Monday, August 28

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8:00	Registration. Foyer of the Michigan Ballroom
9:00-5:00	11Legal Symposium: 11Wetlands and Other "Waters of the US" Legal Issues and Challenges 1 1 1 1 11(Michigan Ballroom A)
8:30-5:00	11Wetland Remote Sensing and Mapping Workshop FULL 11(Michigan Ballroom E-F)
1:00-5:00	1 Field Trip: Wetlands and Wine of the Grand Traverse Region 1 (Meet in the Fooyer of the Michigan Ballroom) 1 The trip is full. However, we are looking into making arrangements to 1 transport additional participants and it is possible to register on standby.
2:00-6:00	11Field Trip: Sail on the Schooner Manitou - CANCELED

Tuesday, August 29
Please Note, Computer Demo Room Open From Noon Today Until Noon on Thursday
7:00.-8:30	Continental Breakfast. Foyer of the Michigan Ballroom Registration. Foyer of the Michigan Ballroom
Michigan Ballroom A-C
8:30-12:00	Opening Plenary Session for Wetlands 2006-Opportunities and Challenges Moderator: Jeanne Christie, Executive Director Association of State Wetland Managers, Inc.
8:30-9:00 9:00-9:40 9:40-10:10	Welcome Jeanne Christie, Association of State Wetland Managers, Inc., Liz Browne, Division Chief, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality-Land and Water Management Division, Robert Kewaygoshkum, Tribal Chairman, Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and Peg Bostwick, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality-LWMD The Great Lakes - A Scientific and Historical Description of the Unique Attributes of the Largest Freshwater System in the World and its Associated Wetlands: Opportunities and Challenges for Management. Thomas Burton, Michigan State University and Donald G. Uzarski, Grand Valley State University, Annis Water Resources Institute Carabell/Rapanos/S.D. Warren Supreme Court Decisions: What Do They Mean for Clean Water Act Jurisdiction for Tributary Waters and Headwater Wetlands? Stephen Samuels, U.S. Department of Justice
10:10-10:40	Break

10:40-11:20 11:20-12:00	Restoring the Great Lakes: Joint US/Canadian Actions to Resolve Critical Great Lake Wetland Issues. Gerry Galloway, University of Maryland The More Things Stay the Same, the More They Change: Future Prospects for the Great Lakes Basin. Paul Keddy, Ph.D., Edward G. Schlieder Endowed Chair for Environmental Studies, Southeastern Louisiana University (abstract)
12:00-1:30	Lunch (Michigan Ballroom B-D)
	Michigan Ballroom G-H	Michigan Ballroom E-F	Michigan Ballroom C	Michigan Ballroom A
CONCURRENT SESSIONS	Remote Sensing & Analyses of Wetlands Part 1 Moderator: Brian Huberty, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Kurt Kowalski, U.S. Geological Survey	Wetland Program Tools and Challenges Moderator: James Robb, Indiana Department of Environmental Management	Wetlands and Great Lake AOC Session I Moderator: Greg Grabas, Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment Canada	Legal Symposium Continued A Perspective on Identification of Wetlands and Other Waters of the U.S. After Rapanos and Carabell, Possible Future Directions. Moderator: Pat Parenteau, Vermont Law School
1:30-2:00	Wetlands Protection in Massachusetts: Mapping, Monitoring and Management Charles Costello, Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection	Tribal Wetland Program Development: Uneven Ground Ric Gitar, Fond du Lac Reservation	Approaches to Guiding Wetland Restoration in Canadian and Binational Great Lakes Areas of Concern Greg J. Mayne, Environment Canada, Ontario Region, Restoration Programs Division	Panel: EPA Regulatory Perspective Sue Elston, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5 State Regulatory Perspective Peg Bostwick, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality-LWMD and Lynda A. Saul, Montana Department of Environmental Quality
2:00-2:30	Developing a Canadian Wetland Inventory Krista Holmes, Canadian Wildlife Service - Environment Canada	Development of Wetland Nutrient Criteria for the Grand Portage Indian Reservation Water Quality Standards Andy Schmidt, Grand Portage Reservation	Landscape Conservation for Waterfowl and Water Quality David Brakhage, Ducks Unlimited
2:30-3:00	Remotely Monitoring Great Lakes Coastal Wetlands Using a Hybrid Radar and Multi-Spectral Sensor Approach Laura Bourgeau-Chavez, Michigan Research and Development Center of GD-AIS	Regional Application of Rapid and GIS Level Assessment Methods for Wetland Resource Evaluation and Management Jane Awl, Tennessee Valley Authority	Landscape Level GIS Mapping to Assess Habitat Availability in an Urban Watershed David A. Mifsud, M.S., PWS, Friends of the Rouge	Resolving Wetlands Disputes (Or, Using Dispute Resolution in Wetlands Cases). Dustin P. Ordway, Miller Johnson and Christopher M. Bzdok, Olson, Bzdok & Howard
3:00-3:30	Break
	Michigan Ballroom G-H	Michigan Ballroom E-F	Michigan Ballroom C	Michigan Ballroom A
CONCURRENT SESSIONS	Remote Sensing & Analysis of Wetlands Part II Moderator: Brian Huberty, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Kurt Kowalski, U.S. Geological Survey	Discussion: Great Lakes Collaboration Panel Panel will discuss progress and identify concrete steps to achieve the 1,100,000-acre restoration goal set for the Great Lakes. Moderator: Chris Grubb, National Wildlife Federation, Great Lakes Natural Resources Center	Wetlands and Great Lake AOC Session II Moderator: Greg Grabas, Canadian Wildlife Service - Environment Canada	Legal Symposium Cont. Native American Rights in Wetlands and Waters of the Great Lakes Basin Moderator: Ric Gitar, Fond du Lac Reservation
3:30-4:00	Using Remote Sensing and Landscape Ecology to Assess the Condition of Great Lakes Wetlands Ric Lopez, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency-Office of Research and Development	Panelists: Chuck Ledin, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Jack Dingledine, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Gildo Tori, Ducks Unlimited Lois Morrison, The Nature Conservancy Robert Zbiciak, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality	Monitoring Coastal Wetlands in a Great Lakes Area of Concern: Development of a Regional Framework Greg Grabas, Canadian Wildlife Service-Environment Canada	The Role of Traditional Ecological Knowledge in Wetland Protection Glenn Reynolds, Reynolds & Associates
4:00-4:30	Updating and Tracking Wetlands in the Great Lakes Rob Macleod, Ducks Unlimited		Temporal Dynamics in Wetland Habitats and the Implementation of Management Strategies Mark Luttenton, Grand Valley State University, Annis Water Resources Institute	Cooperative Enforcement of Clean Water Act and Other Environmental Laws Between the Justice Department and the Tribes James Payne U.S. Department of Justice
4:30-5:00	USACE Airborne Coastal Mapping in the Great Lakes Jennifer Wozencraft, Joint Airborne Lidar Bathymetry Technical Center of Expertise		The Marsh Monitoring Program: Monitoring and Assessing Ecological Integrity of Wetlands in Great Lakes Areas of Concern Steven T. A. Timmermans, Bird Studies Canada	Opportunities for Strengthening Tribal Wetland Programs Panel: Ric Gitar, Fond du Lac Reservation Patrick Parenteau, Vermont Law School Speaker to be determined.
5:30-8:30	Reception on the Shore of Lake Michigan Music by Guitarist Andy Six (Shuttle bus to the beach will begin running at 5:15 p.m.)

Wednesday, August 30
7:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast. Registration. Foyer of the Michigan Ballroom
Please Note, Computer Demo Room Open All Day Today Until Noon on Thursday
	Michigan Ballroom C	Michigan Ballroom A	Michigan Ballroom G-H	Peninsula A	Michigan Ballroom E-F
CONCURRENT SESSIONS	Forested Wetlands Part I Moderator: Jon Kusler, Association of State Wetland Managers, Inc. and Mike Pennington, Michigan Department of Transportation	Great Lakes Wetlands: Evaluating Human Impacts Moderator: Donald G. Uzarski, Grand Valley State University, Annis Water Resources Institute	Wetland Restoration and Management I Moderator: Laura Garrett, U.S. Army Corps. of Engineers	Remote Sensing Part III Moderator: Brian Huberty, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Kurt Kowalski, U.S. Geological Survey	Biodiversity, Amphibians, & Reptiles Plus Cherie Wieloch, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
8:00-8:30	Introductions. Goals of the workshop. Jon Kusler, Association of State Wetland Managers, Inc.	The Effects of Different Management Techniques Upon the Shoreline Wetland Vegetation of Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron and Grand Traverse Bay, Lake Michigan Dennis Albert, Michigan State University Extension	A Collaborative Approach to Managing and Restoring a Forested Wetland, Upper St. Louis River Watershed, Minnesota Mark Fedora, USDA Forest Service and The Nature Conservancy	Improved Detection of Plant Communities Using Hyperpectral Remote Sensing William J. Sluis, The Wetlands Initiative	Wetland Complexes and Upland-Wetland Linkages: Landscape Effects on the Distribution of Rare and Common Wetland Species Omar Attum, Indiana-Purdue University Fort Wayne
8:30-9:00	Overview of Issues: Restoration Needs and Performance Standards for Northern Forested Wetlands John Kusler, Association of State Wetland Managers, Inc.	Great Lakes Coastal Wetland Fragmentation: Changes in Fish and Invertebrate Communities, and Chemical/Physical Conditions Donald G. Uzarski, Grand Valley State University, Annis Water Resources Institute	Using Coarse-Level Metrics to Assess Restoration Progress in Southern Michigan Fens Doug Pearsall, The Nature Conservancy	Determining Hydrological Function of Large Great Lakes Wetlands Using an Integrated Hydrogeomorphic and Remote Sensing Approach Daniel Wiitala, North Jackson Company	Upland Habitat Restoration for the Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake Bruce Kingsbury, Indiana-Purdue University Fort Wayne
9:00-9:30	Functions and Functional Metrics of Northern Forested Wetlands Carl Trettin, Center for Forested Wetlands Research, U.S. Forest Service	Development and Use of Indices of Biotic Integrity (IBI) in Great Lakes Coastal Wetlands: Status of Invertebrate and Fish-Based IBIs Matthew J. Cooper, Grand Valley State University, Annis Water Resources Institute	Evaluating the Potential of Wetland Restoration as a Method of Improving Water Quality in Eutrophic Lakes Cathy Whiting, Limno-Tech, Inc.	Use of Automated GIS Model to Map and Evaluate Wetlands Chagrin River Watershed Northeast, Ohio Dwight R. Dunk, Camp Dresser & McKee, Inc.	Biodiversity in Selected Natural Communities Related to Global Climate Change Craig Anderson, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
9:30-10:00	Break
	Michigan Ballroom C	Michigan Ballroom A	Michigan Ballroom G-H	Peninsula A	Michigan Ballroom E-F
CONCURRENT SESSIONS	Forested Wetlands Part II Moderator: Jon Kusler, Association of State Wetland Managers, IPenningtonnc. and Mike , Michigan Department of Transportation	Great Lakes Wetlands: Ecology and Management Moderator: Matthew J. Cooper, Grand Valley State University, Annis Water Resources Institute	Wetland Restoration and Management II Moderator: John Hummer, Great Lakes Commission	Urban Wetlands I Moderator: Dave Evans, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency	Biodiversity, Amphibians, & Reptiles II Moderator: Janet Morlan, Oregon Department of State Lands
10:00-10:30	The Michigan Department of Transportation's Forested Wetland Restoration Lessons Learned Michael Pennington, Michigan Department of Transportation	Identifying Response of Fish Communities in Great Lakes Coastal Regions to Land Use and Local Scale Impacts Jan J.H. Ciborowski, University of Windsor	Management of Wetlands to Control the Spread of Invasive Plant Species Brian Majka, JFNew	Wetland Mitigation Construction and Monitoring at Crosswinds Marsh Meghan D.C. McDowell, DLZ Michigan, Inc.	Amphibian Communities of Wetland Mitigation Banks - Comparisons to Natural Wetlands Mick Micacchion, Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
10:30-11:00	Cut & Git: Waters/Wetlands Restoration in the Third Forest of the Pacific Northwest Lyndon C. Lee, Ph.D., PWS, Ecosystem Science & Resotration Services, Entrix, Inc.	Long Term Monitoring and Characterization of a Coastal Plain Marsh, A Globally Imperiled Wetland Community, and the Ecology of a Rare, Fugitive Seed Bank Species Mike Penskar, Michigan Natural Features Inventory	Prescribe Burn Observations in Fen Communities at Fort Custer Training Center Daniel L. Zay, DLZ Michigan, Inc.	Wetland Restoration - Upper Macatawa Conservation Area, Zeeland Township, Ottawa County Steven M. Rice, JFNew	Wetland Restoration and Mitigation: How Herpetofauna Can Benefit Edythe Sonntag, Michigan State University
11:00-11:30		Multiple Year Vegetation Sampling in a Northern Lake Huron Coastal Wetland to Document Changes Related to Natural Water-Level Fluctuations Dennis Albert, Michigan State University Extension	Fen Wetland Groundwater Recharge Limit Determination and Protection Strategies at the Pulte Homes Carrington Reserve Development in West Dundee, Illinois William J. Weaver, STS Consultants, Ltd.	Pervious Concrete: Patch Scale Environmental Mitigation Brian Smith, Federal Highway Administration, Resource Center	Observations on the Hibernation Ecology of the Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake in Southern Michigan Bruce Kingsbury, Indiana-Purdue University Fort Wayne
11:30-1:00	Lunch (Michigan Ballroom B-D)
	Michigan Ballroom C	Michigan Ballroom A	Michigan Ballroom G-H	Peninsula A	Michigan Ballroom E-F
CONCURRENT SESSIONS	Forested Wetlands Part III Moderator: Jon Kusler, Association of State Wetland Managers, Inc. and Mike Pennington, Michigan Department of Transportation	Great Lakes Wetlands Evaluating Human Impacts II Moderator: Donald G. Uzarski, Grand Valley State University, Annis Water Resources Institute	Wetland Restoration and Management III Moderator: Scott Hausmann, Association of State Wetland Managers, Inc.	Urban Wetlands II Moderator: Dave L. Davis, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, Office of Wetlands and Water	Ramsar Wetlands Session I Moderator: Royal Gardner, U.S. National Ramsar Committee, Stetson University College of Law
1:00-1:30	Success of Corps-Required Wetland Mitigation in New England Ruth Ladd, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District	Great Lakes Coastal Zone Depressional Wetlands: Assessing Their Importance and Condition in Michigan Thomas M. Burton, Michigan State University	Developing a Strategic Approach to Wetland Conservation in Wisconsin Through an Analysis of Threats Katie Beilfuss, Wisconsin Wetlands Association	How to Implement Integrated Design and Planning for Urban Wetland Management Debra Abraham, Ogemaw Conservation District and Abraham Consulting	An Introduction to the Ramsar Convention and Its Benefits Kim Diana Connolly, University of South Carolina School of Law
1:30.-2:30	Afforestation of Bottomland Hardwood Forests in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley Bobby D. Keeland, U.S. Geological Survey, National Research Center	Distribution of Round Gobies in Coastal Areas of Lake Michigan: Are Wetlands Resistant to Invasion? Matthew J. Cooper, Grand Valley State University, Annis Water Resources Institute	Lessons Learned from 10-Year Old Created Wetlands Jim Renner, Golder Associates, Inc.	Wetlands on Brownfield Sites: Balancing Economic Development with Resource Protection Scott Steiner, Rhoades McKee	The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands: The Canadian Experience Clayton Rubec, Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment Canada
		Great Lakes Coastal Wetland Habitat Use by Yellow Perch: Patterns Within and Among Wetland Types Aaron D. Parker, Grand Valley State University, Annis Water Resources Institute	Landscape Evaluation of Reed Canarygrass Invasiveness in Compensatory Mitigation Wetlands R. Douglas Workman, King & MacGregor Environmental, Inc. and Advanced Ecological Management, LLC	The Challenge of Maintaining Urban Wetlands S. A. Isiorho, Ph.D., Department of Geosciences, Indiana University - Purdue University Fort Wayne	Historical Changes and Ecological Impacts To Horicon Marsh William K. Volkert, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources at Horicon Marsh
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2:30-3:00	Break
	Michigan Ballroom C	Michigan Ballroom A	Michigan Ballroom G-H	Peninsula A	Michigan Ballroom E-F
CONCURRENT SESSIONS	Forested Wetlands Part IV Moderator: Jon Kusler, Association of State Wetland Managers, Inc. and Mike Pennington, Michigan Department of Transportation	Discussion: Monitoring Procedures in the Great Lakes Moderator: John Hummer, Great Lakes Commission	Assessing Wetland Quality and Quantity Moderator: Ric Gitar, Fond du Lac Reservation	Biodiversity at the Urban Fringe: Wetlands of the Lake Huron - Lake Erie Corridor Moderator: Justin Smith, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality	Ramsar Wetlands II Moderator: Royal Gardner, U.S. National Ramsar Committee, Stetson University College of Law
3:00-3:30	How Much Habitat is Enough? Science Based Guidelines for Planning and Restoration Graham Bryan, Canadian Wildlife Service - Ontario	Panelists: Dennis Albert, Michigan State University Extension Laura Borgeau-Chavez, Michigan Research and Development Center of GD-AIS Michael Bourdaghs, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Tom Burton, Michigan State University Jan Ciborowski, University of Windsor Greg Grabas, Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment Canada John Mack, Ohio Environmental Protection Agency Mary Moffett, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory Steve Timmermans, Bird Studies Canada Don Uzarski, Grand Valley State University, Annis Water Resources Institute	Using Condition to Assess Function: A Condition-Based Approach to Mitigation Performance Mick Micacchion, Ohio Environmental Protection Agency	Public-Private Partnerships for Wetland Conservation in the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge John H. Hartig, Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	Anthropogenic Pressures of Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary, Gujarat, India Nirmal Kumar, J.I., Institute of Science & Technolgy for Advanced Studies & Research
3:30-4:00	Performance Standards and Research Needs General discussion		Wetland Compensatory Mitigation in Wisconsin Patricia Ann Trochlell, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources	Ecological Restoration on the Detroit River Chris Lehr, Nativescape	Restoring Wetlands in the Garden of Eden Clayton Rubec, Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment Canada
4:00-4:30			Forging the Link Between Monitoring and Assessment and Management Decisions David L. Davis, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, Office of Wetlands and Water Protection and Shelby E. Reisinger, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Watershed Management	Great Lakes Coastal Marshes and Phragmites David Brakhage, Ducks Unlimited	Threats, Current Status and Biodiversity of Internationally Important Wetlands of Pakistan Muhammad Zaheer Khan, University of Karachi
4:45.-5:30	Future Policy Challenges and Opportunities for the Great Lakes1Wetlands and Associated Waters (Michigan Ballroom A-C) Moderator: Jeanne Christie, Association of State Wetland Managers, Inc. Benjamin Grumbles, Assistant Administrator for Water, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
5:30-6:30	ASWM Business Meeting. Moderator: Jeanne Christie, Association of State Wetland Managers, Inc. and Peg Bostwick, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality-LWMD

Thursday, August 31
7:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast. Registration. Foyer of the Michigan Ballroom
Please Note, Computer Demo Room Open Until Noon Today
	Michigan Ballroom C	Michigan Ballroom A	Michigan Ballroom G-H	Peninsula A	Michigan Ballroom E-F
CONCURRENT SESSIONS	Monitoring and Assessment Landscape Moderator: Kelly Heffner, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection	Climate