Description

*** If you are joining our meeting and have dietary restrictions (e.g. vegan, gluten-free), please contact the Chapter at swsrockymtn@gmail.com ASAP so the catering order can be placed on time. ***

The Society of Wetland Scientists (SWS) Rocky Mountain Chapter Annual Meeting will be on April 12, 2023 at the Denver Botanic Gardens (Mitchell Hall). The meeting is expected to bring together over 100 researchers, students, government scientists, private sector consultants, and other wetland practitioners. It will cultivate scientific and regulatory exchanges between diverse groups of professionals involved in wetland stewardship around the region.

Sponsors
Payment can be made online by choosing the sponsorship type below. If you'd prefer to pay by check, they can be sent to: 7918 Jones Branch Drive, Suite 300, McLean, VA 22102. Please note "Rocky Mountain Chapter Annual Meeting" in the memo line. For ACH or wire payments, contact info@sws.org for more information.

Agenda
8:00 - 9:00       Arrival, Check-in, light breakfast (bagels, coffee, tea)
8:15 - 8:45       Members meeting, Announcements, Welcoming address 
9:00 - 10:00     Keynote Address - Kelly Romero-Heaney, Department of Natural Resources:  Blending Watershed Science with Water Policy in Colorado  
10:00 - 10:15   Break
10:15 - 10:45   Fay Hartman, American Rivers and Jackie Corday, Corday Natural Resources Consulting: Restoring Stream-Wetland Corridors with Low-tech Process-Based Methods - A Review of the Science
10:45 - 11:15   Sarah Marshall, Colorado Natural Heritage Program:  Mapping Wetlands and Beaver Activity across Colorado Using Remote Sensing and Machine Learning
11:15 - 11:45   Sarah Skigen-Caird, GEI Consultants, Inc. and Lucas Babbitt, WaterVation: Restoring Habitat for Boreal Toads Through Hydrologic Reconnection of Wetlands Adjacent to South Clear Creek
11:45 - 12:45   LUNCH (catered boxed lunch)
12:45 - 1:15     Brad Johnson, Johnson Environmental Consulting: The Ecology, Functioning, and Restoration of Mountain Fens
1:15 - 1:45       Lenka Doskocil, Universidad San Francisco De Quito: A Novel Restoration Technique for Closing Lateral Drainage Canals in an Andean Peatland
1:45 - 2:15       Rebecca Wright, North Fork Native Plants, Inc.:  Purchasing Wetland Plants: A Growers Perspective
2:15 - 2:30       BREAK
2:30 - 3:00       Mary Powell, Mile High Flood District:  Mile High Flood District's Approach to Urban Stream Planning and Design
3:00 - 3:30       Chuck Herrmann, Stantec Consulting Services, Inc.:  Cameron Peak Post-Fire Risk Assessment and Mitigation
3:30 - 4:00       Will Duggins, Westervelt Ecological Services:  Development of a Novel Compensatory Agricultural Wetland Mitigation Bank
4:00 - 6:00       SOCIAL EVENT (beer, cider, appetizers)
Live Music by Sturtz Duo