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FLOW
"Voices of the River" Symposium and Community Conversation
​Thursday, February 25, 2016


HOME        EXHIBITION             VOICES OF THE RIVER SYMPOSIUM               MIXING OIL & WATER FILM NIGHT                    WORDS ON WATER: POETRY & JAZZ IN CONCERT         LIVING IN HARMONY ON THE YELLOWSTONE FILM      
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Promotional poster by Patrick Mueller
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SYMPOSIUM FOCUS
Presentations and audience discussion focused specifically on the riparian and channel migration zones of the river, which were identified, in the Yellowstone River Cumulative Effects Analysis, as the least understood aspects of the river, but which have major impact on future use of the river by land owners, recreationalists, and agriculturists as well as survival of species.  This discussion will seek to broaden understanding and enlighten planning efforts by user groups, civic leaders and policy makers. 

The symposium opened with research presentations by Dr. Susan Gilbertz' MSUB Environmental Studies students from Yellowstone River Cultural Inventory (2006), part of the overall Yellowstone River Cumulative Effects Analysis. Panelists will present historical, environmental, geologic and policy perspectives followed by a community discussion with audience members. Rocky Mountain College students will present their environmental projects via poster presentations after the symposium. 

Background of the Yellowstone River Cumulative Effects Analysis
The Yellowstone River Cumulative Effects Analysis, of which Dr. Susan Gilbert's Yellowstone River Cultural Inventory is a part, is the culmination of an internationally unique,  multi-agency, comprehensive watershed study that arose from the effects of the floods of 1996-1997.  The data collected in this study addresses hydrologic, socioeconomic and biological issues on the Yellowstone River.  This analysis has included an interdisciplinary scientific characterization of relationships between human activities and associated river system responses. Based on this analysis, recommendations were developed for management practices and actions that will provide sustainability to socioeconomic interests while maintain the long-term biological and physical integrity of the river system.


PROGRAM
4:30-5:30
Youth Outreach and Gallery Reception in Northcutt Steele Gallery and Outer Gallery
5:15 - 7:15
"Voices of the River" Symposium and Community Conversation 
  • Welcome by Leanne Gilbertson and Sherri Cornett
  • Presentation of research from Dr. Susan Gilbertz' "Yellowstone: Voices and Science" class:  Kyle Krenik "Flooding", Bob Bare "Channel Migration", Sarah Newman "Riparian Areas", Katie Jacobsen "Pallid Sturgeons"
  • Panelist presentations
  • Community Conversation 
    Facilitated by Susan Gilbertz

Photos: Anastasia Swarthout

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Susan J. Gilbertz, Ph.D.
Director, Environmental Studies Program
Montana State University Billings
Director, Yellowstone River Cultural Inventory (2006)
Topic:  Yellowstone Cultural Inventory overview, "Voices of the River" student presentation,  community conversation facilitator.


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Warren Kellogg
Chair, Technical Advisory Group, Yellowstone River Cumulative Effects Analysis
Topics: The symbiotic nature of the river and native riparian areas forests from a “big picture” perspective.  What are some future scenarios as increasing demands and encroaching development change the river.


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Kayhan Ostovar
Associate Professor of Biology & Environmental Science
Rocky Mountain College
Topics:  Wildlife species as indicators of river health

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Burt Williams
Manager, The Nature Conservancy (retired) 
Member, Technical Advisory Group, Yellowstone River Community Effects Analysis
Prior Member, Resource Advisory Committee, Yellowstone River Cumulative Effects Analysis
​Topics:  How communities came together to create and sustain the Yellowstone River Cumulative Effects Analysis. Lessons learned for future consensus building. 

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Carrie La Seur, Ph.D., J.D.
Attorney for energy and environmental issues on behalf of farmers, ranchers, and Native Americans and Author
Topics: Coordinating policy making. Rights of future generations to water and riparian area access.

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More information about her topic: 
How New Zealand granted a river personhood:

http://www.treehugger.com/environmental-policy/river-new-
​zealand-granted-legal-rights-person.html


Hungary has created an Ombudsman for Future Generations:
http://www.fdsd.org/ideas/the-hungarian-parliaments-
ombudsman-for-future-generations/


Science and Environmental Health Network has drafted model guardian legal frameworks, available here:
http://sehn.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Models_for_Protecting_the_Environment_
for_Future_Generations.pdf

7:15 - 8:30
Exhibition Reception and Science Project Poster Presentations from  Rocky Mountain College students Katy Anderson, Gabriel Aponte, Sean Flyn and Jack Schultz
Photos: Anastasia Swarthout

MANY THANKS TO OUR SYMPOSIUM SPONSORS:
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Yellowstone River Research Center
The Yellowstone River Research Center (YRRC) is a multidisciplinary research institute composed of geologists, ecologists, wildlife biologists, geographers, and social scientists at Rocky Mountain College (Billings, MT).  The center is positioned in an area that is a microcosm of the northern Rocky Mountain region, where some of the nation’s most pristine environments coincide with ongoing processes of resource extraction, agriculture, industrial activity and increasing human settlement. 

YRCC Goals: 
  1. Promote field-based research for undergraduates
  2. Foster collaborative, multidisciplinary research
  3. Improve and maintain YRRC’s research facilities
  4. Develop cooperative agreements and partnerships with external institutions, agencies and the community
  5. Support service learning opportunities and outreach between students and the community 
  6. Maintain and expand monitoring programs that document ecosystem and geological change

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PRESS
"Flow" panelists Susan Gilbertz, Carrie La Seur and Kayhan Ostovar continue the dialogue about the Yellowstone River with Jay Kohn on "Face the State", a program of the Montana News Network which aired Sunday, March 6, 2016 on KTVQ.
http://www.ktvq.com/clip/12273105/face-the-state-the-future-of-the-yellowstone-river
"At project’s end, a close look at the Yellowstone River"
by David Crisp, The Last Best News, February 26, 2016

http://lastbestnews.com/site/2016/02/at-projects-end-a-close-look-at-the-yellowstone-river/
"Health of the Yellowstone topic of river talk" 
by Mike Ferguson, Billings Gazette, February 26, 2016
​http://billingsgazette.com/news/local/health-of-the-yellowstone-topic-of-river-talk/article_a36cb497-30af-5694-8e9c-f04c80a149fd.html
© 2011 Sherri Cornett
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      • WORDS ON WATER: POETRY AND JAZZ IN CONCERT Flow
      • LIVING IN HARMONY ON THE YELLOWSTONE Flow
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      • YELLOWSTONE RIVER CUMULATIVE EFFECTS ANALYSIS Flow
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    • QUEST Guest Art Facilitator
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