ICRW8 Schedule

Most of ICRW8 will be held be the LaSells Stewart Center on the Oregon State University campus.

Lunch on Tuesday and dinner on Wednesday will be held at the neighboring CHM2Hill Alumni Center.

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Monday, June 5 2023

Registration, Workshops, and Conference Opening Plenary and Reception
12:00 PM – 6:30 PMRegistration (all day)Myrtle Tree Alcove
11:00 AM – 1:00 PMLunch (on your own)
1:00 PM - 4:00 PMWorkshops (click for descriptions)Room
W1. Working with geospatial hydrologic data for watershed analyses in R and Python using web servicesAgriculture Leaders
W2. Integrating USDA-ARS and NEON water quality data for southeast riversAgriculture Production
W3. Introduction to the Water, Energy, and Biogeochemical Model (WEBMOD)Agriculture Science
W4. Tracer techniques and the OTIS solute transport modelWells Fargo Bank
4:00 PM – 6:30 PMDinner (on your own)
6:30 PM – 6:45 PMWelcomeAustin Auditorium
6:45 PM - 7:30 PMPlenary:
Mr. Jaime Pinkham, Standing at the Looking Back Place
7:30 PM – 9:00 PMWelcoming reception (cash bar)Giustina Gallery

Tuesday, June 6 2023

Registration, Morning Plenary Sessions, Afternoon Concurrent Sessions, and Evening Poster Session
8:00 AM – 5:00 PMRegistration (all day)Myrtle Tree Alcove
8:30 AM – 9:00 AMPlenary:
Dr. Erica Siirila-Woodburn, A low-to-no snow future and the American West's emerging climate change crisis
Austin Auditorium
9:00 AM - 9:30 AMPlenary:
Dr. Adam Ward, Climate change is shortening and disconnecting stream networks
9:30 AM – 10:00 AMCoffee break (30 minutes)
10:00 AM - 11:30 AMConcurrent Sessions
In-Depth Descriptions of Concurrent Sessions (.pdf)  |  Abstracts of Concurrent Sessions (.pdf)
Room
S01. Part 1: Partnering science, decision makers, and industry in catchment studiesAgriculture Leaders
S02. Low-Flows Part 1: Consequences of climate change and extreme weather on snowpack dynamics and streamflow in the Western USAAgriculture Production
S03. Protective water temperature regimes and standards in a hot, dry future: Science needs and policy challengesAgriculture Science
S04. Mercury cycling in western reservoirsWells Fargo Bank
S05. Retrospective and prospective catchment studies at the H.J. Andrews Experimental ForestConstruction and
Engineering Hall
11:30 AM – 1:00 PMLunch (provided) followed by plenary presentationCHM2Hill Alumni Center,
Casacade Ballroom 110
Plenary:
Dr. Becky Flitcroft, Burning with Resilience: wildfire, water, and life in the West
1:00 PM – 2:30 PMConcurrent Sessions
In-Depth Descriptions of Concurrent Sessions (.pdf)  |  Abstracts of Concurrent Sessions (.pdf)
Room
S06. Part 2: Partnering science, decision makers, and industry in catchment studiesAgriculture Leaders
S07. Low-Flows Part 2: Causes and consequences of decreasing late-summer low-flows in the Western USAAgriculture Production
S08. Emerging methods in the geomorphology of river corridorsAgriculture Science
S09. Improved groundwater and surface-water science for water management and restoration in the semiarid Western U.S.: Insights from the Harney Basin, OR and Salton Sea, CAWells Fargo Bank
S10. Part 1: Wildfire Effects on Watersheds: Implications for water security, water quality, aquatic habitats, and aquatic speciesConstruction and Engineering Hall
2:30 PM - 3:00 PMCoffee break (30 minutes)Myrtle Tree Alcove
3:00 PM – 4:30 PMConcurrent Sessions
In-Depth Descriptions of Concurrent Sessions (.pdf)  |  Abstracts of Concurrent Sessions (.pdf)
Room
S11. Understanding and predicting harmful algal bloomsAgriculture Leaders
S12. Part 1: Advancing watershed science using machine learning, diverse data, and mechanistic modeling from the summit to the sea - Hydrological Extremes and DataAgriculture Production
S13. Small Streams and Big Changes: Headwater streams in a rapidly changing climateAgriculture Science
S14. Hydrological and biogeochemical connectivity along the hillslope-riparian-stream continuumWells Fargo Bank
S15. Part 2: Wildfire Effects on Watersheds: Implications for water security, water quality, aquatic habitats, and aquatic speciesConstruction and Engineering Hall
4:30 PM – 7:00 PMDinner (on your own)
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Poster Session (cash bar available)
Poster Session Schedule (.pdf) 

Giustina Gallery

Wednesday, June 7 2023

ICRW8 Field Trips and Evening Gala
6:30 AM – 9:15 AMPick up boxed lunchesGiustina Gallery
7:00 AM - 4:30 PMField Trips (click for descriptions)
6:00 PM – 9:00 PMDinner and Evening Gala (Cash Bar Available)CHM2Hill Alumni Center,
Casacade Ballroom 110

Thursday, June 8 2023

Plenary and Concurrent Sessions, “Passing the Gavel,” and Adjournment
8:00 AM – 12:00 PMRegistrationMyrtle Tree Alcove
8:30 AM – 9:00 AMPlenary:
Dr. David Lawrence, Facing the profound challenge of ecological transformation: The Resist-Accept-Direct framework as a path forward
Austin Auditorium
9:00 AM - 9:30 AMCoffee break (30 minutes)Myrtle Tree Alcove
9:30 AM - 11:00 AMConcurrent Sessions
In-Depth Descriptions of Concurrent Sessions (.pdf)  |  Abstracts of Concurrent Sessions (.pdf)
Room
S16. Tribal watershed science and managementAgriculture Leaders
S17. Part 2: Advancing watershed science using machine learning, diverse data, and mechanistic modeling from the summit to the sea - Machine Learning ApplicationsAgriculture Production
S18. Learning Through Doing: River valley restoration to a Stage 0 conditionAgriculture Science
S19. Long-term data and flow processes on experimental watersheds: implications to ecohydrologic studies to address climate changeWells Fargo Bank
S20. GIS Part 1: Watershed assessment through a combined partnership prioritization and GIS modeling approach Construction and
Engineering Hall
11:00 AM – 12:00 PMBox lunch providedMyrtle Tree Alcove
12:00 PM – 1:30 PMConcurrent Sessions
In-Depth Descriptions of Concurrent Sessions (.pdf)  |  Abstracts of Concurrent Sessions (.pdf)
Room
S21. The Walla Walla River Basin: Characterizing the integrated groundwater and surface water system and impacts of water useAgriculture Leaders
S22. Part 3: Advancing watershed science using machine learning, diverse data, and mechanistic
modeling from the summit to the sea - Biological and Physical Watershed Processes
Agriculture Production
S23. Modeling developments in reservoirs and regulated riversAgriculture Science
S24. Watershed evapotranspiration in a changing environmentWells Fargo Bank
S25. GIS Part 2: Closing the Gaps: Utilizing GIS and machine learning for watershed-based inventory and analysisConstruction and Engineering Hall
1:30 PM - 2:00 PMConclusion and Passing the Gavel for the Ninth ICRWAustin Auditorium