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                2018 Green-Duwamish Watershed Symposium Schedule

7:30    Registration Opens   Light Breakfast & Exhibits
         
8:50    Opening
       
9:00    Welcome 
                 
9:15    Keynote Address:    
                  Jay Manning, ​ Integrating State Level Climate Change Resiliency Initiatives, Locally
 
10:00    Dave UptheGrove,  Reorienting the Flood Control District: Opportunities in the Green
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10:30  Panel 1:  Resiliency

              The Duwamish Throughout History         
                      BJ Cummings, Duwamish History Project & Manager of Community Engagement, UW                                    Superfund Research Program
              Using Natural Systems to Address Climate Change     
                      Steve Winters,  Natural Systems Design
              Eager Beavers: Partnering with Nature’s Ecosystem Engineers         
                      Elyssa Kerr, Beavers Northwest
               Addressing Future Climate in Today’s Stormwater Systems  
                     Tyler Jantzen, PE, CFM; Jacobs Engineering

              Questions and Answers
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11:30  Panel 2:   Change

             The Climate Crisis Hits High School          
                     Joshua Rubenstein Crystal Mountain and Enumclaw High School
             Clean Water, Healthy Habitat Initiative: Outcome-driven Decision Making           
                     Abby Hook, Environmental Affairs Officer
             Our Green Duwamish Watershed-wide Stormwater Strategy
                    Todd Hunsdorfer, King County Water and Land Resources Division, DNRP
             Empowering Indigenous Women Leaders to Transform the Narratives of Communities                         Affected by Climate Change          
                    Karla  Brollier, Climate Justice Initiative

             Questions and Answers 
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12:30  Lunch and Connecting  
    
          Discussion Groups
                    

                              
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1:30  Panel 3:   Innovate

            Seattle City Light’s Transportation Electrification Strategy    
                    Julie Scrivner  Seattle City Light
            Green Walls, Vertical Solutions to Tree Canopies: Improving Air Quality 
                     Andrew Schiffer, Dirt Corps
            Duwamish River Floating Wetlands Project, Monitoring Results     
                    Mason Bowles, University of Washington Green Futures Research and Design Lab
           Multi-Purpose Innovating Elliot Bay Salmon Habitat Sea Wall         
                    Kerry Accola & Bob Oxborrow, University of Washington, Fisheries

            
Questions and Answers 
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2:10  Panel 4:   Engage

            Lost Urban Creeks   
                    Sharlene Pioquinto & Emanuel Chavez, Terrell Dorsey, Unleash the Brilliance and  Puget                              Soundkeeper Alliance
            How to Discuss Climate Change Effectively with Community Members
                    Lisa Yeager,  Woodland Park Zoo and  Miami University      
            Transportation Demand Management in South King County
                    Alison Turner and Chris Andree, City of Tukwila
            Planet Protector Summit: Educating Youth on Water Conservation 
                    Tony Donati , City of Kent

           
Questions and Answers ​
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3:45   Closing Keynote   Climate Change: Resilient People, Resilient World
                          Tahmina Martelly,  Word Relief  


4:00   Closing Remarks    Duwamish Alive Coalition/ Green River Coalitions
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5:00 – 6:30  Social at Odin Brewery, Tukwila