Draft Agenda

River Restoration 2018
Protecting and Restoring Rivers in the Face of Uncertainty
October 28-30th 2018 
Superior Shores, Two Harbors, Minnesota

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Sunday, October 28 

Registration 10:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Workshop 1 - Watershed Assessment of River Stability and Sediment Supply (WARSSS).  Dave Rosgen, Wildland Hydrology.  
12:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Workshop 2 - The effects of hydromodification on river channels.  Why restoration to memorable times may not be most effective strategy for a sustainable future.  Bill Annable, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON Canada. 
12:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

For more information on the workshops, please see website Workshops Page. 
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Sunday Night – Barbeque & Social
3:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Conference officially begins
*Please plan to dress according to the weather and no private vehicle parking is permitted
 
Shuttles will be provided from both Superior Shores and Comfort Inn, Two Harbors
Service will begin at:
3:30 p.m. Superior Shores
4:00 p.m. Comfort Inn
 
Shuttles will run approximately every 15 minutes until dinner, then resume after dinner as needed.  Last bus leaves at 9:00 p.m. and will make stops at both hotels

4:00 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. – Stewart River restoration tour guided by North State Environmental, Wildland Hydrology and                                    Technical Service Area #3
4:30 p.m. – until dark – Fly casting lessons with Minnesota Trout Unlimited
5:30 p.m. – Barbeque dinner with beverages provided by Bent Paddle Brewery 

Monday, October 29th

7:00 a.m. Registration (all day) and Breakfast Buffet – Served at Kamloops at Superior Shores

8:00 a.m. Welcome/Keynote Introduction 

8:15 a.m. Stream and Watershed Restoration: Guidance for Restoring Riverine Processes and Fish Habitat.  KEYNOTE -                       Phil Roni, Cramer Fisheries

9:15 a.m. Session 1: Linking Ecosystem Components; What are the Factors Impacting Ecology and Biological Health? 
                 Moderator: Ian Chisholm

9:20 a.m. Restoring Ecosystem Processes and Resilience in River Systems.  Luther Aadland, Minnesota Department of      Natural Resources 
  
10:00 a.m. Break

10:25 a.m. Trick or Treat:  Does Natural Channel Design Work to Improve Stream Ecological Function?    Matt Kondratieff, Colorado Parks and Wildlife  

11:05 a.m. Stream Restoration:  Does Restoring Structure Lead to Function?  Sara McMillan, Purdue University

11:50 a.m. Lunch – served at Kamloops at Superior Shores

1:20 p.m. Keynote introduction 
1:25 p.m.  Streams without Biology: How Physics Inadvertently Usurped River Restoration.  KEYNOTE – Janine Castro,                           USFWS

2:25p.m. Session 2: Addressing Channel Response to Hydrologic Alteration Sustainably. Moderator: Chris Freiberger 

2:30 p.m. Land Use Change Impact on Channels. Sandy Verry, Ellen River Partners 

3:10 p.m. Break

3:40 p.m. River Channel Responses to Large Increases in Flows and Sediment Supply.  Patrick Belmont, Utah State University    

4:20 p.m. Has Stormwater Management Been Our Achilles Heel in River Management?  Bill Annable, University of Waterloo

5:00 p.m. Poster Exhibition & Social Hour – Samples provided by Castle Danger Brewery 

6:15 p.m. Banquet (on site); 

7:00 p.m. Dinner KEYNOTE . Restoring Ecological and Geomorphic Function on the Heartrock Ranch, Idaho. Dave                                 Rosgen, Wildland Hydrology

Social time and Stream Practitioners Pictionary to follow (upstairs dining room and bar area, see events)

Tuesday, October 30th 
7:00 a.m. Registration and Breakfast Buffet – at Kamloops at Superior Shores

8:00 a.m. Welcome/Keynote Introduction 
8:10 a.m. The Yellow River Initiative - An Introduction to the Kankakee River Problem and Plan: KEYNOTE Bob Barr, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis 

9:10 a.m. Session 3: Sediment in Rivers; Incorporating Process Understanding in Restoration Design. 
               Moderator: Nick Proulx

9:15 a.m. Regional Sediment Data and Regional Curves:  Increasing Confidence in Designs Through Competence, Capacity and Support.  Alan Walker, StreamWalker Consulting LLC  

9:55 a.m. Break

10:20 a.m. Stream Channel Succession and Sediment Dynamics:  Black Vermillion River, KS. Tim Keane, Kansas State                                    University  

11:00 a.m. Sediment Sources, Baseline Sediment – Transport Rates and the Effectiveness of Restoration Measures for Reducing Loads to Receiving Waters.  Andrew Simon, Cardno

11:50 a.m. Lunch – at Kamloops at Superior Shores

1:20 p.m. Session 4: Stream Restoration; Adaptive Implementation and Management. 
                Moderator: Karl Koller

1:25 p.m. Applied Research Efforts to Improve the Design, Implementation and Management of Ecological Restoration in North Carolina.  Barbara Doll, North Carolina State University. 
 
2:05 p.m. Adaptive Management:  Using Geomorphic Stream Stage and Transition and Departure Conditions to Plan and                              Generate Restoration.  Barry Southerland, USDA, NRCS  

2:45 p.m. The Growing & Evolving Benefits of Stream Restoration – From Resiliency to Stormwater BMP – How Will the
                Industry Continue to Adapt?  George Athanasakes, Stantec 

3:25 p.m. Break

3:50 p.m. Panel Discussion (Janine Castro, Dave Rosgen, Bob Barr, Luther Aadland, Patrick Belmont and Andrew                                  Simon): How to more holistically restore our streams in the face of uncertainty?
                Moderator: Chris Freiberger

5:20 p.m. Closing thoughts and raffle

Curling and Dinner at the Two Harbors Curling Club (see events)
6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
If you plan to curl, please bring clean shoes and warm clothes you can stretch in 
Shuttles will be provided from both Superior Shores and Country Inn, Two Harbors
Service going to the Curling Club:
5:45 p.m. – 6:15 p.m. Superior Shores
6:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Country Inn

Service leaving the Curling Club:
Shuttles will run approximately every 30 minutes after dinner or as needed.  Last bus leaves at 10:00 p.m. and will make stops at both hotels 
 
Wednesday, October 31st 

7:00 a.m. -8:30 a.m. – Breakfast buffet served at Kamloops at Superior Shores
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Downloads
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Abstracts from the workshop can be found at:  Abstracts
Video of Keynote addresses can be found at:  Keynote Videos 
Agenda at a glance :    Agenda 
Speaker Biographies and Abstracts per Agenda: BIO/ABS