2015 Technical Program

The following is the oral technical program for the 2015 UMSRS. View the oral abstract guide (PDF). We will upload presentations to the website as they are approved for posting.

2015 UMSRS posters

 

Sunday, February 8th, 2015

Time Start:Time End:Event/Talk Title:
8:002:00SHORT COURSE: Fish Passage Inventory and Assessment Workshop
1:005:00SHORT COURSE: Riparian Restoration Workshop
6:007:00Kickoff Dinner
7:008:00Invited Talk: The Changing Face of River Restoration – Marty Melchior, Inter-Fluve, Inc.

 

Monday, February 9th, 2015

Time Start:Time End:Event/Talk Title:
7:308:30Breakfast
8:309:30Invited Talk: Photography and the Four-dimensional Measurement of Landscapes – Mark Fonstad, University of Oregon
9:309:45Break

 

Session 1: Understanding Nutrient Dynamics in Streams
Moderator: Rosalyn Lehman, Iowa Rivers Revival

Time Start:Time End:Event/Talk Title:
9:4510:10Floodplain restoration as a stream management strategy in the agricultural Midwest  – Sarah Roley, Michigan State University
10:1010:35Analyzing and Optimizing Denitrification Hot Spots in Minnesota's Surface Waters– Abigail Tomasek, St. Anthony Falls Lab, University of Minnesota
10:3511:00Addressing the Nutrient Driver Paradigm for Dissolved Oxygen in Small, Low Gradient Streams – Jeff Strom, Wenck Associates
11:0011:25Multi-Stage Open County Drain Design – Rob Myllyoja, Stantec
11:2511:45Break
11:451:00Lunch 
1:002:00Poster Session 1

 

Session 2: Building River Complexity 
Moderator: Bob Gubernick (USDA Forest Service)

Time Start:Time End:Event/Talk Title:
2:002:25Engineering considerations for large wood in streams – Marty Melchior, Inter-Fluve, Inc.
2:252:50Oxbow Restoration for Habitat and Water Quality Improvement – Chris Jones, Iowa Soybean Association
2:503:15The original ecological engineer: What North America’s largest rodents can teach us about managing hydrology. – Suzanne Hoehne, Biohabitats, Inc.
3:153:30Break

 

Session 3: Interdisciplinary Partnerships in Stream Restoration
Moderator: John Thomas, Hungry Canyon Alliance

Time Start:Time End:Event/Talk Title:
3:303:55Fishers & Farmers Partnership:  Using Social and Scientific Tools to Enhance Conservation Across the Upper Mississippi River Basin – Heidi Keuler, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service/Fishers & Farmers Partnership
3:554:20EPA's NNPM Project finds a 24 percent nitrate reduction and more diverse fishery population in a restored prairie slough– Donald Rosebloom, Illinois USGS
4:204:45Challenging the Way We Consider Iowa Rivers  – Mimi Wagner, Iowa State University
5:005:30PRRSUM PLANNING MEETING (ALL INTERESTED MAY ATTEND)
6:00 Vinny's Italian Restaurant

 

Tuesday, February 10th, 2015

Time Start:Time End:Event/Talk Title:
7:308:30Breakfast
8:309:30Invited Talk:  River Restoration Writ Large - Science Underlying the Missouri River Recovery Program – Robb Jacobson, USGS Columbia Environmental Research Center
9:309:45Break

 

Session 4: Restoring Ecological Function in Streams
Moderator: Amy Anderson, Barr Engineering

Time Start:Time End:Event/Talk Title:
9:4510:10Selection of plants for restoration along waterways in changing climate conditions – John Chapman, University of Minnesota, Minnesota Erosion Control Association
10:1010:35Response of stream ecosystem structure and function to restorations in urban watersheds – Peter Levi, University of Wisconsin-Madison
10:3511:00Sediment transport, geomorphic and hydrologic analyses for urban channel improvement – Ben Lee, Inter-Fluve, Inc.
11:0011:25Stream Restoration and the use of Nationwide Permit 27 (NWP 27) – Al Frohlich, US Army Corps of Engineers - Rock Island District
11:2511:45Break
11:451:00Lunch
1:002:00Poster Session 2

 

Session 5: Stream Pollutant Management
Moderator: Michelle Larson, US Army Corps of Engineers

Time Start:Time End:Event/Talk Title:
2:002:25Watershed Pollutant Load Monitoring Network: Data for Tracking and Determining Pollutant Sources, and Source Contributions – Pat Baskfield, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
2:252:50Concentrations in Sedimentation: Effects of Mining within Streams of the Dubuque Area – Kyle Leytem, University of Dubuque
2:503:15Riparian Corridor Protection as a Watershed Restoration Tool in the Missouri Ozarks – Joe Pitts, James River Basin Partnership
3:153:30Break

 

Session 6: Fish in Midwest Streams
Moderator:  Dale Higgins, USDA Forest Service

Time Start:Time End:Event/Talk Title:
3:303:55A Scientific Basis for Restoring Fish Spawning Habitat in the St. Clair and Detroit Rivers of the Laurentian Great Lakes – David Bennion, U.S. Geological Survey - Great Lakes Science Center
3:554:20Effects of the Vernon Springs Dam modification on fishes in the Turkey River, Iowa – Gregory Gelwicks, Iowa Department of Natural Resources
4:204:45Experiments on Culvert Design for Fish and Aquatic Organism Passage in Minnesota – Jessica Kozarek, University of Minnesota
6:00 L. May Eatery

 

Wednesday, February 11th, 2015

Time Start:Time End:Event/Talk Title:
7:308:30Breakfast
8:3011:30

General Panel Discussion: Extreme Events and Stream Restoration
Moderator: Karen Gran, University of Minnesota, Duluth
Panelists: Marty Rye (Forest Service), Bob Gubernick (Forest Service), Chris Kleist (City of Duluth), Ray Wolf (NOAA)