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9:45am MST
Update from the Great Salt Lake Commissioner's Office: Next Steps
Wednesday November 20, 2024 9:45am - 10:15am MST
Speakers
Great Salt Lake Commissioner, Office of the Great Salt Lake Commissioner
May 2023, Governor Spencer Cox appointed Brian Steed as the first Great Salt Lake Commissioner.Currently, Steed also serves as executive director of the Janet Quinney Lawson Institute for Land, Water and Air at Utah State University. As part of this role, he has served as co-chair...
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Deputy Great Salt Lake Commissioner, Office of the Great Salt Lake Commissioner
Tim Davis is the Deputy Great Salt Lake Commissioner.Davis previously served as the Director of the Utah Division of Drinking Water. Prior to coming to Utah, he oversaw the water rights, water resources, drinking water and water quality programs for the state of Montana. He led the...
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Wednesday November 20, 2024 9:45am - 10:15am MST
Great Hall
10:45am MST
New Delta Dawn
Wednesday November 20, 2024 10:45am - 11:15am MST
Speakers
Project Coordinator, Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Commission
Eric McCulley is a project coordinator with Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Commission (the Mitigation Commission). He has been working on restoration of rivers and riparian areas in the Intermountain West for almost three decades and has provided guidance for river projects...
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10:45am MST
Water is Life: Brand New Research on Utahns’ Water Values and Priorities
Wednesday November 20, 2024 10:45am - 11:15am MST
Speakers
Vice President of Communications & Education, Envision Utah
Jason Brown is the Vice President of Education and Communications at Envision Utah. He joined Envision Utah in 2014 and helped get more than 52,000 Utahns to participate in the landmark Your-Utah, Your Future visioning process. Jason has led many of Envision Utah’s research efforts...
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Policy Advisor, Utah Water Ways
Bart Forsyth began his career with Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District in May 1985. Mr. Forsyth worked at Jordan Valley for nearly 38 years serving in several positions including Assistant Staff Engineer, Senior Staff Engineer, Engineering Department Manager, Assistant General...
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12:55pm MST
How Are the Region's Wetland Managers Adapting to Climate Change and Drought?
Wednesday November 20, 2024 12:55pm - 1:25pm MST
Speakers
Professor Emeritus, Utah State University
Mark Brunson recently retired as a professor of Environment and Society at Utah State University, where his research focused on how public and private land managers respond to environmental change, with a focus on Utah and the Intermountain West.
1:30pm MST
Historical Life Ways of the Wuda Ogwa (Bear River)
Wednesday November 20, 2024 1:30pm - 2:00pm MST
Speakers
Vice Chairman, The Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation
Brad Parry serves as the Vice Chairman for the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation and is employed by the Tribe as the Natural Resources Officer, where he is the Program Manager for the Wuda Ogwa Restoration Project. Brad grew up in Syracuse, Utah, near the Great Salt Lake. Prior...
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2:15pm MST
Assessing a Social Value of Water in Aquifer Storage and Recovery Projects
Wednesday November 20, 2024 2:15pm - 2:45pm MST
Speakers
Principal, Integral Consulting Inc
R. Jeffrey Davis - a Civil & Environmental Engineer by degree and a Hydrgeologist by practice. With almost 3 decades of experience across the United States and abroad I am passionate about solving groundwater problems. My team solves clients’ problems as if they were our own. I...
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2:15pm MST
H2Oquirrh: A Vision for Salt Lake County’s Southwest Waterways
Wednesday November 20, 2024 2:15pm - 2:45pm MST
Speakers
Environmental Engineer, LimnoTech
Renn Lambert is an Environmental Engineer at LimnoTech. Renn's work has focused on water issues in arid regions, where he has led and supported projects in Arizona, Idaho, Washington, California, Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, Nevada, Texas, and the Middle East. His project experience includes...
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Canyons Management Program Director, Salt Lake County Office of Regional Development
Jason is passionately committed to conservation and natural resource management, having served in local and state government for over 13 years. He enjoys finding solutions to problems using GIS and data-driven decision-making. As the Canyons Management Program Director, he strives...
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Landscape Designer and Planner, Design Workshop
Helen is a designer and planner based in Design Workshop’s Denver studio. Her design approach is driven by her passion for complex urban environments and sustainable systems. She is never without a sketchbook for taking in new sights and ideas in the places she lives and visits...
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2:45pm MST
Poster Session, Break, Snacks
Wednesday November 20, 2024 2:45pm - 3:25pm MST
Posters
Recreational Water Intern, Utah Division of Water Quality
Carina Thiriot is a recent public health graduate working as the Utah Division of Water Quality's recreational water intern. This year, Carina has created educational materials about harmful algae in Utah waterbodies, including recent materials for Utah veterinarian offices. She is...
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Utah State University
Farah is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Southwest Climate Adaptation Science Center (SW CASC), and located at the Utah State University. She is a member of the "Future of Aquatic Flows" cohort of the Climate Adaptation Postdoctoral (CAP) Fellows Program of USGS. In this role, she works...
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Senior Advisor Government Affairs, Rio Tinto
Our Kennecott mine is a world-class, integrated copper mining operation located just outside Salt Lake City, Utah, in the United States. Kennecott has been mining and processing minerals from the rich ore body of the Bingham Canyon Mine since 1903, and today is one of the top producing...
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Riverscape Project Manager, Sageland Collaborative
Jens Ammon designs, manages, and implements restoration projects as part of Sageland Collaborative's Riverscape Restoration Program. He received a Master of Ecological Restoration and a B.S. in Aquatic Ecosystem Management from Utah State University, and a B.S. in Geology from the...
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Professor, Department of Atmospheric Sciences / University of Utah
Dr. Kevin Perry has been a Professor in the Department of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Utah since 2002. He holds a B.S. degree in meteorology from Iowa State University and a Ph.D. degree in Atmospheric Sciences from the University of Washington. He has participated in...
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Director of Chemistry, e-sens
Nick graduated from the University of Utah in 2018 and has worked at e-sens for the past six years, developing novel technologies for fast, accurate, and affordable detection of chemicals in drinking water.
Stream Ecologist, Sageland Collaborative
Rose Smith is a Stream Ecologist leading the Riverscape Restoration program at Sageland Collaborative. She works with diverse partners to implement and conduct research on low-tech restoration practices across the western United States. Rose brings experience in ecosystem ecology...
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Graduate Research Assistant, University of Utah / Department of Atmospheric Sciences
Zachary Claerhout is a second-year graduate student in the Department of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Utah. He holds a B.S. degree in Environmental Geoscience from the University of Utah, where he worked as an analyst in the Seismograph Station and participated in the...
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Wednesday November 20, 2024 2:45pm - 3:25pm MST
Great Hall
Group Session Networking
- Topic Climate Change, Conservation/Restoration, Education/Outreach, Environmental Justice, Fire, Great Salt Lake, Green Infrastructure, Policy & Law, Technology, Water Quality, Water Quantity/Flow
- Technical Level non-technical; appeal to broad audience, somewhat technical, technical; appeal to a more targeted audience
3:25pm MST
NSF Southwest Sustainability Innovation Engine: Connecting Research to Practice
Wednesday November 20, 2024 3:25pm - 3:55pm MST
Speakers
Professor of Geology and Geophysics and Chair of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Utah
Brenda B. Bowen is a Professor of Geology and Geophysics and Chair of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Utah. She works to facilitate interdisciplinary sustainability research, practice, and academic programs that address critical issues related to understanding global change...
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Director of the Professional Science Masters Program, University of Utah
Meghan Dovick is the Director of the Professional Science Masters program at the University of Utah, bringing over fifteen years of experience in higher education. Her roles have spanned course creation, instruction, research, and administration. Meghan’s expertise lies at the intersection...
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Director of Conservation and Research, Red Butte Garden
Sarah Jack Hinners, PHD, LFA is the Director of Conservation and Research at Red Butte Garden and Arboretum at the University of Utah since 2023. An urban and landscape ecologist, she has a BA in Geography and Environmental Studies from McGill University and a PhD in Ecology and Evolutionary...
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Associate Director, University of Utah
Marian Rice is the Associate Director for the Energy Futures Research Engine (Energy Futures) and PEAK Water Sustainability Engine (PEAK Water). An experienced high-level administrator, Marian previously served as the Deputy Director of the Salt Lake City Department of Public Utilities...
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Wednesday November 20, 2024 3:25pm - 3:55pm MST
Great Hall
9:10am MST
Decoupling M&I Water Use from Population Growth: Can Utah Cities Help Save GSL?
Thursday November 21, 2024 9:10am - 9:40am MST
Speakers
Assistant Director, Utah Division of Water Resources
Todd was born and raised in Utah. He grew up in the Millcreek area of the Salt Lake Valley, attending Skyline High School and later Brigham Young University where he obtained a BS degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering in 1995. While at BYU, Todd met and married his sweetheart...
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Thursday November 21, 2024 9:10am - 9:40am MST
Great Hall
9:50am MST
So You Want To Go Viral: Leveraging Social Media To Amplify Watershed Efforts
Thursday November 21, 2024 9:50am - 10:20am MST
Speakers
Communications & Development Specialist, Sageland Collaborative
Sierra Hastings (she/her) works as the Communications & Development Specialist at Sageland Collaborative. In her role, Sierra manages Sageland’s social media channels (@sagelandcollab) and has fostered an online community of 5,000+ volunteers, partners, donors, and environmental...
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10:50am MST
Native Restoration of Urban and Suburban Land
Thursday November 21, 2024 10:50am - 11:20am MST
Speakers
Director, Endemic LC
With a degree in Botany from UVU and as a former Volunteer Coordinator of Tree Utah, Steven Kelty has been disillusioned with the narrative on the solutions to habitat destruction and climate change. He seeks to make action on both accounts more egalitarian and less dependent on good...
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11:30am MST
Great Salt Lake Stormwater Study: Basin-Wide Analysis of Stormwater and LID
Thursday November 21, 2024 11:30am - 12:00pm MST
Speakers
Environmental Engineer, LimnoTech
Renn Lambert is an Environmental Engineer at LimnoTech. Renn's work has focused on water issues in arid regions, where he has led and supported projects in Arizona, Idaho, Washington, California, Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, Nevada, Texas, and the Middle East. His project experience includes...
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Professional Engineering Intern, Hansen, Allen, and Luce Engineers
Mr. Hortin began his professional career with the Utah Water Research Laboratory in 2017 and with Hansen, Allen & Luce in 2022. Josh specializes in water quality and environmental science, knowledge of analytical methods of water quality, geochemical modeling, and statistical analysis...
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1:00pm MST
Hogle Zoo, Our Watershed, and You
Thursday November 21, 2024 1:00pm - 1:30pm MST
Speakers
Conservation Action Coordinator, Utah's Hogle Zoo
Tori grew up among the mountains and deserts of Utah. Through exploration in her youth, she gained a passion for the land and animals around her. She received her bachelor’s degree in Ecology and Organismal Biology from the University of Utah, which lead her to an internship surveying...
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2:20pm MST
Resilient Landscapes: Fire Mitigation for the Future of the Wasatch Mountains
Thursday November 21, 2024 2:20pm - 2:50pm MST
Speakers
Director of Salt Lake City Department of Public Utilities, Salt Lake City Department of Public Utilities
Laura Briefer is the Director of Salt Lake City Department of Public Utilities (SLCDPU). She has served as Director of SLCDPU since 2016. Laura has worked at SLCDPU for 16 years in various areas of the organization and has devoted a 29-year career in natural resource, environmental...
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Zone Fuels Specialist, United States Forest Service
Born and raised a fourth-generation rancher in southern Idaho but left the family ranch to pursue a career in public land in his early twenties. Stuart always enjoyed learning about the ecosystems in the great basin and gained additional knowledge from Idaho State University while...
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Executive Director, Save Our Canyons
Spencer is a passionate advocate for all Americans' access to our public lands. After receiving a B.S. in Environmental Science, Policy and Management from the University of Minnesota, Spencer guided canoe and fishing trips in Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness where...
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Habitat Restoration Biologies, Utah Department of Natural Resources - Division of Wildlife Resources
Robby Edgel received his master’s in wildlife and wildland conservation from Brigham Young University in 2014. For his master’s thesis, he studied the response of pygmy rabbits (Brachylagus idahoensis) to the impacts of energy development. After graduation, he has worked for the...
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Thursday November 21, 2024 2:20pm - 2:50pm MST
Great Hall