Geoffrey Smith is the featured speaker for our April meeting. He will talk about the middle Susquehanna River and the Juniata River.

When: Wednesday, April 27th at 7:30pm – ‘Doors’ to the meeting will open at 7:00pm for socializing.
Where: On your computer, tablet, or smartphone using Zoom.

Zoom meeting link will be provided in email.

Geoffrey Smith started as the Susquehanna River Biologist for the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission in 2008.  He has a unique background working on large river systems across the eastern United States.  Geoff’s work at PFBC includes routine monitoring and management of various riverine gamefish species like Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, and Muskellunge but also includes more research-related topics.  Since 2009, Geoff has helped lead a group of interdisciplinary research from a number of different agency and academic institutions that focused on factors associated Smallmouth Bass population declines and disease. This collaboration has led to some unique findings, numerous publications, and some novel techniques that have been incorporated into everything from assessing immune function in fish to new procedures being added to water quality assessments.  In recent years, his research focus has expanded into better understanding the dynamics of invasive Flathead Catfish in the Susquehanna River and tributaries.  This work has focused on documenting abundance, distribution, growth rates, and more recently diets of this species in collaboration with Penn State University.  Geoff has a Bachelors of Science degree in Biology from Lycoming College and a Masters of Science in Biological Sciences from Marshall University.