4th Annual Missouri River Natural Resources Conference

Schedule and Program

REGISTRATION                                              7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

INTRODUCTORY SESSION                          8:00 a.m. - Noon

Welcome. Bill Sorenson, Mayor of Bismarck
Dean Hildebrand, Director, North Dakota Game and Fish Department, Bismarck, ND

Geology and Paleontology Along the Missouri River Corridor in North Dakota. 
John W. Hoganson, North Dakota Geological Survey, Bismarck, ND

Prehistoric Archaeology of the Missouri River in North Dakota. 
J. Signe Snortland, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Bismarck, ND

The Damming of the River:  A Cultural Change. 
Gerard Baker, National Park Service, Sulphur, OK

The Missouri River and the Environmental Movement: Some Notes on History. 
Mark Harvey, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND

Wildlife Resources Along the Mighty Missouri: Then and Now. 
Randy Kreil, North Dakota Game and Fish Department, Bismarck, ND

Missouri River in North Dakota, Current Uses and Issues. 
Todd Sando, North Dakota State Water Commission, Bismarck, ND 

BASINWIDE PERSPECTIVES                            1:30 p.m. - 4:40 p.m. 

The Corps of Engineers: Ever Changing Role with the Missouri River. 
Marie Vanderpool, Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City, MO

Mni Sose Intertribal Water Rights Coalition’s Role in the Management of the Missouri River.  
Richard Bad Moccasin, Mni Sose Intertribal Water Rights Coalition, Rapid City, SD

Missouri River Infolink: Making Science Available to the Public. 
Jeanne Heuser, U.S. Geological Survey, Columbia, MO

Restoring the Natural Range of Missouri River Flow Variability to Benefit Declining Species. 
David L. Galat, USGS Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Columbia, MO

The Discover a Watershed: The Missouri Project, A Watershed-wide Approach to Public Education. 
Dennis Nelson, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT

Missouri River Institute: An Intercollegiate Research and Educational Initiative for the Missouri River Basin. 
Tony Prato, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO

Main Street America’s View of the Environment: Inferences for Missouri River Management. 
Joe Pitts, Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Jefferson City, MO

The Conversion of Missouri River Reservoirs to Sustainable Systems. 
Howard Coker, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD

FLOOD PLAIN MANAGEMENT PERSPECTIVES    8:00 - 10:00 a.m.

Responsibilities in Flood Plain Management. 
Simon Cardenas, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Denver, CO

Flood Plain Management and the Operation of the Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir System. 
Larry Cieslik, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha, NE

The Austin Experience, Flooding 1945 to the Present. 
Kermit E. Mahan, Housing and Redevelopment Authority of Austin, Austin, MN

Flood Plain Management: A City/County Perspective. 
Bill Delmore, Attorney and Burleigh County Commission, Bismarck, ND 

LOCAL FLOOD PLAIN DEVELOPMENT                10:30 - 11:50 a.m.

Flood Insurance and Flood Plain Management Study of the Missouri River through Bismarck-Mandan. 
John Liou, Federal Emergency Management Administration, Denver, CO

The Missouri River Coordinated Resource Management Program: Building a Consensus for the Future. 
Michael Dwyer, BOMMM Joint Board, Bismarck, ND

Garrison to Oahe, the Most Improved River in the Nation. 
Andy Mork, BOMMM Joint Water Resource Board, Mandan, ND

Protection of Public Values Provided by the Garrison Reach of the Missouri River.  
Gary Raedeke, North Dakota Chapter of the Sierra Club, Bismarck, ND

Luncheon Presenter 

Robert Schneiders, author of Unruly River
Newly published, Unruly River is written for a broad readership and in the new tradition of environmental history. Mr. Schneiders takes a long historical view of social, political, and economic forces that influenced the Missouri River environment from before Euro-American settlement through modern development projects. 
"Unruly River" will be available for sale and signing during the Pitchfork Fondue Tuesday night at Fort Lincoln.

Session A

Living Along the River: A Mandan, Hidatsa, Arikara Cultural Perspective. 
Tillie Walker, Malcolm Wolf, and Amy Mossett, Fort Berthold Community College, New Town, ND

This Land I am Standing On. 
Marilyn C. Hudson, Three Affiliated Tribes Museum, New Town, ND

The 1944 Flood Control Act as an Educational Tool for Teaching Natural Resources Policy. 
Robert D. Kuzelka, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE

NATIVE WATERS - An American Indian Water Resources Education Project (Missouri River Basin Pilot Project). 
Dennis Nelson, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT; Ronald Eggers, Bureau of Reclamation, Billings, MT; and Richard Bad Moccasin, Mni Sose Intertribal Water Rights Coalition, Rapid City, SD

Session B                                           

Changes in Fish Species Abundance in a Missouri River Main Stem Reservoir During its First 45 Years. 
Jeff Hendrickson, North Dakota Game and Fish Department, Riverdale, ND

Distribution, Abundance, and Habitat use of the Sturgeon Chub and Sicklefin Chub in the Missouri and Yellowstone Rivers, North Dakota. 
Dennis L. Scarnecchia, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID

The Yellowstone River:  How Has it Managed to Remain So Good For So Long? 
Fred Ryckman, North Dakota Game and Fish Department, Williston, ND

Warmwater Release at Fort Peck Dam. 
Mike Ruggles, Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Fort Peck, MT

BANQUET at Fort Lincoln

Session A

Lisbon Bottom - The Balance Between Navigation and Environment. 
Christine T. Altendorf, Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City, MO

Aquatic Habitat Rehabilitation Assessment, Lower Missouri River. 
Robert B. Jacobson, U.S. Geological Survey, Columbia, MO

Pallid Sturgeon in the Lower Missouri and Middle Mississippi Rivers. 
Joanne M. Grady, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Columbia, MO

An Evaluation of Missouri River “In Channel” Restoration Alternatives, Lower Decatur Bend Example.
Doug Latka, Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha, NE

Applicability of Hydrologic Models for Assessing Aquatic Habitat Improvements - Lower Decatur Bend Example. 
John I. Remus, Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha, NE

Session B       

Overview of the Middle Missouri River Historical Database. 
Larry W. Hesse, Rivers Corporation, Crofton, NE

Working Successfully with Missouri River Partners and Programs. 
Kristie McKinley, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Sidney, IA

Permitting Agencies, Are There No Guidelines? 
Dan D. Carda, Missouri River Corridor Partnership, Pierre, SD

Monitoring the Missouri River Using Remote Sensing. 
Curt S. Niebur, Washington University, St. Louis, MO

CRMP - Missouri River Geographical Information System Establishment Efforts. 
Ronald D. Sando, Consultant to BOMMM Water Resources Board, Bismarck, ND

Session A                                           

Effects of Alternative Missouri River Management Plans on Ground Water in the Lower Missouri River Flood Plain. 
Brian P. Kelly, U.S. Geological Survey, Independence, MO

Status of Benthic Fish Communities in the Missouri River. 
Chuck Berry and Bradley Young, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD

The Enigma of the Pallid Sturgeon and an Examination of Future Environmental Strategies.  C. Michael Cowan, Natural Resource Conservation Service, Lincoln, NE

Sediment Transport in the Missouri River Downstream from Garrison Dam, North Dakota.  Wayne R. Berkas, U.S. Geological Survey, Bismarck, ND

Suspended-Sediment Loads in Selected Tributaries to the Missouri River, Garrison Dam to Lake Oahe, North Dakota. 
Kathleen M. Macek-Rowland, U.S. Geological Survey, Bismarck, ND

Session B

Sandbar Habitat Dynamics Following an Unusual High Water Event on the Missouri River. 
Casey Kruse, Army Corps of Engineers, Yankton, SD

Site-Scale Characteristics of Piping Plover and Least Tern Sandbar Habitat on the Missouri River. 
Bruce A. Vander Lee, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD

Wildlife Management Challenges Along Lake Sakakawea and the Missouri River in NW North Dakota. 
Kent A. Luttschwager, North Dakota Game and Fish Department, Williston, ND

Methodologies and Outcomes of Biodiversity Monitoring for the Benedictine Bottoms Floodplain on the Lower Missouri River, 1994-1999. 
Martin Simon, Benedictine College, Atchison, KS

Cottonwoods, Cattle, Floods, and Ice Along the Wild and Scenic Missouri River. 
Gregor T. Auble, U.S. Geological Survey, Fort Collins, CO