2010 Ohio Stormwater Conference
June 10 – 11, 2010
Kalahari Resort
7000 Kalahari Road
Sandusky, OH 44870

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Conference Registration

Registration Type/Fee

Attendee	Speaker
$150.00 (form postmarked by May 15, 2009) $200.00 (form postmarked after May 15, 2009)	$100.00

Registration Includes:
• Unlimited admission to the sessions of your choice on both days
• Admission to morning breakfasts on both days
• Admission to luncheons on Thursday, June 10, and Friday, June 11, 2010
• Admission to all breaks
• Admission to the Reception, Thursday June 10, 2010
• One copy of the official Conference Guide
• One copy of the Conference CD ROM containing Conference Power Point Presentations

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Conference Schedule

Wednesday, June 9, 2010
9:45 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.	Stone Lab Water Quality Testing Tour
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.	Green Building Tour
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.	Canoe Tour of Old Woman Creek Estuary
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Exhibit Area Open	9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. -7:30 p.m.
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.	Registration / Breakfast
8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.	Opening Session / Keynote Speaker
10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.	Morning Refreshment Break
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.	Concurrent Sessions
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.	Luncheon
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.	Concurrent Sessions
2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.	Afternoon Refreshment Break
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.	Concurrent Sessions
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.	Concurrent Sessions
5:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.	Opening Reception
Friday, June 11, 2010
Exhibit Area Open	9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.	Registration / Breakfast
8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.	Concurrent Sessions
10:00 a.m. -10:30 a.m.	Morning Refreshment Break
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.	Concurrent Sessions
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.	Luncheon
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.	Concurrent Sessions
2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.	Afternoon Refreshment Break
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.	Concurrent Sessions

 

Tour Information

Green Building Tour 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Featuring innovative development and conservation projects in Oberlin, Ohio

The tour will begin with a visit to the Adam Joseph Lewis Center for Environmental Studies, an integrated building-landscape system at Oberlin College. Rated one of the 30 milestone buildings of the 20th century by the U.S. Department of Energy, the Lewis Center is a demonstration project, testing ground, educational venue, and catalyst for the emerging field of ecological design. Afterward, the Western Reserve Land Conservancy will share its strategies for land protection and watershed conservation planning. Next, a visit to the East College Street Project, a brownfield redevelopment project that features a sustainably de- signed, mixed-use building containing 33 condos and 20,000 square feet of retail and office space. The East College Street Project was selected as a national pilot for the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Neighborhood Design Green Building Rating system by the US Green Building Council. Finally, enjoy a guided tour of the recently completed Litoff Building at the Oberlin College Conservatory of Music. Including a state-of-the-art recording studio and the largest privately held jazz recording collection in the United States, The Litoff building intends to be the first music facility in the world to attain a Gold LEED rat- ing.

Bus transportation provided from the Kalahari Resort. Registration fee: $45. (lunch included) Space is lim- ited to 55 so please register early.

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Guided Canoe Tour of Old Woman Creek Estuary 6:00 - 8:00 pm

Old Woman Creek is protected as a State Nature Preserve and National Estuarine Research Reserve be- cause it is one of Ohio's best remaining examples of a natural estuary. An estuary is traditionally defined as that place where the land's fresh waters meet and mix with the saltwater of the sea and where water levels are affected by tides. Lake Erie is actually a freshwater inland sea. Although salt concentration or salinity is not a factor here, the waters of the lake and Old Woman Creek combine in the estuary to form a third type of water, chemically different from that of either the creek or lake. Old Woman Creek Reserve features a variety of habitats: marsh, open water, a barrier beach, upland forests and old crop fields in early plant suc- cession. As a transition zone between land and water, the estuary brings together many kinds of life. At- tracted by the water supply and abundance of food and shelter, birds, mammals, fish, reptiles, amphibians and insects are drawn here. Experience the sights and sounds of this unique coastal wetland as you paddle upstream viewing a variety of native and migratory birds and then walk the barrier beach at sunset. The tour will feature a discussion of local watershed planning and restoration efforts. Guided by Breann Hohman, Firelands Coastal Tributaries Watershed Coordinator and Frank Lopez, Manager of Old Woman Creek Na- tional Estuarine Research Reserve.

Registration fee - $10.00 per person

Canoes Provided - Maximum Participants 20
Up to 10 additional if provide own canoe or kayak
Ages 10+, those under 16 must be accompanied by parent or guardian.

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"Day at the Bay" or "Stone Lab Water Quality Testing" Tours
Transportation - Private Vehicle to Port Clinton
Time Frame: Meet Port Clinton at 9:45 a.m. - Board Jet Express
Tour runs until 3:00 p.m.
Stone lab tour limit 60 - Cost $55/person (includes lunch on Gibraltar Island)
Day at the Bay - $30 (lunch on your own)

Join us on the Jet Express as we "put an Island in your life" and visit Lake Erie's third largest Island, historic South Bass or better know as Put-in-Bay. South Bass Island is approximately 3.7 miles long and 1.5 miles wide. Put-in-Bay, so named ever since Native Americans "put in at the bay" during their many journeys across Lake Erie.

Those choosing the Water Quality Tour - you will tour The Franz Theodore Stone Laboratory and Cooke's Castle on Gibraltar Island. This is the Lake Erie teaching and research laboratory of the Ohio Sea Grant College Program. Created in 1895, Stone Laboratory is the nation's oldest freshwater biological field station and the Island Campus of The Ohio State University. You'll be stepping on board the Gibraltar III to watch a resident scientist demonstrate the study of water quality, plankton, benthos, and fish using various sensors, samplers, and trawls.

"Day at the Bay" - You will also be hopping aboard the Jet Express, which will dock near downtown Put-in-Bay. Wander through the quaint downtown shops or take a short walk to visit Heineman's Winery, The Butterfly House, Crystal Cave, historic Perry's Monument and many other Island Favorites. You can rent golf carts or bikes to go exploring all over the island! Lunch is on your own with choices including the Historic