Program

International Conference on Engineering and Ecohydrology for Fish Passage

University of Wisconsin - Madison

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Sunday – June 8, 2014

8:00 to 8:30 - Short Course Registration

8:30 to 4:30 - Short Course: Succeeding with a Dam Removal Project*

4:30 to 6:00 - Ice Breaker & Conference Registration

Monday – June 9, 2014

7:45 - Registration and Breakfast

8:15 - Introduction and Welcome to Fish Passage 2014

8:30 - Plenary Speaker: Curt Meine, Aldo Leopold Foundation/Center for Humans and Nature

9:15 - Plenary Speaker: Larry Weber, University of Iowa

10:20 - Parallel Sessions

A1: Alignment on Regional Connectivity Priorities and Goals: Launching a Great Lakes Regional Connectivity Collaborative I
B1: Culverts
C1: Water Management to Improve Fish Habitat in Dam Tailraces
D1: Fishway Design

1:30 - Parallel Sessions

A2: Alignment on Regional Connectivity Priorities and Goals: Launching a Great Lakes Regional Connectivity Collaborative II
B2: Reference Reach or Doppelganger? How Do We Know an Analog Fits a Restoration Site or Adapt for Success?
C2: Fish Guidance and Protection I
D2: Fish Passage Policy Around the World

3:10 - Parallel Sessions

A3: Great Lakes Lamprey Research, Management and Policy I
B3: Fishway Monitoring and Evaluation
C3: Fish Guidance and Protection II
D3: Stream Simulation Design of Road-Stream Crossings:

5:30 to 7:30 - Poster Session and Social Hour

5:45 to 6:45 - Extended discussion: Great Lakes Connectivity Restoration

Tuesday – June 10, 2014

7:45 -Registration and Breakfast

8:15 - Introductions

8:30 - Plenary Speaker: Richard Beilfuss, International Crane Foundation

9:15 - Plenary Speaker: Luther Aadland, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Stream Habitat Program

10:20 - Parallel Sessions

A4: Great Lakes Lamprey Research, Management and Policy II
B4: Fish Passage and Fluid Dynamics Modeling
C4: Fish Passage in the Midwest and the Challenges of Invasive Species and Disease
D4: Case Studies I

1:30 - Parallel Sessions

A5: Lake Sturgeon Passage on the Menominee River I
B5: Prioritization
C5: Fish Passage at Whitewater Parks
D5: Case Studies II

3:10 - Parallel Sessions

A6: Lake Sturgeon Passage on the Menominee River II
B6: Fish Migration and Movement Studies
C6: Downstream Passage

5:30 - Poster Session and Social Hour

6:30 to 10:00 - Banquet

Wednesday– June 11, 2014

7:45 -Registration and Breakfast

8:15 - Introductions

8:30 - Plenary Speaker: Rob McLaughlin, University of Guelph

9:15 - Plenary Speaker: Paul Kemp, University of Southampton

10:20 - Parallel Sessions

A7: Movements of Native and Invasive Fishes in the Midwest Implications and Considerations of Behavioral Deterrent Systems I
B7: Connectivity
C7: Wisconsin Fish Passage and Habitat Restoration

1:30 - Parallel Sessions

A8: Movements of Native and Invasive Fishes in the Midwest Implications and Considerations of Behavioral Deterrent Systems II
B8: Barrier Removal
C8: Climate & Temperature Impacts on Fish Passage

2:50 - Conference Sessions End

3:15 to 5:15 - Goal-Setting Workshop: Establishing Regional Goals for Connectivity Restoration Based on Migratory Fish Populations*

Thursday – June 12, 2014

8:00 - Tour of the Milwaukee River Watershed and Lake Michigan Basin*

5:30 - Tour Ends / Conclusion of All FP2014 Related Activities

*Must register separately and additional fee may apply