AGENDA

Saturday, May 10 - Sunday, May 11

Pre-Symposium Trip - Rafting the West Branch Penobscot River - GO TO

Monday, May 12

1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Presented by: The Interagency Wild and Scenic Rivers Coordinating Council (IWSRCC)

IWSRCC Workshop #1
(Monday, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm) - GO TO
Wild and Scenic Rivers Act: Evaluating Water Resources Projects Under Section 7

IWSRCC Workshop #2
(Monday, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm) - GO TO
Managing Designated and Study Rivers: Talking to Your Peers and Council Members

6:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Opening Reception
(Featuring Stephen Gorman, presentation of the Frank Church Wild and Scenic Rivers Award, and winners of “8 and 8 in ‘08”) GO TO

Tuesday, May 13

8:00 am - 8:45 am - Opening Remarks and RMS Awards Ceremony

• Jim MacCartney, RMS President
• Robert W. Varney, Regional Administrator, EPA New England

8:45 am - 12:00 pm - Plenary - Conservation and Management on the Penobscot River - GO TO

1:30 pm - 5:00 pm - Concurrent Sessions

Public Use and Resource Values - GO TO

Broad Perspectives on Restoration, Connectivity, and Dam Removal - GO TO

Restoration Case Studies - GO TO

Dam Removal Programs and Case Studies - GO TO

Partnerships and Urban River Issues - GO TO

Partnerships, Planning, and Wild and Scenic Rivers - GO TO

Managing River Programs and Projects - GO TO

"Nature-Deficit Disorder" and Environmental Education - GO TO

5:15 pm - 6:00 pm - Agency Meetings

Bureau of Land Management
Forest Service
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
National Park Service

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm - River Media Night - GO TO

Wednesday, May 14

Field Trip #1 - Merrymeeting Bay - GO TO
(9:00 am - 5:00 pm; kayak, experienced paddlers only)

Field Trip #2 - Kennebec River - GO TO
(5:00 am - 7:00 pm; rafting, all levels)

Field Trip #3 - Parker River to the Sea - Restoration In a Coastal Watershed - GO TO
(8:00 am - 5:00 pm; bus tour)

Field Trip #4 - Historic Canals at Lowell National Historical Park - GO TO
(8:00 am - 5:00 pm; motor boat)

Field Trip #5 - Exploring Wildlife, History, and Literature on the Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord Rivers - GO TO
(8:00 am - 6:00 pm; canoe, all levels)

Field Trip #6 - Portland Harbor - GO TO
(10:00 am - 3:00 pm; sea kayak, all levels)

Field Trip #7 - Recovery of the Presumpscot River - GO TO
(9:00 am - 5:00 pm; canoe, all levels)

Field Trip #8 - Instream Flow on the Lamprey Wild and Scenic River (plus wine tasting) - GO TO
(7:00 am - 8:00 pm; canoe, all levels)

Field Trip #9 - Dams and Fish Ladders - GO TO
(8:00 am - 5:00 pm; vehicles/canoe, all levels)

Field Trip #10 - Paddling the Saco with a River Manager's Eye - GO TO
(9:00 am - 5:00 pm; canoe, all levels)

Field Trip #11 - Androscoggin Water Trail - GO TO
(8:00 am - 4:00 pm; canoe or kayak, all levels)

Thursday, May 15

8:00 am - 12:00 pm - Plenary Session

40 Years of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act: Origins, Development, and Future Challenges - GO TO

1:30 pm - 5:00 pm - Concurrent Sessions

Wild and Scenic River Management - GO TO

Promise and Impacts of Micro-Hydropower - GO TO

Restoration Techniques and Measures - GO TO

Assessment Techniques in Restoration and Conservation - GO TO

Biology and Restoration - GO TO

Recreation Use Impacts - GO TO

Partnership Case Studies (Midwest Focus) - GO TO

Partnerships and River Management on the Blackstone River - GO TO

6:00 pm - 10:00 pm - Closing Banquet - GO TO

Friday, May 16

8:00 am - 9:30 am

RMS Board Meeting and Symposium Planning Committee Wrap-Up

UNH students conduct a WROS survey on the Presumpscot River.

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