Speaker: Jim Katz

Environmental Analyst at the Hudson River Estuary Program

NYS Department of Environmental Conservation  State University of New York College of Environmental Sciences and Forestry

Jim works with local, state and federal natural resource and transportation agencies to inform and encourage the implementation of roadway projects that mitigate impacts to aquatic resources and localized flood risks. He uses data from road stream crossing (RSX) assessments and management plans to proactively assist with the implementation and construction of RSX replacements. He identifies local priorities, advances dam removals, and tracks project metrics. Jim joined NEIWPCC in December of 2023, and earned his MPS in wetland ecosystems from SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry.

Bob Adams, Region 3 Aquatic Biologist for the NYSDEC, will present an update to Region 3 inland trout fisheries, 2024 accomplishments, goals, and priorities for 2025.

Originally from Southwest Michigan, Bob split most of his early years between Michigan and Northern Mississippi, where he completed high school. He pursued his undergraduate degree in the School of Natural Resources and the Environment at the University of Michigan and a graduate degree in the Biology Department at Eastern Michigan University. Bob began his career at the NYSDEC in 2007 as a contract employee for the Hudson River Fisheries Unit (Division of Marine Resources). In 2019, Bob migrated inland (and down the stairs in the New Paltz office) to the Bureau of Fisheries, where he is now responsible for the fisheries resources in Ulster and Dutchess Counties.