4th Symposium on Urbanization and Stream Ecology: Making urban stream rehabilitation a co-evolutionary process
Haw River State Park Summit Conference Center, North Carolina http://urbanstreams.wordpress.com May 31 – June 3, 2017 The fourth Symposium on Urbanization and Stream Ecology (SUSE4) will be held in Browns Summit, NC from May 31 – June 3, 2017, just prior to the 2017 Society for Freshwater Science (SFS) annual meeting in Raleigh, NC. The central theme of the symposium is identifying and overcoming common barriers to catchment scale urban stream management and rehabilitation. We will focus on creating a framework to support productive conversations among academics and professionals from the fields of stream ecology, engineering, management, planning, and the social sciences. The format of the symposium will emphasize interactive discussions among participants from these fields, but will also include poster and oral presentations. The ultimate goal of the symposium is to encourage an ongoing transdisciplinary and co-evolutionary approach to urban stream management and rehabilitation. Outcomes may include developing and implementing novel management approaches, developing new collaborations, identifying research priorities and funding opportunities, and additional actions that address priorities identified at the symposium. SUSE4 will take place at the Summit Conference Center in Haw River State Park, located about 30 minutes north of Greensboro, NC and 1.5 hours west of Raleigh, NC. The Summit Center at Haw River State Park is located in the beautiful Piedmont region of North Carolina and includes lodging (motel-style rooms and bunk cabins), meeting spaces, dining, and recreational facilities (a pool, walking trails, canoeing). Bus/van transportation to/from the conference center will be available from the Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro, NC and the Raleigh- Durham International Airport. Food, transportation, and lodging options are available as part of the registration. Please note that the SUSE4 meeting is not part of the SFS annual meeting, and attendees may present at both SFS and SUSE4. Please visit our website (http://urbanstreams.wordpress.com) for additional symposium details and periodic updates. If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions, or would like to join our email list, you can email Bob Smith at [email protected] or contact any of the other co-organizers (listed below). The SUSE4 organizing committee: Robert Smith, SUSE4 Chair, Lycoming College Joanna Blaszczak, Duke University Brian Bledsoe, University of Georgia Thomas Parr, University of Oklahoma Michael Paul, TetraTech Inc. Allison Roy, US Geological Survey, Massachusetts Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Mateo Scoggins, City of Austin Ryan Utz, Chatham University Seth Wenger, University of Georgia
