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

9:00 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

11:00 Lunch on Your Own

1:00 pm– 4:45 pm
Opening Plenary Session (Maryland Ballroom)
Moderator: Beth Styler-Barry, The Nature Conservancy, NJ
Resiliency in the Face of Changing Climate
The opening session explores how restoration can advance community resilience in the face of extreme weather and other environmental challenges.

1:00 pm
Opening Remarks - Kennon White, Resource Institute

1:30 pm Keynote Presentation

2:00 pm
Stream and Floodplain Restoration Lessons Learned Following 2024 Helene Flooding in Western North Carolina
-- Greg Jennings, PhD, PE, Jennings Environmental, PLLC, Asheville, NC

2:30 pm
Hurricanes and Restoration for Disaster Resiliency
-- Roberta Swann, PhD, Mobile Bay National Estuary Program, Mobile, AL

3:00 pm Break in the Exhibit Hall & Atrium

3:30 pm
Wildfires and Restoration for Disaster Resiliency
-- Jim Nankervis, Blue Mountain Consultants, Berthoud, CO

4:00 pm Panel Discussion

4:45 pm Adjourn

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 Strategies

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)
Restoration That Works: Economic & Community Benefits Across Diverse Landscapes

8:30 am
The Economic Benefits of Ecological Restoration (Guidance from Unlikely Places)
-- John Giordanengo, Principal Restoration Economist, Economic Restoration Services
Fort Collins, CO

9:00 am
Klamath Dam Removal- Community, Health & Economic Benefits

9:30 am
Economic & Community Benefits of Urban Restoration

10:00 am Break in the Exhibit Hall & Attrium

10:20 am
Udora, AR Case Study

10:50 am 
Panel & Audience Q&A

11:15 am
Closing Presentation

11:45 am
Conference Wrap-Up, Survey & Next Steps
-- Alan Walker, Resource Institute, Waynesville, NC

12:15 pm Cash Drawing for $500 (Must be Present to Win)

12:15 pm Conference Adjourns - See you in 2026!