Following is the technical program for the 2022 Upper Midwest Stream Restoration Symposium. (Updated 2/1/22)
**All listed times are CENTRAL Time Zone**
Monday, February 28th
| Time Start | Time End | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 8:30 am | 9:45 am | Invited Speaker: Beth Styler Barry, The Nature Conservancy Using Drones to Monitor River Restoration Columbia Lake Dam Removal; Using Drones For Quantitative Evaluation Of River Restoration |
| 9:45 am | 10:00 am | Break |
Technical Session 1: Stream Restoration from Headwaters to Mouth
| Time Start | Time End | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 10:00 am | 10:25 am | Arden Park Restoration Project: A Story of Collaboration, Innovation, and Multi-Beneficial Design - Maren Hancock, Inter-Fluve, Inc |
| 10:25 am | 10:50 am | Rain, snow, wind and heat- effects on estuarine restoration projects in the Great Lakes - Suzanne Hoehne, Biohabitats |
| 10:50 am | 11:15 am | Determinants of crayfish community structure in agricultural headwater streams - Rocky Smiley, USDA Agricultural Research Service |
| 11:15 am | 11:40 am | The race to protect and improve urban streams—Sugar Creek story from funding to building - Ivo Lopez, Snyder & Associates |
| 11:40 am | 12:00 pm | Break |
| 12:00 pm | 1:00 pm | Invited Speaker: Ellen Wohl, Colorado State University Messy Rivers are Healthy Rivers: The Role of Spatial Heterogeneity in Sustaining River Ecosystems |
| 1:00 pm | 2:00 pm | Poster Session on Gather Town and Networking Opportunity |
Tuesday, March 1st
| Time Start | Time End | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 8:30 am | 9:45 am | Invited Speaker: Carrie Jennings, Freshwater Groundwater Governance Across the Great Lakes Region: Results of Interviews with Tribes |
| 9:45 am | 10:00 am | Break |
Technical Session 2: Working with Dams in Stream Restoration Projects
| Time Start | Time End | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 10:00 am | 10:25 am | Dam removal using a pilot channel for sediment management - A case study in design, permitting, and construction - Sean Morrison, Inter-Fluve, Inc. |
| 10:25 am | 10:50 am | Lake Carlos Dam Rock Arch Rapids: A Community Resource - Crystal Payment, Minnesota DNR |
| 10:50 am | 11:15 am | Hydraulic Modeling of the North Fork Zumbro River Channel Restoration Project using HECRAS 2D - Amy Andersen, WSB Associates |
| 11:15 am | 11:40 am | Restoring and Monitoring Natural Functions in Mound Creek, southwest Minnesota, Post-Dam Failure - Jon Lore, Minnesota DNR |
| 11:40 am | 12:00 pm | Break |
| 12:00 pm | 1:00 pm | Invited Speakers: Lucy Andrews, UC-Berkeley; Jessica Balerna, University of South Florida; Jabari Jones, University of Minnesota Environmental justice in stream restoration: Socioeconomic patterns in the siting of government-sponsored restoration projects |
| 1:00 pm | 2:00 pm | Poster Session on Gather Town and Networking Opportunity |
Technical Session 3: Modeling, Monitoring, and Mitigation
| Time Start | Time End | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 1:00 pm | 1:25 pm | River migration and sediment transport modeling for meandering channel design – Mustinka River, Minnesota - Peter Hinck, Barr Engineering |
| 1:25 pm | 1:50 pm | Monitoring the response of stream temperature to restoration in a small Driftless Area stream with a drone, precision GPS, and temperature probes - Ben Sellers, University of Wisconsin, Madison |
| 1:50 pm | 2:15 pm | Stream Mitigation in the St. Paul District - Marissa Merriman, US Army Corps of Engineers |
| 2:15 pm | 2:40 pm | Adaptive Management of a Floodplain Restoration Project on the Sacramento River - John Stofleth, cbec, Inc |
| 3:00 pm | 4:00 pm | Poster Session on Gather Town/Networking |
Wednesday, March 2nd
| Time Start | Time End | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 8:30 am | 9:45 am | Invited Speakers: Alex Peimer, Northeastern Illinois University and Barbara Heitkamp, Washington Conservation District (and former PRRSUM coordinator) River restoration and science in the Upper Midwest: A survey of PRRSUM participants and past meetings |
| 10:00 am | 11:20 am | Group Discussion: Mapping PRRSUM's path forward |
| 11:20 am | 11:30 am | Awards Announcements and Adjourn |