KEYNOTE: TALES OF A ‘KEEPER
WR Speakers
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Sally Bethea
Author
Dr. Emily Grubert
University of Notre Dame
KEYNOTE: HOW DOES DECARBONIZATION AFFECT WATER FOR ENERGY SYSTEMS?
FRIDAY KICK OFF SESSIONS
Friday, March 15 | 2 – 5 pm
Sergio Ruiz Cordova
Alabama Water watch
Bacteriological Water Monitoring with Alabama Water Watch
CArolina Ruiz
Alabama Water Watch
Bacteriological Water Monitoring with Alabama Water Watch
Victoria Miller
Alabama Rivers Alliance
Deep Dive into using State Revolving Funds (SRFs) to Tackle Wastewater Issues
Madelyn Cantu
ARA advocacy fellow
Deep Dive into using State Revolving Funds (SRFs) to Tackle Wastewater Issues
Dr. Jillian Maxcy-Brown
University of Alabama
Deep Dive into using State Revolving Funds (SRFs) to Tackle Wastewater Issues
FRIDAY PLENARY
Friday, March 15 | 7 – 8:30 pm
Corinne Baroni
ARA'S YPRD
An Intergenerational Conversation About Climate Change
Laura Quattrochi
ARA'S YPRD
An Intergenerational Conversation About Climate Change
SATURDAY pLENARY
Saturday, March 16 | 9 – 10:30 am
Bradley DAvidson
Conservation AL
The Alabamification of Schoolhouse Rocks
Justinn Overton
Coosa Riverkeeper
The Alabamification of Schoolhouse Rocks
William Strickland
Mobile Baykeeper
The Alabamification of Schoolhouse Rocks
Charles Miller
alabama rivers alliance
The Alabamification of Schoolhouse Rocks
SESSION I
Saturday, March 16 | 10:45 am – 11:45 am
Joe Jenkins
Conservation Biologist
Dismantling the System … As You Work Within It
Kala Bhattar
UAB
Dismantling the System … As You Work Within It
Victoria Miller
Alabama Rivers Alliance
Dismantling the System … As You Work Within It
Ankur Shah
Mycelium / Climate Engine / ARA'S YPRD
Dismantling the System … As You Work Within It
James Lowery
Man of Many Hats
Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment: A Nontechnical Overview
Ben Lyon
Save Chandler Mountain
Chandler Mountain SAVED: A Success Story with the Community Members Who Saved Their Land
Fran Summerlin
SAve Chandler Mountain
Chandler Mountain SAVED: A Success Story with the Community Members Who Saved Their Land
MArk SMith
SAve Chandler Mountain
Chandler Mountain SAVED: A Success Story with the Community Members Who Saved Their Land
SESSION II
Saturday, March 16 | 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Camille Bennett
Project Say Something
Anti-Racism Training Part 1 & 2
Justinn Overton
Coosa Riverkeeper
Planning for What To Do In Case Your Organization’s Leader is Hit By a Bus
Vickey Wheeler
Friends of Big Canoe Creek
Creating Comradery
Henry Hughes
Friends of Shades Creek
Creating Comradery
SESSION III
Saturday, March 16 | 3:45 pm – 4:45 pm
Camille Bennett
Project Say Something
Anti-Racism Training Part 1 & 2
CArlee Sanford
Ruffner Mountain, Turkey Creek, Red Mountain Park & the Jefferson County Greenways Commission
Sustainable Funding: A Collaboration Story
Greg Guthrie
Geological Survey of Alabama
Alabama Groundwater 201-ish
SUNDAY SESSIONS
Saturday, March 16 | 9 – 11 am
Evan Milligan
hip hop artist
Artivism Unleashed: Creativity as Catalyst for Change
Michele forman
southern exposure films
Artivism Unleashed: Creativity as Catalyst for Change
Nina morgan
THE STAY PROJECT
Artivism Unleashed: Creativity as Catalyst for Change
Vickey Wheeler
Friends of Big Canoe Creek
Artivism Unleashed: Creativity as Catalyst for Change
Tina Mozelle Braziel
eco-poet
Artivism Unleashed: Creativity as Catalyst for Change
Sarah Diefendorf
The CApacity Collaborative
You Talkin’ to Me?
Elaine McCarty
The Capacity Collaborative
You Talkin’ to Me?