2019 UMSRS Technical Program

Following is the 2019 UMSRS Technical Program.

Sunday, February 24th

Time Start Time End Event/Title
8:00 am 5:00 pm UMSRS Short Courses - see this year's listings!
6:00 pm 7:00 pm Kickoff Dinner
7:00 pm 8:00 pm

Invited Talk: CANCELED - See 1 pm Monday slot

Monday, February 25th

Time Start Time End Event/Title
7:30 am 8:20 am Breakfast
8:30 am 9:50 am Invited Talk:  Bridging the Gap between the Science and Practice of Stream Restoration - Bob Hawley, PE, Sustainable Streams
9:50 am 10:10 am Break

Technical Session 1: Fish, Floodplains, Flying and Function: Throwing it all together
Session Moderator: Jessica Kozarek, St. Anthony Falls Laboratory, University of Minnesota

10:10 am 10:35 am

A drop in the bucket? The role of small-scale restorations on improving downstream water quality?  - Peter Levi, Drake University

10:35 am 11:00 am

Fine-scale spatial distribution of resident fish species in lower-order tributaries of the Great Lakes - Cynthia Nau, University of Wisconsin, Green Bay

11:00 am 11:25 am

Using Drone-Based Imagery in Stream Restoration:  Opportunities, Challenges, and Cautions - Toby Dogwiler, Missouri State University

11:25 am 11:50 am

Oxbows to the Rescue! - Karen Wilke, The Nature Conservancy

11:50 am 1 pm Lunch
1:00 pm 2:20 pm Invited Speaker:  Stage 0 Restoration Approach, Design and Construction Paul PowersFisheries Biologist, U.S. Forest Service, Deschutes National Forest, OR 
2:20 pm 3:30 pm Poster Session
Technical Session 2: Understanding catalysts for Stream Restoration Projects
Session Moderator: Amy Anderson, WSB
3:30 pm 3:55 pm

Compensatory Mitigation for Streams: Trends and Resources - Brian Topping, US Environmental Protection Agency

3:55 pm 4:20 pm

An Iowa Approach to Maximize Stream Mitigation Banking Credits Utilizing 2-D Modeling - Michael Heller, JEO Consulting Group

4:20 pm 4:45 pm

The Relevance of River Restoration - Molly Hanson, Iowa Rivers Revival

5:00 pm 5:30 pm PRRSUM Planning Meeting (all may attend)
6:00 pm 7:00 pm Dinner at Piggy's Restaurant

Tuesday, February 26

Time Start Time End Event/Title
7:30 am 8:20 am Breakfast
8:30 am 9:50 am Invited Talk: Mississippi River: You Get What You GiveSara Strassman, Wisconsin DNR
9:50 am 10:10 am Break

Technical Session 3: Show and Tell: Design in Stream Restoration Practice
Session Moderator: Aaron Gwinnup, HR Green

10:10 am 10:35 am

Katy Prairie Stream Restoration:  An Illustrative Use of Stream Restoration to Create Resilient Ecosystems - George Athanasakes, Stantec

10:35 am 11:00 am

Fore to Forest for Fins & Feathers: transforming Acacia Country Club (Part 1) - Suzanne Hoehne, Biohabitats, Inc.

11:00 am 11:25 am

Fore to Forest for Fins & Feathers: transforming Acacia Country Club (Part 2) - Jenn Grieser, Cleveland Metro Parks

11:25 am 11:50 am

Fourmile Creek Restoration—Enduring the 2018 Record Flood, Design Dilemmas and Lessons - Ivo Lopez, Snyder and Associates

11:50 am 1 pm Lunch
Technical Session 4: Tracking Pollution in Rivers and Streams
Session Moderator: John Thomas, Hungry Canyons Alliance
1:00 pm 1:25 pm

Historical mining and watershed-scale sediment contamination in the Galena and Mississippi Rivers, WI-IL: restoration effectiveness and potential for recovery (Part 1) - Bob Pavlowsky, Missouri State University

1:25 pm 1:50 pm Historical mining and watershed-scale sediment contamination in the Galena and Mississippi Rivers, WI-IL: restoration effectiveness and potential for recovery (Part 2) - Colin Belby, University of Wisconsin, La Crosse
1:50 pm 2:15 pm Using the Iowa Stream Restoration Toolbox - Nate Hogeveen, Iowa Department of Natural Resources
2:15 pm 2:40 pm

SEWRPC's Regional Chloride Impact Study - Dale BuserSoutheastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission

2:40 pm 2:50 pm Break
2:50 pm 4:15 pm Panel Discussion: Evolution of stream and river restoration in the Midwest - what will it look like 10 years from now?
4:15 pm 5:00 pm Poster Session (and happy hour!)
6:00 pm 7:00 pm Dinner at the The Crow

Wednesday, February 27

Time Start Time End Event/Title
7:30 am 8:20 am Breakfast
8:30 am 12:00 pm Site Visit - Driftless Area rivers and streams: A snapshot of trout and river management over the past 100 years and what's next - led by David Vetrano, retired WI DNR
12:00 pm   Adjourn