Tenth Annual Symposium
Recent research at the USDA-ARS Walnut Gulch Experimental
Watershed (WGEW) and the
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Past Symposiums: 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
We would like to announce the tenth annual Research Insights in Semiarid Ecosystems (RISE) Symposium. The objectives of the symposium are to share recent results of scientific research at the USDA-ARS Walnut Gulch Experimental Watershed (WGEW) and the University of Arizona Santa Rita Experimental Range (SRER), to encourage future research activities at the WGEW and the SRER, and to promote the WGEW and the SRER as outdoor scientific laboratories.
The Symposium will feature invited speakers presenting either recent research on the WGEW or SRER or new reflections on earlier work conducted at either site. There will be time for questions from the audience, which will be made up of federal agency and university researchers, students, and stakeholders from southern Arizona.
Deadlines:
The deadline for
registration (as a courtesy for catering plans) is 07 October 2013.
Late registrations will be accepted at the Symposium site from 8:30 to 9:00
AM.
The deadline for Poster Abstract Submission is 30 September 2013. Note: Space may be limited; if this is the case, priority will be based on order of abstract submission.
Poster Session Guidlelines:
Poster Dimensions:
apply to all posters,
including student contestants and others).
Posters should not exceed 4 feet (48 inches)
by 5 feet (60 inches).
Student Poster Contest Awards:
Through the contribution of a generous donor, we are able to grant
awards for outstanding student posters.
A single poster award will be granted in each of the following
categories:
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Best Graduate Student Poster ($500)
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Honorable Mention Graduate Student Poster ($200)
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Best Undergraduate Student Poster ($300)
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Honorable Mention Undergraduate Student Poster
($100)
To qualify for a poster
award, the work presented on the poster must have been conducted in or have
used data from the Walnut Gulch Experimental Watershed (WGEW), the Santa
Rita Experimental Range (SRER), or both.
Entry to the contest appears in the registration process for the
symposium.
Contestant's posters will be judged and awards
presented at the Symposium. A poster should stand on its own merit,
but poster judges will also be visiting with each student at their posters
to evaluate enthusiasm and competence in the subject area.
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8:30-9:00 |
Registration | |
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9:00-9:05 |
Mitch McClaran | RISE Welcome |
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9:05-9:15 |
Susan Moran USDA ARS SWRC |
Introduction to the Morning Session: Sixty Years of Continuous Research and Data Collection at Walnut Gulch Experimental Watershed (WGEW) |
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9:15-9:25 |
Jeff Stone USDA ARS SWRC |
Virtual Tour of WGEW |
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9:25-9:35 |
Erik Hamerlynck USDA ARS SWRC |
Drips, Runs, and Burps: Hydro-ecological Research Insights from WGEW |
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9:40-10:00 |
Mark Nearing USDA ARS SWRC |
Soil Erosion and Sediment Studies at WGEW |
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10:00-10:10 |
Mary Nichols USDA ARS SWRC |
Upscaling from WGEW to Semiarid Regions around the World (video) |
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10:10-10:30 |
Russ Scott USDA ARS SWRC |
From the Headwaters to the Main Stem: Expanding WGEW Science to Address Critical Water Resource Uncertainties in the San Pedro Basin |
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10:30-10:50 |
Dave Goodrich USDA ARS SWRC |
Science and Tools from WGEW to Quantify the Benefits of Conservation Practices in Cienega Creek |
| 10:50-11:00 |
Phil Heilman USDA ARS SWRC |
So, You Study Watersheds, That's Great - But Does It Pay? |
| 11:00-11:15 | Poster Introductions | Poster abstracts presented by poster authors |
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11:15-1:00 |
Poster Session | Authors will be with their posters in the hall outside the conference room |
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12:00-1:00 |
Lunch w/ Posters | Provided at the meeting; included in RISE registration fee |
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1:00-1:20 |
Lisa Haynes UA SNRE WILD CAT |
Jaguar Survey and Monitoring in the Southwestern United States |
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1:20-1:40 |
Russ Monson UA SNRE |
Toward Defining a New Scale of Ecological Interactions. The North American Monsoon Macrosystem |
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1:40-2:00 |
Jeff Fehmi UA SNRE |
Revegetation Research Results from Southern Arizona |
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2:00-2:20 |
Peter Gierlach (Petey Mesquitey) KXCI Radio | Field Notes from the Borderlands of Southeastern Arizona. |
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2:20-2:30 |
Poster Contest Winners | |
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2:30-2:45 |
Discussion | All speakers and poster authors will be in attendance |
POSTERS
(*=Undergraduate Poster Contestant, **=Graduate Poster Contestant)
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RISE Organizing Committee: Erik
Hamerlynck, Mitch McClaran, Susan Moran, Shirley Papuga |
Undefined Acronyms:ALRS: Arid Land Resources Sciences |