Tuesday, May 24th

Shuttle van schedule:

  • Pick up at Best Western Grantree 7:40 am
  • Pick up at Lewis and Clark Motel 7:55am
  • Arrive at Bozeman Event Space: 8:00am

Note: If you did NOT indicate that you need to use the shuttle van service on your workshop registration, please notify Micah Chang (micahchang@montana.edu) ASAP so that we can try to accomodate your request.  

8:00-8:30 Coffee, Continental Breakfast and Check-in

8:30-9:00 Welcome, Opening talk

“Water in the West: What our Region is Facing,” Kristen Intemann (MSU-Bozeman)

  • Motivation and rationale for the workshop
  • What to expect Days 1-3 & overview of Day 1

9:00-9:30 Participant Introductions

9:30-10:20 Participant Lightning talks: What do we know and what are the expected threats to water security?

  • “Preparing for Ecological Drought in Montana,” Jamie McEvoy (MSU-Bozeman)
  • “Predictable Consequences of Growth,” Ralph Johnson (MSU-Bozeman)
  • “Climate change impacts, indigenous food systems, sustainable energy/food tensions, Snake River,” Nick Bergman (University of Idaho).
  • “The effects of land management on water quality,” Stephanie Ewing (MSU-Bozeman)
  • “Mountain is fractured and permeable: implication for water and ecosystems” Ye Zhang (University of Wyoming)

10:20-10:30 Break

10:30-11:15 Interactive breakout session: What are the expected threats to water security?

Smaller groups will discuss:

  • What were the themes that emerged from the lightning talks (what do we know about the threats to water security)?
  • How does your own work connect to or address any of the issues or themes raised in the lightning talks?
  • What are the knowledge “gaps” or things that need further research to understand the threats to water security?
  • What are the challenges to doing this work/research successfully?
  • What are the opportunities or strategies for overcoming these challenges?

11:15-12:00 Participant Lightning talks: What are the challenges to water governance and planning?

  • “Examining Power, Equity, and Inclusion within Klamath Basin Water Governance,” Hannah Whitley (Penn State University)
  • “Understanding power dynamics in river basin governance under drought,”Abigail Sullivan (Boston University)
  • “Water Planning: Moving Away from the Lowest Common Denominator,”Susan Gilbertz (MSU-Billings)
  • ”Governing ecologically available water: Identifying gaps in the multi-level governance regime in the Upper Missouri Headwaters,” Amanda Cravens (USGS)

12:00-12:15 Break/select your lunch

12:15-1:15 Lunch keynote - "Convergence research: what it is, why it matters, and how we get there for water in the West:, Nicole Motzer, Director of Research Development, Montana State University

1:15-1:30: Break

1:30-2:15: Interactive Breakout Session: What are the challenges to water governance and planning?  

Smaller groups will discuss:

  • What were the themes that emerged from the lightning talks (what do we know about the challenges to water planning and governance)?
  • How does your own work connect to or address any of the issues or themes raised in the lightning talks?
  • What are the knowledge “gaps” or things that need further research to overcome the obstacles to watering planning and governance?
  • What are the challenges to doing this work/research successfully?
  • What are the opportunities or strategies for overcoming these challenges?

2:15-3:15: Larger group discussion/synthesis of smaller groups ideas

3:15-4:30: Networking reception

4:30-6:30pm Dinner on your own 

For those who have registered for the shuttle van, you can decide whether want to stay downtown for dinner or go back to hotels before the Museum of the Rockies evening event.

Shuttle van schedule:

  • Pick up at Bozeman Event Space 4:30pm 
  • Drop off at Lewis and Clark: 4:40pm
  • Drop off at Grantree 4:55pm
  • Pick up at Grantree 6:00pm
  • Pick up at Lews and Clark 6:15pm
  • Pick up at Bozeman Event Space 6:20pm
  • Drop off at MoR 6:30pm

6:30pm: Doors open at the Museum of the Rockies

7:00-9:00: Documentary Screening at Hager Auditorium, Museum of the Rockies

Life in the Landscape: A screening of three short documentaries on the relationships between life, water, and land in different regions of Montana, followed by Q & A with Filmmakers Lara Tomov and Lailani Upham at the Museum of the Rockies, Hager Auditorium. 

9:00-9:30 Reception in the lobby of the Museum of the Rockies

Return shuttle van schedule:

  • Leave MoR 9:30pm
  • Drop off at Lewis and Clark 9:40pm
  • Drop off at Grantree: 9:55pm

Wednesday, May 25th

Shuttle van schedule:

  • Pick up at the Best Western Grantree 7:40 am
  • Pick up at Lewis and Clark 7:55am
  • Drop off at Bozeman Event Space 8:00am

 8:00-8:30: Continental breakfast, coffee/tea

8:30-8:45: Welcome and Daily Overview

  • What IS water insecurity?

8:45-9:15:  “Drought and Health” Rachel Lookadoo, Director of Legal and Public Health Preparedness, Center for Preparedness Education, University of Nebraska Medical Center

9:15-10:00: Participant Lightning Talks: Measuring and Monitoring Water Security/ Insecurity

  • "A new way to think about, and measure, water insecurity: The Water Insecurity Experiences (WISE) Scales," Sera Young (Northwestern University)
  • "Tribal household water security on the Navajo Nation – A review of existing studies," Joseph Hoover (MSU-Billings)
  • “Mapping Water Ways," Daisy Ocampo (CSU – San Bernadino)
  • “Measuring Water from the Air," Joe Shaw (MSU-Bozeman)

10:00-10:15 BREAK

10:15-11:00 Interactive Breakout Session: Measuring and Monitoring Water Security/ Insecurity

Small groups will discuss:

  • What were the themes that emerged from the lightning talks (what do we know about the challenges to water security measuring and monitoring)?
  • How does your own work connect to or address any of the issues or themes raised in the lightning talks?
  • What are the knowledge “gaps” or things that need further research to improve water security monitoring and measuring?
  • What are the challenges to doing this work/research successfully?
  • What are the opportunities or strategies for overcoming these challenges?

11:00-11:15 BREAK

11:15-12:00 Participant Lighting Talks: Strategies for Water Protection & Planning

  • "Lessons learned: Creating an interdisciplinary team and using a nexus approach," Bassel Daher (Texas A & M)
  • "Optimizing water resource management in the Henry’s Fork watershed: Using and assessing a collaborative modeling approach," Christina Morrisett (Utah State)
  • "Leveraging community partnerships and intelligent technologies to address septic system water quality risks in the Flathead Basin," Sarah Halvorson (UM) and Nanette Nelson (UM Flathead Lake Biological Station)
  • “Microbial processes and microbe-mineral interactions for water treatment,” Ellen Lauchnor (MSU-Bozeman)

 

12:00-12:15 Break/Select Lunch

12:15-1:15: Lunch keynote - “Complications Addressing Water Issues on the Crow Reservation,” John Doyle, Crow Nation

1:15-1:30: Lunch break continued

1:30-2:00: Participant Lightning Talks: How can we effectively engage stakeholders and communities?

  • "Life in the Tar Seeps: Overlooked Ecologies at Great Salt Lake and Beyond," Gretchen Henderson (UT Austin)
  • "Designing Collaborative Projects to Create Usable Science," Arica Crootoff (UM-Western)
  • "Building Capacity to Work with Tribal Communities," Sheree Watson (USGS)

2:00-2:45  Interactive Breakout Session: Strategies for Water Security & Community Engagement  

Small groups will discuss:

  • What were the themes that emerged from the keynotes and lightning talks (what are some potentially promising strategies/directions for protecting against and planning for water insecurity)?
  • How does your own work connect to or address any of the issues or themes raised in the lightning talks?
  • What are the unmet needs or strategies that might need further development?
  • What are the challenges to doing this work/research successfully?
  • What are the opportunities or strategies for overcoming these challenges?

2:45-3:00 BREAK

3:00-3:50 Larger group discussion/synthesis of smaller groups ideas

3:50-4:00 BREAK 

4:00-4:30: Moving from ideas to action

Participants will identify and prioritize potential working groups and projects for the last day of the workshop

4:30-6:30 Dinner on your own

For those who have registered for the shuttle van, you can decide whether want to stay downtown for dinner or go back to hotels before the Museum of the Rockies evening event.

Shuttle van schedule:

  • Pick up at Bozeman Event Space 4:30pm 
  • Drop off at Lewis and Clark: 4:40pm
  • Drop off at Grantree 4:55pm
  • Pick up at Grantree 6:00pm
  • Pick up at Lewis and Clark 6:15pm
  • Pick up at Bozeman Event Space 6:20pm
  • Drop off at Museum of the Rockies 6:30pm

6:30pm Doors open at the Museum of the Rockies

7:00-8:15pm: "Inherent Relationships, Earth Law, and the Pursuit of Water Justice," Kelsey Leonard, Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Waters, Climate and Sustainability  at Hager Auditorium,  Museum of the Rockies.

8:15-9pm: Reception in the lobby of the Museum of the Rockies

Return shuttle van schedule:

  • Leave MoR 9pm
  • Drop off at Lewis and Clark 9:40pm
  • Drop off at Grantree: 9:55pm

Thursday, May 26th

Shuttle van schedule:

  • Pick up at Best Western Grantree 9:00 am
  • Pick up at Lewis and Clark 9:15am
  • Drop off at Bozeman Event Space 9:20am

9:30-9:45: Welcome and Daily Overview (Coffee & Continental Breakfast Available)

9:45-10:45: Interactive Breakout Session - Identifying specific questions and needs (part I).

Using the topics, ideas, and priorities identified on Day 2, groups will discuss these in more detail.  The  specific goal of the session is to try to try to identify more specific questions, needs, and ideas for projects.

10:45-11:00 BREAK

11:00-12:00: Interactive Breakout Sessions: Identifying expertise needed (part II)

Using the topics, ideas, and priorities identified on Day 2, groups will discuss what additional expertise might be needed to answer questions identified.  The  specific goal of the session is to try to identify team members needed to carry out a particular project.

12:00-12:15: Break/Select your lunch

12:15-1:15: Lunch Keynote - "Getting to the Heart of Science Communication," Faith Kerns, California Institute for Water Resources

1:15-1:30: Lunch break continued

1:30-2:30: Interactive Breakout Session: Facilitated projects, collaborations, and opportunities

The goal of this interactive breakout session is to identify potential opportunities for funding, publication, or collaboration related to the specific ideas from the morning session. 

2:30-3:00: Larger group discussion of actionable items and next steps/report-outs from smaller groups

3:00: Wrap up and adjourn

3:30pm-6:00pm Story Mill Park Event:

“Walking the Water Way,” performed by InSite Theater Productions.  Participants will go through this one-hour outdoor production in small groups at 15 minute intervals, with happy hour reception at the Pavillion for groups before and after they attend the performance.

Reception at Lalani Pavilion: 3:30-6pm

Performance Entrance Times: 3:30, 3:45, 4pm

Performance End Times: 4:30, 4:45, 5pm

Shuttle van schedule:

  • Pick up at Bozeman Event Space 3:20pm
  • Arrive at Lalani Pavilion, Story Mill Park 3:30pm
  • Pick up Story Mill: 5:30pm, 6pm (or as needed)