Reminder: Sept. 30 - Oct. 2 Virtual Ohio River Basin Summit & Symposium Call For Presentations, Posters; Registration Open

The Ohio River Basin Consortium For Research and Education and the Ohio River Basin Alliance will be accepting presentation and student poster proposals for the virtual Ohio River Basin Summit and Symposium until August 15.

Pennsylvania is the headwaters to the Ohio River whose watershed covers about one-third of the state in Western Pennsylvania, including all or part of 23 counties and 3.5 million people. 

The Ohio River is formed at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers at the Point in Pittsburgh.  The other major headwaters tributaries in Pennsylvania include the Beaver River; Clarion River; Conemaugh River; French Creek; and the Youghiogheny River.

The Summit will be held September 30 to October 2 with the theme-- Bridging Visions To Protect Our Health, Economy and Environment in the Ohio River Basin.

Conference topics include: Invasive species, HABS, Land Use, Populations, Ecosystem Services and Economics, Nutrients, Policy, Citizen Science, Contaminants of Emerging Concerns, Connectance between Streams and Rivers, Anthropological and Archaeological Research, Outdoor Recreation and Therapeutic Effects, Scientific Communications, Ecosystem Restoration, Abandoned Mine Impacts, Ecological Economics, Invasive Species, Aquatic Biology, ArcGIS Applications, Drought Management, Environmental Policy, Flood Management, Food, Energy and Water Nexus, Geological Science, Hydrological Modeling, Social Hydrology, Stormwater Nutrient Removal and Mitigation, Stormwater BMPs, Watershed Management, Water Quality Impairment Studies, Water Resource Engineering and Management, Story-telling and Ethnography.

Click Here to submit a proposal.  Click Here for instructions for presenters.

For more information on past Summits, visit the Ohio River Basin Consortium For Research and Education webpage.

Workshops

The Ohio River Basin Alliance will be hosting a series of implementation workshops for the Ohio River Basin Plan 2020 on September 30. The six workshops are based on the goals of the Ohio River Basin Plan:

-- Reliable Flood Control and Risk Reduction

-- River Transportation Corridor

-- Healthy, Productive Ecosystems

-- World-Class Recreation Opportunities

-- Abundant Clean Water

-- Knowledge-Informed Decisions

Conference Schedule

The Conference schedule includes--

-- September 30:

     -- Research and Education Virtual Field Trips

     -- Ohio River Strategic Plan Virtual Workshops

     -- Ohio River Celebration - Waterfront Botanical Garden, Louisville, KY

-- October 1:

     -- Keynote Speaker Dr. Katrina S. Korfmacker - Bridging the silos of environment and health: local collaborations to improve environmental justice.

     -- Research Presentations and Panels

-- October 2:

     -- Keynote Speaker John Austin, Michigan Economic Center

     -- Research Presentations and Panels

     -- Poster and Presentation Student Awards

Registration

To register, visit the Ohio River Basin Summit and Symposium event page.  Questions should be directed to Dr. Tamara Sluss, Conference Chair, at tamara.sluss@louisville.edu, or at 502-529-1602  and Dr. David Wicks, Conference Community Activities, at Dwicks1@gmail.com, or at 502-671-3595

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[Posted: August 7, 2020]  PA Environment Digest