2015 Society of Wetland Scientists (SWS) Rocky Mountain Chapter Annual Meeting.
The meeting will be held on April 15 in Golden, Colorado at the American Mountaineering Center and is expected to bring together over 100 researchers, students, government scientists, private sector consultants, and other wetland practitioners. The meeting will include ten speakers from across the Rocky Mountain Region and will cultivate scientific exchanges between diverse groups of professionals involved in wetland stewardship.
LOCATION
American Mountaineering Center
710 10th St
Golden, CO
www.AmericanMountaineeringCenter.org
Free parking in the lots on the north and east sides of the building. Additional free street parking is available nearby.
SCHEDULE
800a to 845a: ARRIVAL/CHECK-IN
815a to 845a: ALL MEMBERS MEETING
Conference call-in number will be available; meeting topics: election results, chapter financials, goals, upcoming events, and more.
855a to 900a: WELCOMING ADDRESS/ANNOUNCEMENTS
Andy Herb, SWS Rocky Mountain Chapter President
900a to 1200p: WETLAND RESTORATION
900a to 930a: Beaver emulation and facilitation to restore incised streams: cases from the semi-arid west; Nate Hough-Snee, PhD Student, Utah State University Dept. of Watershed Sciences
930a to 1000a: Utilizing adaptive management and pilot studies to increase confidence in restoration outcomes; Jeremy Sueltenfuss, Ecologist, Colorado Natural Heritage Program
1000a to 1030as wetland conservation framework leads to restoring ecological services in an urban environment; Lynda A. Saul, Wetland Program Coordinator, Montana Dept of Environmental Quality and Steve Carpenedo, Senior Wetland Specialist, Montana Dept of Environmental Quality
1030a to 1100a: BREAK
1100a to 1130am: Corps of Engineers civil works restoration authorities and case studies; Julie Alcon, Supervisory Ecologist, US Army Corps of Engineers Albuquerque District
1130a to 1200p: Evaluation and assessment of environmentally sensitive stream bank protection measures; Paul Clopper, Director Applied Technology, Ayers Associates
1200p to 100p: LUNCH
Catered on-site; vegetarian option will be available
100p to 500p: WETLAND REGULATION AND RESTORATION
100p to 200p: Recent advances in wetland delineation: a national perspective; Jacob Berkowitz, Research Soil Scientist, US Army Corps of Engineers Engineer Research and Development Center
200p to 245p: Developing ideas in wetland identification, plant species indicator status, NWI vs. COE wetland mapping, and wetland restoration; David J. Cooper, Senior Research Scientist/Professor and Edward Gage, Postdoctoral Fellow; Department of Forest and Rangeland Stewardship, Colorado State University
245p to 315p: BREAK
315p to 345p: Wetland mitigation projects and policies on western slope of Colorado; Michael Claffey, Claffey Ecological Consulting, Inc.
345p to 415p: Mitigation project delivery – trials and tribulations; Becky Pierce, Wetland Program Manager, CDOT HQ and Patrick Hickey, Wetland & Wildlife Specialist, CDOT Region 4
415p to 500p: FUs: new developments in compensatory mitigation for Colorado; Brad Johnson, Research Scientist, Dept. of Biology, Colorado State University and Mark Beardsley, Ecologist, EcoMetrics, LLC
500p to 700p: SOCIAL
Live music, beer, and other beverages
SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
We invite companies, agencies, organizations and individuals to sponsor this meeting. Sponsorship will get visibility for your organization, while helping us make a great meeting! The meeting will foster scientific exchanges between diverse groups of professionals involved in wetland stewardship around the region.Sponsorship offers an effective way to demonstrate your organization's interest in and commitment to wetland science an its implications for wetland policy and management. If you are interested in sponsoring, please contact Emily Wiseman before registering - ewiseman@sws.org.
- Silver level: $250
- 1 Complimentary registration
- Recognition in meeting program
- Gold level: $500+
- 1 complimentary registration
- 1 compfoot table in vendor/sponsor area
- Recognition in meeting program
- Recognition with organization logo in all meeting materials
- Verbal recognition at All Members Meeting, luncheon and social
VENDOR INFORMATION
We invite you to be a vendor at this meeting. This will get visibility for your organization, while helping us have a great meeting! Vendors get one 6-foot table near the entrance to the event, one complimentary registration, and recognition in the meeting program. The cost is $300. If you are interested in being a vendor, please contact Emily Wiseman before registering - ewiseman@sws.org.
CANCELATION POLICY
Registrants may cancel their meeting reservation up to 48 hours in advance (two business days) of the meeting with no penalty. Noshows and late cancelations will be charged the meeting fee. Payment, or a credit card, will be requested at the time of the reservation