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Tuesday, August 22

J session
Location: Homeland
ModeratorS:  Sandra Davis, US Fish & Wildlife Service

Gauging Project Success and Reference Reaches
&
Regional Curves and Channel Adjustment

Gauging Project Success and Reference Reaches

1:30 pm
Recommendations for Chesapeake Bay-Wide Indicators of Physical Stream Health
-- Mark Southerland, Tetra Tech, Owings Mills, MD
Southerland’s Presentation

1:50 pm
Pooled Monitoring Initiative – A Novel, Regional Approach to Pooling Funds and Answering Top Restoration Research Questions in the Chesapeake Bay
-- Sadie Drescher, Chesapeake Bay Trust, Annapolis, Maryland

2:10 pm
In Search of a Reference - the Least Disturbed Condition in a Kentucky Landscape
-- Andrew J. Stump, Kentucky Dept. of Fish and Wildlife Resources, Wetland and Stream Fee In-Lieu-Of Mitigation Program (FILO), Frankfort, Kentucky
Stump’s Presentation

2:30 pm
The Real Value of the Reference Reach
-- Grant Ginn, PE, Stantec Consulting, Asheville, NC
Ginn’s Presentation

2:50 pm
Using Biological Monitoring to Assess Restoration Success and Plan Future Projects in Connecticut Coastal Streams
-- Alex Krofta, Save the Sound, New Haven, CT
Krofta’s Presentation

3:10 pm  
Break in the Exhibit Hall

Regional Curves and Channel Adjustment

3:30 pm     
Understanding Floodplain Connectivity in Indiana
-- Robert C. Barr, Center for Earth and Environmental Science, Department of Earth Sciences, IUPUI - Indiana Fluvial Erosion Hazard Mitigation Program, Indiana FEH, Indianapolis, IN
Barr’s Presentation

3:50 pm
Maryland County Level Sub-Regional Curve Development
-- Reid Cook, RES (Resource Environmental Solutions), Warrenton, VA
Cook’s Presentation

4:10 pm
A Framework for Identifying and Verifying Bankfull in Diverse Landscapes and Watershed Conditions
-- Will Harman, Stream Mechanics, Raleigh, NC
Harman’s Presentation

4:30 pm
Testing and Evaluating in a Southeast Asian Region with Precipitation Events Outside a Precipitation-Based Regional Curve Model's Typical Rainfall Range
-- David Bidelspach, PE & Imanthie Bandara, 5 Smooth Stones Restoration, PLLC, Fort Collins, CO
Bidelspach’s Presenation

4:50 pm
Brent Run Creek: A Case Study of Stream Relocation on a Tributary of the Flint River in Michigan
-- Emma Giese & Sam Prentice, GEI Consultants of Michigan, P.C., Plymouth, Michigan
Giese & Prentice’s Presentation

5:10 - Adjourn