf gmail-tS-tW gmail-tS-tY" aria-label="Message Body" role="textbox" aria-multiline="true" tabindex="1" style="direction:ltr;min-height:297px" aria-controls=":1p7y"><div class="gmail_default"><div id="gmail-:1ol9" class="gmail-Ar gmail-Au gmail-Ao"><div id="gmail-:1ol5" class="gmail-Am gmail-Al editable gmail-LW-avf gmail-tS-tW gmail-tS-tY" aria-label="Message Body" role="textbox" aria-multiline="true" tabindex="1" style="direction:ltr;min-height:297px" aria-controls=":1ons"><div class="gmail_default"><div id="gmail-:1o1b" class="gmail-Ar gmail-Au gmail-Ao"><div id="gmail-:1o17" class="gmail-Am gmail-Al editable gmail-LW-avf gmail-tS-tW gmail-tS-tY" aria-label="Message Body" role="textbox" aria-multiline="true" tabindex="1" style="direction:ltr;min-height:297px" aria-controls=":1o3u"><div class="gmail_default"><div id="gmail-:1nho" class="gmail-Ar gmail-Au gmail-Ao"><div id="gmail-:1nhk" class="gmail-Am gmail-Al editable gmail-LW-avf gmail-tS-tW gmail-tS-tY" aria-label="Message Body" role="textbox" aria-multiline="true" tabindex="1" style="direction:ltr;min-height:297px" aria-controls=":1nk7"><div class="gmail_default"><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><div><div><span style="color:rgb(39,78,19);font-family:"times new roman",serif;font-size:large">The CEES Seminar Series presents:</span><br></div></div></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><font color="#0b5394"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Leanna Thalmann ’18</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">, NYSDEC Research Scientist</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><font color="#38761d" size="4">Using Water Quality Data to Manage Lake Resources  </font></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:12pt">New York State has more than 7,600 freshwater lakes, ponds and reservoirs that are used for recreation and supply water to homes, industries and farms. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation staff conduct water quality sampling and evaluate these </span>waterbodies<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:12pt"> through the LCI program and follows the 5-year rotating basin schedule of the Rotating Integrated Basin Studies program. Monitoring data collected through this program is used to plan, develop, and manage lake resources.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:12pt"><br></span></p><div><div><b>Friday Oct 13th, </b><b>3:30pm. </b><br></div><div><div><b>Hudson 106</b></div></div><p style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0in;unicode-bidi:embed;word-break:normal"><b>All seminars are free and open to the public. </b></p><p style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0in;unicode-bidi:embed;word-break:normal"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><b><br></b></font></p><p style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0in;unicode-bidi:embed;word-break:normal"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><b>There will be a reception prior to the talk starting at 3:00 outside the lecture hall</b></font></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><b><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><b><font face="arial, sans-serif">There will also be a student lunch with Leanna starting at noon, that is open to all students, to learn about her career path and the opportunities her degree(s) at SUNY Plattsburgh have provided her.</font></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><b><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><b><font face="arial, sans-serif">Finally, the annual CEES Chili Cook-off will take place immediately following the seminar by the pond. It is also free and open to everyone! </font></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:12pt"><b><br></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">If you have any questions regarding the seminar please contact Dr. Mark Lesser (</span><a href="mailto:mless004@plattsburgh.edu" target="_blank" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">mless004@plattsburgh.edu</a><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">)</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:12pt"><b><br></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:12pt"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><img src="cid:ii_lnabwhup0" alt="Slide1.JPG" width="483" height="362" class="gmail-CToWUd gmail-a6T" tabindex="0" style="cursor: pointer; outline: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br></p></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><div><div><img src="cid:ii_lnabwkpb1" alt="Slide2.JPG" width="483" height="362" class="gmail-CToWUd gmail-a6T" tabindex="0" style="cursor: pointer; outline: 0px;"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>