Science Advisory Subcommittee

The Upper Delaware River Network Science Advisory Committee is a multi-stakeholder technical group within the Upper Delaware River Network that brings together agency, nonprofit, and academic partners to guide science-based watershed planning. The committee helps identify research needs, connect data and monitoring efforts, and provide expert input to support effective management and restoration of the Upper Delaware River watershed.

Members

Emma Guelzow - Academy of Natural Sciences

Jeremy Deitrich - Cornell University

John Thompson - Catskill Regional Invasive Species Partnership

Sarah Coney - Catskill Regional Invasive Species Partnership

Mike Coryat - Delaware County Soil & Water

Elizabeth Brown - Delaware River Basin Commission

Jacob Bransky - Delaware River Basin Commission

Molly Oliver - Friends of the Upper Delaware River

Drew Jacobs - Friends of the Upper Delaware River

Jim Brewster - National Weather Service

Michelle Stevens - National Park Service

Tony Capraro - National Resource Conservation Service

Steve Swenson - NYS Department of Environmental Conservation 

Chris Van Maaren, - NYS Department of Environmental Conservation 

Tim Pokorny - NYS Department of Environmental Conservation 

Ryan Coulter - NYS Department of Environmental Conservation 

Brent Gotsch - NYC Department of Environmental Protection

Jennifer Farmwald - NYC Department of Environmental Protection

John Wilkinson - NYS Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Services

Aaron Bennett - NYS Floodplain and Stormwater Managers Association

Brad Wenskoski - NYS Floodplain and Stormwater Managers Association

Brian Rahm - New York State Water Resources Institute

Andrew Gascho Landis - SUNY Cobleskill

Tess Furlong - SUNY Cobleskill

Daniel Stich - SUNY Oneonta / American Fisheries Society NY Chapter

Tracy Brown - Trout Unlimited

Daniel Gurdak - US Environmental Protection Agency

Michael Flood - US Environmental Protection Agency

Gian Dodici US Fish & Wildlife Service

Christopher Gazoorian - United States Geological Service

Eliza Gross - United States Geological Service

John Young - United States Geological Service

Jeffery Danielson - United States Geological Service

Shoshana Mitchell - Sullivan County Division of Planning, Community Development and Environmental Management

Meetings

Evaluating Headwater Biodiversity and Resilience to Inform Conservation in the Delaware Basin

Duncan Brown, M.S. Academy of the Natural Sciences of Drexel University

Modeling Disinfection Byproducts Formation Potential in Source Water

Jennifer Farmwald, Section Chief, Water Innovation and Research Bureau of Water Supply, New York City Department of Environmental Protection

Diadromous fish research in and around the Delaware River

Dan Stich, Biology Department and Biological Field Station SUNY Oneonta

National Park Service Inventory and Monitoring Projects: Overview of two field projects completed in the Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreation River 2024/2025

Michelle Stevens, Biologist, National Park Service

Catskill Regional Invasive Species Partnership

John Thompson, CRISP Director, Catskill Center for Conservation and Development

The USGS 3D Topography Model in New York

Eliza Gross, National map Liaison for DE, NJ, NY, PA, PR, TN, VI, National Geospatial Program

Academy of Natural Sciences: Patrick Center for Environmental Research

Tanya Dapkey, M.S.