Wednesday, April 2nd

1:00-5:00pm Pre-Symposium Workshop: Introduction to Green Roof Design and Installation ($50)

• Join Nathan Griswold, GRP, the North American Green Roof Policy Educator for Green Roofs for Healthy Cities at this half-day workshop

5:00-6:30pm Dinner on your own

6:30-9:00pm Poker Tournament in the Sky Room ($25, optional)

Thursday, April 3rd

7:30-8:30am Symposium Registration

8:30am-4:00pm Vendor exhibits and Poster Viewing (Sequoyah III and IV)

8:30-10:00am Session 1: Joint Policy, Applied, and Research Session (Sequoyah V)

• 8:30: LID Update from EPA Region 6

Suzanna Perea, Stormwater/Green Infrastructure Coordinator, EPA Region 6, Dallas, TX

• 9:00: Stormwater Park Case Studies for LID

Martin Smith, Founder, Ecological Design Group Inc., Wynne, AR

• 9:30: Past, Present, and Future of LID Innovation and Research in the Great Plains

Dr. Jason Vogel, PE, Assistant Professor and Stormwater Specialist,Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK

10:00-10:30am Break - Visit vendor exhibits and view poster presentations

10:30-11:30am Session 2: Concurrent Applied, Policy and Research Tracks (Deer, Wolf, and Sequoyah V)

• Applied Track (Sequoyah V)
• 10:30: Tulsa Area Rain Garden Project: Successes and Lessons Learned, Richard Smith, Indian Nations Council of Government, Tulsa, OK and Kevin Gustavson, Howell and Vancuren, Inc., Tulsa, OK
• 11:00: Designing the Natural City; Consolidated LID Approaches for Use in Transitioning Urban Districts, Greg Dorolek, Wenk Associates, Inc. Planners and Landscape Architects, Denver, CO
• Policy Track (Deer Room)
• 10:30: Impervious Cover Impacts to Surface Waters, Disconnecting Pollutant Loads through LID Planning and Implementation, James Houle, University of New Hampshire Stormwater Center, Durham, NH
• 11:00: Low Impact Development From A Community Viewpoint, Jeff Bigby, P.E., CFM, City of Broken Arrow, Broken Arrow, OK

• Research Track (Wolf Room)
• 10:30: Ten Years Later—A Retrospective and Lessons Learned from the Burnsville Rainwater Garden Retrofit Project, Kurt Leuthold, PE, LEED AP, Greg Wilson and Fred Rozumalski, Barr Engineering, Minneapolis, MN; Daryl Jacobson, City of Burnsville, Burnsville, MN; Leslie Yetka Minnehaha Creek Watershed District, Minnetonka, MN
• 11:00: Hydrologic and Plant Performance of Residential Rain Gardens in Lincoln, Nebraska, Tom Franti, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE

11:30am-1:00pm Lunch with Keynote Speaker Seth Brown from the Water Environment Federation in the Sky Room

1:00-2:30pm Session 3: Concurrent Applied, Policy, and Research Tracks (Deer, Wolf, and Sequoyah V)

• Applied Track (Sequoyah V)
• 1:00: The Amery Regional Medical Center--Promoting Human Health and Wellness through an Ecologically Enhancing and Engaging Environment,Kevin Biehn, Emmons & Olivier Resources, Inc., Oakdale, MN
• 1:30: From Vacant Lots to Emerald Isles: Transform Urban Vacant Land through Public-Private Collaboration and Innovative LID Practices, Hongbin Gao, Atlantic States Legal Foundation, Inc., Syracuse, NY
• 2:00: TBA, TBA

• Policy Track (Deer Room)
• 1:00: How Green Roof Policy Works, Nathan D. Griswold, Green Roofs for Healthy Cities and Inhabitect, LLC., Traverse City, MI
• 1:30: First Rain Gardens in Downtown Tulsa: Selecting, Supporting, Planning, Implementing, and Monitoring, Kevin Gustavson, Howell and Vancuren, Inc., Tulsa, OK
• 2:00: Stormwater Permitting and LID Panel Discussion, TBA

• Research Track (Wolf Room)
• 1:00: Beyond hydrology: quantifying additional ecosystem services provided by LID, Trisha Moore, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS; Bill Hunt, North Carolina State; John Nieber and John Gulliver, University of Minnesota
• 1:30: Optimization of Bioretention Soil Mix for Nutrient Removal, James Houle, University of New Hampshire Stormwater Center, Durham, NH
• 2:00: TBA, TBA

2:30-3:00pm Break - Visit vendor exhibits and view poster presentations

3:00-4:00pm Session 4: Applied, How-to, and Research Tracks(Deer, Wolf, and Sequoyah V)

• Applied Track (Sequoyah V)

• 3:00: Student Design Competition Introduction: Owasso Sports Park, Tim Doyle, City of Owasso, Owasso, OK
• 3:15: Student Design Competition Presentations, judged by guest jury panel

• How-to Track (Deer Room)
• 3:00: Construction Techniques and Tips for Large-scale Bioretention Cells,Glenn Brown, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK
• 3:20: Establishing dryland plants in semi-arid rain gardens; Design, install, and maintenance, Reid Coffman, Kent State University, Cleveland, OH
• 3:40: TBA, TBA

• Research Briefs (Wolf Room)
• 3:00: Nutrients in Greenroof Runoff, TBA, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
• 3:15: Hydrologic Characterization of Bioretention in Lexington, Kentucky, John McMaine, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK (formerly University of Kentucky)
• 3:30: Willingness to Pay for Improved Stream Quality in the Illinois River,Tracy Boyer, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK
• 3:45: The Research Greenroof at the National Weather Center, Tom Woodfin, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma

4:00-5:30pm Green Country LID Design Competition Gala and Symposium Reception ($30 for the Gala and Finals Event for those not attending the Symposium)  (Sequoyah III and IV)

• The Gala and Reception will take place in the same room as the vendors and student posters. Heavy hor d'oeuvres and drinks will be served, with two drink tickets per person included. This event is situated to maximize interaction between attendees, students, and vendors.

5:30-7:30pm Green Country LID Design Competition Final Presentations and Awards Ceremony (Sequoyah V)

Special Guest Master of Ceremonies: Travis Meyer, Chief Meteorologist, KOTV, News on 6 in Tulsa

• The Finals Presentation and Awards Ceremony for the Green Country LID Design Competition will be the grand finale of our Thursday activities. Come see design teams battle it out in front of an all-star jury for three$10,000 prizes!

Friday, April 4th

8:00-11:00am Golf Tournament at the Cherokee Hills Golf Course at the Hard Rock ($50 for 18 holes, optional; seeAttractions)

• Join us for a morning of fun and networking disguised as a golf tournament! Who are the best golfers--engineers, landscape architects, or architects?