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
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
____________________________________________________________________________________
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
_____________________________________________________________________________
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
____________________________________________________________________________________
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
____________________________________________________________________________________
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