2019 UMSRS Technical Program

Following is the 2019 UMSRS Technical Program.

Sunday, February 24th

Time StartTime EndEvent/Title
8:00 am5:00 pmUMSRS Short Courses - see this year's listings!
6:00 pm7:00 pmKickoff Dinner
7:00 pm8:00 pmInvited Talk: CANCELED - See 1 pm Monday slot

Monday, February 25th

Time StartTime EndEvent/Title
7:30 am8:20 amBreakfast
8:30 am9:50 amInvited Talk:  Bridging the Gap between the Science and Practice of Stream Restoration - Bob Hawley, PE, Sustainable Streams
9:50 am10:10 amBreak
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 am10:35 amA drop in the bucket? The role of small-scale restorations on improving downstream water quality?  - Peter Levi, Drake University
10:35 am11:00 amFine-scale spatial distribution of resident fish species in lower-order tributaries of the Great Lakes - Cynthia Nau, University of Wisconsin, Green Bay
11:00 am11:25 amUsing Drone-Based Imagery in Stream Restoration:  Opportunities, Challenges, and Cautions - Toby Dogwiler, Missouri State University
11:25 am11:50 amOxbows to the Rescue! - Karen Wilke, The Nature Conservancy
11:50 am1 pmLunch
1:00 pm2:20 pmInvited Speaker:  Stage 0 Restoration Approach, Design and Construction Paul PowersFisheries Biologist, U.S. Forest Service, Deschutes National Forest, OR 
2:20 pm3:30 pmPoster Session
Technical Session 2: Understanding catalysts for Stream Restoration Projects
Session Moderator: Amy Anderson, WSB
3:30 pm3:55 pmCompensatory Mitigation for Streams: Trends and Resources - Brian Topping, US Environmental Protection Agency
3:55 pm4:20 pmAn Iowa Approach to Maximize Stream Mitigation Banking Credits Utilizing 2-D Modeling - Michael Heller, JEO Consulting Group
4:20 pm4:45 pmThe Relevance of River Restoration - Molly Hanson, Iowa Rivers Revival
5:00 pm5:30 pmPRRSUM Planning Meeting (all may attend)
6:00 pm7:00 pmDinner at Piggy's Restaurant

Tuesday, February 26

Time StartTime EndEvent/Title
7:30 am8:20 amBreakfast
8:30 am9:50 amInvited Talk: Mississippi River: You Get What You GiveSara Strassman, Wisconsin DNR
9:50 am10:10 amBreak
Technical Session 3: Show and Tell: Design in Stream Restoration Practice
Session Moderator: Aaron Gwinnup, HR Green
10:10 am10:35 amKaty Prairie Stream Restoration:  An Illustrative Use of Stream Restoration to Create Resilient Ecosystems - George Athanasakes, Stantec
10:35 am11:00 amFore to Forest for Fins & Feathers: transforming Acacia Country Club (Part 1) - Suzanne Hoehne, Biohabitats, Inc.
11:00 am11:25 amFore to Forest for Fins & Feathers: transforming Acacia Country Club (Part 2) - Jenn Grieser, Cleveland Metro Parks
11:25 am11:50 amFourmile Creek Restoration—Enduring the 2018 Record Flood, Design Dilemmas and Lessons - Ivo Lopez, Snyder and Associates
11:50 am1 pmLunch
Technical Session 4: Tracking Pollution in Rivers and Streams
Session Moderator: John Thomas, Hungry Canyons Alliance
1:00 pm1:25 pmHistorical 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 pm1:50 pmHistorical 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 pm2:15 pmUsing the Iowa Stream Restoration Toolbox - Nate Hogeveen, Iowa Department of Natural Resources
2:15 pm2:40 pmSEWRPC's Regional Chloride Impact Study - Dale BuserSoutheastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission
2:40 pm2:50 pmBreak
2:50 pm4:15 pmPanel Discussion: Evolution of stream and river restoration in the Midwest - what will it look like 10 years from now?
4:15 pm5:00 pmPoster Session (and happy hour!)
6:00 pm7:00 pmDinner at the The Crow

Wednesday, February 27

Time StartTime EndEvent/Title
7:30 am8:20 amBreakfast
8:30 am12:00 pmSite 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