8th Annual Water Monitoring Conference

Benton Auditorium Scheman Building - Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa
February 25-26, 2008

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Monday
4:00 p.m.	Registration/Refreshments/Poster Session Roundtable Group Discussions – Open Forum
5:45 p.m.	Welcome/Opening Remarks MARY SKOPEC (Bios) (Iowa Department of Natural Resources)
6:00 p.m.	Our Ailing Rivers: Is there a cure? LUTHER AADLAND (Bios) (Minnesota Department of Natural Resources)
7:00 p.m.	Recognition of 2007 IOWATER Award Winners
7:20 p.m.	My River Quest – The Tale of a Solo Kayak Journey Down the Two Largest Rivers in North America ADAM BROOKS (Bios) (Skunk River Paddlers, Jewell, IA)

Tuesday
7:00 a.m.	Registration & Refreshments
8:00 a.m.	Welcome WAYNE GIESELMAN (Iowa Department of Natural Resources)
8:15 a.m.	Public Perceptions and Attitudes about Water in Iowa LOIS WRIGHT MORTON (Bios) (Iowa State University)
9:00 a.m.	Groundwater Pumping and Lakes – Perspectives from Wisconsin TIM ASPLUND (Bios) (Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources)
9:45 a.m.	Break/Poster Session
10:15 a.m.	CONCURRENT SESSIONS A. Groundwater Resources for the Future Water Resource Program: Water Quality of the Dakota Aquifer CHAD FIELDS (Bios) (Iowa Department of Natural Resources) Preliminary Investigations on Water-level Changes in Iowa's Aquifers, 1995-2004 RICK LANGEL (Bios) (Iowa Department of Natural Resources) Groundwater Modeling as a Tool for Water Resource Management MIKE GANNON (Bios) (Iowa Department of Natural Resources) B. Gaining Knowledge through Innovative Technology Online Data Resources for Iowa’s Rivers and Streams JEFF KOPASKA (Bios) (Iowa Department of Natural Resources) Spatial Patterns in Stream Fish Assemblages Over Time: Revelations from Iowa’s Historical Stream Fish Database CLAY PIERCE (Bios) (Iowa State University) Inquiry Through Collaborative Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in Science Teaching JOHN O'CONNOR (Bios) (Cedar Rapids - Jefferson High School)
11:30 a.m.	Lunch (vegetarian option available)
12:30 p.m.	CONCURRENT SESSIONS C. Watershed Assessment – Three Scales of Perspective RASCAL: A GPS Based Stream Assessment Tool ADAM KIEL (Bios) (Iowa Department of Natural Resources) Rapid Watershed and Stream Corridor Assessments: Tools for Targeting Management TOM ISENHART (Bios) (Iowa State University) Developing Synoptic Human Threat Indicators for Assessing the Ecological Integrity of Freshwater Ecosystems GUST ANNIS (Bios) (University of Missouri, Columbia) D. Improved Understanding of Stream Dynamics Riparian Land-use and Channel Condition Impacts on Streambank Erosion in Two Central Iowa Watersheds JASON PALMER (Bios) (Iowa Department of Natural Resources) Impacts Alternative Grade Stabilization Structures have on Water Quality JEFF TISL (Bios) (Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship) CHAD FIELDS (Bios) (Iowa Department of Natural Resources) Dissolved Oxygen: A New Look at an Old Stream Monitoring Tool TOM WILTON (Bios) (Iowa Department of Natural Resources)
2:15 p.m	CONCURRENT SESSIONS E. Volunteer Activities: Today’s Action - Benefits for Tomorrow Monitoring for the City Mouse: Gathering Data from Urban BMPs in the Dry Run Creek Watershed REBECCA KAUTEN (Bios) (Black Hawk County Soil & Water Conservation District) Use of Volunteer Data in Missouri CHRISTOPHER RIGGERT (Bios) (Missouri Department of Conservation) Organizing a River Watershed ROD SCOTT (Bios) (Board Member - Iowa River Green Belt Resource Trust) F. Nutrient Water Quality Criteria Development Development of Water Quality Criteria for Lakes in Iowa JOE LARSCHEID (Bios) (Iowa Department of Natural Resources) Nutrient Criteria Development for Lakes: Minnesota’s Approach with an Emphasis on Fisheries and Lake Ecology STEVE HEISKARY (Bios) (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency) Biological Responses to Nutrient Enrichment in Streams of the Central Plains and Adjacent Regions DON HUGGINS (Bios) (Kansas Biological Survey)
3:30 p.m	Opening Plenary Session of the Iowa Water Conference followed by poster displays and a light evening reception. Richard Greene, US Environmental Protection Agency will present “Gulf of Mexico hypoxia action plan: Building understanding of future roles and new concepts”

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Questions?
Contact Mary Pat Heitman at (319) 335-1576 or marypat.heitman@dnr.iowa.gov.