Tuesday, June 25
H session
Location: Blue Room
Moderator: Josh Burch, District Department of Energy & Environment
Public Engagement
1:30 pm
Connecting Underserved Communities to Water - Rejuvenating Ecosystems, Enhancing Livelihoods, and Fostering Social Equity
-- Judith E. Joyce, SPWS, Impact7G , Coralville, Iowa
Joyce’s Presentation
1:50 pm
Nonprofit Partnership Success Story in Ecological Restoration
-- Josh Allen, PE, CFM, SWCA Environmental Consultants, Charlotte, North Carolina
-- Trevor George, American Conservation Experience (ACE), Twin Falls, Idaho
Allen & George’s Presentation
2:10 pm
Freeing War Eagle Creek- Navigating the First Year of a Four-Year, Multi-Partner, and Multi-Fish Passage Barrier Removal Project
-- Sean Saunders, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, North Central Arkansas Stream Habitat Coordinator
Salem, Arkansas
-- Becky Roark, Beaver Watershed Alliance, Elkins, AR
-- Tim Burnley, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, Mountain Home, AR
Saunder’s Presentation
2:30 pm
Using a Unique Sport to Connect Others to the Wonder of Restored Ecosystems – Fishing Links
-- Maxwell Linder, Water and Land Solutions, Livermore, CO
Linder’s Presentation
2:50 pm
Stream Assessment in a High School Problem-Based Learning Geology Course
-- Michael J. Smith, PhD, University School, Hunting Valley, OH
Smith’s Presentation
3:10 pm
Break in the Exhibit Hall
3:30 pm
Building Our Industry’s Next Generation: Field Experience for Educators
-- Tim Hawig, CS Britton Inc. & Carrollton City Schools, Carrollton, GA
-- Jennifer LaTour, CS Britton Inc., Carrollton GA
-- Stacey Britton, University of West Georgia, Carrollton, GA
Hawig’s Presentation
3:50 pm
Diary of a Stream Bureaucrat
-- Josh Burch, District Department of Energy & Environment, Washington, DC
Burch’s Presentation
4:10 pm
Putting the Genie Back in the Bottle – Reversing Decades of Recreational Impacts to a Sensitive Spring-fed River
-- Kristen Nowak, PWS, Black & Veatch, Tampa, Florida
Nowak’s Presentation
4:30 pm
Awe Restoration – Ecosystem Restoration to Stimulate Mental Health Recovery and Community Revival
-- David Bidelspach, PE, MEng, RiverSHARED.org, Livermore, CO
-- Dave Glassman, AHero, Shorter, AL
Bidelspach & Glassman’s Presentation
4:50 pm - Adjourned