Wednesday, October 16, 2024
- Concurrent Session IV: 10:00–11:30 a.m.
- Concurrent Session V: 1:15–2:45 p.m.
- Concurrent Session VI: 3:15–4:45 p.m.
Track I
Challenges of High Water Conditions Due to Climate Change
Moderator: Marcey Westrick
Co-Moderator: Leah Gifford
10:00–10:20 – 1047: The Challenges of Managing High Water Levels on Landlocked Basins: A Story from the VBWD
10:20–10:40 – 1045: Balancing Markley Lake: Using Current and Future Conditions to Identify Potential Solutions to High Water Levels
10:40–11:00 – 1081: Solving an Ongoing Flooding Problem to Avoid the Need to Rescue Drivers—Centerville/Edgerton Road Flood Study
11:00–11:20 – 1039: Development of Watershed Scale Real-Time Control Systems
11:20–11:30 – Q&A
Track II
Drains/Sweeping
Moderator: Ryan Johnson
Co-Moderator: Erick Francis
10:00–10:20 – 1027: RWMWD Street Sweeping Prioritization and Implementation of Grant Program
10:20–10:40 – 1033: Enhanced Street Sweeping for Water Quality: A Watershed-Based Approach
10:40–11:00 – 1066: Adopt-a-Drain K12: Empowering Educators to Reduce Water Pollution
11:00–11:20 – 1067: Ten Years of Community Engagement and Storm Drain Cleaning with Adopt-a-Drain.org
11:20–11:30 – Q&A
Track III
Lakes
Moderator: Lorin Hatch
Co-Moderator: Jeff Peterson
10:00–10:20 – 1091: Why Has the North Shore of Lake Superior Become a Hotspot for the Nuisance Alga Didymosphenia Geminata?
10:20–10:40 – 1092: The Lake Superior Lakewide Action and Management Plan and Binational Partnership
10:40–11:00 – 1061: How Lakeshore Monitoring Efforts are Informing Local Partnerships and Engagement Efforts
11:00–11:20 – 1014: Connecting Lakeshore Health to Biological Impairments on High-Quality Lakes: Quantifying Current Lakeshore Conditions
11:20–11:30 – Q&A
Track IV
COC
Moderator: name
Co-Moderator: name
10:00–10:20 – 1050: Evaluation and Use of a Novel Tool for Microplastic Sediment Extraction in Minnesota Lakes and Rivers
10:20–10:40 – 1022: A Study of Organic Contaminant and Escherichia Coli Levels in Stormwater Runoff and Their Removal via Biochar-Amended Treatment Systems
10:40–11:00 – 1049: Characterizing Hydrological Transport Pathways of Chronic Wasting Disease in Minnesota Watersheds
11:00–11:20 – 1093: Methane Emissions in Urban Lakes Across Salinity and Productivity Gradients
11:20–11:30 – Q&A
Track V: Special Session
A Ten-Year Update to Minnesota's Nutrient Reduction Strategy: The Underlying Science
Moderator: Casandra Champion
Co-Moderator: Greg Wilson
Dave Wall; Laura Christianson; Marco Graziani; Reid Christianson; Matt Drewitz; Julie Westerlund
10:00–11:20 – Join us to learn about the foundational scientific research guiding the revision of Minnesota’s Nutrient Reduction Strategy (NRS). Discover key findings and engage with the expert speaker panel as we prepare to finalize the revisions by 2025. Don't miss this opportunity to contribute to shaping Minnesota's approach to nutrient management. All speakers will participate in the panel and take questions from the audience.
11:20–11:30 – Q&A
11:30–12:15 – Lunch
12:15–1:00 – Luncheon Session: TBD
Track I
Stormwater: Beyond Pipes and Pavement
Moderator: Salam Murtada
Co-Moderator: Ann Banitt
1:15–1:35 – 1036: Small Cities, Big Challenges: Climate Resiliency Modeling Approaches for Populations under 10,000
1:35–1:55 – 1072: Thinking Outside the Box (Literally), The Solution to Hillsboro’s Flooding Concerns
1:55–2:15 – 1035: Reimagining Tax-Forfeited Lots for Green Stormwater Initiatives and Community-Focused Urban Agriculture
2:15–2:35 – 1115: Stormwater Reuse for Irrigation: From Planning to Implementation
2:35–2:45 – Q&A
Track II
Innovating, Educating About, and Maintaining Stormwater Treatment Features
Moderator: Greg Wilson
Co-Moderator: Tina Carstens
1:15–1:35 – 1087: Showcasing Water Quality Through Park Design: Hasenbank Stormwater Park
1:35–1:55 – 1028: Maplewood Mall Stormwater Features: 15 Years of Lessons Learned
1:55–2:15 – 1024: Maplewood Mall Maintenance and Educational Features: 15 Years of Lessons Learned
2:15–2:35 – 1111: Establishing a Collaborative Vision for Regional Stormwater Management at 325 Blake Road
2:35–2:45 – Q&A
Track III
Lakes/HAB
Moderator: Rick Voigt
Co-Moderator: Holly Wellard Kelly
1:15–1:35 – 1097: Contrasting Patterns of Algal, Cyanobacterial, and Cyanotoxin Production in Lake of the Woods and Upper and Lower Red Lake
1:35–1:55 – 1012: Understanding and Improving Minnesota's Lake Water Quality in a Changing Climate
1:55–2:15 – 1011: Characterizing Changes in Cyanobacterial Abundance and Function in Remote Northern Minnesota Lakes
2:15–2:35 – 1044: Paleolimnological Indicators of Eutrophication in Remote, Low-Nutrient Lakes in the Superior National Forest, Minnesota
2:35–2:45 – Q&A
Track IV
Beyond the Code: Innovative Stormwater Management Practices
Moderator: Marcey Westrick
Co-Moderator: Katy Thompson
1:15–1:35 – 1103: Stormwater Management: A Four-State Comparison
1:35–1:55 – 1086: Partnering with Local Governments to Optimize Stormwater Management Outcomes Through Code and Ordinance Reviews
1:55–2:15 – 1064: Building Watershed Awareness through Artistic Investment
2:15–2:35 – 1112: Management Frameworks: A New Template for Successful Adaptive Management
2:35–2:45 – Q&A
Track V: Special Session
Conservation Pays: Economics of Agricultural Water Quality Practices
Moderator: Alycia Overbo
Co-Moderator: Jared Trost
Brad Jordahl Redlin, MDA; Keith Olander, Central Lakes College Ag & Energy Center; Britta Dornfeld, Environmental Initiative
1:15–2:35 – As the push for protecting land and water through the agricultural industry grows, there is increasing interest in demonstrating positive economic outcomes from conservation farming practices. The Minnesota Agricultural Water Quality Certification Program, AgCentric and Minnesota State Agricultural Centers of Excellence, and the Headwaters Agriculture Sustainability Partnership are documenting the economics of conservation agriculture and have demonstrated improved environmental and financial performance of producers implementing whole-farm conservation.
2:35–2:45 – Q&A
2:45–3:15 – Poster and Vendor Refreshment Break
Track I
Strategies for Climate Resiliency
Moderator: Ann Bannit
Co-Moderator: Salam Murtada
3:15–3:35 – 1038: Inundated by Flood Data: MnDOT’s Approach to Capturing, Storing, and Using Flood Documentation
3:35–3:55 – 1043: Using Historical Rainfall to Predict Future Precipitation Extremes in the Midwest
3:55–4:15 – 1041: Climate Resiliency Plans: Small, Medium, and Large Scales
4:15–4:35 – 1046: A Blueprint for Flood-Resilient Communities: Using Modern Tools to Identify and Prioritize Solutions
4:35–4:45 – Q&A
Track II
SW Basins
Moderator: Ryan Johnson
Co-Moderator: Nazli Yilmaz Wodzinski
3:15–3:35 – 1054: Fate and Transport of Lead in Urban Stormwater Catchment Ponds
3:35–3:55 – 1085: Understanding Controls of Stormwater Pond Dynamics to Guide Water Quality Management
3:55–4:15 – 1030: Evaluating Cost Effective Stormwater Pond Bmps in Woodbury, MN Using Barley Straw, Fish Biomanipulations, or Water Column Nano-Iron Media
4:15–4:35 – 1034: Teamwork Makes the Dream Work: A Whiskey Creek Funding Story
4:35–4:45 – Q&A
Track III
DEIA/Careers
Moderator: Joel Larson
Co-Moderator: Leah Gifford
3:15–3:35 – 1078: A DEIA Lens to Environmental Work
3:35–3:55 – 1079: Green Stormwater Infrastructure: Roadside Rain Gardens & Employment Pathways
3:55–4:15 – 1065: Raising Awareness about Watershed Health and Conservation Careers
4:15–4:35 – 1059: Creating with/for Water: An Artist-Led Drinking Water Community Engagement Effort in Little Falls
4:35–4:45 – Q&A
Track IV
Monitoring
Moderator: Casandra Champion
Co-Moderator: Steve Weiss
3:15–3:35 – 1094: Leveraging Long-Term Monitoring Data to Assess the Impact of Urbanization and Management on Nutrients in Lakes Across the Twin Cities
3:35–3:55 – 1069: Robots in Our Waters: Preferences and Policy Priorities Among Local Aquatic Resource Managers
3:55–4:15 – 1075: Low-Cost, Real-Time Observational Buoys
4:15–4:35 – 1070: Exploring Technostress among Local Aquatic Resource Managers: Facilitators and Inhibitors in a Minnesota Sample
4:35–4:45 – Q&A
Track V: Special Session
Drops of Change: Community-Centered Water
Moderator: Jim Stark
Co-Moderator: Alycia Overbo
Tiff Sprague, University of Minnesota Natural Resources Research Institute; Sarah Roth, University of Minnesota Water Resources Center; Madison Rodman, University of Minnesota Sea Grant Program; Amelia (Emily) Kreiter, University of Minnesota Institute on the Environment; Mae Davenport, University of Minnesota Center for Changing Landscapes
3:15–4:35 – Join us for a session on community-centered water science, engagement and policy creation. We’ll give you the secret ingredients and real-life examples to move towards actively employing inclusive community engagement practices in your work. Hear case studies from across Minnesota communities using inclusive and equitable approaches to community water science and stewardship. Then, facilitators will guide participants through an interactive, hands-on policy action planning workshop, where you’ll turn policy ideas into prioritized, actionable steps.
4:35–4:45 – Q&A