PAST MEETINGS:

San Marcos, Texas
Texas State University
October 5-8, 2005

Springs and Things: Importance of Groundwater, Riparian Areas and Wetlands in a Changing Watershed

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Thursday, October 6
8:00 – 5:00. Wetland and Riparian Plant ID. Meet at the Lobby of the Holiday Inn Express. (see map)

6:30 – 10:00. Social, Dinner and porch sitting at Scott Jecker’s house. 715 Stagecoach, (512) 470-7195. Maps will be provided. Make plans to carpool with fellow participants.

Friday, October 7
7:30 – 8:20. Registration, check-in, coffee and continental breakfast

8:20. Welcome to San Marcos and Housekeeping – Jeff Raasch, President of the South Central Chapter.

Plenary: Water Issues in Texas
8:30. TEXAS WATER AND WILDLIFE - Cindy Loeffler, Water Resources Branch Chief,
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

9:00. AQUIFERS IN TEXAS—WET SANDS AND WETLANDS - Robert Mace, Director of the
Groundwater Division, Texas Water Development Board

9:30. A HYDROLOGICAL AND BIOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF SELECTED EDWARDS PLATEAU SPRINGS. Chad Norris, Aquatic Biologist, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

10:00. THE THREE PHASES OF LAND USE CHANGE: IMPLICATIONS FOR WETLANDS AND BIODIVERSITY – Michael Huston, Department of Aquatic Ecology, Texas State University.

10:30 – 10:50. Break

Technical Sessions
10:50. RESTORATION OF THE LOWER SAN MARCOS RIVER: REMOVAL OF THE EXOTIC PLANT CRYPTOCORYNE BECKETTII AND RE-ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIVES - Robert D. Doyle & Melissa Mullins, Center for Reservoir and Aquatic Systems Research, Baylor University, Waco, TX, Paula Power & Valentin Cantu, US Fish and Wildlife Service, National Fish Hatchery, San Marcos, TX

11:10. STREAM RESTORATION DESIGN – THE RATIONAL APPROACH – Lee W. Forbes, Senior Engineer, C.H. Fenstermaker & Associates.

11:30. VEGETATED BUFFERS - INCORPORATION OF STREAM BUFFERS INTO THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS - Mike Lyday, City of Austin.

11:50 – 1:30. Lunch on your own.

Technical Sessions
1:40. STREAMLINED WETLAND DELINEATION METHODOLOGY AND VEGETATION COMMUNITY MAPPING OF THE PINEYWOODS MITIGATION AND CONSERVATION AREA IN THE NECHES RIVER CORRIDOR - James A. Thomas, Environmental Scientist, HDR Inc., Jack Bauer, Land Conservation Program Director and Duane German, Ecologist / Remote Sensing Specialist, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

2:00. GOOSE ISLAND SHORELINE STABILIZATION AND RESTORATION OF ADJACENT AQUATIC HABITATS IN ARANSAS BAY, TEXAS - Kay Jenkins, Natural Resources Coordinator, State Parks Region 2, Rockport, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

2:20. FRESHWATER, NON-TIDAL WETLAND LOSS IN THE LOWER GALVESTON BAY WATERSHED: A RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD USING GIS AND AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY - Dr. John S. Jacob, Ricardo Lopez; Marissa Sipocz, Texas Coastal Watershed Program.

2:40 LAKE WACO WETLAND: HABITAT, RESEARCH AND WATER QUALITY. Robert D. Doyle, Sharon Conry, and J. Thad Scott – Center for Reservoir and Aquatic Systems Research, Baylor University, Waco, TX and Tom Conry – City of Waco.

3:00 – 3:20 Break

3:20 WETLAND MITIGATION: REGULATORY CHALLENGES FACED BY A COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT – Denise Bonner & Michele Wilkins - Harris County Flood Control District, Matthew Stahman, PWS - SWCA, Inc.

3:40. CURRENT PROBLEMS AND TRENDS WITH DELINEATION OF THE OHWM AND FRINGE WETLANDS IN HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS - Michele Wilkins - Harris County Flood Control District

4:00. ESTIMATING FRESHWATER INFLOW NEEDS FOR TEXAS BAYS: A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE METHODOLOGY USED BY TEXAS AND ITS RESULTS FOR SABINE LAKE – Nathan Kuhn, Coastal Ecologist, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

4:20. GULF COAST JOINT VENTURE OVERVIEW: THE PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE – Jeff Raasch, State Wetland Program Leader and GCJV Management Board Member, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and Barry Wilson, GCJV Coordinator, US Fish and Wildlife Service.

5:15 – 6:00. Tubing 101 on the San Marcos River. This will be a short trip just to get a taste of the laid back nature of a river float. Take out will be at the River Pub, but everyone has to float the Chute. Bring a towel and a change of clothes if you want. We will shuttle everyone one back to their vehicle. A small fee may be needed for the tube.

5:30 – 9:00. Social and Dinner on the Deck of the River Pub. You will be able to watch the tubers float by. Food is included in the registration fee, but you will be responsible for your own adult beverages.

Saturday, October 8
Student Paper Competition – The winning paper will receive a roundtrip plane ticket to attend and present at the upcoming International meeting of the Society of Wetland Scientists in Cairns, Australia.

8:20. CHANGES IN VEGETATION COMPOSITION IN CONSTRUCTED WET PONDS IN CENTRAL TEXAS. Margaret M. Russell, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX.

8:40. NITROGEN USE EFFICIENCY OF CYPERUS HASPAN, A C3 SEDGE, AND CYPERUS STRIGOSUS, A C4 SEDGE, IN GREENHOUSE EXPERIMENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI FIELD STATION. Alison A. Faulkner and Marjorie M. Holland - University of Mississippi Department of Biology, Oxford, MS and M.T. Moore and C.M. Cooper - USDA-ARS National Sedimentation laboratory, Oxford, MS.

9:00. NITROGEN FIXATION AND NATURAL ABUNDANCE OF NITROGEN ISOTOPES IN WETLAND PERIPHYTON COMMUNITIES. J. Thad Scott and Robert D. Doyle - Center for Reservoir and Aquatic Systems Research, Baylor University, Waco, TX.

9:20. IMPACTS OF MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ON AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES AT RICHLAND CREEK WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA, TEXAS. Daniel P. Collins and Warren C. Conway - Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX and Corey D. Mason and Jeffrey W. Gunnels – Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

9:40 – 10:00. Break

10:00. NUTRIENT THROUGH FLOW, DEPOSITION AND ASSIMILATION IN AGRICULTURAL DRAINAGE DITCHES: WHEN AND HOW DO NUTRIENTS MOVE? Kröger, R and Marjorie M. Holland - University of Mississippi Department of Biology, Oxford, MS and M.T. Moore and C.M. Cooper - USDA-ARS National Sedimentation laboratory, Oxford, MS

10:20. PRELIMINARY PERFORMANCE OF LABORATORY-SCALE CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS TREATING TANNERY EFFLUENTS. Gabriela Dotro and Paul Palazolo – Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Memphis, Memphis, TN and Daniel Larsen - of Earth Sciences, The University of Memphis, Memphis, TN

10:40. DESIGN OF AQUACULTURE EFFLUENT TREATMENT WETLANDS SUBJECT TO INTERMITTENT LOADING. Brian E. Dyson and V. Uddameri, Department of Environmental Engineering, Texas A&M University-Kingsville

11:00 – 11:15. Break.

11:15 – 1:00. Chapter Business meeting and announcement of Student Paper Award. Light lunch will be provided.