SUNDAY, MAY 7

8:00 am - Mon am - Pre-Meeting Float Trip 1 - Niobrara River - Fort Niobrara NWR to Graham’s Camp (one river day)

8:00 am - Mon am - Pre-Meeting Float Trip 2 - Niobrara River - Berry Bridge to Wildcat Camp (one river day)

8:00 am - Mon pm - Pre-Meeting Float Trip 3 - Niobrara River - Fort Niobrara NWR to Wildcat Camp (two river days)

8:30 am - 5:00 pm - Workshop 1 (Day One) “Innovative Restoration: Applied Processes and Technologies for Stabilizing Streambanks and Restoring Rivers”

8:30 am - 5:00 pm - Workshop 2 (Day One)
“Leave No Trace Trainer’s Course”

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm - Registration

MONDAY, MAY 8

7:00 am - 6:00 pm - Registration

8:00 am - 6:30 pm - Workshop 3
“Sedimentation and Reservoir Life Cycle: Lewis and Clark Lake Delta and the Niobrara-Missouri River Confluence Boat Tour”

8:30 am - 5:00 pm - Workshop 1 (Day Two) “Innovative Restoration: Applied Processes and Technologies for Stabilizing Streambanks and Restoring Rivers”

8:30 am - 5:00 pm - Workshop 2
“Leave No Trace Trainer’s Course”

8:30 am - 12:00 pm - Workshop 4
“Adaptive Management: Missouri River Adaptive Management Workshop”

8:30 am - 5:00 pm - Workshop 5
“Conducting Effective Collaborative Negotiations on River Issues: A Workshop on Strategies and Capacity Building ”

1:00 pm - 5:00 pm - Workshop 6
“Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, Evaluating Water Resources Projects Under the Section 7 Process”

1:00 pm - 5:00 pm - Workshop 7
“Methods of Riverine Habitat Assessment on Great Rivers”

6:00 pm - Silent Auction Opens

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm - RMS Chapter Meetings
(All attendees are invited to gather with RMS officers and members to network, develop annual work plans, and hear about chapter activities.)

6:00 pm - 9:00 pm - Social Mixer (Including posters, exhibits, hors d’oeuvres, cash bar, and live music performed by the Rivertown String Band of Omaha. Rivertown will perform lively sets of old time acoustic music. They will sprinkle in traditional tunes from the Lewis and Clark era and songs about rivers, including the Missouri.)

TUESDAY, MAY 9

Please note that sessions are subject to change.

7:30 am - 3:00 pm - Registration

8:00 am - 9:00 am - Welcome

• Ernie Quintana, Regional Director, National Park Service
• Gene Zuerlein, Missouri River Natural Resources Committee, Awards
• Jim MacCartney, President, River Management Society, Awards
• Steve Johnson, Midwest River Images, Slideshow

9:00 am - 11:30 am - Missouri River Plenary

• Senator Ben Nelson, D-NE (invited) “A Centrist’s View of the Missouri River Water Wars”
• Former U.S. Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt, (confirmed)
• Bill Lambrecht, St. Louis Post-Dispatch (confirmed) “Human Faces on the Polarized Missouri”
• John Logan Allen, Chair, Geography Department, University of Wyoming (confirmed) “Man’s Manipulation of the Missouri Through the Centuries”
• Clay Jenkinson, Thomas Jefferson Scholar, Bismarck , ND (confirmed) “Thomas Jefferson Was Correct: Caring for the Missouri is America ’s Business”

11:30 am - 1:15 pm - Luncheon and Keynote Address by Ernie Niemi
“Water and Dollars—Rivers and a Robust Local Economy”
Ernie Niemi (left) is Vice President of ECONorthwest, an economic consulting firm with offices in the Pacific Northwest and Colorado . He specializes in cost-benefit analysis and the relationship between regional economies and the environment. He has analyzed water issues throughout the West, including: coping with the evolving competition for water; the consequences of the Endangered Species Act; and the feasibility of watershed restoration.

1:15 pm - 3:00 pm - Concurrent Sessions

• Dr. Glen Bishop, Arkansas Tech University; and Dr. Theresa Herrick, Arkansas Tech University – "Damming the Rivers: Recent Proposals to Dam Protected Rivers and Streams to Develop Reservoirs in Arkansas"
• Chris Brown, National Park Service; Jackie Diedrich, U.S. Forest Service; Joan Harn, National Park Service; and Gary Marsh, Bureau of Land management – "Dams, Hydropower and Wild and Scenic Rivers"

B. Missouri River Panel (Continuation of Morning)

• Dr. Gerald Galloway, University of Maryland – "National Water Policy and Water Actions, Lessons Learned - Missouri River, Katrina, and More"
• Dr. Robert Schneiders, University of Minnesota – "Dammed or Resurrected: The Missouri's Past and Possible Futures"
• Sandra Zellmer, University of Nebraska College of Law – "A New Corps of Discovery for Missouri River Management"

3:30 pm - Buses Leave for Ponca State Park - Tour and Gourmet Steak Cook-Out (Buses will be returning to the Marina Inn from 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm .)

The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission will be conducting guided tours of a new land addition (over 500 acres) to Ponca State Park , which was donated by the Conservation Fund in 2000. This new addition features prairie restoration, early successional cottonwood forest, and a backwater restoration project completed in 2004. Tours of the Missouri National Recreational River Resource and Education Center (dedicated in 2003) will also be provided. Following the tours a social with river theme music and gourmet meal will be hosted by the Better Ponca Foundation.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 10

7:00 am - 9:00 am - Registration

All Day - Field Trips (click here to view the Field Trips page)

6:00 pm - Dinner on your own

Thursday, May 11

7:30 am - 12:00 pm - Registration

8:00 am - 9:45 am - Concurrent Sessions

• Robin Fehlau, Bureau of Land Management - “River Fees: What Does Your Money Buy?”
• Tom Mottl, Bureau of Land Management - “Deschutes River Limited Entry – Without the Web”
• Charlie Sperry, Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife & Parks - “Restrictions on Nonresidents: Right or Wrong?”

• Kristen Berg, South Dakota State University - “Species Composition and Abundance of Macroinvertebrates in the Missouri River Below Fort Randall and Gavins Point Dams, South Dakota and Nebraska”
• Jessica Lee, South Dakota State University - “Community Composition and Microhabitats of Macroinvertebrates on Sandbars within the Lower Missouri River as a Food Source for Foraging Migratory Shorebirds”
• Randy Lewis, Benedictine College; and Dr. Martin Simon, Benedictine College - “Abundance and Biodiversity Patterns of Invertebrates on the Benedictine Bottoms Fish and Wildlife Mitigation Site”

• Kalli Kieborz, Niobrara Council - “The Niobrara Council – River Management Through Partnerships”
• Lisa Klinger, U.S. Forest Service; and Jim MacCartney, National Park Service - “The Ripple Effect: How Small Efforts Produce Large Results”
• Tom Moser, Lewis and Clark Natural Resources District - “The Role of Local Sponsorship in Facilitating Missouri River Issues”

9:45 am - 10:15 am - Break

10:15 am - 11:30 pm - Concurrent Sessions

• Rochelle Renken, Missouri Department of Conservation; and Steve Sheriff, Missouri Department of Conservation - “Missouri River Public Use Assessment: Highlights From Selected Locations”
• Stuart Schneider, National Park Service - “A Recreation Quality Rapid Assessment for Visitor Capacity Management”

• Paula Gagnon, The Nature Conservancy - A Vision for Biodiversity Conservation Lands and Waters in the Lower Missouri River Basin”
• Molly Brown, Benedictine College; and Dr. Daniel Bowen, Benedictine College - “Abundance and Biodiversity Patterns of Invertebrates on the Benedictine Bottoms Fish and Wildlife Mitigation Site”

• Michael Crane, Crane Associates – "The Economic Value of Whitewater Boating in Jamaica, Vermont"
• Aaron Leifheit, University of Illinois – "What Do River Town Community Leaders See as Possibilities and Constraints Concerning Naturalization?"

11:30 pm - 1:00 pm - Luncheon and Keynote Address by Rebecca Wodder
“River Conservation in the 21st Century – Collaboration and Innovation”
Rebecca Wodder (left) has been president of American Rivers since 1995. She serves on the National Council of the Lewis & Clark Bicentennial and Chairs its Circle of Conservation Advisors. Ms. Wodder holds degrees in biology, environmental studies, landscape architecture, and water resources management. Previously she worked on energy and environmental issues for then-U.S. Sen. Gaylord Nelson, and on Alaska programs, marketing, fundraising, and organizational development for The Wilderness Society. She helped found Earth Share, which promotes workplace giving to the environment, attended the U.S./U.S.S.R. Emerging Leaders Summit in the former Soviet Union, and was named the American Sportfishing Association’s “1998 Woman of the Year". A native of Omaha, Nebraska, Rebecca is married with two daughters.

1:00 pm - 2:45 pm - Concurrent Sessions

• Chad Smith, American Rivers – "Words the Work: Making the Case for River Conservation"

• Jeff Finley, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; and Wyatt J. Doyle, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service – "New Shallow Water Trawling Techniques"
• Byron Karns, National Park Service – "Assessing the Spread of Zebra Mussels in the St. Croix River Using Density Measurements and Native Mussels"
• Heather Krempa, Benedictine College; and Dr. Daniel Bowen, Benedictine College – "Abundance and Biodiversity of Mosquitoes on the Benedictine Bottoms Fish and Wildlife Mitigation Site"

• Steve Johnson, National Park Service – "Strange Bedfellows: Building Partnerships for Ecosystem Restoration"
• Susan Overson, National Park Service – "Lessons Learned From Mississippi River Partners: A Case Study of the Metro Mississippi Trails and Open Space Partnership"
• Ralph Rollins, Environmental Strategies International – "The Portage des Sioux Nature Area: A Success Story for Multi-Organizational Partnerships"

2:45 pm - 3:15 pm - Break

3:15 pm - 5:00 pm - Concurrent Sessions

• Kristina Rylands, National Park Service; and Linda Dahl, National Park Service – " Yosemite National Park: A Tale of Two Wild & Scenic Rivers"
• Jason Skold, The Nature Conservancy; and Paula Gagnon, The Nature Conservancy – "A Conservation Action Plan for the Lower Missouri River Ecosystem"
• Monica Zimmerman, Bureau of Land Management – " Cooperative River Management Efforts Between the Bureau of Land Management and University of Idaho - Continuing to Transform Partnerships"

• Maureen Gallagher, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Russ Bodie, Bodie Design Group; and Kim Horton, U.S. Geological Survey – "Habitat Use and Defining Riparian Buffers for Aquatic Turtles Along the Missouri River Floodplain"
• Chris Hay, University of Nebraska - Lincoln – "Drift of Fish Larvae in Relation to Abiotic Factors in the Missouri River"
• Dr. Wayne Thogmartin, U.S. Geological Survey – "Bird Habitat Associations in the Lower Missouri River Floodplain"

• Dr. John Anfinson, National Park Service – "The Relevance and Necessity of History in River Management"
• Alex Primm, East Central College – "Missed Communications: Reflections on a Failed Midwestern Biosphere Reserve"
• Kirk Wipper – "Growing up as a Boy in the Canadian North Woods and the Evolution of the Canadian Canoe Museum"

5:30 pm - 6:30 pm - Agency Employee Meetings (open to all)

• Bureau of Land Management
• National Park Service
• Forest Service

Note: If your group would like meeting space at this time, contact Wayne Werkmeister (402) 336-3970.

6:30 pm - Dinner on your own

Friday, May 12

7:30 am - 9:00 am - Registration

8:00 am - 9:15 am - Concurrent Sessions

• Dr. Tim Kelly, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources – "Where is Recreational Boating Headed?"
• Angie Tornes, National Park Service – "Exploring the Urban Environment by Water: The Milwaukee Urban Water Trail"

• Kevin Stokes, Benedictine College; and Dr. Martin Simonson, Benedictine College – "Analysis of the Three-Year and Ten-Year Survivorship of Tree Plantings on the Benedictine Bottoms Fish and Wildlife Mitigation Site"
• Philip Townsend, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Clayton Kingdon, University of Wisconsin - Madison; and Sam Pearsall, The Nature Conservancy – "Extended Flooding Suppresses Bottomland Forest Photosynthetic Activity in Subsequent Years"

• Dr. Cody Knutson, University of Nebraska - Lincoln – "Managing Drought on the Missouri River"
• Dr. Christopher Moore, CDR Associates – "Lessons Learned from Successful Transboundary / Interjurisdictional Water Negotiations"

9:15 am - 9:45 am - Break

9:45 am - 11:30 am - Concurrent Sessions

• Dr. Ken Kimball, Appalachian Mountain Club; and Melissa Lynch, Appalachian Mountain Club - “Whitewater Boating, Fishability and Aquatic Habitat Flow Conflicts: Case Studies and Lessons Learned”
• Dr. Bo Shelby, Oregon State University; and Dr. Doug Whittaker, Confluence Research and Consulting - “Instream Flows and "Angler Habitat": Flow Effects on Fishability on Eight Pacific Northwest Rivers”
• Dr. Doug Whittaker, Confluence Research and Consulting; and Dr. Bo Shelby, Oregon State University - “Motors Versus Oars on Alaskan Rivers: Understanding and Addressing a Classic Use Conflict”

B. Missouri River Fish

• Clayton Ridenhour, University of Missouri - Columbia – "Species Composition, Distribution and Habitat Use of Small-bodied Fishes in Relation to Shallow-water Areas at Lower Missouri River Sandbars"
• Dane Shuman, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Robert Klumb, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; and Greg Wanner, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service – "Evaluation of Hatchery Stocked Pallid Sturgeon Below Fort Randall Dam, South Dakota and Nebraska"
• Wayne Stancill, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service – "Pallid Sturgeon"

• John McCullah, Salix Applied Earthcare – "A Tale of an Urban Stream"
• Richard Roberts, Florida Park Service (Retired) – "Restoration and Monitoring of the Loxahatchee River in Southeast Florida"
• Stephen Wilson, National Park Service – "Assessment and Trends of Bank Stabilization on the Missouri National Recreational River"

11:30 am - 12:00 pm - Closing Remarks

• Wayne Werkmeister, Co-chair, 2006 Steering Committee
• Announcement of 2008 RMS Symposium

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm - Wrap Up

RMS officers and 2006 Steering Committee members will meet to evaluate and celebrate the Joint Meeting.