River Rally 2024

Welcome to River Rally 2024

7:30am EDT

[Affinity Walk, Registration Required] Queer Is Natural! A Walking Tour Celebrating the Queer and Natural History of Grand Rapids Lyon SquareEirann Betka-Pope

8:00am EDT

Breakfast L.V. Eberhard Center (EC)

9:00am EDT

Gentrification and Displacement: Creating Community-Centered Solutions Room 202Maria Brodine • Renée Mazurek • Arthur Johnson • Gloria McNair • Elizabeth Balladares River Town Review: Community Development Through Outdoor Recreation Classroom 611Russell Clark • John Olivier Crafting Your Elevator Pitch Room 201Brenna Goggin • Amy Boal Navigating the Dynamics of Working in a Collaboration/Partnership Classroom 512Sarah Clark • Joy Jackson Yes, you’re an advocate! Elevating Impact Through Community Training Classroom 614Katharine Lange • Michele Colopy • Julian Gonzalez • Priscilla (Pri) Oliveira Finding Shared Goals: Building Trust with Your Local Water Utilities Classroom 710Shelby Cline • April Ingle • Caroline Koch • Hilary Chen • Katherine Baer • Dr. Angela Chalk • Grace Vogel Rivers of Opportunity: Community Engagement Tools for Increasing Equitable River Protection Room 203Corita Waters • Dr. Janae Davis Emerging Leader Story Share Story Lounge (Classroom 716)Travis Loop • Megan Nguyen • Hira Ahmad • Kevin Jeffery • Charles Miller Lake Michigan Coastline Exploration: Muskegon, Michigan L.V. Eberhard Center (EC)Hannah Mico

11:00am EDT

Urban River Restoration and Homelessness: Intersectional Solutions Room 203Wansoo Im • Sarah Hutmacher Unlocking the Potential of the National Park Service's Partnership Wild and Scenic Program: A Path to River Conservation and Community Growth Room 202Lindsey Wight • Jim MacCartney • John Little How Do You Say Watershed in Spanish? Effectively Translating Environmental Discourse from English to Spanish Classroom 611Lucia Middleton Lake Huron Forever: How Local Officials Activate Water Protection for Constituents Classroom 614Maddie Khuri • Amy Nowakowski Forest to Mi Faucet Room 201Mike Smalligan Conserving the Freshwater Stage: Resilience of Rivers in the Conterminous US for Biodiversity in a Changing Climate Classroom 710Mary Khoury • Arlene Olivero Leveraging Data Visualization to Support Equitable Watershed-Scale Investments in Nature-Based Solutions Classroom 512Amy Heldman Record Your Elevator Pitch Story Lounge (Classroom 716)Brenna Goggin • Amy Boal

12:00pm EDT

Policy from the Ground Up Ballroom of the L.V. Eberhard CenterSarah Diringer • Ayanna Jolivet Mccloud • Dennis Mabasa • Jill Ryan Kayaking the Grand River Room 201 Plaster Creek Urban Hike Adventure Room 203Andrea Lubberts

2:00pm EDT

Aquatic Macroinvertebrate and Water Quality SamplingMatt Bain Art and Activism Walking TourCara Decker Grand River Greenway Bike Tour Room 203 Grand River Litter Clean-Up VariousGrace Fullmer Grand River Restoration Project Walking Tour Various Plaster Creek Native Plant Greenhouse and Floodplain Restoration Various The Highlands Daylighting Walking Tour Room 201

6:00pm EDT

Celebration at Ah-Nab-Awen Park Ah-Nab-Awen ParkThe Nature Conservancy

8:00am EDT

Breakfast L.V. Eberhard Center (EC)

9:00am EDT

Using State Revolving Funds for Nature-based Infrastructure Classroom 512Lia Mastropolo • Sarah Bach • Lacey Davis Nutrient Pollution: Problem-Solving in the Great Lakes Basin, Mississippi Basin, and Beyond Room 202Val Schull • Albert Ettinger • Debbie Neustadt • Erin Kanzig Shouting into the Void: Why Social Media Is No Longer Working for You and What to Do About It Classroom 611Brandon Hayes • Patrick Williams Collaborative Advocacy Campaign Building Classroom 614Grace Stranch • Marie Campbell • Chandra Brown Interventions for Root Causes of Water & Climate Injustice Room 203Katy Lackey • Ayanna Jolivet Mccloud • Joe Fitzgerald • Victoria Loong • Maritza Mendoza • Chris Clark

9:15am EDT

The Story of Trail Mix Story Lounge (Classroom 716)Sharee Harrison • Mike Brick

9:45am EDT

Meet Your Network: Felice Green on Urban Forestry Story Lounge (Classroom 716)Felice Green

11:00am EDT

From Inspiration to Action: The Journey of Flow Funding Classroom 512Lesley Slavitt • Arthur Johnson • Teresa Davis Nature-Based Solutions for Climate Resilience: Spotlight on Floodplains Room 202Brian Murphy • Lacey Davis • Rob Hunt Invigorating Contributions From Your Board Classroom 611Jennifer Grieser Generating Change: Turning Programs into Policies for River Protection Classroom 710Justinn Overton Supreme Problem: State of the States Post Sackett Room 203Kristine Oblock • Melanie Houston • Brian Vigue • Julian Gonzalez • Jillian Blanchard • Jonathan Dinerstein Demystifying Your Water System’s Consumer Confidence Report Classroom 614Erin Kanzig • Shelby Cline

12:00pm EDT

Navigating Federal Funding: Local Voices, Diverse Solutions Ballroom of the L.V. Eberhard CenterTravis Loop • Celina Mahabir • Thérèse D’Auria Ryley • Kirsten Shead