Printable agenda (*.pdf)

September 23, 2008

12:00-12:30
Registration and Check In at Lake Darling Lodge

12:30-1:00
Opening Remarks at Lake Darling Lodge
Speaker:
Chuck Gipp, Director
Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship - Division of Soil Conservation
Speaker:
Bruce Trautman, Assistant State Conservationist for Field Operations
Natural Resource Conservation Service

1:00-1:45
What is LIDAR and How Can it Work for You? (*.pdf)
Speaker:
Chris Ensminger,GIS Section Supervisor
Iowa Department of Natural Resources

1:45-2:30
Watershed Improvement Review Board (WIRB) - Funding Source and its Vision for the Future.
Speaker:
Jerry Neppel and WIRB Board Members

2:30-3:00
Break

3:00-5:30
Lake Darling Case Study
Lake Darling: A Lake and Its Watershed (*.pdf)

3:00-4:15
Group 1: Tour of BMPs in Lake Darling Watershed with Stan Simmons
- Tour map (*.pdf)
- Tour site descriptions (*.pdf)
- Key points from Stan Simmons (*.pdf)
Group 2: Lake Darling Stakeholders Presentation

4:15-5:30
Group 1: Lake Darling Stakeholders Presentation
Group 2: Tour of BMPs in Lake Darling Watershed with Stan Simmons
- Tour map (*.pdf)
- Tour site descriptions (*.pdf)
- Key points from Stan Simmons (*.pdf)

5:30-6:30
Transfer to Youth Camp/Settle into Cabins

6:30-7:30
Dinner at Lake Darling Youth Camp Cafeteria

7:30-?
Socialize-Networking

September 24, 2008

7:00-7:45
Breakfast at Lake Darling Youth Camp Cafeteria

7:45-8:45
Project Coordinator Information Sharing Session at Lake Darling Youth Camp
- Discussion summary (*.pdf)
Facilitators: Regional Coordinators and Project Officers

8:45-9:15
Pack-up Belongings and Transfer to Lake Darling Lodge

9:15-10:15
Q and A Panel Session with Program Administrators at Lake Darling Lodge
Facilitator: Jeff Berckes, Water Quality Improvement Plans (TMDL) Coordinator

10:15-10:30
Break

10:30-11:00
Marketing - A Way of Thinking (*.pdf)
Public Awareness Project (*.pdf)
Speaker:
Lynn Betts, Publication Services LLC

11:00-12:00
Conservation Ethic: What are We Accomplishing?
Speaker:
Jackie Comito, Iowa State University - Department of Sociology

12:00- 1:00
Lunch at Lake Darling Lodge
Speaker:
Rich Leopold, Director
Iowa Department of Natural Resources