Influencing the Public, Industry and Government to Maintain Environmental Flows

Thursday, September 16, 2010: 8:00 AM-9:40 AM
404 (Convention Center)
Maintaining environmental flows is integral to human and aquatic organism needs. Gaining support for the maintenance of environmental flows for aquatic organisms can be extremely difficult. Scientists have to make a strong case for the importance of environmental flows. This session will explore how scientists use environmental flow research to influence the public, industry and government to make the right decisions for our rivers and streams. If we can't convince influential people about the importance of environmental flows, flows will be minimal and diversity will continue to decline. This session will be valuable to AFS members and participants because of the importance of environmental flows in fisheries management decisions.
Moderators:
Kimberly Ann Elkin , Rodney Knight and Paul Leonard
Organizers:
Kimberly Ann Elkin , Paul Leonard and Rodney Knight
8:00 AM
Communicating about instream flow to the public and policy makers
Marilyn Barrett-O'Leary, M.A., Southeast Aquatic Resources Partnership-Southern Instream Flow Network
8:20 AM
Prioritization of BMPs to maximize water quantity and quality benefits in the Paw Paw River Watershed, Michigan
Matthew E. Herbert, The Nature Conservancy; Patrick J. Doran, Ph.D., The Nature Conservancy; John T. Legge, The Nature Conservancy; Scott P. Sowa, Ph.D., The Nature Conservancy; Jeremiah Asher, Michigan State University; Glenn O'Neil, Michigan State University
8:40 AM
Predicting environmental flow metrics in the Tennessee and Cumberland River valleys
Rodney Knight, United States Geological Survey; Scott Gain, United States Geological Survey; William J. Wolfe, United States Geological Survey
9:00 AM
Richland Creek instream flow studies, Nashville,TN
Kimberly Ann Elkin, Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency
9:20 AM
Classifying flow regimes in seven states in the southeast: Implications for regional environmental flow standards and management
Ryan A. McManamay, Virginia Tech; Don J. Orth, PhD, Virginia Tech; C. A. Dolloff, PhD, Virginia Tech
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