WRI Research Reports

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Jump to publications filtered by key themes of interest on eCommons. The WRI eCommons collection is currently being built so many but not all research reports have been added. Below are newer research reports organized by funding year that have not yet been added to eCommons.

Research Reports

Hydrodynamic and sediment transport modeling in support of fisheries sustainability in eastern Lake Erie

Joseph F. Atkinson, University at Buffalo & Jason Robinson, NYSDEC

 

Measuring the biological productivity of Hudson River tributaries with respect to potential for restoration

Dan Stich, SUNY Oneonta & Matthew Best, Riverkeeper

 

Great Lakes Aquatic Connectivity

Trout Unlimited, Tracy Brown & Kyle Glenn

 

FLX PFAS Project: Targeted water sampling to identify sources of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in the Finger Lakes

Damian E. Helbling, Cornell University

 

Stewardship from diverse students' perspectives

Meghan Marrero, Mercy University

 

Assessing and mitigating PFAS contamination risks in surface water due to biosolids land application in the Great Lakes basin

Weilan Zhang, University at Albany

 

Oyster Population Connectivity in Hudson River Estuary: Mapping Oyster Offspring and Testing for Restoration Contributions

Matthew Hare, Cornell University

 

Hydrologic and Hydraulic Modeling of Quassaick Creek: Flood Risk Characterization, Dam Removal Impacts, and Flood Mitigation Strategies

Brian Buchanan, Cornell University

 

Tolerance of Aquatic Macrophytes to Water Quality Indicators in the Finger Lakes Watershed

Finger Lakes Institute, Hobart and William Smith Colleges

 

Ecological Monitoring of Dam Removal Projects in the Hudson River Estuary: Sprout Brook Dam
Jeremy Dietrich, Cornell University

 

Barrier Ecological Monitoring in the Lake Ontario Basin: Ebsary-Gympsum Co. Dam on Oatka Creek
Jeremy Dietrich, Cornell University

 

Ecological Monitoring Report: Upper Curtis Road Culvert Right-Sizing Enhancement Project, Cortland County
Jeremy Dietrich, Cornell University

 

Barrier Ecological Monitoring in the Little Salmon River Basin: Young Mill Dam on Black Creek
Jeremy Dietrich, Cornell University

 

Day in the Life of the Oswego River- Finger Lakes Watershed
Katie Stoss (RIT) and Emily Fell (Cornell University)

 

Investigating Social Considerations for Hudson River Estuary Dam Removal
Seth Lutter (Cornell University)

Bridging PFAS Knowledge Gaps in the Great Lakes Basin

Douglas Daley (SUNY ESF), Tess Clark, Jesse Kerns, Dr. Laura Markley, Averi Davis, Gabriella Terry, Cristen Crew (Syracuse University Center for Sustainable Community Solutions & Environmental Finance Center)

 

New York Drought Summit

Art DeGaetano and Natalie Umphlatt, Cornell University (Northeast Regional Climate Center). The New York Drought Summit culminated in the creation of a website featuring important drought-related resources: New York Drought Summit Website

 

Sounding the Hudson: Detecting Impacts of Aquatic Invasive Species in the Hudson River using Passive Acoustics

Alex Flecker and Aaron Rice, Cornell University

 

Understanding the Impacts of Tile Drain Density on Watershed-Scale Nutrient Concentrations across New York State

Scott Steinschneider and Romir Anand, Cornell University

 

Improving Water Literacy and Education of the Mohawk River Watershed through Art and Science

Anna Davidson, Cornell University

 

Aquatic Plant Surveillance on the Niagara River: Groundtruthing a Predictive Model Sample Selection

Lindsay Yoder, Cornell University

 

Parasites as Indicators of Environmental Change in the Oneida Lake Watershed

Florian Reyda and Hannah Whitcomb, SUNY Oneonta

 

Development and Application of Infrastructure Performance Metrics of Wastewater Systems in Upstate NY

Carolyn Rodak and Chance Walker, SUNY Polytechnic. Sewage release statistics for 2017-2022 reported from Oneida County and the City of Utica.

 

2023 Annual Report Ecological Monitoring of Barrier Mitigation Projects in the New York State Portion of the Great Lakes Watershed

Jeremy Dietrich, Cornell University

 

Natural Resources Protection in the Hudson Valley: Municipal Conservation Stories

Daria Ponstingel, Shorna Allred, and Laura Heady, Cornell University

 

From Source to Tap: Microplastics in a sub-watershed of the Hudson River Estuary

Sarah Cadieux, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

 

Risk Communication & the MyCoast App: An exploration of mobile applications for documenting flood events

Bronwen Stobert, Sean Giatzis, Jessica Kuonen, and Michael Finewood, Pace University

 

New York Healthy Coasts and Communities: Passive Sediment Management Study for New York's Lake Erie Shoreline

Environmental Modeling Lab, University of Pennsylvania