NRDAR National Workshop Presentations

Note: The information, views, and opinions expressed in the presentations are those of the presenter(s) and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of ORDA, the Department of the Interior or any agency of the U.S. government.

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Open Day Presentations made at the 2023 NRDAR National Workshop in New Orleans, LA

(available upon request)

DWH Coastal Restoration Projects

Speakers: John Gant Massey, Ph.D., Gulf of Mexico Restoration (Detail); Introduction, Mary Josie Blanchard, Director, Gulf of Mexico Restoration; OO-TIG RP3: Birds, Dave Hewitt, FWS; Sediment Placement at Perdido Key, Mark VanMouwerick, NPS; Meso and Deep Benthic Projects, Amanda Demopoulos, USGS; Sand Inventory: A Foundation for Restoration, Jessica Mallindine, Bureau of Offshore Energy Management

Working with Industry to Restore Natural Resources

Speakers: Tim Hoelzle, Deputy Director, ORDA; New Ways to Look at Key Issues Facing NRDAR Practitioners - Innovative Best Practice Approach Frameworks, Barbara Goldsmith, Ad-Hoc Industry Natural Resource Management Group; Coordinating NRDAR with Remedial Action - Perspectives from Industry, Thomas D. Blackman, Lockhead Martin Corporation and Brian Ferrasci-O’Malley, Nossaman LLP; From Early Restoration to Type A Assessments: How DOI Can Work with PRPs to Expedite Restoration, Brian Israel, Arnold & Porter

Effective Restoration Monitoring and Stewardship

Speakers: John Isanhart, ORDA; Publicly available ecological maps and databases to support restoration planning, monitoring, and adaptive management: Case studies from NRDAR sites, Matt Struckhoff, USGS-CERC; Survey effort and species community metrics for landbird monitoring: An Indiana forest restoration site case study, Ben West, USGS-CERC; Ensuring Environmental Restoration Gains are Sustained Over Time, John Floberg, NOAA Fisheries Restoration Center; Local Knowledge and Community Engagement in Long Term Stewardship, Courtney Johnson, Crag Law Center

State Restoration Success Stories

Speakers: Casey Snyder, FWS; Past and Present: Louisiana NRDA Restoration, Jennifer Beall, RRP Program Manager, Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinator's Office; Pierce Marsh Restoration Project, Angela Sunley, Texas General Land Office; Bahia Grande Hydrologic Restoration Project, Allison Fischer, Texas General Land Office

Including Indigenous Perspectives in Study Planning and Design 

Speakers: Jo Ellen Hinck, USGS; Including Indigenous perspectives in study planning and design, Carletta Tilousi
 

Open Day Presentations made at the 2022 Virtual NRDAR Workshop

Expanding your Science Toolbox 

Speakers:  The session was led by Jo Ellen Hinck, USGS and includes a presentation on the Introduction to Sonar Technology by Aaron J. Delonay, USGS, Columbia Environmental Research Center; Living Pilings: Examples of Restoration by Samantha Richman, PhD, USGS; Free Commercial Imagery for your NRDAR Case by Steven Hak, USGS; and Animal Testing Alternatives - What is in the Future of Toxicity Testing? by Dr. Patti Bright, USGS Ecosystems Mission Area – Environmental Health Program; Jessica Leet, PhD, USGS, Columbia Environmental Research Center; & Barnett Rattner, PhD, USGS, Eastern Ecological Science Center  

Restoration from Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill 

Speakers:  Karen Scurry, DOI; Mary Josie Blanchard, DOI;  Harold Peterson, BIA; Mark VanMouwerik, NPS; Meg Lamont, USGS; David Hewitt, USFWS; Luke Anthis, USFWS  

Restoration Participatory Science & Crowdsourcing

Speakers:  John Isanhart, DOI; Chris Cline, USFWS; Judy Pollock, Bird Conservation Network  

State of MN vs 3M ($850 mil settlement/PFAS)

Speakers:  Becky MacEwen, DOI; Susan Johnson,  Minnesota Pollution Control Agency 

Open Day Presentations made at the 2016 NRDAR National Workshop in Phoenix, AZ 

SONS Overview:

Planning, Partnering, & Restoring in the Face of an Uncertain Future Climate:

• Using Scenarios to Find Robust Management Solutions to Highly Uncertain Futures – Sam Veloz, Point Blue, CA
• Biological Carbon Sequestration Activities in the National Wildlife Refuge System – Mike Hooper, USGS, Columbia, MO; John Schmerfeld, FWS, Arlington, VA; & Zhiliang Zhu, USGS, Reston, VA
• Conservation and Partnering Across the Landscape – Lisa Irby, Ducks Unlimited, Memphis, TN
   

Ecosystem Services:

• Update on Ecosystem Services – Kristin Skrabis, DOI, Washington, DC
• EnviroAtlas: A New Geospatial Tool Connecting Ecosystem Services People, and Well-Being Through Mapping, Analysis and Information Access – Brian Pickard, EPA, Office of Research and Development, Research Triangle Park, NC
• A Breakthrough Collaboration: The Economics of Ecosystems – Mary Draves, The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, MI
   

Tribal Restoration:

• Land Acquisition for the Siletz Tribe and Conservation Easements for Old-Growth Forests to Protect Marbled Murrelet Populations – Mike Kennedy, Siletz Tribe, Siletz, OR
• Fox River and Green Bay Restoration Projects and the Oneida Tribe – Dan Brooks, Oneida Tribe, Oneida, WI
• Development of Tribal Restoration Workforce Initiatives – Marissa Fierro, Pit River Tribe, Burney, CA & Marko Bey, Lomakatsi Restoration Project, Ashland, OR
   

International Restoration & Innovative Partnerships:

• International Restoration: Rationale and Growing Chocolate for the Birds (An Example from Belize) – Anne Condon, FWS, Gloucester, VA & Molly Sperduto, FWS, Concord, NH
• Postcards from the Edge: International Restoration Projects from California Trustee Councils – Janet Whitlock, FWS, Sacramento, CA & Carolyn Marn, FWS, Sacramento, CA
• The Southern Wings Program: A Partnership of State Fish and Wildlife Agencies – Edwin Juarez, Arizona Fish and Game Department, Phoenix, AZ & Mike Ingraldi, Arizona Fish and Game Department, Phoenix, AZ