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SUN 12/5/04 Ecosystem Restoration (NCER)1:00-5:00 Exhibitors and Vendors Set-up Displays (Conference/Exhibition Hall)
4:00-5:00 Session I Poster Presenters Set-Up Displays (Conference/Exhibition Hall)
5:00-7:30 REGISTRATION OPEN TO CONFERENCE ATTENDEES (Great Hall Assembly/Lower Level)
5:30-7:30 Early Bird Networking Social in Poster Display Area (Conference/Exhibition Hall)
MON 12/6/04
7:00-5:00 REGISTRATION OPEN TO CONFERENCE ATTENDEES (Great Hall Assembly/Lower Level)
7:00-1:00 Exhibitors, Vendors and SESSION 1 Poster Presenters Set-up Displays (Conference/Exhibition Hall)
1:00-5:00 OPENING PLENARY SESSION (Great Hall)
1:00-1:20 LTG Carl Strock, Chief of Engineers, US Army Corps of Engineers – and – Dr. Charles Groat, Director, US Geological Survey – Welcome and Opening Remarks
1:20-1:50 Ms. Colleen M. Castille, Secretary, Florida Department of Environmental Protection –Welcome to the State of Florida and Florida’s Initiatives on Ecosystem Restoration
1:50-2:20 LTG Carl Strock, Chief of Engineers, US Army Corps of Engineers – Corps of Engineers and Ecosystem Restoration
2:20-2:50 Dr. Charles Groat, Director, US Geological Survey – Science for Ecosystem Restoration
2:50-3:20 BREAK IN POSTER & EXHIBIT DISPLAY AREA
3:20-3:30 Dr. G. Ronnie Best, NCER Chair, US Geological Survey and Mr. Daniel J. Hayes, NCER Co-Chair, US Army Corps of Engineers – Conference Overview
3:30-3:50 Dr. Donald Boesch, President, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science – Systems Approach to Ecosystem Restoration
3:50-4:10 Mr. Richard A. Pettigrew, Former Chair of Governor’s Commission on South Florida Ecosystem Restoration – Consensus Building Among Stakeholders
4:10-4:30 Mr. Tom Horton, Baltimore Sun – The Challenge of Communicating About Ecosystem Restoration: It’s a Two-Way Process
4:30-4:50 Dr. William L. Graf, Foundation University Professor and Professor of Geography, University of South Carolina, Chair of the NAS/NRC Committee on Threatened and Endangered Species in the Platte River Basin and member of the Committee on Independent Scientific Review of Everglades
Restoration Progress — Beauty and the Beast: External Review of Restoration Science
4:50-5:00 Closing Comments and Plenary Session Adjourns
5:00-7:00 WELCOME RECEPTION (Poolside)
TUES 12/7/04
7:30-8:30 MORNING REFRESHMENTS IN POSTER & EXHIBIT DISPLAY AREA
8:30-10:20 Plenary Session – National Priorities/Planning Restoration (Great Hall)
8:30-8:40 Plenary Introduction – Don Boesch, Moderator
8:40-9:00 Margaret Palmer – The State of River Restoration in the United States: Data to Inform Prioritization?
9:00-9:20 Denise Reed – The Coast at 2100: Prioritizing Ecosystem Restoration Needs
9:20-9:40 Fred Caver – Concept to Program
9:40-10:00 COL Carpenter and Dennis Duke – The Challenge of Implementation
10:00-10:20 *Discussion
10:20-10:40 BREAK IN POSTER & EXHIBIT DISPLAY AREA
Welcome to the First National Conference on
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SESSION 1Planning Restoration:Defining Success andSetting Objectives I
10:40-12:15
Great Hall North Great Hall Center Great Hall West Great Hall East Cloister (Upper Level)
–Session Introduction–Joseph DePinto,
Moderator
–Session Introduction–G. Ronnie Best,
Moderator
–Session Introduction–Nanciann Regalado,
Moderator
–Session Introduction–Derek Busby,
Moderator
–Session Introduction–Greg Allen, Moderator
John OgdenDefining Success andSetting Objectives: theEverglades Case Study
10:45-11:00 Frank MazzottiThe Role of Science inEcosystem Restorationand Management:Foundation or Failure
Scientists: Nick Aumen Jack Gentile
Beverley GetzenMargaret Palmer
Journalists: Jeff Burnside Tom Horton
Bob King Curtis Morgan
Martha Musgrove
Session will be an interactive discussion
between scientists and media personnel.
Kenneth BarrUpper Mississippi RiverNavigation Study:Ecosystem Restoration as a Project Purpose
David KrabbenhoftMercury Contamination ofthe Florida Everglades: AConvergence of ExternalForces and NaturalEcosystem Sensitivity
Kenneth TiffanIf You Build It, Will They Come? - Use ofParadigms in JustifyingRestoration Projects
11:00-11:15 Ellis ClairainScience and Technologyin Support of theLouisiana Coastal Area EcosystemRestoration Plan
Roger Perk The Upper MississippiRiver SystemEnvironmentalManagement Program
William Orem Sulfur Contamination inthe Florida Everglades:Where Does it ComeFrom, What is Its Extent,What Are Its Impacts, and What Can We doAbout it?
Ann SwansonChesapeake Bay:Restoring the Nation'sLargest Estuary
11:15-11:30 Reed NossIntegrating ConservationBiology and RestorationEcology for the Long-termIntegrity of SouthwesternPonderosa PineLandscapes
PANEL DISCUSSIONCONTINUES
Zachary Hymanson Examining the Effects ofthe Environmental WaterAccount: A NovelApproach to SpeciesRestoration or the Pricewe Pay for Peace?
George AikenMercury and DissolvedOrganic Matter in theFlorida Everglades
Joseph DePintoEutrophication in theGreat Lakes: The Path to Restoration
11:30-11:45 Thomas Armstrong The Effective Applicationof Science to Managementand Political Decision-making in EcosystemRestoration Efforts
PANEL DISCUSSIONCONTINUES
Edward Mills Large LakeRehabilitation: Lessonsfrom the Lake OntarioEcosystem
Gary Rand EcologicalRisk Assessment ofContaminants inSediment from SouthFlorida AquaticEcosystems
Angela SowersRestoration of IslandHabitat though theBeneficial Use of DredgedMaterial: A CommunityApproach
11:45-12:00 Hilary Swain TheReserve: Planning a MajorNew Restoration Site atArchbold BiologicalStation, FL
PANEL DISCUSSIONCONTINUES
Josephine Axt Recent Developments in Marine Restoration:National Policy, Law andScience
Elly Best Quantifying theRole of Microbes andPlants in MethylmercuryCycling in CoastalSaltmarshes as Basis forWetland Restoration andManagement in theHamilton Army Airfield on San Pablo Bay
Angela SowersPoplar IslandEnvironmentalRestoration Project, Talbot County Maryland
12:00-12:15
12:15-1:30
Ellen CummingsEcosystem PerformanceMeasures: MovingBeyond Dollars per Acre
PANEL DISCUSSIONCONTINUES
Eugene ShinnAtmospheric Deposition of African Dust in theEverglades and Florida BayEcosystem
SESSION 2Planning Restoration:
The Critical Role of Science
SESSION 3Effective ScienceCommunication:
Environmental Reporting PANEL DISCUSSION
SESSION 4National Priorities: Case
Studies
SESSION 5Environmental Chemistry
and Contaminants
TUE 12/7/04 CONCURRENT SESSIONS
BOXED LUNCH PROVIDED
10:40-10:45
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SESSION 1Planning RestorationMethods and Tools
1:30-3:05
1:30-1:35
Great Hall North Great Hall Center Great Hall West Great Hall East Cloister (Upper Level)
–Session Introduction–Joseph DePinto,
Moderator
–Session Introduction–Bill Hinsley, Moderator
–Session Introduction–Russ Mader, Moderator
–Session Introduction–Cheryl Buckingham,
Moderator
–Session Introduction–Barry Rosen,
Moderator
Kim GaviganOn the Edge:Restoration Planning inthe Southwestern Desert
1:35-1:50 Beverley GetzenLinking EcosystemRestoration withWatershed Management
William DennisonThe Role of EffectiveScience Communicationin Restoration Ecologyin Chesapeake Bay
Dominic KempsonNon-TraditionalCalibration of HydrologicModeling at LockportPrairie, Illinois usingBiological Indicators as aCalibration Tool
Scott PhillipsFactors Affecting NutrientDelivery to ChesapeakeBay: Implications forRestoring Water-QualityConditions in the Nation’sLargest Estuary
Joe RedicanThe MasterImplementationSequencing Plan and its use as a PlanningTool for EnvironmentalRestoration
1:50-2:05 Richard ColeThe Need for ImprovedProgram-level Planning to Achieve SustainableOutcomes from EcosystemRestoration ProjectsPlanned by the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
Troy ConstanceThe Louisiana CoastalArea (LCA) Study:History and Future
John HickeyThe EcosystemFunctions Model: A Toolfor Restoration Planning
Richard BatiukDefining Restored WaterQuality and AllocatingCaps on Nutrient andSediment Loads:Chesapeake BayLessons Learned
Mike DonahueA Policy Perspective onLarge Scale EcosystemRestoration Planning: AGreat Lakes Case Study
2:05-2:20 Joy MulinexLarge-Scale EcosystemRestoration Initiativesand the U.S. FederalPolicy Process
Frances FlaniganScience Communicationand Outreach in theChesapeake BayWatershed
Leonardo FridGuiding Fire and GrazingRestoration inGrasslands National Parkof Canada with aLandscape LevelSimulation Model
Mark ClarkHydrologic Restorationof Isolated Wetlands inthe OkeechobeeWatershed: AnIntegrated Approach toReduce PhosphorusLoads to the Lake
Agnes McLeanThe Initial CERP Update: A Collaborative PlanningInitiative in Applying AdaptiveManagement Principles to theComprehensive EvergladesRestoration Plan
2:20-2:35 Ellen CummingsThe Estuary RestorationAct - Past, Present andFuture
Stan BronsonEstablishing Public-Private Partnerships for EffectiveCommunications inEcosystem RestorationInitiatives
Bruce WilliamsHydrodynamicSimulation for a Mudflat DominatedCoastal LagoonRestoration Project
Molly WoodAssessing RestorationEfforts in the LakeOkeechobee WatershedThrough a Nutrient LoadMonitoring Program
Elizabeth CrisfieldWho Gets the Water?Identifying Water forRestoration of theEverglades and OtherPurposes: Policy Issuesand TechnicalProcedures
2:35-2:50 Marti McGuireThe National EstuariesRestoration Inventory(NERI): A Tool forSharing Information andTracking Our Progress
Carl HershnerEffective and IneffectiveScience Communicationin the Chesapeake BayProgram
Luis CadavidRecent Enhancements tothe South Florida WaterManagement Model(SFWMM)
Greg NoeParticulate PhosphorusTransport in the EvergladesWetland Landscape
Richard ColeA Proposed Biodiversity-based National Objectivefor Formulating andEvaluating EcosystemRestoration ProjectsSponsored by the U. S.Army Corps of Engineers
2:50-3:05
3:05-3:25
Discussion R. Michael HanleyThe White RiverEcosystem Conservationand Restoration Project:An NGO/FederalPartnership
Kelly Burks-CopesThe Tres Rios Del NorteProject: Streamliningthe FunctionalAssessment Process toMeet the EcosystemRestoration Challenge
Paul McCormickUnderstanding Patterns ofCanal-Water Intrusion toPredict the Effects ofEverglades Restoration onthe A.R.M. LoxahatcheeNational Wildlife Refuge
SESSION 2National Priorities: General Overview
SESSION 3Effective Science
Communication: Role inEcological Restoration I
SESSION 4Planning Restoration:
Use of Scientific Models
SESSION 5Science: Water Quality
TUE 12/7/04 CONCURRENT SESSIONS
BREAK IN POSTER & EXHIBIT DISPLAY AREA
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SESSION 1Planning Restoration:
Use of Conceptual andQuantitative Models
3:25-5:15
3:25-3:30
Great Hall North Great Hall Center Great Hall West Great Hall East Cloister (Upper Level)
–Session Introduction–Fred Sklar, Moderator
–Session Introduction–Doug Robinson,
Moderator
–Session Introduction–JoAnn Hyres,
Moderator
–Session Introduction–Gary Hardesty,
Moderator
–Session Introduction–Dennis Barnett,
Moderator
Jim HendersonEcosystem Restorationand Conceptual ModelsMaking Sense ofComplexity and FiguringOut What to do First
3:30-3:45 Elmar KurzbachDevelopment ofMonitoring andAssessment Plan (MAP)for EvergladesRestoration
Clifford S. DukeEcological Science andSustainability for aCrowded Planet: A 21stCentury Vision andAction Plan
James PetersonEffects of Hydrologic Stressorson Wading Bird ForagingDistributions in the Everglades:Modeling for AdaptiveManagement in Restoration
Mark McKevittU.S. Army Corps ofEngineers EcosystemRestoration Title I ProjectAuthorizations, 1990 –2000, Costs and Benefits
Fred SklarThe Design ofLandscape Models forEverglades Restoration
3:45-4:00 Stephen PrestonWater-Quality and Living-Resources Monitoring toSupport Ecological RestorationEfforts in the Chesapeake Bayand Its Watershed
Jenni HiscockEffective Communicationbetween Science andProject
Lee WeisharThe Relationship BetweenHydrodynamic NumericalModels and AdaptiveManagement in MarshRestoration Design
David HellerA Decade of Change:Implementation of anAquatic RestorationStrategy for Federal Landsof the Pacific Northwest
Jenneke Visser A Conceptual Model toPredict Coastal WetlandVegetation Composition andProduction under DifferentManagement Scenarios
4:00-4:15 Joel TrexlerMoving from Retrospectiveto Prospective Monitoring:The Critical Role of ModelDevelopment in DesigningEfficient Monitoring
David Szymanski Telling Stories: UsingNarrative toCommunicate Science
Christian LangavinHydrodynamic ModelingEfforts of the U.S.Geological Survey inSupport of EvergladesRestoration
Jason GoldbergComing Together forConservation: TheNational Fish HabitatInitiative
Lauren HastingsUsing Conceptual Modelsto Develop an IntegratedRegional Restoration Plan:The Sacramento-SanJoaquin Delta
4:15-4:30 Jennifer Jorge andCharles HallOptimization of Water Quality Monitoring to Achieve Least-cost,Resource-based Objectives
Piers ChapmanInnovative, IntegratedScientific and TechnicalResearch Programs inthe Central Gulf Region
Aaron ByrdAdvances to the ModelGridded SurfaceSubsurface HydrologicAnalysis for ImprovedEcosystem Modeling
Glenn CovingtonMissouri River Fish andWildlife Mitigation, Past,Present and Future
Kim JacobsConceptual EcologicalModels as RestorationPlanning Tools for SouthFlorida Restoration
4:30-4:45 Tom PhilippiMultistage Sampling forLong-term Large-scaleMulti-response EcosystemMonitoring: CERP TrophicMonitoring as a Case Study
Rhonda ReedThe AdaptiveManagement Forum: ACollaborative Review toIntegrate Science andPolicy
Emad HabibUncertainty Analysis ofSelected Hydrodynamic andEcological Models in theLouisiana Coastal AreaEcosystem Restoration Plan
Jennifer MacalThe Federal Symposiumon Coastal HabitatRestoration (FSCHR)Initial Reactions and NextSteps
Brenda Mills Application ofConceptual EcologicalModels to EvergladesRestoration
4:45-5:00
5:15-7:00
April HuffmanManagement Issues inLong-term Large-scaleMulti-responseEcosystem Monitoring:ComprehensiveEverglades RestorationProgram
David NemazieLessons Learned in TheUse of Community BasedStakeholders toDetermine Strategies forReducing Nutrient Loadsto the Choptank Riverand Chesapeake Bay
Discussion Tom Pratt & Bill Cleckley
Floridan Aquifer Recharge AreaAcquisition as a Means to Secure
Water Supply, Restore Native
Habitat and Provide Public
Recreation
SESSION 2Adaptive Management:Monitoring Plan Design
SESSION 3Effective Science
Communication: Role inEcological Restoration II
SESSION 4Planning Restoration:
Use of Scientific Models
SESSION 5Integrating
Conservation, Mitigationand Restoration
TUE 12/7/04 CONCURRENT SESSIONS
POSTER SESSION I & RECEPTION IN POSTER & EXHIBIT DISPLAY AREA
Raymond KurzFeasibility Study for theRestoration of Oxbowsand Wetlands Along theNorth Fork St. LucieRiver, Florida
5:00-5:15 Laurence FernbergLinking Restoration andSuccess at the Water’sEdge
Mitch FlinchumWetland EnhancementDecision-Making Tools &Training for Landownersand Technical ServiceProviders
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SESSION 1Planning Restoration:Defining Success andSetting Objectives II
10:40-12:15
10:40-10:45
Great Hall North Great Hall Center Great Hall West Great Hall East Cloister (Upper Level)
–Session Introduction–Jack Manno, Moderator
–Session Introduction–Steve Light, Moderator
–Session Introduction–Lynette Cardoch, Moderator
–Session Introduction–Dave Apple, Moderator
–Session Introduction–Lisa Smith, Moderator
Dan CastleberryEcosystem Restorationin California’s Bay-DeltaSystem: A StructuredApproach in a ChangingEnvironment
10:45-11:00 Charles SimenstadPromise and Follow-Through: InstitutingAdaptive Management inRestoration of Puget SoundNearshore Ecosystems
Matt Harwell How Do You ResolveTechnical Disagreements inEcosystem Restoration?Examples of StrategiesFrom South Florida
Donald DeAngelis Synthesis of Across TrophicLevel System Simulation(ATLSS) Program: Design,Application, & Evaluation of aModeling Project for Restoration
S. Clayton PalmerUsing “Surplus” Water toMeet DownstreamEnvironmental Needs inSystems Constructed forWater and Power Benefits
Howard ErnstThe Political Life ofEnvironmental Goals:Lessons from theChesapeake Bay
11:00-11:15 Kim TaylorReflecting On Fish Screens:Using Modern Concepts ofOrganizational Learning toExamine AdaptiveManagement in CALFED
Romuald LipciusAlternative EcosystemStates and the Likelihoodof Restoration Success inChesapeake Bay
Quan DongSelection andApplication of EcologicalModels in EvergladesRestoration
Robert Martinson Construction, Operationand Monitoring of a DeltaBuilding DiversionLocated in the LowerMississippi River ActiveDelta Region at West Bay
Antisa WebbLessons Learned fromAssessing EcosystemRestoration StudiesAcross the Nation
11:15-11:30 Richard BatiukForget All the AdaptiveManagement Theory: A Behind the Scenes Look atScience Synthesis forManagement Application inPractice
Mary DoyleEverglades Restoration andSaving the Chesapeake Bay:Comparisons in theManagement of EcosystemRestoration Projects
Scott Duke-SylvesterLinking ATLSS modelswith SFWMM hydrolo-gy: the ATLSS HighResolution MultiDatasetTopography (HMDT)
Richard LathropRestoration of aWisconsin Seepage Lakeby HypolimneticWithdrawal
Tim BeechieProcess-based Principlesfor Restoring DynamicEcosystems
11:30-11:45 Bernice SmithHabitat ConservationPlan Implementation:Keeping Promises forAdaptive Management
Nancy PetersonBuilding Consensusaround Contention –Florida Natural ResourceLeadership Institute
Ehab MeselheUse of HydrologicNumerical Modeling forEcological Restorationand Management: theChenier Plain, Louisiana
Ronald ThomRestoration in a ChangingWorld: Addressing NaturalVariability in Tidal Marsh &Seagrass Restoration ProjectPlanning & Performance Ass.
Steven RitchieThe Restoration PlanningProcess for the SouthSan Francisco Bay SaltPonds – Opportunitiesand Challenges: Year 2of a 5-Year Effort
11:45-12:00 Noah AdamsThree Dams and ThreeDifferent Solutions toRestoring SalmonPopulations
Alfred LightRisk Communication inCommunity Participation:CERCLA's Lessons forEverglades Restoration in South Florida
Gary ShenkCommunity Features ofthe Chesapeake BayProgram’s Phase 5Watershed Model
J.D. WikertShort and Long-TermSalmonid HabitatRestoration in California’sSan Joaquin River Basin
Lynne TrulioPlanning for EcosystemRestoration: ScienceIntegration for the SouthBay Salt PondRestoration Project
12:00-12:15
12:15-1:30
Kennedy PaynterOyster Restoration in theMaryland Portion ofChesapeake Bay
David Hallac A Spatial &Temporal Comparison ofSuitability Indices for use inEvaluating HydrologicRestoration Alternatives forthe ComprehensiveEverglades Restoration Plan
Kevin CoultonThe Use of HydrodynamicModels for the Hydraulicand Geomorphic Design ofRestoration Projects on theSkagit River, WashingtonState
Clinton HittleUsing an IntegratedHydrologic MonitoringNetwork as a Tool toAnalyze EvergladesEcosystem Response dur-ing CERP Implementation
SESSION 2Adaptive Management:
Success Stories
SESSION 3Effective ScienceCommunication:
Dueling Data
SESSION 5Adaptive Management
In Action
WED 12/8/04
WED 12/8/04
10:20-10:40
10:00-10:20
9:40-10:00
9:20-9:40
9:00-9:20
8:40-9:00
8:30-8:40
7:30-8:30
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
BREAK IN POSTER & EXHIBIT DISPLAY AREA
*Discussion
A.J. McLeod: Building Adaptive Capacity in the River Murray, Murray-Darling Basin, Australia
Denny Fenn: An Overview of the Glen Canyon Adaptive Management Plan: An Experiment in Collaborative, Science-based Ecosystem Restoration
Stu Appelbaum: Adaptive Management Success in Restoring the South Florida Ecosystem
William Leary: Adaptive Management as a National Priority in Ecosystem Restoration
PLENARY SESSION: Adaptive Management (The Great Hall) Introduction: Barry Gold, Moderator
MORNING REFRESHMENTS IN POSTER & EXHIBIT DISPLAY AREA
LUNCH ON OWN
SESSION 4Role of Modeling in
Evaluating and AssessingEcosystem Restoration
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AD HOC MEETINGS and INFORMAL NETWORKING POSTER & EXHIBIT HALL OPEN FOR VIEWING
(Check with the onsite Registration Staff if you want to organize a private meeting while at the conference.A limited number of meeting rooms are available on a first-come, first-served basis for this purpose.)
Best Practices Workshop: Barbara L. Stinson, Meridian Institute, Dillon, CO, Facilitator (advance registration NOT required) Great Hall North
SESSION 1Planning Restoration:
Methods for Evaluation& Selection of Projects
1:30-3:20
1:30-1:35
Great Hall North Great Hall Center Great Hall West Great Hall East Cloister (Upper Level)
–Session Introduction–Josephine Axt, Moderator
–Session Introduction–Tom St. Clair, Moderator
–Session Introduction–Dan Hayes, Moderator
–Session Introduction–John Brawley, Moderator
–Session Introduction– Rob Daoust, Moderator
Lawrence SkaggsLessons Learned onApplying CE/ICA on theIRL-South Project
1:35-1:50 Laura Stroup“Getting the StructureRight”: AdaptiveManagement for theEverglades Restoration
Shawn SculleyReal-Time WaterManagement Operationsin South Florida: The Role of Science
Peter SwartFreshwater Signals inCoral Skeletons
Paul DuBowyPerformance Measures,Ecosystem Benefits & HabitatUnits: Evaluating EvergladesRestoration Alternatives
Sarah WattsThe Economics of Restoration:Using Cost-Effectiveness andIncremental Cost Analyses toEvaluate Restoration Alternativeson the Rahway River, New Jersey
1:50-2:05 John ScholzAdaptive Governance ofWater Conflicts
Douglas HendersonRevolutionizing InteractiveAccess to Current GeospatialData for Large-Scale EcosystemManagers: An Example Using A Web Atlas
Jean SellarFloristic Assessment Asan EcologicalRestoration Tool
Kenneth RiceThe Role of the AmericanAlligator in MeasuringEcosystem Change in theEverglades
Joy MuncyCost Risk Assessmentfor EcosystemRestoration Projects
2:05-2:20 Karl McArthurAdaptive Management: A Three Process ModelFramework for Learning
Suzan HughesWeb Based DataManagement: CollaborativeInformation Access forEnvironmental Projects
Eric MilbrandtSediment MicrobialCommunities to AssessRestoration Success inMangrove and SeagrassHabitats
Donald HerndonComparing the Flooded-AreaFrequency Distributions ofIsolated Freshwater Wetlands:A Tool To Assess WetlandHealth and Restoration Goals
Mark KessingerDetermining andEvaluating Costs andBenefits for an EcosystemRestoration Project
2:20-2:35 Jana NewmanAdaptive Management Applied to Treatment WetlandsConstructed to RemovePhosphorus from AgriculturalRunoff in South Florida
Laura BrandtAssessing Effects of EvergladesRestoration and Regional WaterManagement on the Arthur R.Marshall Loxahatchee NationalWildlife Refuge
Angelikie ZafirisTracking the Effects ofSalt-Water Encroachmenton South Florida CoastalEcotones using Mollusks
Monica FolkMonitoring LandscapeResponse to EcologicalProcess Restoration at TheDisney WildernessPreserve in Central Florida
Scott MinerFormulation of aMultiple-Purpose Projectfor Hamilton City,California
2:35-2:50 Christopher UpdikeIs this Really AdaptiveManagement? A ComparativeReview of “AdaptiveManagement” Programs across the USA and Canada
Emitt WittThe National Map: Useof the Strategic On-LineDefense GeographyRepository forEcosystem Restoration
Gary MilanoFish Assemblage andVegetative Monitoring ofRestored MangroveHabitat in SoutheastFlorida
David GilliamCoral Reef EcosystemRestoration offSoutheast Florida
Grace JohnsBenefit-Cost Analysis toDevelop the LakeOkeechobee ProtectionPlan
2:50-3:05
3:20-3:30
Steve LightNCER Best Practices forAdaptive Management:Discussion andIntroduction to BestPractices Workshop
Andrew WarnerGetting EcologicalKnowledge into DecisionMaking
Don SchloesserRestoration of SentinelMayfly Nymphs, Hexageniaspp., in the Great Lakes:Result of Pollution Abatement
Discussion
SESSION 2Adaptive Management:Framework for Learning
SESSION 3Effective ScienceCommunication:
Integrating Technical Data
SESSION 4Detecting Change:
Species as Indicators of Change
SESSION 5Science Synthesis
and Scaling
WED 12/8/04 CONCURRENT SESSIONS
BREAK IN POSTER & EXHIBIT DISPLAY AREA
Lewis HornungThe Use of Multi-objec-tive Cost EffectivenessAnalyses in Planning forthe Lake OkeechobeeWatershed Project
3:05-3:20 Discussion Discussion Rochelle SeitzSuccess of EcosystemRestoration in Estuarine andCoastal Subtidal Habitats:Benthic Abundance andDiversity in Natural andDegraded Shorelines ofChesapeake Bay
Discussion
3:30-5:00
3:30-5:00
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SESSION 1Planning Restoration:
Socio-EconomicConsiderations
8:30-10:05
7:30-8:30
Great Hall North Great Hall Center Great Hall West Great Hall East Cloister (Upper Level)
–Session Introduction–Carlton Hunt,
Moderator
–Session Introduction–Jim Vearil, Moderator
–Session Introduction–Julio Fanjul, Moderator
–Session Introduction–Naomi Duerr,
Moderator
–Session Introduction–Joe Redican,
Moderator
Gary MachlisThe Human Ecosystemas an OrganizingConcept in EcosystemRestoration
8:35-8:50 Kent LoftinKissimmee RiverRestoration—Overcoming Barriersand SeizingOpportunities
Walter BoyntonMulti-Decadal Efforts toRestore the Patuxent RiverEstuary: A Synthesis ofResearch, Monitoring andManagement Activities
Robert DealThe Role of Red Alder inDeveloping Multi-func-tional Forests in MixedHardwood-ConiferStands of SoutheastAlaska
George McCaskillMonitoring andEvaluation of EcosystemRestoration on LongleafPine Flatwoods of theGulf Coastal Plain
Deborah RoushUrban StormwaterManagement andEcological Restoration Is Not An Oxymoron
Fred HerlingAlternative Approaches toManaging Everglades NationalPark: Working Cooperativelyon New Ways to Protect itsNatural and CulturalResources and ProvideQuality Park Experiences
8:50-9:05 Samuel LuomaLinking the ScienceNeeds of Restorationwith Policy: Examplesfrom the CALFED Bay-Delta Program
John StevelyA Historical Perspective forDetermining Changes in theDistribution of Oyster Habitatsin Southwest Florida UsingArchived Maps and Charts ofFederal Agencies
Jason KentStreamlining theEnvironmentalPermitting Process – ACase Study in UrbanStream Restoration inAnchorage, Alaska
April GromnickiReal EstateConsiderationsAssociated with LargeScale EcosystemRestoration Programs
9:05-9:20 Tim BrownInteragency Coordination– Managing Conflict
Robin LewisRestoration of theTampa Bay Ecosystem
Christopher BernhardtInfluence of 20thCentury WaterManagement on PlantCommunities in theEverglade's Marl Prairies
Kara SalazarThe Lilly ARBOR Project:An Experiment in UrbanRiparian Restoration
William ColemanAchieving MultipleValues from EcosystemRestoration
9:20-9:35 Kerri BentkowskiBeyond the Checkbook:A Model for GrantmakersSupporting EcosystemRestoration
Mike PellantGreat Basin RestorationInitiative: IntegratingScience and Restorationat the Landscape Level
Jeffrey DismukesRestoration of MangroveForests Impacted byMosquito Ditching in theTampa Bay Area
Scott StoddardBuried BeneathDowntown: DaylightingSalt Lake City's CityCreek
Daniel ChildersThe Importance ofSocio-ecologicalResearch Linkages in theRehabilitation of Human-dominated Landscapes:Examples from theFlorida Everglades
9:35-9:50 Wayne DaltryLee County (Florida)Master Mitigation Plan
Rey StendellThe Salton SeaEcosystem: The Role ofScience in Restoration
Keqi ZhangAirborne Laser Mappingof Mangroves on theBiscayne Bay Coast,Miami, Florida
John O'MearaUrban Lake Restoration -The Return of NewburghLake
Peter LeighThe EcologicalChallenge, the HumanCondition, andCommunity BasedRestoration as anInstrument for its Cure
9:50-10:05
10:05-10:25
John StevelyLong Term Evaluation ofSponge PopulationRecovery Following aWidespread Mortality:Will We Ever Know WhenRecovery Has Occurred?Is RestorationNecessary?
Wm. Michael TurnerGreen River - ReversingThree Decades ofEcological andHydrological Impacts,Green River, Kentucky
Nathan DornMonitoring CrayfishPopulations in theEverglades: Evaluationof Methods and Long-Term Trends
John MeederHistoric Freshwater Flowto Biscayne Bay, Floridaand the Role ofTransverse Glades
SESSION 2Adaptive Management:Barriers and Limitations
SESSION 3Science Synthesis:Restoration Science
SESSION 4Detecting Change:
System Level Monitoringto Detect Change,
SESSION 5Planning Restoration:
Urban EcosystemRestoration
THUR 12/9/04
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
MORNING REFRESHMENTS IN POSTER & EXHIBIT DISPLAY AREA
BREAK IN POSTER & EXHIBIT DISPLAY AREA
8:30-8:35
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SESSION 1Planning Restoration:
Stakeholder Participation
10:25-12:15
10:25-10:30
Great Hall North Great Hall Center Great Hall West Great Hall East Cloister (Upper Level)
–Session Introduction–Chris Farrell, Moderator
–Session Introduction–Todd Hopkins, Moderator
–Session Introduction–Mark Musaus, Moderator
–Session Introduction–Susan Carsten, Moderator
–Session Introduction– Patricia Strayer, Moderator
Thomas BarthelmehStream and WetlandRestoration in Delaware
10:30-10:45 Stan HellerJackson HoleRestoration Project
Lyle MaciejewskiCreation of an AtlanticOcean Shore BirdNesting Island
Lance JordanImplications of NaturalVariation of Fish Assemblagesto Coral-Reef Management
Roselle HennRestoring UrbanEcosystems; The Overview
Stephen WilliamsStream and WetlandRestoration in Delaware– the Sequel
10:45-11:00 Paul KempQuantifying and ReducingUncertainty in WetlandRestoration Forecasts for the Mississippi River DeltaicPlain: The CLEAR Program
Wolf MooijProjecting FuturePopulation Dynamics ofthe Florida Snail Kite inRelation to Hydrology
Daniel LaughlinRestoring SpeciesComposition withManaged Wildfire inOld-growth PonderosaPine Forests
Ronald BrattainPlan Formulation and UrbanEcosystem Restoration:Issues and Approaches-Hudson-Raritan Estuary, NewYork, New Jersey
Alicia KirchnerHamilton City: ChangingA System One Project ata Time
11:00-11:15 Susan SylvesterDealing With Uncertainty inRealtime Water Managementand Future EvergladesRestoration Projects
Gary WilliamsInitial Responses ofWading Birds to Phase Iof the Kissimmee RiverRestoration
Douglas HendersonNew Monitoring Technology toQuantify Herbicide Efficacy onEgeria densa: Results fromCalifornia Sacramento-SanJoaquin Delta Sites
Ronald BrattainPlan Formulation and UrbanEcosystem Restoration:Issues and Approaches -Hudson-Raritan Estuary, LowerPassaic River, New Jersey
Marc WoernleIntegrating EcologicalRestoration inConservation Design ofSuburban Communities
11:15-11:30 Peter FrederickIf We Build it, Will They Come?Sources of Uncertainty inPredicting Wading Bird Responsesto Everglades Restoration
Isa WooThe Field of Dreams Dilemma,“Will they stay?” Avian Responseto Tidal Marsh Restorations inSan Pablo Bay, CA
Gilbert C. SiguaLake Dredging and Beyond: Implication toAgriculture andEnvironment
Daniel FaltHudson-Raritan Estuary,Hackensack Meadowlands,New Jersey EcosystemRestoration Feasibility Study"
Joseph MakarewiczRemediation and Restorationof Embayment, Rivers andCoastal Regions of New York’sSouth Shore of Lake Ontario –the North Coast Initiative
11:30-11:45 Tom FontaineMeasuring Progress andAquatic Restoration
Dale GawlikA Synthesis of the Roleof Wildlife Science inWetland EcosystemRestoration
William OremWater Quality in Big CypressNational Preserve: PresentConditions and PotentialImpacts of Restoration Plans
Daniel FaltPlan Formulation and UrbanEcosystem Restoration: Issuesand Approaches -Hudson-Raritan Estuary, Gowanus Bayand Canal, Brooklyn, NY
Lisa BeeverIntegrating Science andPlanning with Policy inSouthwest Florida
11:45-12:00
12:15-1:30
1:30-5:00
1:40-2:10
2:10-2:40
2:40-3:10
3:10-3:30
3:30-4:00
4:00-4:30
4:30-5:00
5:00-7:00
Discussion Discussion Bruce MolniaUnderstanding the Roleof Natural Processes inGuiding HumanRestoration Efforts
Carl Alderson and John BrzoradThe Influence of Salt MarshRestoration in an Oil Spill-Impacted Marsh on ShallowWater Fauna and Wading Birdsin the Hudson-Raritan Estuary,Staten Island, New York
SESSION 2Adaptive Management:
Risk and Uncertainty
SESSION 3Science Synthesis: A
Birdseye View ofEcosystem Restoration
SESSION 4Detecting Change:Managing Change
SESSION 5Restoring UrbanEcosystems-The
Hudson-Raritan Estuary
THUR 12/9/04 CONCURRENT SESSIONS
BOXED LUNCH PROVIDED
Plenary Session Ecosystem Assessment: Synthesis (The Great Hall) Introduction by Steve Gilbert, Moderator (10 min.)
Richard Batiuk – Assessing Chesapeake Bay Ecosystem Restoration Over Decadal Scales
Matthew Harwell – A Synthesis of Ecosystem Assessment in the Everglades
Alan Steinman – Ecosystem Restoration Needs for the Great Lakes Region: Detecting Change Across Different Spatial and Trophic Scales
BREAK IN POSTER & EXHIBIT DISPLAY AREA
Wim Kimmerer – Assessing the CALFED Bay-Delta Ecosystem Restoration Program: Racing to Catch Up
John Barko – Ecosystem Assessment and Restoration in the Upper Mississippi River System (UMRS)
Robert Twilley – Coastal Louisiana Ecosystem Assessment and Restoration (CLEAR) Program
POSTER SESSION II & RECEPTION in Poster & Exhibit Display Area
Michael BauerThe Restoration ofNaples Bay
12:00-12:15 John O'MearaRouge Oxbow RestorationProject: Reestablishing Habitatand Recreation on the River
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10
SESSION 1Science Synthesis:
Restoration of Riversand Channelss
8:30-10:05
7:30-8:30
8:30-1:00
Great Hall North Great Hall Center Great Hall West Great Hall East Cloister (Upper Level)
–Session Introduction–David Vigh, Moderator
–Session Introduction–Reza Savabi,
Moderator
–Session Introduction–Cecelia Linder,
Moderator
–Session Introduction–Dave Jasinski,
Moderator
–Session Introduction–John Burns, Moderator
Pam LathamUsing Vegetation toEstablish Minimum Flowsfor the Alafia River inWest Central Florida
8:35-8:50 Thomas CroninAbrupt Climate Change:Implications for CoastalEcosystem Restoration
Aaron AdamsDeveloping anEcological Context forMonitoring RestorationEffects on Fishes
Pamela BachmanPhysiologicalPerformance Measuresand Tolerance Limits forEstuarine IndicatorSpecies in South Florida
Sabine GrunwaldSpatially-ExplicitModeling of SoilPhosphorus Across theGreater Everglades
Claire O'NeillRestoration of FreshwaterTidal Wetlands in theAnacostia River,Washington, D.C.
Rebecca LaveLessons Learned fromAssessing RiverRestoration Projects inCalifornia
8:50-9:05 Lewis LinkerSimulation ofChesapeake Bay WaterClarity and SubmergedAquatic Vegetation
Gregory BrulandStatistical andGeostatistical Analyses ofSoils Data from WaterConservation Area 3
Steven PughMonitoring and AdaptiveManagement of RestoredFreshwater Tidal Wetlandsin the Anacostia River,Washington, D.C.
Ehab MeselheHydro-EcologicalModeling of the LowerMississippi River
9:05-9:20 David RudnickEvaluating theBiogeochemical Effectsof Everglades and FloridaBay Restoration
Andrew GoodwinCoupling 3-D ComputationalFluid Dynamics, WaterQuality, and Individual-basedModels to Decode andForecast 3-D Use of AquaticHabitat by Highly MobileSpecies
Shimon WdowinskiSpace-based hydrologyof the EvergladesWetland
Robert BoonePartnerships in PlantingSeeds of Hope
Stephen J. MillerIntegrating EnvironmentalWater Management andFlood Control in Florida’sUpper St. Johns River Basin
9:20-9:35 Evelyn GaiserCascading EcologicalEffects of Low-LevelPhosphorus Enrichmentand Abatement in theFlorida Everglades
Lori ValentineEffects of EstuaryFragmentation andRestoration on FishAssemblage Characteristicsand Secondary Production onAndros Island, The Bahamas
G. Lynn WingardNatural Variability versusAnthropogenic Change:A Case Study inBiscayne Bay Florida
Peter HillWild Goose Chase orAddressing the Stressors toTidal Wetland RestorationEfforts? Developing a ResidentGoose Management Plan in aMulti-agency Situation
Michael PollockRestoration of IncisedStreams in the Semi-aridRegions of the ColumbiaRiver Basin, USA
9:35-9:50 James JawitzInternal Loads in theEutrophic NorthernEverglades: Large-scaleModeling of PhosphorusTransport
David PenroseEcological Functions ofRestored Streams usingBenthicMacroinvertebrates asIndicators
Peter SwarzenskiSubmarine GroundwaterDischarge - Its Role inCoastal Processes andas a Potential New Proxyfor EcosystemRestoration
Hamid KarimiPlanning for theRestoration of HighlyDegraded Habitat in anUltra Urban Setting
Michael SchwarQuantifying HydrologicRestorationEffectiveness in theIllinois River Basin
9:50-10:05
10:05-10:25
Ronald CorstanjeModeling Biotic andAbiotic Interactionsunder Different EutrophicConditions in SubtropicalMarsh SystemsDiscussion
Discussion Arnold van der ValkCreation and Restorationof Tree Islands in TheEverglades
Richard E. WaleskyEnvironmentalRestoration of MunyonIsland
SESSION 2Science Synthesis: Impactsof Natural Phenomena and
Human Activities onEcosystem Restoration
SESSION 3Science Synthesis:
Evaluation andAssessment of Aquatic Fauna
SESSION 4Detecting Change:
High Tech
SESSION 5Planning Restoration:
Partnerships inRestoration
FRI 12/10/04
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
Adaptive Management Workshop (Knights Hall - Upper Level)(Participation in this Workshop is limited to those attendees who registered for the workshop in advance)
MORNING REFRESHMENTS IN POSTER & EXHIBIT DISPLAY AREA
BREAK IN POSTER & EXHIBIT DISPLAY AREA
8:30-8:35
11
SESSION 1Science Synthesis –Wetland Restoration
10:25-12:15
10:25-10:30
Great Hall North Great Hall Center Great Hall West Great Hall East Cloister (Upper Level)
–Session Introduction–Tim Bechtel, Moderator
–Session Introduction–Loren Mason,
Moderator
–Session Introduction–Pervaze Sheikh,
Moderator
–Session Introduction–Shawn Sculley,
Moderator
–Session Introduction–Margaret McBride,
Moderator
John WangA Coupled Surface- andGround-Water Model of theEverglades System forPredicting Flows to the Coastunder Existing Conditionsand CERP Scenarios.
10:30-10:45 Charles HolmesThe Effects of EcologicalChanges in SouthFlorida: Are TheseProblems forRestoration?
Cheryl BuckinghamPerformance Measures:Integrating Knowledgeabout RestorationSuccess
Teferi TsegayeBiological Quality ofStream Water inResponse to Land UsePractices
Gary MilanoCoastal HabitatRestoration and Science-Based Monitoring Effortsin Southeast Florida
Christa ZweigTracking and PredictingVegetation Response toHydrologic Alternativesacross an EvergladesLandscape using ArtificialNeural Networks
10:45-11:00 Krish JayachandranDevelopment ofStrategies to ManageBiological Invasion byExotic Plant Species inEverglades National Park
Richard SchroederSetting Objectives forEcosystem Restoration:An Examination ofNational Wildlife RefugeComprehensiveConservation Plans
David ColangeloRestoration of theKissimmee River:Response of RiverMetabolism
Angie AshleyUsing Community-basedand Science-basedMethods to ImproveTidal Marsh Restorationin the Chesapeake Bay
Stephen AilstockHelicopter Application ofHerbicides to RestoreWetland Biodiversity inHighly Sensitive Areas
11:00-11:15 Joel TrexlerExtinction, Recolonization andMetacommunity Structure inEverglades Wetlands: SpatialDynamics of AquaticCommunities Driven byRecurrent Disturbance
Gary RaulersonThe (Continuing)Restoration of SarasotaBay: A ComprehensiveApproach
Steve BousquinResponses of LittoralVegetation to RestoredFlow in the KissimmeeRiver
Peter BergstromRestoration of AquaticGrass Communities ofChesapeake Bay: HowShould We Proceed?
Matthew CohenDevelopment of aSystems Model to ExploreLong Term Ridge-SloughDynamics
11:15-11:30 Jennifer RehageImpact of AnthropogenicDisturbance on WetlandCommunities: Changesin Patterns of Fish andMacroinvertebrateDensity as a Function ofDistance from Canals
D. Scott TaylorRemoving the Sands(sins?) of our Past:Dredge-spoil andSaltmarsh Restorationalong the Indian RiverLagoon, Florida
Gregory SteyerResponse of theLouisiana DeltaicLandscape to RiverineReintroduction
Joan BrowderEpifaunal Distributionsand Relationships withSalinity in WesternNearshore SouthBiscayne Bay
Debra WillardImpacts of Land-Coverand Hydrologic Changeon Vegetation of theSouth Florida Coast
11:30-11:45 Brigitte VlaswinkelWetland and Tidal ChannelEvolution Affecting CriticalHabitats at Cape Sable,Everglades National Park,Florida
Michael RendaComparing WildlifeUtilization in Natural,Restored and DisturbedCoastal StrandVegetation
David AndersonRanking and IntegratingRestoration Expectationsfor the Kissimmee River,Florida
Maria M. CrialesModeling Connectionsbetween Life Stages ofPink Shrimp in SouthFlorida
Earl McCoyThe Influence of HabitatStructure on theVertebrates of ReclaimedPhosphate Mines inCentral Florida
11:45-12:00
12:00-12:15
12:15
David ReedSeed Germination and Growthof Four Wetland Tree Speciesin Response to EnvironmentalFactors in Tree Islands ofNorthern Shark Slough,Everglades National Park
Phil RoniWatershed and HabitatRehabilitation for Fishes:A World Review ofEffectiveness of HabitatRestoration Techniques
Carol KendallTracing Sources ofOrganic Matter andNitrate in the SanFrancisco Bay-Delta-River Ecosystem usingIsotopic Techniques
Frank MarshallEffect of Time Scale onPatterns and Processes ofSalinity Variation inFlorida Bay
Timothy FobesSide ChannelRestoration on theLower Missouri Riverand Examples inAdaptive Management
Frank MarshallStatus of StatisticalModeling of Salinity inFlorida Bay, SouthernBiscayne Bay, and theSouthwest Gulf Coast
SESSION 2Greater Everglades
Ecosystem RestorationScience
SESSION 3Comprehensive
Approach to Restoration
SESSION 4Detecting Change:Evaluating Riverine
Response to Known Change
SESSION 5Coastal Restoration
Science
FRI 12/10/04 CONCURRENT SESSIONS
CONFERENCE CONCLUDES
FIRST NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON
EcosystemRestoration
DECEMBER 6-10, 2004 • ORLANDO, FLORIDA
Sustainable Ecosystem Restoration ThroughIntegration of Science, Planning and Policy
A Special Thank You to Our Conference Sponsors
Battelle
BCI Engineers & Scientists, Inc.
Burns & McDonnell
Calfed Bay-Delta Program
The David & Lucile Packard Foundation
Earth Mark Companies
Florida Earth Foundation (FEF)
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
HDR, Inc.
PBS&J
Shaw Environmental, Inc.
South Florida Water Management District(& RECOVER Project)
University of Florida/IFAS
US Geological Survey
US Army Corps of Engineers