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University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Water Center

School of Natural Resources

Third annual Water Law, Policy and Science Conference


Adaptive Management for Resilient Water Resources

Nebraska City’s Lied Lodge and Conference Center
May 4-5, 2006

AGENDA
May 4-5, 2006
Posted 04/20/06

Thursday, May 4, 2006
7:30 a.m. Registration Desk Opens
8:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast
9:00 a.m. Opening & Welcome
Kyle Hoagland, Director, Water Center, UNL
Prem Paul, Vice Chancellor for Research, UNL
9:15 a.m.

Plenary Session
Introduction: Craig Allen, Leader, Nebraska Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit

“Adaptive Management in Theory and Practice” Lance Gunderson, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
10:15 a.m. Panel 1 - Economic/Human Dimensions of Adaptive Management
Introductions: Karina Schoengold, School of Natural Resources and Department of Agricultural Economics, UNL
10:15 a.m. “Reconciling Adaptive Management and Economic Realities”
David Sunding, UC-Berkeley
10:35 a.m. “Key Performance Indicators for Adaptive-integrated Water Resources Management: Application to the Delaware River Basin Management Commission” Bruce Hooper, Department of Geography and Environmental Resources, Southern Illinois University
10:55 a.m. Break
11:10 a.m.

Panel 1 - Respondents
Moderator: Karina Schoengold, School of Natural Resources and Department of Agricultural Economics, UNL

            ● Mike Drain, Central Nebraska Public Power & Irrigation District
            ● J. Michael Jess, School of Natural Resources, UNL
            ● Jerd Smith, Rocky Mountain News
12:15 p.m.

Lunch and Guest Speaker
Introduction: Carolyn Johnsen, College of Journalism & Mass Communication, UNL

“Big Muddy Blues” William Lambrecht, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
1:30 p.m.

Panel 2 - Adaptive Management Applications
Introductions: Craig Allen, Leader, Nebraska Cooperative Fisheries & Wildlife Research Unit

“Grand Rivers of the Great Plains: The Challenges of Managing Adaptively?” Steven Light, Adaptive Strategies Inc., St. Paul, MN

“International Perspectives on Adaptive Management: Lessons Learned” Jan Sendzimir, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg, Austria
2:30 p.m.

Panel 2 - Regional Adaptive Management Challenges
Introductions: Sherilyn Fritz, Department of Geosciences, UNL

  • “Missouri River” W. Don Nelson, State Director, Office of U.S. Senator Ben Nelson
  • “High Plains Aquifer” James Goeke, School of Natural Resources, UNL
  • “Platte River” Ann Bleed, Acting Director, Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
3:45 p.m. Break
4:00 p.m.

Panel 2 - Respondents
Moderator: Ronald Yoder, Head, Biological Systems Engineering, UNL

  • Rose Hargrave, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha
  • Carolyn Johnsen, College of Journalism & Mass Communication, UNL
  • Virginia McGuire, U.S. Geological Survey
5:15 p.m. Session Ends
5:30 p.m. Social Hour
6:30 p.m.

Dinner & Guest Speaker
The Countryside Transformed: Railroads, Landscape, and How the Cheapeapeake Bay Changed
Will Thomas, Department of History, UNL
Friday, May 5, 2006
7:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast
8:30 a.m. Opening Remarks
8:35 a.m.

Panel 3 - Legal Implications of Adaptive Management
Introductions: Sandra Zellmer, College of Law, UNL

“Adaptive Management and the Law of Environmental Decision-making ” Bradley Karkkainen, University of Minnesota Law School

“The Role of Adaptive Management on the Region's Rivers ” David D. Cookson, Nebraska State Attorney General’s Office
9:35 a.m.

Panel 3 - Respondents
Moderator: Sandra Zellmer, College of Law, UNL

  • William Jeffery, School of Law, Texas Tech University
  • Mace Hack , The Nature Conservancy, Omaha, NE
  • Jonathan Cannon, Center for Environmental and Land Use Law, University of Virginia Law School
11:35 a.m. Concluding Remarks
Lance Gunderson, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
12:00 p.m. Evaluations
Conference Adjourns