Annual MN Wetlands Conference

Thank you to those who attended the 5th Annual Minnesota Wetlands Conference!

The conference was worth 1 hour of direct credit and 1 hour of indirect credit for WDCP continuing education.  Please check the website for continuing education criteria, eligible courses, noncompliance, and more.

Speaker Topics and Presentations

Book of Abstracts

2013 Society of Wetland Scientists Conference - Glenn Guntenspergen, U.S. Geological Survey

Effective Buffer Understanding, Structure, and Implementation in Southeast Wisconsin - Thomas Slawski, Southeast Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission

"The Road to Restoration" - The Process of Rerouting and Restoring a County State Aid Highway to Wetland - Chris Weir-Koetter, MN DNR Division of Parks and Trails

Drainage Systems and Wetland Restorations - Tom Wenzel, Board of Water and Soil Resources

How do Wetlands Factor into New Infiltration Policies? - Todd Hubmer, WSB and Associates, Inc.

The Minnesota Agriculture Wetland Bank - Les Lemm, Board of Water and soil Resources

What's Working, Success Stories for Improving Wetland Restoration - Dan Shaw, Board of Water and Soil Resources

Review & Update of CWPMP-Established Wetland Buffer Standards - Jason Naber, Emmons & Olivier Resources, Inc.

Northeast Wetland Mitigation Strategy - Dale Kyrstosek & Aaron Spence, Board of Water and Soil Resources

Using LIDAR, High Resolution Imagery and Other Ancillary Data for Wetland Mapping in Minnesota - Lian Rampi, University of Minnesota

Wetland Restoration After a Mega-Storm - Jyneen Thatcher, Washington Conservation District & Paul Bockenstedt, Stantec

Calcareous Fens in Minnesota - Regulation, Identification, Mitigation, Monitoring - Jim Arndt, Merjent

Exhibitors

Thank you to our exhibitors this year!

Natural Shore Technologies, Inc. - Rob Langer, rob@naturalshore.com

Minnesota Native Landscapes - Josh Hanson, josh@mnlcorp.com

Prairie Restorations, Inc. - Josh Richardson, jrichardson@prairieresto.com