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Co-Hosted by the Transportation Research Board's Committee on Environmental Analysis and Ecology
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NAEP 2021 Schedule
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Meet the Keynotes!
We are thrilled to announce our NAEP 2021 Keynote Speakers, including Dr. Dawn Wright, Chief Scientist of the Environmental Systems Research Institute (Esri); Chair Brenda Mallory, the United States Senate's recently sworn in 12th Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); and Carolyn Nelson, Kristen Gade, and Martin Palmer of the Transportation Research Board's Committee on Environmental Analysis and Ecology.
NAEP Session Topics
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Day 1 | Monday, May 17
Session Information
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8:30 – 9:00 AM (PT) | 11:30 – 12:00 PM (ET)
Opening Remarks with the NAEP President |
 NEPA |
 Biology |
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9:00 – 1:00 PM (PT) | 12:00 – 4:00 PM (ET)
A1 | ESRI Workshop: Hands-On Workshop – Using Maps to Drive Environmental Policy
Diana Lavery & Jim Herries
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9:00 – 9:30 AM (PT) | 12:00 – 12:30 PM (ET)
B1.1 | Wildlife Protection Plan Helps Large Water Pipeline Project Move Forward
Jill Chomycia, PMP |
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9:30 – 10:00 AM (PT) | 12:30 – 1:00 PM (ET)
B1.2 | Ecological Restoration and Permitting of Small Dam Removals in Washington State
Becky Holloway, CEP, & April McEwen |
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10:00 – 10:30 AM (PT) | 1:00 – 1:30 PM (ET)
B1.3 | Hazard Mitigation and Nature-Based Solutions
Taylor Nordstrom, PE |
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10:30 – 12:00 PM (PT) | 1:30 – 3:00 PM (ET)
B2 | Science Training: Supporting Careers in Environmental Science
Kelly Reiss
Panelists: Lorenza Cooper, Jr., Priscilla Coulter, Heath Giesbrecht, James Myers, & Kris Thoemke
Moderators: Kelly Chinners Reiss & Daniela Messina |
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12:00 – 1:00 PM (PT) | 3:00 – 4:00 PM (ET)
Extended Break & Exhibit Hall Time |
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1:00 – 2:00 PM (PT) | 4:00 – 5:00 PM (ET)
Extended Break & Exhibit Hall Time |
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2:00 – 2:30 PM (PT) | 5:00 – 5:30 PM (ET)
A2.1 | Using Programmatic NEPA to Help Enable Future NASA Missions
Michelle Rau & Tina Norwood |
2:00 – 2:30 PM (PT) | 5:00 – 5:30 PM (ET)
B3.1 | WEDG, A New Tool in Resilient Waterfront Design
Danielle Irwin, LEED AP, PWS |
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2:30 – 3:00 PM (PT) | 5:30 – 6:00 PM (ET)
A2.2 | NEPA by the Numbers
John Ruple & Heather Tanana |
2:30 – 3:00 PM (PT) | 5:30 – 6:00 PM (ET)
B3.2 | Collaborative Assessment of Wild and Scenic Rivers
Joshua Theurer |
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3:00 – 3:30 PM (PT) | 6:00 – 6:30 PM (ET)
A2.3 | Integrating Climate Change in NEPA Analysis
Michael Conrardy, Elizabeth Bella, Emily Newell, & Louise Kling |
3:00 – 3:30 PM (PT) | 6:00 – 6:30 PM (ET)
B3.3 | Assessing Environmental Impacts in the Context of Dynamic Baselines
Rajiv Prasad
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6:15 – 7:15 PM (ET)
East Coast Happy Hour |
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5:00 – 6:00 PM (PT)
West Coast Happy Hour |
Day 2 | Tuesday, May 18
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8:30 – 9:00 AM (PT) | 11:30 – 12:00 PM (ET)
NAEP 2021 Awards Ceremony
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NEPA
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Planning & Permitting |
 Remediation |
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9:00 – 10:30 AM (PT) | 12:00 – 1:30 PM (ET)
A3 | Your NEPA Assignment, Should You Choose to Accept It…
Manisha Patel, Eric Beightel, Serge Stanich, & Jomar Maldonado |
9:00 – 10:30 AM (PT) | 12:00 – 1:30 PM (ET)
B4 | Connecticut New Haven-Hartford-Springfield High Speed Rail Program: Mitigating for Rare Flora and Fauna
Laurel Stegina, AICP; Amanda Saul, Marla Engel, Robert Graham, Ryan Apanovitch, and Dan Hageman |
9:00 – 9:30 AM (PT) | 12:00 – 12:30 PM (ET)
C1.1 | Oatland Island Pesticide Remediation Project
Leanne DeFoor & Brek Steele |
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9:30 – 10:00 AM (PT) | 12:30 – 1:00 PM (ET)
C1.2 | Treating 1,4-Dioxane with Activated Potassium Persulfate
Patrick Hicks & Brant Smith |
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10:00 – 10:30 AM (PT) | 1:00 – 1:30 PM (ET)
C1.3 | Isotopic Tracers as a Proxy to Assess Nitrogen Transformations in a Constructed Bioretention Cell: A Possible Metric to Assess Lids
Sean Ahearn |
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10:30 – 11:00 AM (PT) | 1:30 – 2:00 PM (ET)
Exhibit Hall Time |
Transportation |
Planning & Permitting |
Environmental Justice |
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11:00 – 12:30 PM (PT) | 2:00 – 3:30 PM (ET)
A4 | Resilience is the Future of Transportation Networks
T. Luke Young, Tatum Lau, & Kristin Davis |
11:00 – 12:30 PM (PT) | 2:00 – 3:30 PM (ET)
B5 | Application of a Watershed Approach to Mitigate a Large-Scale Highway Project
Kate Forester, PLA, Mark Ewbank, PE, Christina Merten, PE, PWS |
11:00 – 11:30 AM (PT) | 2:00 – 2:30 PM (ET)
C2.1 | Ethics In Our Profession and Our Lives
Richard Burke, CEP |
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11:30 – 12:00 PM (PT) | 2:30 – 3:00 PM (ET)
C2.2 | Community Conversations: Effective Community Outreach for Equitable Outcomes
Ron Deverman & Fatima Ghani |
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12:00 – 12:30 PM (PT) | 3:00 – 3:30 PM (ET)
C2.3 | Big Project, Big Impacts: Addressing Community Issues While Widening a Freeway in Houston
Carlos Swonke |
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12:30 – 1:00 PM (PT) | 3:30 – 4:00 PM (ET)
Break & Exhibit Hall Time |
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1:00 – 2:00 PM (PT) | 4:00 – 5:00 PM (ET)
Keynote Presentation:
Why the World Needs Geospatial Now More than Ever
Dr. Dawn Wright
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NEPA |
Planning & Permitting |
Biology |
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2:00 – 3:30 PM (PT) | 5:00 – 6:30 PM (ET)
A5 | Leading NEPA in a Growing Network of Privately-Led Projects: A Case Study on High Speed Rail
Erin Lee, Kevin Wright, EIT, Travis Kelly, & Laynee Jones, PE
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2:00 – 2:30 PM (PT) | 5:00 – 5:30 PM (ET)
B6.1 | Engaging the End User: Planning and Community Outreach in NYC's Largest Resiliency Project
Annie Winter, Nicolette Leung, PE, Eric Ilijevich, & Thu-Loan Dinh
With research support from: Kenny Mui & Bob White, AICP, PP
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2:00 – 3:30 PM (PT) | 5:00 – 6:30 PM (ET)
C3 | Embracing Uncertainty: Adaptation Pathways from Concept to Practice
Claire Bonham-Carter, Dana Brechwald, Lisa Fisher, & Allan Kapoor |
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2:30 – 3:00 PM (PT) | 5:30 – 6:00 PM (ET)
B6.2 | Florida Assumes Control: Florida's Experience Assuming CWA Section 404 Permitting
Tim Perry |
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3:00 – 3:30 PM (PT) | 6:00 – 6:30 PM (ET)
B6.3 | Using Map Visualization to Streamline NEPA and Environmental Compliance Reviews
Jennifer Salerno |
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6:45 – 8:15 PM (ET)
East Coast Women in STEM Happy Hour
Chance to win wine basket, courtesy ofFlatwood Consulting Group
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5:30 – 8:00 PM (PT)
West Coast Women in STEM Happy Hour
Chance to win wine basket, courtesy of Sapphos Environmental, Inc.
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Day 3 | Wednesday, May 19
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8:30 – 9:00 AM (PT) | 11:30 – 12:00 PM (ET)
NAEP 2021 Awards Ceremony |
NEPA
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Cultural |
Public Involvement |
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9:00 – 10:30 AM (PT) | 12:00 – 1:30 PM (ET)
A6 | Ramifications of New NEPA Regulations on Agencies and Consultants
Patrick Solomon, CEP, Erica Boulanger, & Tim Lavallee
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9:00 – 10:30 AM (PT) | 12:00 – 1:30 PM (ET)
B7 | Tribal Resources Impact Analysis: Intersection of the Natural and Cultural World
Jenny Bring & Regine Kennedy
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9:00 – 10:30 AM (PT) | 12:00 – 1:30 PM (ET)
C4 | Empowering Communities through Climate Change Engagement and Capacity Building
Jessica Sisco, AICP, Julio Garcia, Félix Aponte-Gonzalez, & Claire Bonham-Carter
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10:30 – 11:00 AM (PT) | 1:30 – 2:00 PM (ET)
Exhibit Hall Time |
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11:00 – 12:30 PM (PT) | 2:00 – 3:30 PM (ET)
A7 | NEPA Studies for the I-495 and I-270 P3 Program: Lessons Learned During One Federal Decision and the COVID-19 Pandemic
Eric Almquist, AICP, PWS & Karen Kahl, PE, PTOE |
11:00 – 11:30 PM (PT) | 2:00 – 2:30 PM (ET)
B8.1 | Uncovering History in the South Central Light Rail Project
Robert Forrest & Audrey Unger |
11:00 – 11:30 PM (PT) | 2:00 – 2:30 PM (ET)
C5.1 | Use of VIP with Public Hearings
Carolyn Nelson |
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11:30 – 12:00 PM (PT) | 2:30 – 3:00 PM (ET)
B8.2 | Mapping a Methodology: Using GIS to Streamline Identification of Historically Significant Resources
Sebastian Renfield & Brian Matuk |
11:30 – 12:00 PM (PT) | 2:30 – 3:00 PM (ET)
C5.2 | Geospatial Tools for Public Involvement: Improving Outreach and Fostering Citizen Scientists through Location
Mike Bialousz & Sunny Fleming |
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12:00 – 12:30 PM (PT) | 3:00 – 3:30 PM (ET)
B8.3 | Going Beyond the Required Checkboxes: Building Trusted Tribal Partnerships
Amanda Roberts, PMP, Nic Frederick, David Boyes, & Desiree Martinez |
12:00 – 12:30 PM (PT) | 3:00 – 3:30 PM (ET)
C5.3 | Planning with Communities in Dynamic Environments—Using a Flexible and Adaptive Long-Term Floodplain Planning Approach for Pierce County’s Clear Creek Strategy Plan
Lynn Turner, Angela Angove, & Heather Page |
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12:30 – 1:00 PM (PT) | 3:30 – 4:00 PM (ET)
Break & Exhibit Hall Time |
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1:00 – 2:00 PM (PT) | 4:00 – 5:00 PM (ET)
Keynote Presentation
CEQ Updates with Chair Brenda Mallory
Chair Brenda Mallory |
Environmental Justice |
Planning & Permitting |
Biology |
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2:00 – 2:30 PM (PT) | 5:00 – 5:30 PM (ET)
A8.1 | Applying Environmental Justice Best Practices and Mitigations for NEPA Documents
Emily Gulick & Ben Goldsworthy |
2:00 – 3:30 PM (PT) | 5:00 – 6:30 PM (ET)
B9 | PEL In Practice
Jane Boand, Diane Nulton, Jason Longsdorf, & Troy Halouska |
2:00 – 3:30 PM (PT) | 5:00 – 6:30 PM (ET)
C6 | Watershed Resilience: The Rebuild by Design - Living with the Bay Program
Jonathan Carey, AICP, ENV SP, LEED AP, Matt Accardi, & Derrick Rosenbach, AICP |
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2:30 – 3:00 PM (PT) | 5:30 – 6:00 PM (ET)
A8.2 | Environmental Justice (EJ) and Virtual Public Involvement
Carolyn Nelson |
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3:00 – 3:30 PM (PT) | 6:00 – 6:30 PM (ET)
A8.3 | Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: Emerging Issues, Practices and Strategies
Brian Kennedy, AICP, Jennifer Kellar, Ashley Bush, & Kory Wilmot |
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6:15 – 7:15 PM (ET)
East Coast Speed Mentoring Happy Hour |
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5:00 – 6:00 PM (PT)
West Coast Speed Mentoring Happy Hour |
Day 4 | Thursday, May 20
Session Information
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8:30 – 9:00 AM (PT) | 11:30 – 12:00 PM (ET)
Membership Meeting |
NEPA |
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9:00 – 10:30 AM (PT) | 12:00 – 1:30 PM (ET)
A9.1 | NEPA Case Law
P.E. Hudson, Esq. Counsel, Michael Smith, & Fred Wagner, Esq. |
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10:30 – 12:00 PM (PT) | 1:30 – 3:00 PM (ET)
A9.2 | CEQ's Review of the 2020 Final Rule: Issues and Opportunities
Michael Drummond, Edward Boling, Jayni Hein & Marie Campbell |
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12:00 – 12:30 PM (PT) | 3:00 – 3:30 PM (ET)
Break & Exhibit Hall Time |
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12:30 – 1:30 PM (PT) | 3:30 – 4:30 PM (ET)
Keynote Presentation
A Tale of Two Interwoven Realms – the Human and the Natural Environments
Transportation Research Board with Carolyn Nelson, Kristin Gade, PhD; and Martin Palmer
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1:30 – 2:00 PM (PT) | 4:30 – 5:00 PM (ET)
Exhibit Hall Time |
NEPA |
Transportation |
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2:00 – 2:30 PM (PT) | 5:00 – 5:30 PM (ET)
A10.1 | Agency Actions to Revise Their NEPA Procedures: A Progress Report
Charles Nicholson |
2:00 – 2:30 PM (PT) | 5:00 – 5:30 PM (ET)
B10.1 | Caltrans Regional Advance Mitigation Needs Assessment (RAMNA); A New Approach to Planning for Transportation Project Mitigation
Michael Carbiener |
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2:30 – 3:00 PM (PT) | 5:30 – 6:00 PM (ET)
A10. 2 | Reader-Friendly 2.0: Effective Environmental Documentation in an Era of Streamlining
Jenifer Young, Alan Summerville, Anne Broache, AICP, & Stephanie Miller |
2:30 – 3:00 PM (PT) | 5:30 – 6:00 PM (ET)
B10.2 | Section 4(f) Compliance for Non-Historic Resources and the I-270 Corridor Project
Veronica McCall |
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3:00 – 3:30 PM (PT) | 6:00 – 6:30 PM (ET)
A10.3 | Proximate Cause in EAs and EISs Since the Deletion of the Word "Cumulative"
Owen Schmidt
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3:00 – 3:30 PM (PT) | 6:00 – 6:30 PM (ET)
B10.3 | Corridor K of the Appalachian Development Highway System: Fresh Perspectives on Environmental Stewardship and Project Delivery
Amy Sackaroff & Wanda Austin, PE CPM |
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6:15 – 7:15 PM (ET)
East Coast Happy Hour |
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5:00 – 6:00 PM (PT)
West Coast Happy Hour |
Event Policies
Cancellation
All cancellations must be submitted to NAEP in writing. Cancellations received by March 15, 2021, will be refunded the conference registration fee in total less a $25 processing fee. Cancellations received between March 15 and April 12, 2021, will be refunded 50% of the total paid for the conference registration fee. Cancellations received after April 12, 2021, will receive no refund. With prior notification by April 12, 2021, you may substitute a different name for your registration.
To cancel, please email the NAEP office at [email protected].
Technical Failure
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Code of Conduct
Please review NAEP's Code of Conduct
Failing to adhere to NAEP’s Code of Conduct will result in you being asked to leave the session and the rest of the NAEP 2021 Conference & Training Symposium.
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