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Schedule
2016
Monday, June 20th
1:00 PM

Penobscot I: Looking After the Leap: Reflections on the Penobscot River Restoration Project

George Aponte Aponte Clarke, Penobscot Trust

1:00 PM - 1:15 PM

1:15 PM

Penobscot I: Removal of the Veazie Dam: Improving Habitat Access for Sea-run Fish, Uncovering History, and Unharnessing the Penobscot River

Joseph McLean, Wright-Pierce

1:15 PM - 1:30 PM

1:30 PM

Penobscot I: Fish Passage Enhancements on the Lower Penobscot River

Keith Martin, Kleinschmidt

1:30 PM - 1:45 PM

1:45 PM

Penobscot I: Aspects of Design and Construction of the Howland Bypass Channel

Michael Burke, Inter-Fluve
Lucas Stiles, Kleinschmidt Associates
George Aponte Clarke, Penobscot Trust
Brandon Kulik, Kleinschmidt Associates
Steve Fuller, SumCo EcoContracting

1:45 PM - 2:00 PM

2:00 PM

Penobscot I: Monitoring the Penobscot River Restoration Project: Baseline Data to Inform Ecosystem Response

Molly Payne Wynne
George Aponte Clarke, Penobscot Trust
Rory Saunders
Timothy Sheehan
Mathias Collins
Joshua Royte

2:00 PM - 2:15 PM

2:15 PM

Landscape Approaches: A Multi-Scale Web-Based Fish Habitat Decision Support Tool

Jason Clingerman, Downstream Strategies
Fritz Boettner, Downstream Strategies
Todd Petty, West Virginia University
Frank Orr, Critigen

2:15 PM - 2:30 PM

3:00 PM

Dam Removal I: Synthesis of Common Management Concerns Associated with Dam Removal

Mathias J. Collins, NOAA Fisheries
Desirée D. Tullos, NOAA Fisheries
J. Ryan Bellmore, NOAA Fisheries
Jennifer A. Bountry, NOAA Fisheries
Patrick J. Connolly, NOAA Fisheries
Patrick B. Shafroth, NOAA Fisheries
Andrew C. Wilcox, NOAA Fisheries

3:00 PM - 3:15 PM

3:00 PM

Landscape Approaches: Balancing Connectivity with Sea Lamprey Control in the Great Lakes

Jessica Barber, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

3:00 PM - 3:15 PM

3:00 PM

Penobscot II: Penobscot Habitat Blueprint Barrier Prioritization Tool: Assessing the Ecological Impacts of Barriers in the Penobscot River Basin

Erik Martin

3:00 PM - 3:15 PM

3:00 PM

Pushing and Pulling I: Can Vibration or Electromagnetic Fields Guide Downstream Migrating Silver Eels?

Steve Amaral
Art Popper
Mike Birmann
Jean Caumartin
Tom Pratt
Paul Jacobson

3:00 PM - 3:15 PM

3:15 PM

Dam Removal I: Ecological and Geomorphic Adjustments to Dam Removal in an Upland Mesic Catchment

K. H. Nislow, University of Massachusetts Amherst
F. Magilligan, Dartmouth College
H. Doyle, Dartmouth College
B. Kynard, University of Massachusetts Amherst
P. Damkot, University of Massachusetts Amherst
J. Dietrich, Dartmouth College

3:15 PM - 3:30 PM

3:15 PM

Landscape Approaches: FISHPass: A Decision Support Tool for Optimizing Barrier Mitigation

Donnie Ratcliff, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Jesse R. O'Hanley, University of Kent
Lisa DeBruyckere, California Fish Passage Forum

3:15 PM - 3:30 PM

3:15 PM

Penobscot II: Penobscot Indian Nation: Land Management and Stream Connectivity

Daniel McCaw

3:15 PM - 3:30 PM

3:15 PM

Pushing and Pulling I: Acoustically Guided Avoidance Responses in Three Invasive Carp Species

Daniel Zielinski, Minnesota Aquatic Invasive Species Research Center
Peter Sorensen, Minnesota Aquatic Invasive Species Research Center

3:15 PM - 3:30 PM

3:30 PM

Dam Removal I: Listen to the River: Dam Removal Resiliency & Flexibility

Gwen Macdonald, Habitat Restoration CFE/Save the Sound

3:30 PM - 3:45 PM

3:30 PM

Landscape Approaches: Making Sense of 17,000 Structures

Jed Wright, Gulf of Maine Coastal Program
Alex Abbott, Gulf of Maine Coastal Program
Jesse R. O'Hanley, University of Kent

3:30 PM - 3:45 PM

3:30 PM

Penobscot II: Reconnecting the Penobscot River with its Tributaries

John R.J. Burrows, Atlantic Salmon Federation

3:30 PM - 3:45 PM

3:30 PM

Pushing and Pulling I: Managing Water in the West: St. Mary Diversion Dam Fish Passage Model Study

Bryan Heiner, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Christopher (Kit) Shupe, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

3:30 PM - 3:45 PM

3:45 PM

Dam Removal I: Comparing Sediment Contamination, Regulatory Responses, and Sediment Management Approaches among Dam Removal Projects in the Northeastern U.S.

Paul M. Woodworth, Princeton Hydro

3:45 PM - 4:00 PM

3:45 PM

Landscape Approaches: Stream Simulation: An Ecological Approach to Providing Passage for Aquatic Organisms at Road-Stream Crossings

Mark Jordan, Jordan Environmental Engineering
Robert Gubernick, U.S. Forest Service

3:45 PM - 4:00 PM

3:45 PM

Pushing and Pulling I: Recent Developments in Technology for Downstream Fish Passage at High Head Dams

Andrew Peters, Pacific Netting Products

3:45 PM - 4:00 PM

4:30 PM

Dam Removal II: Use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Monitoring Habitat Restoration and Dam Removals

Margaret H. Murphy, Integrated Aquatic Sciences, LLC

4:30 PM - 4:45 PM

4:30 PM

Landscape Approaches III: A Landscape-Scale Watershed Assessment Method to Support Fish Passage Restoration Strategies in Puget Sound, Washington State

Justin Zweifel, Oregon State University

4:30 PM - 4:45 PM

4:30 PM

Pushing and Pulling II: North Fork Reservoir Floating Surface Collector Design, Operations and Results

Peter Christensen, R2 Resource Consultants, Inc.

4:30 PM - 4:45 PM

4:45 PM

Dam Removal II: No Longer Caught Up in that Old Race: Successful Velocity Barrier Elimination for Anadromous Fish

Sean D. Arruda, Fuss & O'Neill, Inc.

4:45 PM - 5:00 PM

4:45 PM

International Case Studies: Fish Passage in a Large Dam of Amazon Basin: The Case of Belo Monte Megadam, Nothern Brazil

Lisiane Hahn, Neotropical Environmental Consulting

4:45 PM - 5:00 PM

4:45 PM

Landscape Approaches III: Landscape Approaches to Aquatic Connectivity Improvement: Panel Discussion

W. Duncan, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
J. Henning, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
J. Hogrefe, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
D. Ratcliff, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
W. Rice, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
S. Wells, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

4:45 PM - 5:00 PM

4:45 PM

Pushing and Pulling II: Temporal and Spatial Distributions of Out-migrating Juvenile Blueback Herring in the Presence of an Ultrasonic Fish Guidance System at a Hydroelectric Project

Christopher W.D. Gurshin, Normandeau Associates, Inc.
Matthew P. Balge, Normandeau Associates, Inc.
Michael M. Taylor, Normandeau Associates, Inc.
Benjamin E. Lenz, New York Power Authority

4:45 PM - 5:00 PM

5:00 PM

Dam Removal II: Large Wood Debris and Dam Removal, Part I: Elevating Practice Through Complementary Techniques

Lisa Hollingsworth-Segedy, River Restoration
Bob Beran, Beran Environmental Services, Inc.

5:00 PM - 5:15 PM

5:00 PM

International Case Studies: The FISHMOVE Project: Development of Mitigation Measures for Small Instream Obstacles to Fish Migration in Portuguese Streams

José Maria Santos, University of Lisbon
Paulo Branco, University of Lisbon
Susana Amaral, University of Lisbon
Ana Silva, University of Lisbon
Teresa Ferreira, University of Lisbon
António Pinheiro, University of Lisbon
Teresa Viseu, University of Lisbon
Christos Katopodis, University of Lisbon

5:00 PM - 5:15 PM

5:00 PM

Pushing and Pulling II: Survey of Two Behavioral Fish Guidance Systems (FGSs) Designed to Improve Safe Downstream Passage of Anadromous Salmonids

Shane Scott, S. Scott & Associates LLC

5:00 PM - 5:15 PM

5:15 PM

Dam Removal II: Large Wood Debris and Dam Removal, Part 2: Refining River Restoration Practice through Field Experience

Bob Beran, Beran Environmental Services, Inc.
Lisa Hollingsworth-Segedy, River Restoration

5:15 PM - 5:30 PM