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 |
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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 Powers, Fisheries 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 |
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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 Give - Sara Strassman, Wisconsin DNR |
9:50 am | 10:10 am | Break |
Technical Session 3: Show and Tell: Design in Stream Restoration Practice |
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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 |
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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 Buser, Southeastern 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 |