Conference Presentations 2014

From the 2014 29th ILMA Lakes Conference

Keynote Presentaion -  Brian Cross, President of the Illinois Lake Management Association

• Green Infrastructure, A Municipal Perspective - Eric Schoeny, City of Aurora and Aaron Cosentino, City of Elgin

Session 1

• The Top Ten List of Things You Can Do for Your Lake - Panelists: Mary Cowell, Lake County Forest Preserves, Holly Hudson, Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning Greg Hitzroth, Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant, Margaret Schneemann, Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant, James Fitzgerald, EA Engineering, Science, and Technology Tim Pasternak, Round Lake Management Commission
• Lake Reclamation beyond TMDLs - David Austin, CH2M Hill
• Science in TMDL Studies for Lakes: Myth or Reality - Alena Bartosova, Illinois State Water Survey
• Fox River Study Alternative to TMDL for Lower Fox - Rob Linke, Fox River Study Group
• Public Agency Teaming: 2012 Fox River Low Flow Study - Karen Clementi, Deuchler Environmental

Session 2

• Effects of dams on fish assemblages in the Vermilion River Basin - Ryan Hastings, Eastern Illinois University
• Evaluation of Fish Community Response to Dam Removal and Fish Passage Projects in Northeastern Illinois - Stephen Pescitelli, Illinois DNR
• Vegetated Segmental Retaining Walls for Bioengineered Solutions - Jay Gehler, Agrecol

Session 3

• Affordable Water Resource Management - Hank Sutton, Lake RipRap
• Planning and Implementing a Lake Dredging Project - Peter Berrini, Berrini & Associates
• Surveys and Sediment: Managing Illinois Lakes and Reservoirs - Kip Stevenson, Illinois State Water Survey
• Watershed awareness in Sycamore/DeKalb - Christopher Moreno, Northern Illinois University
• Developing a Municipal Stormwater Management Program for a Semi-Rural Community - Nancy Schumm / Albert Stefan, Schumm Consulting
• Reducing Swim Bans through Habitat Restoration - Kathy Paap, Lake County Health Department

Session 4

• Conservation @ Home and Work - John Church, The Conservation Foundation
• The Illinois Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program - Greg Ratliff, Illinois EPA
• The HABs and HABs Nots - Mike Adam, Lake County Health Department
• Spatial Watershed Assessment & Management Model (SWAMM)TM - Jeff Boeckler, Northwater Consulting
• The Hydro-Geomorphic Method (HGM) for Establishing Landscape Scale Conservation Priorities in Large River Floodplain Corridors - Joseph Bartletti, Prairie Engineers of Illinois
• Vermilion River Dam Reclassification [of the Downstream Hazard Rating] - Edward LaBelle, Crawford, Murphy, & Tilly Engineers

Session 5

• Water Quality Impacts of Road Salt Storage along Illinois Rivers - Christine Zeivel, Illinois EPA
• The True Cost of Herbicide Resistance - Brett Bultemeier, Clarke - Introduction of Hydraulic
• Fracturing Regulations in Illinois - Jennifer Walling, Illinois Environmental Council
• USFWS Triploid Grass Carp Certification Program - Meghan Oh, HDR
• Modeling Adoption of Prevention Practices for Aquatic Invasive Species - Ellen Cole, Loyola University
• Patterns over Time and Space in the Arrival and Spread of Aquatic Non-native Species in Illinois - Abigail Jacobs, Loyola University
• Aquatic Invasive Species Outreach for Water Gardeners and Aquarium Hobbyists - Greg Hitzroth, Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant
• An Integrated Approach to Invasive Species Control: Drury Wetland - Kara DeGraff, ILM

Workshop

Nuisance Aquatic Plant Identification & Treatment - Kelly Deem, Lake County Health Department Mike Adam, Lake County Health Department Holly Hudson, CMA