Friday, 1:30-3:00
Grand Ballroom II
6A: Quality of Life: Presentations and Discussion
Moderator: Jeffrey Loux, University of California, Davis
- Pat Graham, The Nature Conservancy
The Value of Riparian Ecosystems in the Competition for Water - Larry MacDonnell, water attorney
Maintaining Water-Based Ecosystem Services in an Era of Water Reallocation - Jeffrey Loux, UC Davis (presentation and discussion leader)
Sustainable Water Resources in the Southwest: Can We Have It All?
Grand Ballroom I
6B: Colorado River Basin Climate and Hydrology: Past, Present, and Future
Moderator: Brad Udall, University of Colorado
- Connie Woodhouse, University of Arizona
Tree Rings and the Colorado River: Lessons from the Past - Kelly Redmond, Desert Research Institute
Colorado River Basin Climate from Instrumental Records: Climate Change Yet? - Brad Udall, University of Colorado
Colorado River Basin Climate: What Lies Ahead?
Indigo Room
6C: Riparian Restoration
Moderator: Boris Poff, U.S. Forest Service
- Yamilett Carrillo-Guerrero, University of Arizona
Water Conservation and Wetland Restoration in the Colorado River Delta, Mexico - Bruce Goff, AMEC Earth & Environmental Inc.
Hope Springs Eternal: Adaptive Management of Mitigation Water Supplies in a Desert Wetland - Alicyn Gitlin, Northern Arizona University
Drought Predictions and Spatial Models as Tools for Prioritizing Riparian Habitat Restoration - Sharon Ferrier, Northern Arizona University
The Importance of Genetic Diversity in Riparian Restoration
Verbena Room
6D: GIS for Water Resource Planning
Moderator: David Jordan, INTERA
- Kristine Uhlman, University of Arizona Water Resources Research Center
Depicting Population Change for Watershed Planning - Karen Martini, Arizona Dept. of Water Resources
Applied Mobile GIS for Investigation of Arizona Surface Water Rights - Tim McKinney, USGS
Using GIS to Develop a Framework for Basin-fill Aquifers in the Southwest