Conference & Workshop Summaries

Connecting Ohio Watersheds 2003/WMAO Spring Meeting (June 3 & 4, 2003, Columbus, Ohio)

Conference Wrap-Up

In the Spring of 2003, the annual WMAO Spring Meeting and the Connecting Ohio's Watersheds Conference planning committees joined forces to offer an outstanding program. The conference themes were creating sustainable watershed groups and locally relevant watershed plans. The goal of the planning committee was to create an opportunity for the exchange of ideas on what makes a watershed plan meaningful at the local level.

Over 200 watershed professionals, volunteers, and students participated in the conference, representing Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and British Columbia.

• View the conference program for the titles and presenters of workshops and sessions.
• View the complete list of posters presented by professionals and students.
• Visit the Conference Overview or Additonal Photographs pages.

Acknowledgments

This conference was the result of a collaborative effort by the following organizations:

• Ohio State University Extension
• Water Management Association of Ohio
• Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR)
• Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (OEPA)
• Miami Conservancy District
• Ohio University (ILGARD)
• Ohio Farm Bureau Federation
• Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)

Thanks to the many people who assisted with the 2003 Connecting Ohio Watersheds/WMAO Spring Conference. Here are a few who deserve special recognition for their tireless efforts:

• Angela Manuszak and Sarah Hippensteel (Miami Conservancy District), for their fabulous program design and creative conference touches
• Rosida Porter (ODNR) and John Kessler (OEPA), for exemplary recruitment efforts
• Gary Comer (OSU Extension), for helping to design the sessions and for AV leadership
• Larry Antosch (Ohio Farm Bureau Federation) and Deba Mohler (NRCS), for making the student poster contest possible, arranging for sponsors, and linking us with WMAO

We'd also like to thank all who participated in the Connecting Ohio Watershed 2003/WMAO Spring Meeting.

Conference Sponsors

Special thanks to all of our conference sponsors:

• All Ohio Chapter, Soil and Water Conservation Society
• Biohabitats, Inc.
• Burgess & Niple, Inc.
• Davey Resource Group
• EMH&T, Inc.
• Filtrexx International LLC
• Goode & Associates, Inc.
• McDonald & Woodward Publishing Co.
• The Miami Conservancy District
• The Nature Conservancy
• Ohio Farm Bureau Federation
• Oxbow River & Stream Restoration, Inc.
• Rickly Hydrological Co.
• Streamside Systems LLC
• U.S. Geological Survey