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