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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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11:25am MST
Phosphorus Sources to Utah Lake and Their Impacts on Harmful Algal Blooms
Wednesday November 20, 2024 11:25am - 11:55am MST
Speakers
Professor, Utah Valley University
Dr. Weihong Wang is a Professor and Department Chair of Earth Science at Utah Valley University. Holding a Ph.D. in Marine Science from the University of South Carolina, she is also a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Her research interests include anthropogenic impact on wetland...
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12:55pm MST
Climate Resiliency Toolbox
Wednesday November 20, 2024 12:55pm - 1:25pm MST
Speakers
Water Resources Engineer, Barr Engineering Co.
Dallen is a water resources engineer whose experience includes integrating regionally appropriate best management practices (BMPs) into stormwater management plans, hydraulic modeling to design river remediation strategies, assessing and monitoring water quality, developing climate...
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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
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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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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