Western Invasive Mussel Management Workshop Agenda
Monday, May 4
Afternoon Hoover Dam Operation and Maintenance Tour
Tuesday, May 5
8 AM Continental Breakfast and Registration Opens
9 AM Welcome/Opening of Mussel Conference - Lorri Gray, Lower Colorado Region Regional Director
9:15 AM Opening Keynote - Deputy Commissioner Operations Karl Wirkus
9:45 AM Overview of Invasive Mussels - Fred Nibling (Reclamation)
10:15 AM Break
10:30 AM Session 1 - Prevention & Monitoring, Moderated by Chris Holdren (Reclamation)
| Panelist | Organization | Title |
| David Britton | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service | Coordinating a Response to the Western Quagga/Zebra Mussel Invasion |
| Bill Zook | Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission | Watercraft Intervention Programs for Dreissenid Mussels in the Western U.S. |
| Eileen Ryce | Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks | Montana ANS Program: Prevention and Monitoring |
12:30 PM Buffet Lunch (Provided)
1:30 PM Session 2 - Control & Mitigation, Moderated by Leonard Willett (Reclamation)
| Panelist | Organization | Title |
| Everett Laney | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers | Western Dressina in Warm Waters |
| Ric De Leon | Metropolitan Water District of Southern California | Integrated Pest Management for Control of Quaggas |
| Renata Claudi | RNT Consulting | Review of Control Methods: One-Size Does NOT Fit All |
3:30 PM Break
3:45 PM Quagga Mussels in the lower Colorado River - Leonard Willett (Reclamation)
5:00 PM Adjourn for the day
Wednesday, May 6
8 AM Continental Breakfast and Registration Opens
9 AM Antifouling and Foul Release Coatings - Allen Skaja (Reclamation)
10:00 AM Break
10:30 AM Session 3 – Research, Moderated by Fred Nibling (Reclamation)
| Panelist | Organization | Title |
| Barry Payne | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers | Environmentally Sound Dreissena Control Strategies: Physiological Ecology-Based Approaches for Public Facilities |
| Ric De Leon | Metropolitan Water District of Southern California | Research in Support of Integrated Pest Management of Quaggas |
| Todd Tietjen | Southern Nevada Water Authority | Investigating Abundance, Distribution and Water Quality Impacts of Quagga Mussels in Lake Mead |
12:30 PM Buffet Lunch
1:30 PM Session 4 - Outreach & Education, Moderated by Peter Soeth (Reclamation)
| Panelist | Organization | Title |
| Bob Pitman | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service | The 100th Meridian - A Partnership to Protect Western Waters |
| Paul Heimowitz | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service | Sign, Sign, Everywhere a Sign: Coordinating Mussel Outreach in the Northwest and Beyond |
| Elizabeth Brown | Colorado Division of Wildlife | Colorado's ANS Education and Outreach Strategy |
3:30 PM Break
3:45 PM Facility Assessment Template - Tom Prescott (RNT Consulting)
4:45 PM Conference Summary - Bob Quint, Director Operations (Reclamation)
5:00 PM Adjourn
Last updated: 8/21/09