Eastern S.D. Water Conference to be held Oct. 16 at SDSU

SDSU Extension
Posted 10/9/19

BROOKINGS – The 2019 Eastern South Dakota Water Conference will be held Oct. 16 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the campus of South Dakota State University in the Volstorff Ballroom of the University Student Union.

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Eastern S.D. Water Conference to be held Oct. 16 at SDSU

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BROOKINGS – The 2019 Eastern South Dakota Water Conference will be held Oct. 16 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the campus of South Dakota State University in the Volstorff Ballroom of the University Student Union.

This year’s conference theme is “A Changing Landscape: How Land Use & Climate Impact South Dakota’s Water Resources.” The conference is sponsored by the South Dakota Water Resources Institute.

A few of this year’s speakers include:

• Anthony Bly, SDSU Extension soils field specialist – “Every Acre Counts Program”

• Benjamin Schall, South Dakota Game, Fish & Parks – “Zebra Mussels in South Dakota”

• Ryan Larsen, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – “U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Response to Flooding on the Missouri River”

• Laura Edwards, SDSU Extension state climatologist – “South Dakota Trends and 2019 Extremes”

• Nathan Edwards, South Dakota Mesonet director – “South Dakota Mesonet Monitoring in the Upper Missouri River Basin Plains to Improve Snow Estimates and River Forecasting”

• Mark Origer, ISG – “Multi-Purpose Drainage Management”

• Julie Westerlund, Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources – “One Watershed, One Plan: Minnesota’s Approach to Water Management”

For a complete list of speakers and to register for the conference, visit the 2019 Eastern South Dakota Water Conference webpage. Attendees can register until Oct. 16.