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Event Description
The Society of Wetland Scientists (SWS) Rocky Mountain Chapter, in cooperation with the Colorado Riparian Association, is hosting the 2019 Annual Meeting on April 10, 2019 in Golden, Colorado at the American Mountaineering Center 710 10th Street Golden, CO.
The meeting is expected to bring together over 150 researchers, students, government scientists, private sector consultants, and other wetland practitioners. It will cultivate scientific exchanges between diverse groups of professionals involved in stream and wetland stewardship around the region.
Meeting Agenda
8:00am-8:45am: ARRIVAL/CHECK-IN
8:15am-8:45am: MEMBERS MEETING
Meeting topics: election results, chapter financials, goals, upcoming events, and more
8:55am-9:00am: WELCOMING ADDRESS/ANNOUNCEMENTS
9:00am-4:30pm: PRESENTATIONS
Including morning and afternoon snacks, and lunch (all provided)
Keynote Address:
- Beth Middleton, USGS and SWS President: Wetland Restoration and Management in a Future of Changing Climate
Other Presentations:
- Cetan Christensen, CSU: Populus Deltoides Demography Along the South Platte River, from Kersey to Platteville, Colorado
- John Heule, Tetra Tech: Using Herbarium Data and ArcPy for Wetland Desktop Analysis
- Denise Culver, CNHP: Lake County-Biodiversity Hotspot for Colorado and the World
- Joanna Lemly, CNHP: Forging a Standard Approach to Wetland Monitoring on Federal Lands
- Julia McCarthy and Joshua Carpenter, USEPA and USACE: The Stream Quantification Tool and its Application for Stream Mitigation and Impact Determination in Colorado
- Elly Miller, Pinyon Environmental: Regulatory Turmoil – Summary of Recent WOTUS Rulemaking Process
- Sarah Marshall, CNHP: Colorado's Watershed Planning Toolbox: Demonstration and Applications
- Gregor Auble, USGS: Cottonwood Root Sprouts and Riparian Restoration Along the Upper Green River
- Jeremy Sueltenfuss, CSU: Using Reference Sites to Design and Evaluate Wetland Restoration
- Vince Sortman, Biohabitats: Using Wetland Sod Mats to Anchor Wetland Plantings at Gadwall Pond, Fort Collins, CO
- Brad Johnson, Johnson Environmental Consulting: Rocky Mountain Fen Research Project: An Experimental Fen Transplantation
- Julie Ash and Andy Herb, Stillwater Sciences and AlpineEco: Floodplain Restoration: Being More Like Elephants - Making Room and Making it Messy!
- John Giordanengo, AloTerra Restoration Services: Riparian Restoration—Simple Designs that Substantially Increase Ecological Lift for Stream Restoration Projects
4:30pm-6:30pm: SOCIAL
Beverages and Live Music (included)
Registration End April 8, 2019
Regular SWS Members: $75
Regular Non-SWS Members: $125
Student SWS Members: $0.00
Student Non-SWS Members: $10.00
Event Type:Conference Early registration ends on Feb 24, 2019. Regular registration starts on Feb 25, 2019 and ends on May 07, 2019. Late registration starts on May 08, 2019. (GMT-07:00) Mountain Time (US & Canada) |
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