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CAW STUDENT CENTRE, AMBASSADOR ROOM, 2ND FLOOR, UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR
| 9:00-9:10 a.m. | Welcome and Introductions Art Szabo, Acting Director, Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research William E. Jones, Vice-President, Academic, University of Windsor Tom Behlen, Regional Director, International Joint Commission Rick Coronado, Citizens Environment Alliance John Hartig, International Joint Commission |
| 9:10 a.m. | Morning Session - Moderator: John Hartig, International Joint Commission |
| 9:10-9:30 a.m. | City of Detroit's Belle Isle habitat Restoration Project _____(Doug Denison, Johnson, Johnson & Roy, Inc.) |
| 9:30-9:50 a.m. | Identification of and Protection Mechanisms for Detroit River Habitats - Planning, Securement, Regulations _____(Stan Taylor, Essex Region Conservation Authority) |
| 9:50-10:10 a.m. | Conserving Critical Habitats in the Conservation Crescent - The Stony Island Story _____(Mary Ginnebaugh, Grosse Ile Nature Conservancy) |
| 10:10-10:30 a.m. | BREAK |
| 10:30-10:50 a.m. | Ruwe Marsh Restoration Project _____(Lisa Tulen, Citizens Environment Alliance) |
| 10:50-12:00 p.m. | Panel Discussion on Habitat Needs and Priorities _____(Moderator: Lynda Corkum, University of Windsor) Introductory Talk: Habitat Rehabilitation and Enhancement Strategy and Priorities for the Detroit River and Canadian Subwatersheds _____(Dan Lebedyk, Essex Region Conservation Authority) Panelist: Brian McHattie, Consultant to Environment Canada; Jon Lovett Doust, University of Windsor; Gary Towns, Michigan Department of Natural Resources; Scott Staelgraeve, Ducks Unlimited; Dan Ballnik, Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Michigan; Brooks Dean, Dean Construction, Windsor, Ontario |
| 12:00-1:00 p.m. | LUNCH |
| 1:00 p.m. | Afternoon Session - Moderator: David Dolan, International Joint Commission |
| 1:00-1:20 p.m. | Ecological Restoration of Grassy Island and the Wyandotte National Wildlife Refuge _____(Bruce Manny, U.S. Geological Survey - Great Lakes Science Centre) |
| 1:20-1:40 p.m. | A Multi-partner Initiative to Wetland and Prairie Restoration in the St. Clair River Watershed (The MacDonald Park Restoration Project) with Application to the Detroit River _____(Don Hector, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources) |
| 1:40-2:00 p.m. | Wayne County Detroit Metropolitan Airport Crosswinds Marsh Wetland Mitigation Project _____(Don Tilton, Tilton and Associates) |
| 2:00-2:20 p.m. | Habitat Rehabilitation and Enhancement Projects in the Detroit River and Tributary Watersheds _____(Jim Hartman, Essex Region Conservation Authority) |
| 2:20-2:40 p.m. | BASF's Rehabilitation of Fighting Island _____(Jack Lanigan, BASF Corporation) |
| 2:40-3:00 p.m. | BREAK |
| 3:00-4:10 p.m. | Panel Discussion on Coupling of Research and Management for Habitat Rehabilitation and Conservation _____(Moderator: John Gannon, U.S. Geo. Survey-Great Lakes Science Ctr.) Introductory Talk: Scientific Challenges of Habitat Rehabilitation and conservation _____(John Gannon, U.S. Geological Survey-Great Lakes Science Center) Panelists: Tony Hough, Wayne State University; Orin Gelderloos, University of Michigan-Dearborn; Dave Barton, University of Waterloo; Michael Jones, Michigan State University |
| 4:10-4:30 p.m. | Summary and Concluding Remarks |
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