Great Lakes Coastal Symposium 2024

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Great Lakes Coastal Symposium 2024

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9:00am EDT

Exhibitor Set-up Grand Foyer Poster Set-up Grand Foyer Conference Registration Desk Open Grand Foyer

12:00pm EDT

Lunch on Own Offsite

1:00pm EDT

Opening Address and Welcome Grand BallroomCherie Hagen • Tim Walsh Exhibits Open Grand Foyer

1:30pm EDT

Keynote: Coastal Resilience Panel Grand BallroomJim Luke • Greg Mayne • John Sommerville • Mike Padilla • Samantha Miller

2:30pm EDT

Announcements Grand Ballroom

2:45pm EDT

Break Grand Foyer

3:15pm EDT

(OC 1) Rock - it's not just for revetments anymore: Using rock in restoration along Great Lakes coasts Breakout Room 1Ryan Darnton • Anna Harrison (OC 3) Development of a Web-Based Decision Support Tool for Natural and Nature-Based Features on New York's Great Lakes Shorelines Breakout Room 2Rachael Franks Taylor • Brian Majka • David Clarke Decolonial Approach to Shoreline Caretaking Breakout Room 3Doug Pearsall • Abraham Francis

3:30pm EDT

(OC 1) Great Lakes Reef Restoration Workgroup and Projects Breakout Room 1Ryan Darnton • Jim Luke (OC 3) Enhancing Great Lakes Coastal Resilience through Local Capacity-Building and Nature-Based Solutions Breakout Room 2Rachael Franks Taylor • Zoë Goodrow • Bridget Brown Traditional Knowledges Breakout Room 3Doug Pearsall • Neil Patterson Jr.

3:45pm EDT

(OC 1) The Brandenburg Park Shoreline Restoration Project: An Innovative Solution to a Failing Seawall Breakout Room 1Ryan Darnton • Jill Estrada (OC 3) Engineering and Design for Nature-Based Solutions Breakout Room 2Rachael Franks Taylor • Brendan Cousino Receiving Community Considerations in the Path of Climate-Driven Migration Breakout Room 3Doug Pearsall • Kathy Bunting-Howarth

4:00pm EDT

(OC 1) Restoring Aquatic Habitat in the Detroit River at Sugar Island Breakout Room 1Ryan Darnton • Terry S. Heatlie (OC 3) Flood Resilience on the Lake Ontario Shoreline: Barriers to Implementing Non-Structural Strategies Breakout Room 2Rachael Franks Taylor • Rewa Phansalkar Resourcing Michigan’s Coastal Decision Makers: An Assessment of Needs Breakout Room 3Doug Pearsall • Mike Shriberg

4:15pm EDT

(OC 1) Ralph Wilson Park, Area of Concern Habitat Restoration and Shoreline Resiliency Breakout Room 1Ryan Darnton • Mark McGovern The Little Calumet River Conservation Collaborative: Restoration, Community Engagement, and Hydrologic Connectivity in Northwest Indiana Breakout Room 3Doug Pearsall • Daniel Suarez (OC 3) Continuing the Conversation: Panel Discussion and Helpful Resources Breakout Room 2Rachael Franks Taylor

4:30pm EDT

Day in the Life of Lake Ontario St. Lawrence River Overview and Outcomes Breakout Room 3Doug Pearsall • Emily Fell Bluffer’s Park Shoreline Erosion Protection Projects Breakout Room 1Danielle Dellandrea

4:45pm EDT

The Baseline Conditions Characterization: A comprehensive overview of NY Great Lakes Sub-Basin environmental conditions Breakout Room 3Doug Pearsall • Alexis Davis Lake Ontario South Shore Sediment Budget and Coastal Resilience Assessment Breakout Room 1Pete Zuzek • Jennifer Ogrodnick

5:00pm EDT

Welcome Reception Grand Ballroom

6:00pm EDT

Dinner on Own Offsite