| Opening |
8:45 - 10:15 am |
State of the River and Morning Keynote |
The release of the SORR to be followed by a morning keynote. Jessica Beach, P.E. - City of St. Augustine Chief Resilince Officer will serve as morning keynote. |
David Wood - JEPB Chair
Dr. Gerry Pinto - JU
Jessica Beach - St. Augustine CRO |
| A |
10:30 - 11:45 am |
Mapping Vulnerability Data |
Information on the Vulnerability Assessment, The Resilience Strategy, and the Risk & Vulnerability Tool being developed for the City of Jacksonville. |
Lauren Miller - CDM Smith
Colleen McHugh - The Water Institute of the Gulf
Aashka Patel - Fernleaf |
| B |
10:30 - 11:45 am |
Green Infrastructure and Innovative Solutions |
Learn about some innovative approaches to stormwater, shorelines and housing. |
Fara Ilami - NFRC
Dr. Joe Morton- UF
Dr. Eban Bean - UF
Sarah Boren - USGBC Florida |
| C |
10:30 - 11:45 am |
Restoring Creeks in Urban Neighborhoods |
Until now, most people would associate McCoys Creek with impossibly flooded roads and frustrated residents. Although perhaps not as severe, residents and businesses along Hogans Creek have experienced flooding at times as well. Hear how teams from Wood and Halff Associates are working with Groundwork Jacksonville to restore the creeks in ways that will reduce the capacity for flooding, provide for sidewalks, green space and new landscapes along portions of the Emerald Trail. |
Kay Ehas - Groundwork Jax
Nikita Reed - COJ Pub Wrks
Guillermo Simon - Halff Assoc.
Rebecca Vanderbeck - Wood |
| D |
10:30 - 11:45 am |
Innovation and Resilience: How Smart North Florida Leverages Technology to Solve Pressing Problem Statements |
Innovative technologies are playing a part in developing solutions to current issues facing municipal governments and the private sector. Hear some of the good things being planned or implemented. |
Clayton Levins - SMART North Florida
Colin Moore - City of Neptune Beach
Erin Rothman - StormSensor |
| Luncheon |
12 - 1:15 pm |
Symposium Keynote Address |
City of Jacksonville
Chief Resilience Officer
Anne Coglianese |
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| E |
1:30 - 2:15 pm |
Turning Down the Heat in Jacksonville |
A discussion about Jacksonville's new heat map and ideas for how to limit heat stress now and in the future. |
Dr. Adam Rosenblatt - UNF
Todd Little - COJ Urban Forestry |
| F |
1:30 - 2:15 pm |
Balancing the Scales: Hnads-on Initiatives in a Changing Environment - Part 1 |
Hear about the significant roles youth are playing in several Jacksonville resilience-related projects along with some innovative approaches to environmental education. |
Dr. Kelly Smith Hunter Mathews Oscar Psychas (Green Team) Jamie Lynn Lankenau
Matt Day
Alex Hopf
Emily Blum |
| G |
1:30 - 2:15 pm |
Addressing Air Quality in Urban Areas of Jacksonville |
The Jacksonville Environmental Protection Board enlisted Envirosuite to provide intelligence on odors that have been plaguing urban areas of the city. See a demonstration of the system and a discussion of how the information will be used. Also hear about how citizen scientists can co-locate air monitoring sensors with existing regulatory monitors at one of the local air monitoring sites. |
Michael Williams, P.E
EQD Air Branch |
| H |
1:30 - 2:15 pm |
The Wastewater Story - Past, Present and Future |
A discussion of changes in wastewater treatment over the years by area utilities and how area utilites are addressing the requirements of legislation recently passed by the Florida Legislature. |
Melissa Long - COJ-EQD
Jeremy Johnston -Clay County Utilities
Dennis Barron -
City of Jacksonville Beach
Tom Bartol - JEA |
| I |
2:30 - 3:15 pm |
Climate Driven Displacement |
Insights from a report focused on the climate gentrification effects that SLR might have on Florida. Part of the study specifically focused attention on Jacksonville with insights obtained from elected officials, local government staff, and community stakeholders. |
Dr. Will Butler - FSU
Tisha Holmes - FSU
Sean Lahav - Halff Assoc. |
| J |
2:30 - 3:15 pm |
Partners in Preservation |
Public and private partnerships have been critical for establishing and maintaining an extensive preservation park system and other conservation areas throughout Jacksonville; these partnerships will be the focus of this session. |
Dr. Jennifer Hinton - JaxParks
Mark Middlebrook - Timucuan Parks Foundation Steven Kidd - National Park Service |
| K |
2:30 - 3:15 pm |
Balancing the Scales: Hnads-on Initiatives in a Changing Environment - Part 2 |
Students will share the experiences, significance and impact of their active engagement in local resilience projects and their leadership roles in environmental education. |
Dr. Kelly Smith Hunter Mathews Oscar Psychas (Green Team) Jamie Lynn Lankenau
Matt Day
And Select Youth |
| L |
2:30 - 3:15 pm |
Regional Resilience and Water Planning |
The objective of this panel discussion is to explore different dimensions of regional resilience planning that have evolved in Northeast Florida over the past several years. Audience members will learn about efforts being facilitated by the Northeast Florida Regional Council, St. Johns River Water Management District, North Florida TPO, and Jacksonville District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Panelists will provide insights into recent regional resilience efforts and how the objectives of these efforts are promoting community resilience goals across the region and beyond. |
Beth Payne - NFRC
Tom Frick - SJRWMD
Jeff Sheffiled - NFTPO
Kip Webber - USACOE Shayne Wood - CDM Smith
Vince Seibold - SWIG LLC |
| Closing |
3:30 - 4:30 pm |
Intersectional Environmentalism - Environmental Health, Environmental Justice |
Interactive panel and discussion around the relationship of environmental health in vulnerable communities |
Dr. Paula Holanchock - Flagler College Ashantae Green - DSWCD
Dr. Josh Gellers - UNF |
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