2025 CONFERENCE AGENDA
Resilient Rivers:
Adapting for the Future!
*Check for updates, as the agenda is subject to change.
Monday, October 20, 2025
1:00 - 5:00 pm (Foyer)
Registration & Conference Information Desk Open
Exhibitor Set-Up (Exhibit Hall & Atrium)
Tuesday, October 21, 2025
7:00 am (Foyer)
Registration & Conference Information Desk Open
8:30 am
Regional Roundtables
1. Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and Eastern Canada
2. Southeast
3. Gulf Coast and Caribbean
4. Rocky Mountains, Alberta & British Columbia
5. West Coast, Hawaii, Alaska & Yukon
10:00 am Break
11:30 Lunch on Your Own
1:30 pm– 4:45 pm
Opening Plenary Session (Maryland Ballroom)
3:00 pm Break
5:00 pm
Women in Stream Restoration (WiSR) Meeting
6 - 8 pm Sponsors’ Reception (Exhibit Hall)
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Wednesday, October 22, 2025
7:30 am (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 & Atrium
A. Advances in Stream Restoration Science
B. Innovative Tools & Techniques
C. Planning & Restoration Programs
D. Public Engagement & Community Resilience
E. Urban Stream Restoration
F. Ecological Considerations & Functional Uplift
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 & Atrium)
G. Climate Resilience & Adaptation
H. Dam Removal & Aquatic Passage
I. Overcoming Challenges & Lessons Learned
J. Floodplains & Watershed Hydrology
K. Multi-Benefit Restoration
L. Compensatory Mitigation
5:10 pm Adjourn for the Day
5:30 pm Event by the Mid-Atlantic Stream Restoration Association
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Thursday, October 23, 2025
8:00 am (Foyer)
Registration & Conference Information Desk Open
8:30 am Closing Session (Maryland Ballroom)
10:00 Break (Exhibit Hall & Atrium)
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 2026!