State and National Conferences

For a concise summary of the goals of these conferences, please see our National Wetland Delineation Technology Conferences case study.

Other conferences that SER has been involved in include the Working With Wetlands and Wildlife Workshop.


The Wetland Conservation Act in 1994: Living With the Permanent Rules
February 16, 1994

Sponsored by Franklin J. Svoboda and Associates, Inc.

Presenter	Organization	Topic Presented
Mark Kjolhaug	Franklin J. Svoboda and Associates, Inc.	Opening Remarks
Franklin J. Svoboda	Franklin J. Svoboda and Associates, Inc.	Conference Theme, Good Wetlands - Poor Wetlands
Mark Weburg	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers	COE Programmatic Permit - LGUs and WCA
Greg Larson	Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources	WCA - Changes on the Horizon
Larry Zdon	Minnesota Pollution Control Agency	The 7050 Rule - Interface with the WCA and Section 404
Cliff Aichinger	Ramsey-Washington Metro Watershed District	Ramsey-Washington Metro Watershed District Requirements Under the Permanent Rules
Paul Krauss	City of Chanhassen	The Chanhassen Plan - Unique Approach, Unique Opportunity
Gerald Van Amburg	Concordia College	Wetland Heritage Advisory Commission - What is it and What Future Role Does it Hold for Minnesota Wetlands?
Greg Larson	Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources	Wetland Banking - Intent, Purpose, and Practice
John Sumption	Cass County	County Banks - Deposits and Withdrawls and the County Level
John Jaschke	Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources	Alternatives Analysis - The State's Perspective
Tim Kelly	Coon Creek Watershed District	Coon Creek Watershed District Alternatives Analysis Case Studies
Tim Fell	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers	Alternatives Analysis at the COE Level
Barb Ohman	Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources	Mitigations I've Experienced - The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Nick Rowse	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	Tales of a Wetlands Restorationist - How to Select Candidate Sites for Restoration

The First Annual National Wetland Delineation Technology Conference - Past, Present, and Future
March 21-22, 1995
Park Inn International
Minneapolis, MN

Sponsored by Franklin J. Svoboda and Associates, Inc., and Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources

Presenter	Organization	Locale	Topic Presented
Mr. Franklin J. Svoboda	President, Franklin J. Svoboda and Associates	Excelsior, MN	Welcome to Conference
Mr. Harvey Nelson	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (former member)	Bloomington, MN	Changing Perspectives of Wetlands
Dr. Lewis M. Cowardin	Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	Jamestown, ND	Changing Definitions of Wetlands
Dr. Dana Sanders	D.R. Sanders and Associates	Utica, MS	Development of the 1987 Manual, Application of the 1987 Manual: Routine and Comprehensive Delineations
Mr. Billy Teels	Natural Resources Conservation Service, U.S. Departnent of Agriculture	Washington, D.C.	The Development of the 1989 Manual, Alternative Delineation Strategies
Mr. Steve Eggers	Regulatory Branch, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers	St. Paul, MN	Certification of Wetland Delineators
Mr. Tom Straw	Department of Geology, Western Michigan University	Kalamazoo, MI	Hydrology and Wetland Delineation, Completing Wetland Delineations/Determinations in Hydrologically Disturbed Areas
Dr. Jim Richardson	Department of Soil Science, North Dakota State University	Fargo, ND	Hydric Soils and Wetland Delineation, Completing Wetland Delineations/Determinations in Disturbed and Problem Soil Areas
Dr. Wayne Hudnall	Agronomy Department, Louisiana State University	Baton Rouge, LA	Hydric Soils and Wetland Delineation, Completing Wetland Delineations/Determinations in Disturbed and Problem Soil Areas
Mr. Porter Reed	Division of Habitat Conservation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	Arlington, VA	Vegetation and Wetland Delineation
Dr. Jay Leitch	Department of Agricultural Economics, North Dakota State University	Fargo, ND	Economics and Wetland Delineation
Dr. Craig Turner	Remote Data Systems	Whiteville, NC	Completing Wetland Delineations/Determinations in Hydrologically Disturbed Areas
Dr. Gerould Wilhelm	Morton Arboretum	Lisle, IL	Floristic Quality Assessment and Application to Wetlands
Mr. Greg Larson	Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources	St. Paul, MN	Closing Statements - Summary and Synthesis

The Second Annual National Wetland Delineation Technology Conference - Wetland Characteristics and Boundaries: The National Research Council Study and Beyond
April 23-24, 1996
Regal Minneapolis Hotel
Minneapolis, MN

Sponsored by Svoboda Ecological Resources and Beveridge and Diamond, P.C.

Presenter	Organization	Locale	Topic Presented
Mr. Franklin J. Svoboda	President, Svoboda Ecological Resources	Excelsior, MN	Opening Remarks, Closing Remarks
Dr. Douglas Kane	University of Alaska	Fairbanks, AK	Hydrology of Permafrost Wetlands
Dr. Wayne Skaggs	North Carolina State University	Raleigh, NC	Hydrology Assessments in Disturbed Wetlands
Mr. Harvey Nelson	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (former member)	Bloomington, MN	Risks of Further Wetland Losses
Mr. Craig Turner	Remote Data Systems	Whiteville, NC	The Need for Multiple Year Hydrology Studies
Dr. Jay Leitch	Department of Agricultural Economics, North Dakota State University	Fargo, ND	Economic Assessment of Wetlands
Dr. Paul Garrett	Federal Highway Administration	Washington, D.C.	Functions and Values; Possibilities and Limitations
Ms. Constance Hunt	World Wildlife Fund	Washington, D.C.	Consensus Building and Wetland Policy
Dr. Gerould Wilhelm	Morton Arboretum	Lisle, IL	Floristic Quality Assessment
Dr. Michael Vepraskas	North Carolina State University	Raleigh, NC	Field Indicators of Hydric Soils
Dr. Jay Bell	University of Minnesota	St. Paul, MN	Regional Soil Indicators
Dr. Jimmy Richardson	Department of Soil Science, North Dakota State University	Fargo, ND	Prairie Soils
Mr. Roger Post	Alaska Department of Fish and Game	Fairbanks, AK	Growing Season; The Need for Regionalization
Dr. Barbara Bedford	Department of Natural Resources, Cornell University	Ithaca, NY	Primary Indicators Method
Mr. Steve Eggers	Regulatory Branch, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers	St. Paul, MN	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Update
Mr. Greg Larson	Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources	St. Paul, MN	Wetland Science and Policy
Mr. Steven Forsythe	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	Arlington, VA	What is the White House Wetlands Working Group?
Ms. Virginia Albrecht	Beveridge & Diamond	Washington, D.C.	What's Happening on the Hill
Mr. Adam Snyder	Beveridge & Diamond	Washington, D.C.	Flagging the Boundaries of Criminal and Civil Liabilities Associated with Wetland Delineators