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Watershed Symposium 2017

Thank you to everyone who attended the 11th Annual Salt Lake County Watershed Symposium! This free two-day conference encourages a comprehensive review of the current state of our watershed while creating learning opportunities for a diverse array of stakeholders. Sessions covered a broad range of topics on water quality and watershed issues with local, regional, and national relevance. Hosted by Salt Lake County Watershed Planning & Restoration.

Powerpoints and audio recordings are available. Click on a session and scroll down to the attached files.
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Marina Astin

Tracy Aviary
Educator
Salt Lake City, UT

tracyaviary.org/

Marina is an educator at Tracy Aviary. She graduated from Brigham Young University with a B.S. in Biology and a minor in Environmental Science. As an intern at Tracy Aviary she was introduced to environmental education. Marina especially loves working with Tracy Aviary’s Nature in the City program, providing fun, educational activities to get families outdoors exploring nature.

9:50am MST

The Great Water Decoupling, the Bear River and the Salt Lake Valley Lower Level: Ballroom CZachary Frankel • Dan McCool

10:40am MST

Urban Stormwater Impacts on the Jordan River: Who Could Have Guessed? Lower Level: Ballroom BR Ryan Dupont

11:20am MST

Partnering to Build Effective Drought Early Warning Systems Lower Level: Ballroom CSeth Arens • Elizabeth Weight

1:40pm MST

What’s Your Watershed Address? The Power (and Fun!) of School Outreach Lower Level: Ballroom BMarina Astin • Kylie Jones-Greenwood

2:20pm MST

Evidence of groundwater connectivity in the Jordan River, Utah, USA Lower Level: Ballroom BRachel Gabor • Yusuf Jameel • Jennifer Follstad Shah • Rose Smith

3:20pm MST

Critical Outcomes, Lasting Impact: 5 Years of Science for Utah's Water Future [70 min.] Lower Level: Ballroom CAndreas Leidolf • Zach Aanderud • Mark Brunson • Courtney Flint • Amber Jones • Court Strong

10:20am MST

How’s our Watershed’s Health? Ask your Mouth-Feet and Mussels Lower Level: Ballroom BTheron Miller • David Richards

11:40am MST

Nutrient Cycling in the Jordan River: Seasonal & Spatial Variations Lower Level: Ballroom CRose Smith

1:10pm MST

The Great Salt Lake: Water Not Wasted Lower Level: Ballroom CAshley Kijowski

1:50pm MST

Unique Bird Habitat on a Prehistoric Jordan River Delta as it Enters Great Salt Lake—National Audubon Society’s Gillmor Sanctuary Lower Level: Ballroom CHeidi Hoven • Ella Sorensen

2:50pm MST

What Can We Restore on the River? Lower Level: Ballroom BEric McCulley • Soren Simonsen

3:30pm MST

Lower Jordan River Dissolved Oxygen—Is Additional Flow the Answer? Lower Level: Ballroom BEric Duffin • Soren Simonsen