2023 Annual Conference Presentations

• Lessons Learned Through 20 Years of Stream Restoration Within the Buffalo-Red River Watershed District: Kristine Altrichter, BRRWD Administrator​ and Bennett Uhler, Houston Engineering, Inc.

• An Analysis of the Economic Benefits of Conservation Agriculture: William Fitzgerald and Keith Olander

• Work for Water - The MN Water Workforce Pilot: Mary Fitzgerald, Ramsey-Washington Metro WD and Michelle Stockness, P.E., Freshwater Executive Director

• Stakeholder Input - Opportunity or Obstacle? Tracy Halstensgard, RRWD Administrator and Nate Dalager, HDR Engineering

• Drainage Manager’s Hindsight and Foresight on Drainage Appeals: Merissa Lore,   Faribault County Drainage Manager

• Knowing How They are Doing: Performance Appraisals: Ann R. Goering and Timothy Sullivan

• Strike the right chord with your Board: Jamie Beyer, Administrator - Bois de Sioux WD

• Implementing the One Watershed, One Plan: Jon Roeschlein, Sauk River WD; Steve Zeece III, Sauk River WD; Corey Hanson, Red Lake WD; Rachel Olm, Houston Engineering, Inc.

• Inspiring and empowering people to value and protect our freshwater resources: Kris Meyer and Alex Van Loh

• Cedar River Watershed Water Storage and Climate Resiliency: Cody Fox, CRWD Administrator and Bret Zimmerman PE, Houston Engineering, Inc.

• Changing a Lakeshore Culture: Communication, Engagement, & Enforcement: Tom Langer & Mike Isensee - CMSCWD

• Moving Low Salt Design into Eden Prairie: Connie Fortin, Bolton & Menk and Lori Haak, City of Eden Prairie

• Rice Creek WD Climate Change and Floodplain Resiliency Project: Kendra Sommerfeld, RCWD and Bret Zimmerman PE, Houston Engineering, Inc.

• Using hand-pulling, partnerships, and grant opportunities to effectively reduce AIS in a lake with a healthy native plant community: Phil Belfiori and Dawn Tanner, VLAWMO

• Mississippi Watershed Management Organization (MWMO) Overview: Kevin Reich and Nancy Stowe

• Plants for Stormwater Design: Rich Harrison and Megan Reich

• Soil Testing Pilot Program: Gael Zembal, Nine Mile Creek WD

• Shared Progress towards Shared Goals, Collaboratively Tracking Implementation: Julie Westerlund, BWSR, Arlyn Gehrke, Rock County Soil & Water Conservation District and Rachel Olm, Houston Engineering, Inc.

2023 AMC Drainage Seminar

• Your role as Drainage Authority: Rinke Noonan

• Risk Management on Drainage Projects:  Rinke Noonan

• Separable Maintenance: Rike Noonan + Houston Engineering

• Redetermination of Benefits: H2Overviewers

• Ditch Improvement vs. Repair: Houston Engineering + H2Overviewers

• Historical Perspective on Public Drainage: Rinke Noonan

2023 Legislative Event

• MW Bonding Discussion: Rob Sip

• MMB Funding Needs for Flood Mitigation: Rob Sip