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.