Schedule at a Glance
We will attempt to keep the sessions and speakers in the order in which they are presented in the program.  However, some adjustments may be necessary during the conference.

Please download the color PDF Schedule at a Glance HERE.

 

Monday March 27

8 :00 a.m. -12:00 p.m.

TRAINING SESSIONS (Additional Cost)

 

 

NEPA: Basic NEPA Training
Junior Ballroom B

Air Quality – Regulations Overview

Junior Ballroom C

 Methods for Incorporating Ecosystem Services into Decision-Making

Junior Ballroom

 A 1/2

 

 

1:00 – 5:00 p.m.

Air Quality– Best Practices for Managing Greenhouse Gas (GHG) and Energy Challenges

Junior Ballroom D 1/2

Incorporating Wildlife Habitat Conservation in Local Government Land Use Planning and Ordinances: Reducing Environmental Impacts Ahead of Permitting

Junior Ballroom

 A 1/2

 

 

5 :00 -7:00 p.m.

Welcome and Networking Reception – Grand Ballroom I/II

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tuesday, March 28

   7:00 – 8:00 a.m.

                                         Continental Breakfast – Grand Ballroom  I/II

8:00 -9:30 a.m.

Welcome & Planning (Tom Earnhardt & Tim Profeta) – Grand Ballroom III

9:30 – 10:00 a.m.

Coffee Break – Grand Ballroom I/II

10:00 -11:30 a.m.

1- NEPA: Incorporating Ecosystem Services into NEPA
Junior Ballroom B

2- Mountains to Sea: Strategic Planning & North Carolina Case Studies
Junior Ballroom C

3- Transportation: Environmental Compliance in Roadway Projects: Navigating the Process

Junior Ballroom

 A 1/2

4-Climate Change: Implementing Climate Change into Environmental Assessments

Junior Ballroom D 1/2

 

11:30 a.m.–

1:00 p.m.

Lunch – Ted Boling CEQ, NEPA – Grand Ballroom III

1:15 – 2:45 p.m.

5- NEPA: NEPA Case Law Update

Junior Ballroom B

6-Mountains to Sea: Case Study Using Species Data and Distribution Models

Junior Ballroom C

7- Transportation: Emerging Issues in Transportation Projects

Junior Ballroom A 1/2

8- Brownfields and Remediation: Success Stories

Junior Ballroom D 1/2

ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION

TOUR

(1:00 -5:00 p.m.)

 

3:15 – 4:45 p.m.

9- NEPA: Making NEPA practice better: Progress and perspectives from the Cohen NEPA Summit panels

Junior Ballroom B

10-Air Quality: Weighing the Impacts and Mitigation Measures

Junior Ballroom C

11-Climate Change:  Effective Education and Communication Techniques

Junior Ballroom A 1/2

12-Water Resources: Stormwater Strategies

Junior Ballroom D 1/2

6:00 -10:00 p.m.

President’s Dinner – Grand Ballroom III

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wednesday, March 29

7:00 – 8:00 a.m.

                                 Continental Breakfast – Grand Ballroom I/II

8:00 -9:30 a.m.

13-NEPA: Tips & Tricks for Third Party EISs

Junior Ballroom B

14-Ecological Restoration:

Aquatic Habitat Restoration Design: Key to Functional Uplift

Junior Ballroom C

 

15-NEPA: NEPA Best Practices

Junior Ballroom A 1/2

16- Public Involvement: Guidance Manuals: Technical Requirements, Content Development and Process Challenges

Junior Ballroom D 1/2

 

9:30 – 10:00 a.m.

Coffee Break and Poster Session – Grand Ballroom I/II

10:00 -11:30 a.m.

17-NEPA: Environmental Language Barriers

Junior Ballroom B

18-Ecological Restoration: The Road to Maximizing Functions of Transportation-Induced Mitigation

Junior Ballroom C

 

19-Transporation: Case Studies in Transportation Projects

Junior Ballroom A 1/2

20 - Public Involvement: Preparing for the Next Generations

Junior Ballroom D 1/2

11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Lunch – Awards – Grand Ballroom III

1:15 p.m. -2:45 p.m.

21-NEPA: Beans, Bullets, and Bunnies: Navigating the Complex World of DoD NEPA

Junior Ballroom B

22-Water Resources: Assessment of Water Resource Strategies and Practices

Junior Ballroom C

23-Transportation: Evaluating Impacts of Transportation Projects

Junior Ballroom A 1/2

24-NEPA: Current NEPA Issues

Junior Ballroom D 1/2

TOUR OF THE DUKE UNIVERSITY’S STREAM AND WETLAND ASSESSMENT MANAGEMENT PARK (SWAMP) (1:00-5:00 p.m.)

 

2:45 – 3:15 p.m.

Coffee Break and Poster Session – Grand Ballroom I/II

3:15 – 4:45 p.m.

25-NEPA: NEPA Compliance at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Junior Ballroom B

26- Cultural Resources: Recent Technological Applications in Cultural Resource Management

Junior Ballroom C

27-Endangered Species: Sentinel Landscapes

Junior Ballroom A 1/2

28-Remediation Techniques

Junior Ballroom D 1/2

6:00 -10:00 p.m.

Dine Around Durham – Sign up for your choice before 2:00 p.m.! Sign-ups by Registration.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thursday, March 30

8:00 -9:30 a.m.

Membership Meeting/Awards – Grand Ballroom III

 

9:30  – 10:00 a.m.

Coffee Break - Grand Ballroom I/II

10:00 -11:30 a.m.

29-NEPA: Adaptive management under NEPA? Current Practice and Future Direction

Junior Ballroom B

30-Ecological Restoration: Wetland Conditions: Where they have Come and Implications for the Future

Junior Ballroom C

31-Energy: Harnessing Energy from the Environment
Junior Ballroom A 1/2

32-Endangered Species: Saving Our Native Plants

Junior Ballroom D 1/2

 

Duke Forest Tour (10:00  a.m. -2:00 p.m. )

 

11:45-1:00 p.m.

33-NEPA Hot Topic Lunch: In Dreams Begins Responsibility: Applying Environmental Assessment to Outer Space Development
Junior Ballroom B

 

34-Water Quality – Hot Topic Lunch: It Takes Two to Tango: When and Where Dual Nutrient (N&P) Reductions are Needed to Protect Lakes and Downstream Ecosystems

Junior Ballroom C

35-Public Involvement – Hot Topic Lunch:

The Environment from a Faith-based Perspective

Junior Ballroom A 1/2

 

36-NC - SEPA/Local Regulations – Hot Topic Lunch: North Carolina Environmental Legislation and Policy Updates

Junior Ballroom D 1/2

 

1:00 – 1:30 p.m.

Coffee Break – Grand Ballroom I/II

1:30-3:00 p.m.

37-NEPA: Emerging NEPA Issues

Junior Ballroom B

38-Environmental Technology: Applying Electronic Tools to Make Data Collection Easier

Junior Ballroom C

39-Cultural Resources: Case Studies and Lessons Learned from Parks and Preservation

Junior Ballroom A 1/2

40-Mountains to Sea: Protecting Coastal Floral and Fauna Communities

Junior Ballroom D 1/2

3:15-4:45 p.m.

41-NEPA: NEPA Case Studies

Junior Ballroom B

43-Cultural Resources: Roundtable: Dealing with Cultural Resources, Questions you Might be "Afraid to Ask"

Junior Ballroom D 1/2