2013 Conference Funders, Partners and Sponsors
$25,000 Level
Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District$20,000 Level
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Fresh Water Sciences$10,000 Level
The Brookby Foundation$5,000 Level
The Fund for Lake Michigan$2,500 Level
Ducks Unlimited$500 Level
Gathering Waters Conservancy
Natural Resource Technology$250 Level
Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative
The John G. Shedd Aquarium
Conference Agenda
8th ANNUAL GREAT LAKES RESTORATION CONFERENCE
AGENDA
7:30 a.m. – 10 a.m. Registration
Exhibitor Set-Up (7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. ONLY)
Grand Assembly 3rd floor
10:00 a.m. Opening Remarks and Welcome to Cleveland
Grand Ballroom A/B – 3rd floor
Jeff Skelding, Campaign Director, Healing Our Waters – Great Lakes Coalition
10:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Plenary Session
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch
Grand Ballroom A/B – 3rd floor
1:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. Break
1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. Breakout Sessions
New Farm Bill Potential for Great Lakes
Towards a Complete and Green Cleveland
Challenges of Multi-Goal Urban Stream Restoration Projects
Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Coastal Wetland Restoration Success Stories
“A Return of Mother Earth’s Life Giving Artery” Boardman River Restoration
2:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Field Trips
Trolleys depart from the Superior Avenue entrance – 1st floor
- Black River Restoration Project Boat Tour (SOLD OUT)
- West Creek Neighborhood Stormwater Stewardship Initiative
- Reconnecting Baldwin Creek Through Dam Removal
- Changing Landscapes Using Green Infrastructure
- Mentor Marsh: Restoring The Green Ribbon
- Science On A Steamship
6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Joint Reception
The Greater Cleveland Aquarium – Sponsored by the Greater Cleveland Aquarium
Trolleys depart from the West Superior Avenue entrance – 1st floor starting at 5:45pm
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2012
7:00 a.m. – 7:50 a.m. Continental Breakfast
Ambassador Ballroom – 2nd floor
8:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Joint Session
Grand Ballroom A/B – 3rd floor
12:20 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Lunch
Grand Ballroom A/B – 3rd floor
1:30 a.m. – 1:40 p.m. Break
1:40 a.m. – 2:40 p.m. Breakout Sessions
Gray and Green of CSO Control & Stormwater Management in Northeast Ohio
The Clean Water Act at 40: Still Critical to Great Lakes Restoration
Climate-smart Restoration Success: Local and Landscape Scale Examples and Tools
Engaging Great Lakes Citizens to Stop the Asian Carp
No. This is NOT Conservation as Usual.
2:40 a.m. – 2:50 p.m. Break
2:50 p.m. - 3:50 p.m. Breakout Sessions
Plastics in the Great Lakes (30 mins)
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Evaluating Degraded Benthos and Plankton Communities (30 mins)
Repurposing Vacant Properties as Green Infrastructure (30 mins)
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The Price Is Right: Land Conservation (30 mins)
Youth Impact: Great Lakes Undergraduate Stewards
George Bush Meeting Room – 3rd floor
Environmental Justice and Greening Great Lakes Urban Centers
3:50 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Break
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Breakout Sessions
Cleveland Harbor Sustainable Sediment Management Strategies
Gas Drilling: Fracturing Great Lakes Health?
Tools for Assessing Industrial Water Stewardship
Aquatic Connectivity: Benefitting Streams and Communities
6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Goodtime 111 Dinner Cruise on the Cuyahoga River Ship Channel and North Coast Harbor
Sponsored by the Cleveland- Cuyahoga Port Authority
Trolleys depart from the West Superior Avenue entrance – 1st floor starting at 5:45pm
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2012
7:30 – 9:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast
Grand Ballroom A/B – 3rd floor
9:00 – 9:15 a.m. Break
9:15 – 10:15 a.m. Breakout Sessions
Ohio and the Future of the Great Lakes Compact
Great Lakes Restoration at National Parks
Blossom Meeting Room – 4th floor
Blogging and Social Media Essentials
Economic approach to Helping Lake Erie
Oil Pipelines in the Great Lakes, Threats and Solutions
10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Break
10:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Plenary
Grand Ballroom A/B – 3rd floor
11:50 a.m. Conference Closing