Tuesday, June 25
L session
Location: Chambers 2 & 4
Moderator: Alan Walker, Resource Institute
global restoration
1:30 pm
Adapting Floodplain Reconnection with Climate Change Considerations along the Middle Rio Grande
-- Ashley Kinsey, PE, Hazen & Sawyer, Charlottesville, VA
Kinsey’s Presentation
1:50 pm
Restoring the Kootenai: A Tribal Approach to Restoration of a Large River in Idaho
-- Matt Daniels, River Design Group, Inc., Whitefish, MT
Daniel’s Presentation
2:10 pm
Comparing Practices between Stream Restoration/Revitalization in the United States and the Czech Republic
-- John Schwartz, PhD, PE, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
Schwartz’s Presentation
2:30 pm
Balancing Flood Conveyance and Fish Habitat Design in a Steep Urban Stream: A Case Study of the Penticton Creek Restoration
-- James Bigelow, Stantec Consulting, Inc., Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Bigelow’s Presentation
2:50 pm
Naturalization of Vernon Creek in Polson Park: A Case Study of Flood Mitigation and Fish Habitat Enhancement in an Urban Park
-- Leif Burge, PhD, PAg, EcoFish Research, Ltd, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
-- Shawn Kilpatrick, Stantec, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
Burge & Kilpatrick’s Presentation
3:10 pm
Break in the Exhibit Hall
3:30 pm
Blood, Sweat, and Tears --- Working to Improve Stream Rehabilitation on Placer-Mined Landscapes of the Last Frontier
-- Matthew S. Varner, US Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Anchorage, AK
Varner’s Presentation
3:50 pm
Stream Reclamation of Davis Creek-A Tale of Placer Mining in Alaska
-- Noel Turner, Bureau of Land Management Alaska, Central Yukon Field Office, Fairbanks, AK
Turner’s Presentation
4:10 pm
The Growing & Evolving Field of Stream Restoration – From Mitigation to Resiliency – How Will the Industry Continue to Adapt
-- J. George Athanasakes, Stantec Consulting Services Inc., Louisville, KY
Athanasakes’ Presentation
4:30 pm
Assessment of Spawning Platforms Constructed to Remediate Flood Damage to Kokanee Habitat: The Case Study of the Lower Powers Creek Flood Recovery Project, West Kelowna, British Columbia
-- Joe Kennedy, Ecofish Research Ltd, West Kelowna, BC
Kennedy’s Presentation
4:50 pm
UK Stream Restauration and the Use of Biodegradable Tree Guards
-- Pierre Talpe, Rainbow Professional, Ltd, Hull, UK
-- Steff Ferguson, Dee District Salmon Fishery Board, Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, UK
Talpe & Ferguson’s Presentation
5:10 pm - Adjourn