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SUMMARY:4th National Stream Restoration Conference - 2025
DESCRIPTION:2025 CONFERENCE AGENDA\nResilient Rivers:\nAdapting for the Future!\n*Check for updates\, as the agenda is subject to change. \nMonday\, October 20\, 2025 \n1:00 – 5:00 pm (Foyer)\nRegistration & Conference Information Desk Open\nExhibitor Set–Up (Exhibit Hall & Atrium) \nTuesday\, October 21\, 2025 \n7:00 am  (Foyer)\nRegistration & Conference Information Desk Open \n9:00 am\nRegional Roundtables\n1. Northeast\, Mid-Atlantic and Eastern Canada (Watertable)\n2. Southeast (Baltimore A)\n3. Gulf Coast and Caribbean (Baltimore B)\n4. Rocky Mountains\, Alberta & British Columbia (Homeland)\n5. West Coast\, Hawaii\, Alaska & Yukon (Fells Point) \n11:00 Lunch on Your Own \n1:00 pm– 4:45 pm\nOpening Plenary Session (Maryland Ballroom)\nModerator: Beth Styler-Barry\, The Nature Conservancy\, NJ\nResiliency in the Face of Changing Climate\nThe opening session explores how restoration can advance community resilience in the face of extreme weather and other environmental challenges. \n1:00 pm\nWelcome & Opening Remarks\n— Kennon White & Alan Walker\, Resource Institute \n1:20 pm\nSession Kickoff: Why Resilience Matters\n— Moderator: Beth Styler-Barry\, The Nature Conservancy\, NJ \n1:30 pm\nStream and Floodplain Restoration Lessons Learned Following 2024 Helene Flooding in Western North Carolina\n— Greg Jennings\, PhD\, PE\, Jennings Environmental\, PLLC\, Asheville\, NC \n2:00 pm\nHolding the Line: Hurricanes\, Restoration\, and Resilience on the Gulf Coast\n— Roberta Swann\, PhD\, Mobile Bay National Estuary Program\, Mobile\, AL \n2:30 pm\nWildfires and Restoration for Disaster Resiliency\n— Jim Nankervis\, Blue Mountain Consultants\, Berthoud\, CO \n3:00 pm Break in the Exhibit Hall & Atrium \n3:20 pm Roundtable Findings: Building a Path Forward \n3:45 pm Panel Discussion: Connecting the Dots \n4:45 pm Adjourn \n5:00 pm\nWomen in Stream Restoration (WiSR) Meeting \n6 – 8 pm Sponsors’ Reception (Exhibit Hall)\n____________________________________________________________ \nWednesday\, October 22\, 2025 \n7:30 am (Foyer)\nRegistration & Conference Information Desk Open \n8:30 am– 12:10 pm Technical Breakout Sessions\nwith a Break at 10:10 am in the Exhibit Hall & Atrium\nA.  Advances in Stream Restoration Science (Baltimore A)\nB.  Innovative Tools & Techniques (Baltimore B)\nC.  Planning & Restoration Programs (Homeland)\nD.  Public Engagement & Community Resilience (Kent)\nE.  Urban Stream Restoration (Watertable)\nF.  Ecological Considerations & Functional Uplift (Fells Point) \n12:10 – 1:30 pm Lunch Provided \n1:30 – 5:10 pm Technical Breakout Sessions\nwith a Break at 3:10 pm in the Exhibit Hall (Exhibit Hall & Atrium)\nG.  Climate Resilience & Adaptation (Kent)\nH.  Dam Removal & Aquatic Passage (Watertable)\nI.  Overcoming Challenges & Lessons Learned (Baltimore A)\nJ.  Floodplains & Watershed Hydrology (Baltimore B)\nK.  Multi-Benefit Restoration (Fells Point)\nL.  Compensatory Mitigation Strategies (Homeland) \n4:45 pm Adjourn for the Day \n4:45 pm Happy Hour by the Mid-Atlantic Stream Restoration Association \n____________________________________________________________ \nThursday\, October 23\, 2025 \n7:30 am (Foyer)\nRegistration & Conference Information Desk Open \n8:30 am Closing Session (Maryland Ballroom)\nRestoration That Works: Economic & Community Benefits Across Diverse Landscapes\nModerator: John Giordanengo\, Principal Restoration Economic Restoration Services\, Fort Collins\, CO \n8:30 am\nThe Economic Benefits of Ecological Restoration (Guidance from Unlikely Places)  \n— John Giordanengo\, Principal Restoration Economist\, Economic Restoration Services\nFort Collins\, CO \n9:00 am\nRestoring the Lifeblood: Salmon\, Sovereignty\, and Community Renewal in the Klamath Basin\n— Kenneth Brink\, Vice-Chair\, Karuk Tribe\, Happy Camp\, CA\n— Toz Soto\, Karuk Tribe\, Somes Bar\, CA \n9:30 am\nThe Triple Bottom Line of Urban Stream Restoration\n— Josh Burch\, DOEE\, Washington\, DC \n10:00 am Break in the Exhibit Hall & Attrium \n10:20 am\nNatural Awe Restoration: Revitalizing Eudora\, AR Through Community-Led Design\n— Tomeka Butler\, Mayor\, Eudora\, Arkansas\n— Lee Forbes\, PE\, CFM\, Headway Environmental\, Houston\, TX\n— David Bidelspach\, PE\, 5 Smooth Stones Restoration\, Livermore\, CO \n10:50 am\nThe Importance of Policy for Stream Restoration\nPanel Discussion\n— Jim Howe\, Senior Policy Advisor for Freshwater\, The Nature Conservancy \n11:45 am\nConference Wrap-Up\, Survey & Next Steps\n— Alan Walker\, Resource Institute\, Waynesville\, NC \n12:15 pm Cash Drawing for $500 (Must be Present to Win) \n12:15 pm Conference Adjourns – See you in 2026! \n1:00 – 5:00 pm\nField Trip to Jabez Stream & Wetland Restoration Project\nField Trip Registration\nJoin us for a site visit to one of the most ambitious restoration efforts in the Severn River watershed. The project restores 2\,600 feet of incised stream\, enhances wetlands\, and reduces sediment and nutrient pollution flowing to the Chesapeake Bay. Led by Underwood & Associates\, it’s a decade in the making—and the largest project in Severn Riverkeeper’s history.
URL:https://www.octoraro.com/event/4th-national-stream-restoration-conference-2025/
LOCATION:The Renaissance Harbor Place Hotel\, 202 E Pratt Street\, Baltimore\, MD\, 21202\, United States
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