Environmental Round Table 2003:
Thinking like a Watershed
November 12-14 , 2003
Lake Lawn Resort, Delevan, Wisconsin
Wednesday evening, November 12
6:30 - 8:00 pm - Reception
Thursday morning, November 13
8:00-8:15 - Welcoming Address – Randy Moore (FS)
8:15-8:45 - Watershed Guidelines - BG Riley (COE)
9:15-10:15 - Panel Discussion – “Problems, Needs and Opportunities in Small Watershed Planning; a Local Perspective”
Panel Members:
- NGO - TNC – The Nature Conservancy
- State – WI Department of Natural Resources
- Private Landowners (or Farm Manager Organizations)
- Private Landowners (or Watershed Group)
10:15-10:45 - Break (30 min.)
10:45-11:15 - Discussion/Questions & Answer Session for Panel Members
11:15-12:00 - Available Planning Tools (Demonstrations)
- National Wetlands Inventory Remaping for the Midwest - Brian Huberty (FWS)
- National Map – (Diane Eldridch, USGS)
- Watershed Academy – (USEPA)
- NNIS Info
- Additional demonstrations to be added (address responses from Focus Area Leaders)
12:00-1:30 - Lunch and Guest Speaker - Mike Dombeck
Thursday afternoon, November 13
1:30-1:45 - Charge to Focus Areas “Tapping into Watersheds/Tools for Watershed Planning/Developing a Tool Package” – Randy Moore (FS)
1:45-5:00 - Break into Focus Areas/Watersheds Groups
(Senior Leaders see separate agenda listed below)
1:45-5:00 - Senior Leaders' Meeting
- Opening & Agenda Review/Update – Randy Moore (USFS)
- Agency Updates
- Update on the Upper Mississippi River Navigation Study and Louisiana Coastal Restoration Study - BG Riley (COE)
- Yellow River Watershed Pilot Project Update – John Sowl (NPS)
3:00-3:15 - Break
- Building on MNRG Wetlands Tracking Efforts – Marvin Moriarty (FWS)
- Identification of Focus Area(s) for Coastal America Pilot Project – Owen Dutt (COE/American Rivers)
- Proposed South Central Natural Resources Leadership Group – David Vigh (COE)
- COE/DNR Meeting Update – BGen Riley (COE)
- Next Meeting (Location
and Agenda Topics)
- Feb/Mar 04 – COE ERDC, Vicksburg MS
- May/Jun 04 – FWS, Winona MI
Closing
6:30 pm - Dinner & Guest Speaker: Dave Ullrich – "Great Lakes Cities Initiative: A Seat at the Table for the Mayors"
Friday morning, November 14
8:00-9:00 - Report from Focus Areas (Response to Charge & One Page Accomplishment Handout)
- Detroit/St. Clair River Corridor Accomplishments report
- Minnesota River Accomplishments report
9:00-9:45 General Updates
- MNRG Invasive Species Committee
- Cumulative Impacts Workshop
- Communications Sub-Committee
9:45-10:15Break
10:15-11:30 Feedback from the Senior Leaders
Set Next Roundtable Meeting - Date and LocaAugust 25, 2006