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January 8, 2025
Thank you for your interest in the Weber River Symposium.
Registration for Confluence 2025 is not yet available.
If you would like to participate in the planning efforts for Confluence 2025, please contact us on Facebook, or speak with one of our board members.
We will post updates here as they develop.
The theme for Confluence 2024 is
Connections in the Watershed:
Communities and People Making a Difference at Every Level
Please join us for a look at what everyone can do to improve the health of the Weber River watershed. From the individual to the regional, we will discuss action at all levels that will help create a healthy, resilient river for generations to come.
We are excited to present the following speakers and topics.
Tuesday, January 9, 2024
Registration, Check-In, and Breakfast
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
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Get your name tag, grab some coffee and bagels, and network.
Welcome and Opening Comments: Our Weber River Watershed
9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
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Adam Wickline, Weber River Partnership Chair
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Jeff Young, Weber River Watershed Council Chair
Keynote Speaker
9:30 a.m. - 9:50 a.m.
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Dr. Brian Steed, Great Salt Lake Commissioner
Watershed Planning Update
9:50 a.m. - 10:10 a.m.
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Christine Osborne, Division of Water Quality
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Emily Bishop, Utah Department of Agriculture and Food
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Agricultural Producer Panel
Break
10:10 a.m. - 10:40 a.m.
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Grab a beverage, visit exhibitor tables, and network.
Individual Action
10:40 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
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Lawn Watering
Drew Hodge, Weber State University
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Landscape and Temperature in Ogden, Utah
Dan Bedford, Weber State University
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Household Outside Water Conservation
Stephanie Duer, Salt Lake City
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Pollinator Habitat Program
Mindy Wheeler, Utah State University
Lunch
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
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Conservation District and Watershed Council Meetings over lunch
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Enjoy a buffet lunch, visit exhibitor tables, and network.
Agricultural Action
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
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Restoring Watersheds with Livestock and Regenerative Agriculture
Mitch Dumke, 3 Springs Land and Livestock
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Ag Water Optimization
Hannah Freeze, Utah Department of Agriculture and Food
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Soil Health
David Little, Utah Department of Agriculture and Food
Rain Simulator Demonstration: How Soil Health Affects Erosion
Break
2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
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Grab a snack, visit exhibitor tables, and network.
Regional Action
3:00 p.m. - 3:40 p.m.
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Weber River Watershed Resilience Fund
Natasha Collins, World Resources Institute
Lizzie Marsters, World Resources Institute
Jess Kirby, Summit County
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Water Rights
Teresa Wilhelmsen, State Engineer and Director of the Division of Water Rights
Wednesday, January 10, 2024
Registration, Check-In, and Breakfast
8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
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Get your name tag, grab some coffee and bagels, and network.
Watershed Science and Restoration
9:30 a.m. - 10:50 a.m.
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Beaver Research & Communication
Sarah Koenigsberg, Tensegrity Productions
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Low-Tech Process-Based Restoration
Rose Smith, Sageland Collaborative
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Great Salt Lake and Wetlands Shorebirds
Max Malquist, National Audubon Society
Janice Gardner, Sageland Collaborative
- Habitat Restoration: A Grower’s Perspective
Rebecca Wright, North Fork Native Plants
Break
10:50 a.m. - 11:10 a.m.
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Grab a beverage, visit exhibitor tables, and network.
How Do We Manage Water in the River?
11:10 a.m. - 12:10 p.m.
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Kent Wilkerson, Weber River Commission
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Riley Olsen, Weber Basin Water Conservancy District
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Gary Henrie, US Bureau of Reclamation
Lunch
12:10 p.m. - 1:10 p.m.
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Enjoy a buffet lunch, visit exhibitor tables, and network.
Municipalities’ Flood Challenges
1:10 p.m. - 2:10 p.m.
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Morgan County Flood Response
Austin Turner, Morgan County
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Ogden City Flood Response
Phil Suiter, Ogden City
Wrap-Up & Trivia Winners
2:10 p.m. - 2:20 p.m.
Break
2:20 p.m. - 2:35 p.m.
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Grab a snack, visit exhibitor tables, and network.
Beaver Believer screening
2:35 p.m. - 3:40 p.m.
Adjourn
3:40 p.m.