2024 CONFERENCE AGENDA
Stream Restoration:
Shaping Tomorrow's Legacy Today
*Check for updates, the agenda is subject to change.
Sunday, June 23, 2024
1:00 - 5:00 pm (Roosevelt Foyer)
Registration & Conference Information Desk Open
Exhibitor Set-Up (Crescent City & Waldorf Ballrooms)
Monday, June 24, 2024
7:00 am (Roosevelt Foyer)
Registration & Conference Information Desk Open
8:30 am Optional Field Trip - Bayou St. John
*Meet at the Baronne Street Entrance at 8:00 am
Bayou St. John is a 6.3 km long waterway located entirely within the city of New Orleans. This field trip will focus on several topics, including the natural history of the bayou, human impacts on the bayou from colonization to modern times, and recent efforts to restore habitat along and within Bayou St. John.
8:30 am
Regional Roundtables
1. Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and Eastern Canada (Chambers 2 & 4)
2. Southeast (Blue Room)
3. Gulf Coast and Caribbean (Chambers 1 & 3)
4. Rocky Mountains, Alberta & British Columbia (Orpheum)
5. West Coast, Hawaii, Alaska & Yukon (Conti/Lafitte)
10:00 am Break
11:30 Lunch on Your Own
1:30 pm– 4:45 pm
Opening Plenary Session (Roosevelt Ballroom)
Rising to the Challenge
1:30 pm
Welcome & Opening Remarks
-- Ken White, Resource Institute
-- Barbara Doll, PhD, PE, North Carolina State University
2:00 pm
Rising to Future Challenges: Lessons Learned from Yesterday to Direct Restoration for Tomorrow
-- Dave Rosgen, PhD, PH, Wildland Hydrology, Fort Collins, CO
2:30 pm
Upscaling Nature-based Solutions for System-Scale Resilience
-- Todd S. Bridges, PhD, College of Engineering, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Bridges’ Presentation
3:00 pm Break
3:20 pm Panel Discussion
Challenges & Opportunities for Stream Restoration and Floodplain Reconnection/Restoration
The panel will delve into the challenges and opportunities tied to stream restoration, specifically floodplain reconnection within FEMA's no-rise policy framework. This dialogue aims to identify pathways that harmonize restoration objectives with regulations, recognizing potential trade-offs in achieving both ecological restoration and adherence to FEMA's flood elevation and floodway standards. The panel will also explore stream restoration and FEMA grant-funded programs such as the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC), Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) Program, and the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) to bolster flood risk management and enhance watershed resilience.
Panelists: Read More About the Panelists
-- Dave Rosgen, PhD, PH, Wildland Hydrology
-- Todd S. Bridges, PhD, University of Georgia
-- Shona M. Gibson, PE, Hazard Mitigation Assistance, Region 6 Mitigation
Division, FEMA
-- Chris Haring, PhD, USACE-ERDC-River Engineering Branch
-- Patrick Forbes, Senior Advisor - Disaster Recovery, US Housing & Urban Development, Baton Rouge, LA
5:00 pm
Women in Stream Restoration (WiSR) Meeting (Blue Room)
Confluence: Building Leadership & Connections in the Restoration Landscape
6 - 8 pm Sponsors’ Reception (Exhibit Hall)
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Tuesday, June 25, 2024
7:30 am (Roosevelt Foyer)
Registration & Conference Information Desk Open
8:30 am– 12:10 pm Technical Breakout Sessions
with a Break at 10:10 am in the Exhibit Hall
A Session - Ecological Considerations (Salon 5)
B Session - Planning (Blue Room)
C Session - Floodplains (Orpheum)
D Session - Functional Uplift & Mitigation (Conti/Lafitte)
E Session - Technology (Chambers 1 & 3)
F Session - Aquatic Organism Passage (AOP) & Dam Removal (Chambers 2 & 4)
12:10 – 1:30 pm Lunch Provided
1:30 - 5:10 pm Technical Breakout Sessions
with a Break at 3:10 pm in the Exhibit Hall (Exhibit Hall)
G Session - Case Studies (Salon 5)
H Session - Public Engagement (Blue Room)
I Session - Urban Streams (Orpheum)
J Session - Restoration Programs (Conti/Lafitte)
K Session - Overcoming Challenges (Chambers 1 & 3)
L Session - Global Restoration (Chambers 2 & 4)
5:10 pm Adjourn for the Day
5:30 pm Free Time
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Wednesday, June 26, 2024
8:00 am (Roosevelt Foyer)
Registration & Conference Information Desk Open
Roosevelt Ballroom
Rivers of Resilience: Indigenous Perspectives on Stream Restoration
Moderator: Mariah Black Bird Perry (Cheyenne River Sioux), Policy-Partnerships Specialist, Assistant Secretary, Indian Affairs, Department of Interior
—> Abstracts & Bios
9:00 am Introduction & Blessing
-- Moderator, Mariah Black Bird-Perry, (Cheyenne River Sioux), Policy-Partnerships Specialist, Assistant Secretary, Indian Affairs, Department of Interior
9:15 am Raven Fork Restoration Project
-- Michael LaVoie, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Cherokee, NC
LaVoie’s Presentation
9:45 am Bringing the Salmon Home: The Story of Klamath Dam Removal and River Renewal
-- Kenneth Brink, Vice-Chair, Karuk Tribe, Happy Camp, CA
-- Toz Soto, Karuk Tribe, Somes Bar, CA
-- Craig Tucker, Suits & Signs, McKinleyville, CA
Klamath Presentation
10:15 am Reviving a Sacred Landscape in Tsegi Canyon: Vision, Planning, Design and Implementation
-- Benalebahe Benallee, Navajo Nation, Tsegi, AZ
-- Martha Austin, Navajo Nation, Kayenta, AZ
-- Fred Phillips, Fred Phillips Consulting
Tsegi Presentation
Navajo Nation Collaborative Projects that Contribute to Stream Restoration
-- Crystal Tulley-Cordova, PhD, MWR, Navajo Nation Department of Water Resources, Water Management Branch, Fort Defiance, AZ
Tulley-Cordova Presentation
11:00 Q&A
11:45 am
Conference Wrap-Up & Next Steps
-- Alan Walker, Resource Institute, Waynesville, NC
11:55 am Cash Drawing for $500 (Must be Present to Win)
12 pm Conference Adjourns - See you in 2025!