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Watershed Symposium 2020 has ended
Welcome to the official event site for the 14th Annual Salt Lake County Watershed Symposium, held virtually on November 18, 2020.  

Watch sessions:
Morning Sessions (Webex)
-- 00:00:15 Welcome & Opening Comments
-- click to watch Pat Shea’s pre-recorded keynote (which didn’t record on Webex due to a technical issue)
-- 00:25:00 Pat Shea Live Q&A
-- 00:29:48 Too Many Taps: How Over-Allocation Threatens SLC’s Water Supply
-- 01:00:30 From the Habitat Managers: Greatest Needs for Great Salt Lake Wetlands
-- 01:38:40 Tell Your Story: Turning Watershed Data into a Compelling Narrative
-- 02:08:00 Stream Restoration: The Balance of Power

Afternoon Sessions (Webex)
-- 00:00:30 A Different Story About Homelessness and the Jordan River
-- 00:27:15 Urban River Restoration in the Arid West
-- 01:00:50 Challenges in Managing Storm Water on a Complex Site
-- 01:33:00 Wildfires Can Rock You Like a Hurricane
-- 02:04:55 Closing Comments

Pre-Recorded Presentations (YouTube playlist) (links to individual videos are also in session details)

Featured Speakers

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Patrick Shea

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Research Professor of Biology (ret.) University of Utah, Lecturer...
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Robert Thompson

Salt Lake County
Watershed Section Manager
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Carl Adams

Division of Water Quality
Storm water Specialist
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Tim Dekker

LimnoTech
President
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Zachary Frankel

Utah Rivers Council
Executive Director
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Janice Gardner

Wild Utah Project
Conservation Ecologist
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Mitchell Greenhalgh

Brigham Young University
Senior Lab Manager - Abbott Ecosystem Ecology Lab
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Nick Halberg

Utah Rivers Council
Research & Policy Analyst
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Jennifer Hale

Western-Enviro Resources
Landscape Architect and Planner
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Ashley Kijowski

Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Wildlife Biologist II
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Renn Lambert

LimnoTech
Environmental Engineer
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Dani Nives

The Road Home
Housing Focused Case Manager
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Christine Osborne

Utah Department of Environmental Qualtiy - Division of Water Quality
Environmental Scientist
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Anne Terry

Tracy Aviary
Nature Centers Manager
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Mark Vlasic

Landmark Design
President & Owner, Principal Landscape Architect & Planner
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Ben Willardson

Utah Valley University
Assistant Professor

Speakers

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Lizel Allen

Salt Lake County
Associate Director
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Anthony Aufdenkampe

LimnoTech
Senior Environmental Scientist
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Lily Bosworth

Colorado School of Mines
Graduate Research Assistant
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Hope Braithwaite

Utah State University
Assistant Professor for Watershed Quality
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Brian Brown

Brigham Young University
Master's Student
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Jon Carter

Utah Rivers Council
Campaign Director
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David Eckhoff

Retired, but a participating member of AWRA Utah, AWWA, ASCE
Emeritus Prof of Civil & Envro Engr. U of U
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Maura Hahnenberger

Salt Lake Community College
Associate Professor of Geosciences
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Trupti Jain

Naireeta Services Private Limited
Founder/Director
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Hanyan Li

University of Utah
Graduate student and research assistant
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Theron Miller

Wasatch Front Water Quality Council
Research scientist
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David Richards

OreoHelix Ecological
Lake whisperer
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Steve Skripnik

LimnoTech
Senior Environmental Engineer
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Matthew Stephens

Utah Rivers Council
Grassroots Organizer
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Carole Straughn

League of Women Voters
United Nations Climate Change Conference Observer
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Jack Wilbur

Salt Lake County Stormwater Coalition
Owner, Social Marketing Consultants