Keynote 1: Applied Research,Informed Design Standards for Stormwater Management BILL HUNT, Ph.D. - Associate Professor and Extension Specialist, North Carolina State University Click for presentation
Keynote 2: The Science of Healthy, Living Soil CARL ROSEN, Ph.D. - Professor and Chair, Dept. of Soil, Water and Climate, University of Minnesota Click for presentation
Keynote 3: A Potential Future: Soil and Urban Agriculture as a Driver for Green Infrastructure TIM KENNY, M.P.A., M.Ed. - University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, and LaDONNA REDMOND - Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy Click for Tim Kenny presentation Click for LaDonna Redmond presentation
Concurrent Session I: Track A - Building and Growing Healthy Soil
Structural Soil for Trees and Stormwater Management ERIN ANDERSON-WENZ, Barr Engineering Company Click for presentation
Soil Amendments: The Fast Food Approach to Building Soils DAVID BAUER, Minnesota Department of Transportation Click for presentation
Plants: Nature's Agent for Soil Improvement FRED ROZULMASKI, Barr Engineering Company
Track B - Site Assessment and Preserving Healthy Soil
Low Impact Development and the Importance of Soil BILL HUNT, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Extension Specialist, North Carolina State University Click for presentation
Assessing Soil for Stormwater Infiltration RICHARD PENNINGS, PE, American Engineering Testing, Inc Click for presentation
Sustainable Site Development: The Importance of Understanding and Protecting Soils KEVIN BIEHN, Emmons & Olivier Resources Click for presentation
Concurrent Session II: Track A - Soil: A Filter Beneath Your Feet
The Power of Soil! The Breakdown of Pollutants by Soil Microorganisms DR. MICHAEL SADOWSKY, Distinguished McKnight Professor, Director, BioTechnology Institute, University of Minnesota Click for presentation
Chemicals and Soils: Interactions and Transport PAUL CAPEL, U.S. Geological Survey Click for presentation
Amendments to Filtration for Improving Water Quality Treatment ANDY ERICKSON, Saint Anthony Falls Laboratory, University of Minnesota Click for presentation
Track B - Urban Soil: Contamination and Compaction
Contaminated Soils and Brownfields Redevelopment Implications for Stormwater Infiltration REBECCA BOURDON, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Click for presentation
Process and Impacts of Soil Compaction JOHN CHAPMAN, M.S., Program Director, Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota Click for presentation
Soil Compaction Prevention, Correction and Mitigation DWAYNE STENLUND, Minnesota Department of Transportation Click for presentation - Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
Networking at the Arboretum 4:30-5:30 p.m. - Cash Bar
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