BACK TO AGENDA 

Tuesday, June 25

D session
Location: Conti/Lafitte
Moderator: Tim Schueler, Hazen & Sawyer, Raleigh, NC

Functional Uplift & Mitigation

8:30 am
A Users Guide to Financial Assurances
-- David Dybdahl & Noah Krantz, American Risk Management Resources Network (ARMR), Madison, Wisconsin
Dybdahl’s Presentation

8:50 am
A Framework for Applying Stormwater Control Measures as Compensatory Mitigation for Stream Restoration
-- Ceara Parks Oliver, PE, University of Tennessee, Maryville, TN
Parks-Oliver’s Presentation

9:10 am
Stream Mitigation Performance Standards Should be Based on the Restoration of Ecological Processes, not on Principles of Engineering Success
-- Bob Siegfried, RES, Richmond, VA
Siegfried’s Presentation

9:30 am
Stream Restoration Mitigation Bank Design
-- Kylee Burnett, PE & Alex Brown, PWS, Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc., Dallas, Texas
Burnett’s Presentation

9:50 am
Compensatory Mitigation Projects: The Modern Engineers Toolbox
-- Robert Stewart, PhD, PE, Water and Land Solutions, Johnson City, TN
Stewart’s Presentation

10:10 am  
Break in the Exhibit Hall

10:30 am
Gauging the Effectiveness of Stream Restoration Monitoring Industry Protocols
-- Tim Schueler, Hazen and Sawyer, Raleigh, NC
Schueler’s Presentation

10:50 am
Biological Credit for Stream Mitigation Projects in Kentucky
-- Rob Lewis, Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, Kentucky Wetland and Stream Mitigation Program, Frankfort, KY
Lewis’ Presentation

11:10 am
Functional Monitoring in Stream and Wetland Restoration Presented
-- Michael Sachs, RES, Pittsburgh, PA
Sachs’ Presentation

11:30 am
Toward a Tiered Approach for Assessing of Stream Ecosystem Condition
-- Leanne Stepchinski, USACE ERDCORISE Postdoctoral Fellow, US Army Corps of Engineers Engineer Research and Development Center, Environmental Laboratory, Vicksburg, MS
Stephchinski’s Presentation

11:50 am
Functional Assessment with the Riparian Ecological Function Index (REFI)
-- Samantha Wiest, USACE ERDC, Environmental Laboratory (EL), US Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), Vicksburg, MS
Wiest’s Presentation

12:10 pm - Lunch Provided