Great Lakes Coastal Symposium 2024 has ended

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Great Lakes Coastal Symposium 2024

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Kari Hagenow

The Nature Conservancy

Coastal Resilience Specialist

Green Bay, Wisconsin

1:00pm EDT

Opening Address and Welcome Grand BallroomCherie Hagen • Tim Walsh

1:30pm EDT

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

2:40pm EDT

Announcements Grand Ballroom

2:45pm EDT

Break Grand Foyer

3:15pm EDT

(OC 3) Development of a Web-Based Decision Support Tool for Natural and Nature-Based Features on New York's Great Lakes Shorelines Grand CRachael Franks Taylor • Brian Majka • David Clarke, PE

3:30pm EDT

(OC 3) Enhancing Great Lakes Coastal Resilience through Local Capacity-Building and Nature-Based Solutions Grand CRachael Franks Taylor • Zoë Goodrow Kuntze • Bridget Brown

3:45pm EDT

(OC 3) Engineering and Design for Nature-Based Solutions Grand CRachael Franks Taylor • Brendan Cousino

4:00pm EDT

(OC 3) The Importance of Monitoring Shoreline Nature-Based Approaches - Examples from Ecological Restoration Projects in the Muskegon Lake Area of Concern Grand CRachael Franks Taylor • Brian Majka Resourcing Michigan’s Coastal Decision Makers: An Assessment of Needs RegencyDoug Pearsall • Mike Shriberg

4:15pm EDT

(OC 3) Flood Resilience on the Lake Ontario Shoreline: Barriers to Implementing Non-Structural Strategies Grand CRachael Franks Taylor • Rewa Phansalkar The Little Calumet River Conservation Collaborative: Restoration, Community Engagement, and Hydrologic Connectivity in Northwest Indiana RegencyDoug Pearsall • Daniel Suarez

4:30pm EDT

(OC 3) Continuing the Conversation: Panel Discussion and Helpful Resources Grand CRachael Franks Taylor

4:45pm EDT

The Baseline Conditions Characterization: A comprehensive overview of NY Great Lakes Sub-Basin environmental conditions RegencyDoug Pearsall • Lexie Davis

5:00pm EDT

Welcome Reception Astor on MainMichelle Parker

8:00am EDT

Breakfast Grand Ballroom

9:00am EDT

Opening Remarks Grand Ballroom

9:15am EDT

Keynote: Muskrats and Tennis Balls: Resilience and Water Management on Lake Ontario Grand BallroomJim Howe

9:45am EDT

Break Grand Foyer

10:00am EDT

Workshop: Conserving Great Lakes Coastal Wetlands through Binational Collaboration: An Interactive Workshop to Provide Input on the Lake Erie Pilot of the Framework Grand CLiz Berg • Bob Holsman • Todd Redder • Matthew Pawlowski

12:00pm EDT

Pick Up Boxed Lunches & Load Buses for Field Trips; Buses Depart at 12:30pm Grand Foyer

6:00pm EDT

Reception and Poster Session Grand Foyer POSTER: Allouez Bay Marsh Bird Habitat Restoration - From Scoping to Implementation Grand FoyerThomas Prestby POSTER: Rooted in Sustainability: Empowering Farmers to Protect the Great Lakes through Ecosystem Services Grand FoyerJumanah Khan

7:00pm EDT

Reception and Keynote Presentations Grand BallroomSean Mahar

8:00am EDT

Breakfast Grand Ballroom

9:00am EDT

Opening Remarks Grand Ballroom

9:10am EDT

Keynote: Dish with One Spoon Thinking to Unite the Great Lakes Watershed Grand BallroomShannon Seneca

9:35am EDT

Keynote: Braddock Bay's Revival: A Case Study in Multi-Habitat, Climate Resilient Restoration for the Great Lakes Grand BallroomRachel Schultz

10:00am EDT

Break Grand Foyer

10:15am EDT

(OC 4) Prioritizing what, for whom, and to what end? A synopsis of 25 years of Great Lakes coastal conservation planning RegencyLiz Berg • Doug Pearsall A framework to facilitate habitat conservation for marsh birds in the Midwest and Great Lakes regions Grand CStephanie Beilke • Michael Monfils

11:00am EDT

(OC 4) Lake Superior Headwaters Sustainability Partnership: Visioning for the Future RegencyLiz Berg • Gini Breidenbach

11:15am EDT

(OC 4) The Wisconsin Lake Superior Collaborative’s Headwaters to Coast Initiative RegencyLiz Berg • Lacey Hill • Mitchell Baalman

11:30am EDT

(OC 4) Identification of Ecologically Significant Areas and Areas Under Pressure Along the Canadian Great Lakes Coastal Margin RegencyLiz Berg • Anders Holder • Richard Kavanagh • Greg Mayne

11:45am EDT

(OC 4) Landscape-Scale Implementation of the Great Lakes Coastal Wetland Restoration Assessment RegencyLiz Berg • Kurt Kowalski

1:00pm EDT

(OC 4) Saginaw Bay to Western Lake Erie Coastal Wetland Conservation Blueprint RegencyLiz Berg • Benjamin Frey

1:15pm EDT

Niagara River Greenway Ecological Enhancement Projects, 15 Years of Cumulative Benefits Grand CStephanie Beilke • Erin Redding Ecosystem Assessment towards the Prioritization of Coastal Resiliency Projects in Lake Erie's Eastern Basin Communities Grand AJim Luke • Jeanne Beiter

1:30pm EDT

Sandusky Bay Ecosystem Restoration Grand CStephanie Beilke • Katelyn Beckemeyer

1:45pm EDT

Assessing the sensitivity and resiliency of Lake Superior coastal wetland habitats to climate change Grand AJim Luke • Mike Smale

2:00pm EDT

Expanding Your Toolbox: Accounting for Climate Change with a Wholistic Approach to Coastal Resilience Grand AJim Luke • Carlin Grundemann

2:15pm EDT

Break Grand Foyer

2:30pm EDT

Closing Remarks Grand BallroomJanice Kerns