2010 Clark Fork Symposium
March 4-5
The UM University Center

3^{rd floor}

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This year the Clark Fork Symposium is being held in conjunction with the Clark Fork River Basin Roundtable.  The Roundtable, organized by the Clark Fork River Basin Task Force and the University of Montana’s Department of Geography, provides Clark Fork River basin watershed groups, conservation districts, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, county and city governments, non-governmental organizations and state and federal agencies the opportunity to gather to learn about pressing water management issues in the basin, especially those involving water rights and water allocation.

March 4 Thursday

9am-2pm – Clark Fork Watershed Roundtable – organized by Clark Fork River Basin Task Force * separate registration fee required

9:00 am—Roundtable registration

9:30 am – Welcome; followed by reports on:

9:45 am--Clark Fork Watershed Management Plan, Gerald Mueller, Clark Fork Task Force

11:15 am--Blackfoot Drought Plan, Brian MacDonald, Blackfoot Challenge

Aquatic Invasive Species - Caryn Miske, Flathead Basin Commission

12:45--2 pm – watershed (subbasin) reports

2pm-5pm – field trip to local streamside developments and Milltown site

5pm-6pm – dinner on your own 6-7pm – reception with displays/posters

7pm-9pm – Clark Fork Symposium Free evening program

State of the River (looking back & thinking forward 25 years)

Vicki Watson, UM Watershed Clinic & Chris Brick, Clark Fork Coalition

Rick Bass, acclaimed author and conservationist

Slideshows of transformations

Milltown -- Diana Hammer, EPA Milltown Project Manager

Silverbow Creek – Joel Chavez, MT Department of Environmental Quality

March 5, Friday – Friday morning Panel & Keynotes:

8:30 Symposium registration; 8:45 – brief welcome

9:00 Panel: Bringing Back the Upper River—a long play with many actors

Daryl Barton CFRTAC -- moderator

Mark Kelley, DEQ’s Upper Clark Fork restoration specialist

Joel Chavez, DEQ Mine Remediation Bureau, Superfund remediation work

Carol Fox of MT Natural Resource Damage Program

Pat Saffle, MT Fish Wildlife & Parks

John Hollenbeck, upper river landowner and member Watershed Restoration Coalition

10:00 -- Flathead Lake – long term trends & rising threats Bonnie Ellis, UM Biostation at Flathead Lake

10:45 -- Voluntary Nutrient Reduction Program 1998-2008– Will McDowell, formerly Tristate Water Quality

Council VNRP coordinator, now Clark Fork Coalition upper river restoration specialist

11:15 -- 25 years of Butte cleanup – Jon Sesso, Butte Silver Bow County

12noon--2pm Lunch (presenters & paid registrants) & 20 posters & displays

Friday afternoon—2-5pm -- 30 Short talks ( in 5 concurrent sessions)

View an ABSTRACT of all Talks and Posters