September 10-11, 2025, Galvez Building Conference Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New Orleans District Overview
Jeff Varisco Chief, Projects and Restoration Branch, USACE New Orleans District
Lower Mississippi River Comprehensive Management Study
Rick Raynie, Project Manager, Projects and Restoration Branch, USACE New Orleans District
Mississippi River 100 Initiative
Beaux Jones, President & CEO, The Water Institute
Comprehensive Monitoring System for the Mississippi River Basin
Dr. Bryan Piazza, Director of Science, The Nature Conservancy, Louisiana Chapter and Mississippi River Basin
Charting a Course for Conservation: Collaborative and Multi-Disciplinary Research on Lower Mississippi River Habitats
Dr. Audrey Harrison, Research Entomologist, USACE Engineer Research and Development Center, Environmental Laboratory
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Fish and Wildlife Conservation Offices on the Lower Mississippi River
Evan Boone Fish Biologist, Lower Mississippi River Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office, Kayla Kimmel Biologist, Baton Rouge Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office
Mississippi River Watershed Partnership – Where We’re Headed
Liz Crow, Government and Relations Director, The Nature Conservancy
TNC’s Mississippi River Basin Program and Federal Policy Priorities
Bryan Hopkins, Midwest Strategy Director for Great Rivers and Floodplains, The Nature Conservancy, Hannah Amsterdam Senior Policy Associate, Mississippi River Basin Floodplain, The Nature Conservancy
Hypoxia Task Force and Mississippi River Basin Nutrient Reduction
Katie Flahive, US EPA and Hypoxia Task Force Coordinating Committee Co-chair,
Jake Greif, US EPA Gulf Hypoxia Program Coordinator
Water management in the Lower Mississippi River: Are we adequately prepared for today’s challenges?
Haley Gentry, Assistant Director, Tulane Institute on Water Resources Law & Policy
Current Research Initiatives at the USDA Agricultural Research Service’s National Sedimentation Laboratory: Partners in the Lower Mississippi River Basin and Beyond
Dr. Matt Moore, USDA Agricultural Research Service’s National Sedimentation Laboratory
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley
Zack Bernstein, Senior Manager, Southern Forests, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
One Mississippi – River Initiatives
Kelly McGinnis, Executive Director, One Mississippi
Audubon in the Delta Region
Dr. Shubham Datta, Senior Director of Conservation, Audubon
Conservation Finance: Introduction and Case Studies
Abby Singer, Quantified Ventures