Schedule of Presenters
Presenter Schedule
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Thursday Morning Schedule
Thursday, February 12 |
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| 8:30 am | Registration (Pre-Function Area) |
| 9:00 am | Welcome and Introduction (Auditorium) Jim Blackwell – SSPEED Center, Nikki Dictson – TWRI/TRA, Katie Coyne – Asakura Robinson, and Carolyn White – Memorial Park |
| 9:30 AM | Reclaiming the Bronx River: A Story of Community and Collaboration – Linda R. Cox |
| 10:30 AM | Break |
| 10:45 AM | The Bar Room Brawl: Who Has The Right Approach to Urban Stream Restoration? – Ann L. Riley, PhD |
| 11:45 AM | Discussion & Conference Information |
| 12:00 PM | Lunch (Event Hall) |
Thursday Afternoon Schedule
| A: Restoring Urban Bayous & Streams | B: Stormwater LID | C: Outreach and Education | |
| Moderator 1 | Tina Hendon | Katie Coyne | Jacqueline Duke |
| Moderator 2 | Anne Rogers | Melissa Parker | |
| 1:00 PM | Megan Henson
Funding Opportunity for WQ Improvement Projects |
District Integration: Green Infrastructure Systems of New Orleans’ Academy Park and Austin’s South Central Waterfront |
Eugenia Barnes
Oso Creek Riparian Evaluation |
| 1:25 PM | Michelle Adlong
The J.J. Seabrook Stream Restoration, Rain Garden, and Urban Trail Project: Post-Construction Reflection |
Effect of Urbanization on Fish and Benthic Macroinvertebrate Communities in the Houston Metropolitan Region |
Using Technology to Teach Riparian Education Through Flash Modules and Geocaching |
| 1:50 PM | Aarin Teague
Restoring Streams in the San Antonio River Basin |
Michael F. Bloom, P.E.
The Business Case for Using Natural Drainage Facilities in New Suburban Development in the Houston Region |
Lauren Willis
LID Demonstration Structures for Educational Opportunities |
| 2:15 PM | Justin T. Stewart
The Creative Restoration of Poquito Creek, It Keeps Growing |
Michelle E. Garza
Upper San Antonio River Stormwater Retrofit BMPs Implementation of Watershed Protection Plan |
Ana González
Grow Zones Program: Restoring Urban Creeks by Empowering Partner Organizations and Community Stewardship |
| 2:40 PM | Break | Break | Break |
| D: Restoring Urban Bayous & Streams | E: Stormwater LID | F: Outreach and Education | |
| Moderator 1 | Amy Truong | Katie Coyne | Jacqueline Duke |
| Moderator 2 | Tina Hendon | Anne Rogers | Melissa Parker |
| 3:00 | Judy Walther
Habitat Creation in a Dynamic Delta Challenges in an Urban Wetland Project |
Mateo Scoggins
Urban Stream Restoration at the Catchment Scale: Fixing Hydrology |
Fouad Jaber
Educating Decision Makers on Natural Stream Design: An Overview of the Texas A&M AgriLife Stream Processes and Design Educational Program |
| 3:25 | John Clement
Invasive Plant Management and Shoreline Restoration on Lady Bird Lake, Austin, Texas |
Ana González
Urban Hydrology Restoration: Proof of Concept Modeling |
Blake Alldredge
Implementing Effective Strategies to Preserve Denton County Riparian Areas |
| 3:50 | David Mahler
Giant Ragweed (Ambrosia trifida): Why this Native Annual Becomes a Problem, in urban riparian Corridors |
Amy Grossman
Rainscapes Pilot Project: Role of the Designer as Facilitator Between Science and Society |
Hughes S. Simpson
The Texas Forests and Drinking Water Partnership: A Source Water Protection Strategy |
| 4:15 | Amy Uyen Truong
Utilizing Drought-Resistant Plants in Urban Riparian Areas |
Michelle Wood-Ramirez
Improving Drainage System Design in Bioretention Areas for Optimal Performance |
Johnnie Smith
Texas Waters: Exploring Water and Watersheds |
| 4:40 | Liz Johnston
City of Austin’s Regulatory Framework for Riparian Protection |
Hannah Cruce
Quantifying Stormwater Runoff and Pollution Removal by Houston’s Urban Forest |
Nikki Dictson
Transforming Management and Conservation for Riparian and Stream Enhancement, Protection and Restoration |
Friday Morning Schedule
| G: Restoration | H: Riparian Vegetation & BMPs | I: Watershed Development Effects | |
| Moderator 1 | Staryn Wagner | Katie Coyne | Amy Truong |
| Moderator 2 | Clare Entwistle | Blake Alldredge | |
| 9:00 AM | Staryn Wagner
Oak Springs Channel Restoration: From Concrete Channel to Thriving Creek |
Deborah January-Bevers
Looking Beyond Ecological Functions to the Value of Ecosystem Services: Incorporating Ecosystem Services into Infrastructure and Policy Decisions in the Greater Houston Region |
Thomas Helm
Searching for the Original Meanders of Buffalo Bayou: Examination of Land Use and the Riparian Environment |
| 9:25 | Stan Wilson
Daylighting a Buried Urban Stream: A Practitioners Perspective at Oak Springs |
Monica McGarrity
Implementing Large-Scale Management of Invasive Arundo (Arundo donax) in the Rapidly-Urbanizing Pedernales Watershed Headwaters |
Vince Sortman
Flewellen Creek – How Watershed Development Can Accommodate Ecosystem Recovery |
| 9:50 | Clare Entwistle
Estimating Coastal Wetland Gains and Losses in Galveston County and Cameron County, TX |
Darcy Nuffer
Riparian Vegetation Management Challenges in an Urban Park – A Case Study of Shoal Creek |
Stefanie Lane
Assessing Characteristics & Health of Blackland Prairie Riparian Areas within Travis County |
| 10:15 | Anwar Alsanea
Utah Lake Eutrophication: Algae Blooms and the Role of Sediment-Water Column Interactions |
Jeffery M. Coffey
Development of Management Alternatives for Large Woody Debris: An Interdisciplinary Approach to a Multifaceted Situation |
Lindsay Olinde
Floodplain Assessment in the Blackland Prairie: A Geomorphic Perspective on Riparian Function |
| 10:45 | Break | Break | Break |
| 11:00 | Making Natural Stable Streams Work In An Urban Setting Closing Plenary – Carolyn White | ||
| 11:35 | Closing Remarks | ||
| 12:00 | Conclude | ||
A designated poster session will be held at the reception on Thursday, February 16th from 5 PM – 6 PM. Posters will also be on display in the main exhibit hall throughout the conference.
Poster Presentations:
Anwar Alsanea – Utah Lake Eutrophication: Algae Blooms and the Role of Sediment-Water Column Interactions
Eugenia Barnes and Jessica Wright – Relating Water Quality and Riparian Conditions on Oso Creek, Rural and Urban Areas, Nueces County, Texas
Susan Chadwick – Green Stormwater Infrastructure with Overlapping Riparian Influence on Water Quality, Destruction of Riparian Area, Floods
Stephen Curtis – Monitoring Effect of Arundo (Arundo donax) Management on Barons Creek in the Pedernales Watershed Headwaters
Ana González – Girdling Trees: Low Impact Invasive Tree Management
Thomas Helm – Examination of Collapse Failures Along the Banks of an Artificially Straightened Meandering River: Examples from Buffalo Bayou, Houston, Texas
Ioannis Kamarinas – A Novel Methodology for Watershed-Scale Riparian Buffer Placement to Improve Water Quality in Palmerston North, New Zealand
Hanyan Li – All About Cyanobacteria and Cyanotoxins for Utah Lake
Colleen Peters – A Comparison of Microplastic Ingestion between Freshwater Sunfish and Marine Croaker and Pinfish
Cliff Tyllick – Getting Volunteers Their Time’s Worth in Riparian Restoration