North Central Region One Water Action Forum

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December 11, 2018
|December 12, 2018
|December 13, 2018

December 11, 2018
December 12, 2018
December 13, 2018

Closed
Optional
Fee

December 11, 2018

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM

Tuesday Agenda

8:30 AM Registration Desk Open
9:00 AM *Workshop 1: Great Lakes Big Rivers Climate
9:00 AM *Workshop 2: NextGen Youth Water Leadership
1:00 PM *Workshop 3: Conservation Finance
1:00 PM *North Central Region Water Network Harmful Algal Bloom Project Team Meeting
5:00 PM *Welcome Reception and Conservation Trivia (Offsite)

*Not included in standard registration. Additional fees may apply and ticket(s) required to attend.

Workshops

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM	Workshop 1: Great Lakes Big Rivers Climate This workshop will help educators, conservation professionals, natural resource managers, and outreach professionals recommend management practices that respond to changes in climate. Topics include agriculture and natural resources, community development, human health, youth engagement in climate and communicating about climate.
9:00 AM - 12:30 PM	Workshop 2: NextGen Youth Water Leadership This workshop will feature discussion and planning for youth water outreach programming in the North Central Region. Amy Timmerman of University of Nebraska Extension will share the results of the North Central Region Water Network funded youth water education needs assessment. Justin Hougham of the University of Wisconsin-Extension will share details about an innovative youth water program connecting youth with science and the outdoors by using modern mobile technology tools. Discussion groups will unpack this information to enhance current programming, share ideas for incorporating water into youth programs and form teams to develop new programs.
1:00 PM - 4:30 PM	Workshop 3: Conservation Finance To achieve desired conservation and water quality goals, conservation professionals increasingly need the knowledge and skills to bring a diversity of funding sources together. This workshop will examine a variety of different strategies for funding conservation efforts and explore how nontraditional funding sources and partnerships can lead to more sustainable watershed management efforts across the North Central Region.

Meetings

1:00 PM - 4:30 PM

North Central Region Water Network Harmful Algal Bloom Project Team Meeting

This meeting is for members of the North Central Region Water Network’s Harmful Algal Bloom project team.

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Welcome Reception and Conservation Trivia

Join us for a Welcome Reception and Conservation Trivia on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 from 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM at Sahm's Ale House Monon, 1435 East 86th Street A, Indianapolis, IN 46240.

Schedule of Events
5:00 PM: Social and Appetizers
5:15 PM: Welcome from Jason Henderson, Purdue Extension Director and Curtis Knueven, SWCS Hoosier Chapter Incoming President
5:45 PM: Conservation Trivia

View the agenda at www.onewaternc.org for additional details.

December 12, 2018

7:30 AM - 7:30 PM	Wednesday Agenda 7:30 AM Registration Desk Open 7:30 AM Morning Coffee and Light Breakfast 8:30 AM Forum Kickoff and Morning Plenary Session: One Water in Action 10:00 AM Morning Break: Exhibit Hall and Poster Presentations 10:30 AM World Cafe 12:00 PM Lunch 1:00 PM Concurrent Working Sessions on Sustainable Water Supply, Climate and Water and Soil Health and Water 2:30 PM Afternoon Break: Exhibit Hall and Poster Presentations 3:00 PM Concurrent Working Sessions on Water Infrastructure, Engaging the Next Generation of Water Stewards, and Watershed Management 4:30 PM Nutrient Reduction Game 5:30 PM Exhibitor and Poster Reception
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM	Forum Kickoff and Morning Plenary Session: One Water in Action This plenary will introduce the one water concept and feature a panel discussing different perspectives on one water, examples of one water at work across the region and opportunities and challenges to using the one water approach.
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM	Concurrent Working Sessions on Sustainable Water Supply, Climate and Water and Soil Health and Water Working sessions will share new knowledge or perspectives, and allow time for attendees to discuss opportunities and challenges to approaching specific water topics in a more integrated, inclusive and sustainable manner. Working sessions will also provide time for participants to explore how we can establish creative collaborations addressing water-related issues moving forward.
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM	Concurrent Working Sessions on Water Infrastructure, Engaging the Next Generation of Water Stewards, Working sessions will share new knowledge or perspectives, and allow time for attendees to discuss opportunities and challenges to approaching specific water topics in a more integrated, inclusive and sustainable manner. Working sessions will also provide time for participants to explore how we can establish creative collaborations addressing water-related issues moving forward.
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM	Nutrient Reduction Game Join in on the fun and RSVP for the Nutrient Reduction Game following the working sessions on Wednesday, December 12, 2018. Free of charge! The nutrient reduction game was developed by Jane Frankenberger, Purdue University and has since been adapted by the Iowa Soybean Association and others. The game helps individuals experience and analyze the kinds of changes needed to significantly reduce nutrients from agricultural land. In the spirit of One Water, help us pilot a new version of the nutrient reduction game that has both rural and urban components. The name of the game – working together to reduce water pollution using the resources allotted. View the agenda at www.onewaternc.org for additional details.

December 13, 2018

7:00 AM - 12:30 PM	Thursday Agenda 7:00 AM Registration Desk Open 7:00 AM Morning Coffee and Light Breakfast 8:00 AM Morning Plenary Session: Rewiring for One Water 9:00 AM Morning Break: Exhibit Hall and Poster Presentations 9:30 AM Concurrent Working Sessions on Source Water Protection, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Water Outreach, Research, and Management and Nutrient Management and Harmful Algal Blooms 11:00 AM Morning Break: Exhibit Hall and Poster Presentations 11:30 AM Afternoon Plenary Session and Lunch 12:30 PM Forum Adjourns 1:00 PM Indiana Conservation Tour Not included in standard registration. Additional fees may apply and ticket(s) required to attend.
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM	Morning Plenary Session: Rewiring for One Water This plenary will focus on system barriers to one water solutions, and how the water community can come together to carve out new pathways conducive to one water thinking.
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Concurrent Working Sessions on Source Water Protection, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Water Out Working sessions will share new knowledge or perspectives, and allow time for attendees to discuss opportunities and challenges to approaching specific water topics in a more integrated, inclusive and sustainable manner. Working sessions will also provide time for participants to explore how we can establish creative collaborations addressing water-related issues moving forward.
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM	Afternoon Plenary Session and Lunch Working session leaders will share highlights from their respective conversations. Discussion will focus on commonalities between different conversations, goals for the future, and a one water agenda for the North Central Region moving forward.

Tours

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Indiana Conservation Tour

Join the Hoosier Chapter of the Soil and Water Conservation Society and Purdue Extension on a tour of One Water concepts in action. This half day tour will showcase Cicero Creek, a tributary of the Morse Reservoir which supplies water to the city of Indianapolis. Hear from the groups that have banded together, forming a unique partnership to ensure water quality along the stream and into the reservoir. The last hour will be spent on a guided walk through Oliver’s Woods, a 53-acre nature preserve in the middle of this bustling metropolitan center. Learn about the partnership that made this preserve possible, participate in a fun art activity, and hear about the distinctive biodiversity of this area along the White River.

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