Urban Riparian Symposium Presentations

Thursday Morning Schedule

Thursday, February 28
8:30 am	Registration
9:00 am	Welcome and Introduction Blake Alldredge, TRA President
9:30 AM	Applied Fluvial Geomorphology: River Processes in the Metroplex Dr. Peter Allen, Baylor University
10:30 AM	Break
10:45 AM	I Speak 21st Century: Building Communities through Engagement Amy Hays, Noble Research Institute
11:45 AM	Discussion & Conference Information
12:00 PM	Lunch

Thursday Afternoon Schedule

	A: Outreach & Education	B: Best Management Practices	C: Restoration
1:00 PM	Sierra Cashion Adopt-a-Creek: Engagement Through Pride of Place	Christi Upton City of Denton Revises and Updates Environmentally Sensitive Areas Protection Requirements	Tim Whitefield Upper Whites Branch Stream Restoration at Bluestem Park
1:25 PM	Erin Cord Community Engagement through Creekside Restoration – An Update on the City of Austin Grow Zone Program	Staryn Wagner Rain Gardens and Cisterns in Public Spaces	Destiny Russell Evaluation of Riparian Re-Vegetation on Streambank Stability and Erosion
1:50 PM	Andreina Alexatos Trees for the Blanco: Replanting Hope	Kelli Ondracek Houston Parks Riparian Restoration Project	Ricky Linex Native Riparian Vegetation Beneficial for Holding Together Creeks and Rivers in Urban Areas
2:15 PM	Leah Gibson Onion Creek Buyouts: Restoration of a Floodplain and a Community	Blake Alldredge Implementing the Denton County Greenway Plan	Stephanie Coffman Exploring New Frontiers: Introducing Urban Communities to Stream Restoration and Fluvial Geomorphology
2:40 PM	Break

	A: Outreach & Education	B: Best Management Practices	C: Restoration
3:00 PM	Betsy Marsh Partnering with Community Stakeholders to Transform a Riparian Corridor into an Educational Resource	Jasmine Stovall Microplastic Pollution in Urban Surface Waters: A Short-Term Monitoring Study on a Small Watershed Scale	Ana V González Documenting Urban Riparian Restoration Over Time: The Evolution of the Riparian Functional Assessment
3:25 PM	Teresa Moss Environmental Science & Philosophy: Not So Uncommon Partners – Watersheds as Interdisciplinary Interfaces	Ranjan Muttiah A City-Wide Erosion Potential Mapping Tool for Fort Worth	John Clement The Functional Assessment of Floodplain Health: A Regulatory Tool to Protect the Natural and Traditional Character of Waterways
3:50 PM	Sarah Grella Maintaining Programs Through Key Partnerships: Successes Between Tarrant Regional Water District and Texas Wildlife Association	Brent Bellinger Habitat Enhancement Projects in Two Urban Reservoirs: Successes and Lessons Learned	Susan Kenzle The City of Austin’s Functional Assessment: From Regulatory Mechanism to Design Tool
4:15 PM	Kimberly A. Horndeski Best Practices and Strategies to Motivate and Engage Stakeholders	Angela England Arundo Control Man: Targeting Outreach for Preventing the Spread of Arundo donax in Urban and Rural Settings	Aaron Petty Interpreting Value – Urban Stream Bioassessments in Garland and Plano
4:40 PM	OPEN	Nick Dornak The First ‘One Water’ School in Texas	Deborah January-Bevers Looking Beyond Ecological Functions to the Value of Ecosystem Services – Urban Riparian Examples in the Greater Houston Region

Friday Morning Schedule

Time	G: Outreach & Education	H: Stormwater	I: Restoration
8:35 AM	Hans Landel The Role of Citizen Science in Aquatic Invasive Species Monitoring and Management in Texas	Cassidy Campbell Overview of NCTCOG Watershed Management Program and Activities	Michelle Bertelsen Blanco River Design Guidelines – Design Driven by Ecological Function
9:00 AM	Michael Jones Texas Stream Team Riparian Bull’s-Eye Evaluation Citizen Scientist Training Program	Ranjan Muttiah City of Fort Worth’s iSWM Certification	Ryan McGillicuddy Accommodating Use and Enjoyment with Ecological Function: A Blanco River Restoration Demonstration Site
9:25 AM	Clare Entwistle Texas Riparian and Stream Ecosystem Program	Heather Firn City of Plano’s Stormwater Monitoring Program	Stephen Crawford Revisiting Past DFW Stream Stabilization Projects
9:50 AM	Wylie Gorup Urban Renewal: Channeling Stakeholder Input Into Stream Restoration	Fouad Jaber A Simple Manual Optimization Method to Select Low Impact Development Practices	Ana V González The Waller 3 Project update: Urban Hydrology Restoration
10:15 AM	Leslie Lilly Towards Resilient City Systems: Lady Bird Lake, Riparian Restoration and Volunteerism	Shannon Brown Rainscaping for Healthy Watersheds: A Landscapers Lessons Learned in Practice	Vince Sortman Denton Creek Park Masterplan – City of Grapevine, Texas
10:45 AM	Break
11:00 AM	Regionally Developed Stormwater Best Management Practices, Programs, and ToolsEdith Marvin, North Central Council of Governments
11:45 AM	Closing Remarks
12:00 PM	Conclude