Keynote — Connecting the Dots to Watershed Management:
Child’s Play or Advanced Science?
Kevin L. Shafer, P.E., Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District

Plenary – MWRD’s Stormwater Management Plan and Watershed Planning Efforts
Richard Lanyon, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago

Plenary – NIRPC’s Greenways & Blueways Plan
Mitch Barloga, Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission &
Ders Anderson, OpenLands

Plenary – Chicago Wilderness’ Green Infrastructure Vision —
Dennis Dreher, Cowhey Gudmundson Leder, Ltd.

Plenary - Poplar Creek Watershed Plan – a local example
John White, PE, Streamwood & Jesse Elam, Chicago Metropolitan Agency for
Planning

Concurrent Session 1: Science and Information —

Chicago Wilderness Freshwater Mussel Field Guide —
Roger Klocek and Jim Bland
Bluff Spring Fen Nature Preserve - the Groundwater Challenge  —
Steve Byers, Illinois Nature Preserves Commission
BACOG’s groundwater study efforts — Janet Agnoletti, Kurt Thomsen, Connie Pokorny,Barrington Area Council Of Governments
Primer on Groundwater Hydrology — Martin Jaffe, University of Illinois Chicago/Illinois-Indiana SeaGrant

Concurrent Session 2: Watershed Planning —

USEPA’s Web-based Watershed Planning Tools —
Judy Beck, US Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5
Guidance for Developing Watershed Action Plans in Illinois (IEPA/CMAP) —
Amy Walkenbach, Illinois Environmental Protection Agency

Concurrent Session 3: Greenfields —

McHenry County’s Conservation Design Ordinance —
Dennis Dreher, Cowhey Gudmundson Leder, Ltd.
Award Winning Conservation Developments in the Blackberry Creek Watershed — Matt Bardol, PE, Cowhey Gudmundson Leder, Ltd., and
David Hollander, Kimball Hill Homes
CW Sustainable Watershed Action Team —
Deanna Glosser, PhD, Environmental Planning Solutions, Inc.

Concurrent Session 4: Examples of Local Watershed Planning —

Pebble Creek Watershed Protection Plan & Mukwonago River Watershed Protection Plan —
Jeff Thornton & Tom Slawski, Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission
Nippersink Creek Watershed-Based Plan —
Randy Stowe, Alden Township

Concurrent Session 5: Brownfields, Re-Development, & Retrofits —

Concurrent Session 6: Economics of Green Development —

Changing Cost Perceptions: An analysis of conservation development —
Tom Price, PE, Conservation Design Forum
From Trouble to Treasure - Preserving Our Waters while Saving Your Money — Steve Wise & Bill Eyring, PE, Center for Neighborhood Technology