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7:30am EDT
[Affinity Walk, Registration Required] Queer Is Natural! A Walking Tour Celebrating the Queer and Natural History of Grand Rapids
Lyon Square
Eirann Betka-Pope
8:00am EDT
Breakfast
L.V. Eberhard Center (EC)
9:00am EDT
Gentrification and Displacement: Creating Community-Centered Solutions
Room 202
Maria Brodine • Renée Mazurek • Arthur Johnson • Gloria McNair • Elizabeth Balladares
River Town Review: Community Development Through Outdoor Recreation
Classroom 611
Russell Clark • John Olivier
Crafting Your Elevator Pitch
Room 201
Brenna Goggin • Amy Boal
Navigating the Dynamics of Working in a Collaboration/Partnership
Classroom 512
Sarah Clark • Joy Jackson
Yes, you’re an advocate! Elevating Impact Through Community Training
Classroom 614
Katharine Lange • Michele Colopy • Julian Gonzalez • Priscilla (Pri) Oliveira
Finding Shared Goals: Building Trust with Your Local Water Utilities
Classroom 710
Shelby 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 203
Corita 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 203
Wansoo 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 202
Lindsey Wight • Jim MacCartney • John Little
How Do You Say Watershed in Spanish? Effectively Translating Environmental Discourse from English to Spanish
Classroom 611
Lucia Middleton
Lake Huron Forever: How Local Officials Activate Water Protection for Constituents
Classroom 614
Maddie Khuri • Amy Nowakowski
Forest to Mi Faucet
Room 201
Mike Smalligan
Conserving the Freshwater Stage: Resilience of Rivers in the Conterminous US for Biodiversity in a Changing Climate
Classroom 710
Mary Khoury • Arlene Olivero
Leveraging Data Visualization to Support Equitable Watershed-Scale Investments in Nature-Based Solutions
Classroom 512
Amy 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 Center
Sarah Diringer • Ayanna Jolivet Mccloud • Dennis Mabasa • Jill Ryan
Kayaking the Grand River
Room 201
Plaster Creek Urban Hike Adventure
Room 203
Andrea Lubberts
2:00pm EDT
Aquatic Macroinvertebrate and Water Quality Sampling
Ballroom of the L.V. Eberhard Center
Matt Bain
Art and Activism Walking Tour
Ballroom of the L.V. Eberhard Center
Cara Decker
Grand River Greenway Bike Tour
Room 203
Grand River Litter Clean-Up
Ballroom of the L.V. Eberhard Center
Grace Fullmer
Grand River Restoration Project Walking Tour
L.V. Eberhard Center (EC)
Plaster Creek Native Plant Greenhouse and Floodplain Restoration
Ballroom of the L.V. Eberhard Center
The Highlands Daylighting Walking Tour
Room 201
6:00pm EDT
Celebration at Ah-Nab-Awen Park
Ah-Nab-Awen Park
The Nature Conservancy
Thursday
, May 16
8:00am EDT
Breakfast
L.V. Eberhard Center (EC)
9:00am EDT
Using State Revolving Funds for Nature-based Infrastructure
Classroom 512
Lia Mastropolo • Sarah Bach • Lacey Davis
Nutrient Pollution: Problem-Solving in the Great Lakes Basin, Mississippi Basin, and Beyond
Room 202
Val 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 611
Brandon Hayes • Patrick Williams
Collaborative Advocacy Campaign Building
Classroom 614
Grace Stranch • Marie Campbell • Chandra Brown
Interventions for Root Causes of Water & Climate Injustice
Room 203
Katy 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 512
Lesley Slavitt • Arthur Johnson • Teresa Davis
Nature-Based Solutions for Climate Resilience: Spotlight on Floodplains
Room 202
Brian Murphy • Lacey Davis • Rob Hunt
Invigorating Contributions From Your Board
Classroom 611
Jennifer Grieser
Generating Change: Turning Programs into Policies for River Protection
Classroom 710
Justinn Overton
Supreme Problem: State of the States Post Sackett
Room 203
Kristine Oblock • Melanie Houston • Brian Vigue • Julian Gonzalez • Jillian Blanchard • Jonathan Dinerstein
Demystifying Your Water System’s Consumer Confidence Report
Classroom 614
Erin Kanzig • Shelby Cline
12:00pm EDT
Navigating Federal Funding: Local Voices, Diverse Solutions
Ballroom of the L.V. Eberhard Center
Travis Loop • Celina Mahabir • Thérèse D’Auria Ryley • Kirsten Shead
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301 Fulton St W, Grand Rapids, MI 49504, USA
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Blue Bridge
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Monday
, May 13
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, May 14
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, May 15
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, May 16
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Ah-Nab-Awen Park
Ballroom of the L.V. Eberhard Center
Blue Bridge
Classroom 512
Classroom 611
Classroom 614
Classroom 710
Gillett Bridge
L.V. Eberhard Center (EC)
Lyon Square
Room 201
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Room 203
Story Lounge (Classroom 716)
The Loft at Luna
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