Project Workshop: Incentivizing & Delivering Synthesis Research & Tools

Invite Only Meeting.

Consortium Leadership Team Meeting 

Invite Only Meeting.

Welcome Night - Social Activity 

Help kick off the Annual Gathering! Everyone is welcome to join us for an outdoor BBQ at Corey Marsh Ecological Research Center. MSU's Jen Owen will provide welcome remarks and an introduction to the research center. 

Getting to Corey Marsh: We are organizing a carpool which will leave at 4:45pm from the west side of the MSU Student Union, along Abbot Rd. 

WRASC-ALS - Social Activity

Start the day with the Walkers and Runners of the MW CASC! A group walk/run will be led by MSU’s Rich Kobe – all fitness levels welcome. Group will meet in the Graduate hotel lobby at 6:30am. 

Registration and Coffee

Keynote Speaker: Climate Work in Conservation – A State Government Perspective

Shannon Lott, Michigan Department of Natural Resources

Lightning Talks 

• Corbin Hilling, USGS Great Lakes Science Center. "Does Less Ice Cover Equate to More Turbulent Overwinter Conditions on Great Lakes Fish Spawning Reefs?" 
• Mohammad Abbasian, University of Wisconsin–Madison. "The Impacts of Climate Change on Floods in the Upper Midwest" 
• Cinnamon Mittan-Moreau, Michigan State University. "Leveraging Genomic and Physiological Data to Inform Management of a Critically Endangered Butterfly" 
• Jason Bried, Illinois Natural History Survey, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. "Intrinsic Climate Sensitivity of Mussels and Lotic Odonates Across the Midwest" 
• Becca Rooney, USDA Midwest Climate Hub. "Updating Forest Ecosystem Vulnerability Assessments for the Midwest and Northeast US" 
• Holly Embke, USGS MW CASC. "Climate Adaptation for Data-Limited Inland Fisheries"
• Sue Galatowitsch, University of Minnesota. "Building the MW CASC Mentoring Program" 

Plenary Session: Climate Adaptation at the Interface of Land and Water

A panel discussion on climate adaptation research at the interface of land and water moderated by Dana Infante, chair of the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife at Michigan State University. Panelists include: 

• Doug Gorby, Upper Mississippi / Great Lakes Joint Venture, US Fish & Wildlife Service
• Marie Schafer, Environmental Protection Agency's Integrated Climate Sciences Division
• Mike Monfils, Michigan Natural Features Inventory
   

Lunch Break 

Lunch is not provided, but there are many nearby options on campus. 

From Scared to Prepared: Sharing Your Science With the Media

Lunch and skills-building exercise for MW CASC-affiliated graduate students and postdoctoral researchers. Facilitated by Tori Espensen of SciLine. Separate RSVP required. 

Scientists have a responsibility to ensure that their findings get into the hands of people who can use them to make decisions, whether at large-scale policy levels or small choices in their daily lives. One way to do that is by speaking with media, but scientists often feel intimidated by that prospect. This session for early-career scientists will highlight the importance of speaking with media as one way of sharing scientific evidence with the general public and will take you step-by-step through the process of preparing for an interview. Through presentation, discussion, and an interactive exercise, you’ll learn tools that can help you feel more confident speaking with journalists and the general public more broadly.

Breakout Sessions 

1. Improving Climate-informed Restoration
   Ecological restoration is increasingly relied upon to achieve ambitious conservation objectives. Yet, climate change has created new uncertainties for pursuing restoration. This session will consider how research can help inform new approaches to climate resilient ecological restoration.

   Moderator: Al Steinman, Grand Valley State University

   Panelists: Christopher May, GEI Consultants; Sue Galatowitsch, University of Minnesota; and Rob Croll, Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission 

2. Let's Talk About Maladaptation
   The goal of this discussion-based session is to build a shared understanding of maladaptation for natural and cultural resource managers in the Midwest.

   Session leads: Amy Waananen, University of Minnesota; Diele Lobo, University of Minnesota; Patrick Hancock, University of Minnesota; and Sam Reed, University of Minnesota. 

3. Developing and Sustaining Adaptation Partnerships
   This session will provide participants with a foundation and best practices to build and grow meaningful partnerships in climate adaptation science.  

   Moderators: Olivia LeDee and Desi Robertson 

   Panelists: Brad Potter, Upper Midwest and Great Lakes Landscape Conservation Cooperative; Kurt Kowalski, Great Lakes Science Center; and Nick Haddad, Michigan State University

Poster Session

Learn about the work of MW CASC researchers. Light refreshments will be available. 

Field Trip: Campus Walking Tour

Led by MSU faculty, this tour will visit sites of interest on campus, including the Baker Woodlot and Red Cedar River. To join, meet at the boiler on the first floor of the STEM Building at 4:30pm. 

External Advisory Board Meeting

Invite Only Meeting. 

Networking on Ice - Social Activity for Early Career Researchers 

Join fellow early career researchers for pizza, networking, and ice skating at MSU's Munn Ice Arena. Don't forget rink-appropriate clothes and socks if you'd like to skate. 

Game Night - Social Activity 

Come down to the Graduate hotel lobby for some informal board game fun! 

Launching the MW CASC Community of Practice 

Facilitated by Sachi Graber, Waxwing Consulting

A working meeting for those interested in participating in the MW CASC Community of Practice, a diverse, multidisciplinary group of climate professionals who will help inform our synthesis research projects, the synthesis approach of the MW CASC, and the value of synthesis research in climate adaptation broadly. 

Keynote Speaker: On Thin Ice: Are Lakes Feeling the Heat?

Sapna Sharma, York University

Lightning Talks 

• Molly Van Appledorn, USGS Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center. "Spatial and temporal shifts in the inundation regime of the Upper Mississippi River floodplain" 
• Chanse Ford, USGS Upper Midwest Water Science Center. "Coupled Groundwater-Surface Water Numerical Models for Forecasting Changing Groundwater Temperature Effects on Stream Temperatures in the White River, Manistee National Forest, Michigan" 
• Melissa Kenney, University of Minnesota. "Decision Support Research Recommendations to Advance the Use of Science in Midwest Climate Adaptation Decisions" 
• Elise Larsen, Georgetown University. "Impacts of Climate on Midwest Butterfly Trajectories" 
• Jaris Emmanuel Veneros Guevara, University of Minnesota. "Use of TIR UAV Imagery for Detection of Cold Water Patches in Michigan Rivers" 
• Hugh Ratcliffe, MW CASC. 

Plenary Session: Innovation in Adaptation 

Shannon Hagerman, University of British Columbia

Field Trip: Site Visit to MSU's Kellogg Biological Station

Tour MSU's Kellogg Biological Station, a premier site for field experimental research in aquatic and terrestrial ecology. KBS is approximately 1 hour from the MSU campus.