Montana AWRA - American Water Resources Association

7:00 am – 5:00 pm REGISTRATION, Holiday Inn Lobby, Bozeman
8:00 am Meet in Holiday Inn Lobby for optional Field Trip examining surface water/ground water
problems of the Gallatin Valley with guides Alan English and Dr. Steve Custer. Please bring
appropriate outdoor gear.
Noon Return from Field Trip; Lunch on Your Own
PLENARY SESSION. SURFACE WATER/GROUND WATER: ONE RESOURCE
1:00 pm Welcome and Introductions, Chuck Dalby, AWRA Montana Section President
Water Center Welcome, Gretchen Rupp, Director, Montana Water Center
Logistics and Announcements, Katie McDonald, AWRA Montana Section Vice President
1:15 pm Water Follies. Dr. Robert Glennon, University of Arizona.
2:15 pm Examining the Exchange of Groundwater with the Stream/Floodplain System: Physical, Thermal, and
Geochemical Approaches with Ties to Stream Renaturalization. Dr. Bill Woessner, University of
Montana.
3:15 pm Break
3:30 pm Panel Discussion: Conjunctive Surface Water/Ground Water Management in Montana
Moderated by Gretchen Rupp, Director, Montana Water Center
Panelists: Robert Glennon, John Wilson, Eloise Kendy, Gerald Mueller, and Scott Compton
5:00 pm Business Meeting
5:15 pm Adjourn for the Day
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2005
5:15 pm Poster Session/Happy Hour (see poster list on last page) ~ Montana State University Room
Beer, wine, and appetizers on the house, plus a cash bar
Featuring fiddlers Maggie Tweedy and Dana Leibelson
Book signing by Robert Glennon
Other displays
7:00 pm Pig Roast Banquet (ticket required; options for vegetarians)
Featured speaker: Dr. Jack Ward Thomas, Former U.S. Forest Service Chief presents
From Managing a Deer Herd to Moving a Mountain—One Pilgrim’s Progress.
Afterwards: Water Legend Presentation
Then: The famous photo contest (to include amazing prizes)
Gallatin/Jefferson Room