The 2011 “Headwaters to Ocean (H2O)” Conference is being organized by the California Shore and Beach Preservation Association, California Coastal Coalition, Southern California Wetlands Recovery Project, Society of Wetland Scientists - Western Chapter and the Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve Coastal Training Program.
The Program Committee is seeking presentations relating to the California coast, ocean, beaches, wetlands, rivers and watersheds including but not limited to the following topic areas:
- Climate Change and Sea Level Rise – Planning and Adaptive Management
- Desalination
- Marine Debris
- Watershed Planning
- Beach Restoration
- Shoreline Preservation and Protection
- Sediment Management
- Managing for Threatened and Endangered Species
- Wetlands Restoration and Enhancement
- Community Outreach and Education
- Water Quality (TMDLs, BMPs, monitoring)
- Coastal, Wetlands and Riparian Ecology
- Littoral Processes
- Watershed Hydrology
- River Hydraulics
- Fluvial Geomorphology
- Stream/River/Creek Functions and Values
- Regulatory Framework and Process
- Legislation/Advocacy
- GIS Applications
- Coastal Engineering
- River and Wetlands Engineering
- Monitoring and Assessment
- Planning, Design, and Construction Phases
- Adaptive Management
- Conservation Biology and Biodiversity
- Endangered Species
- Invasive Species
- Regional Programs
- Ecosystems Valuation and Economics of Natural Resources
- Local Regulations/Programs
Accepted presentations will be organized into sessions consisting of presentations of approximately 20 minutes duration.
If you are interested in organizing an entire conference session of four papers, please submit the title of your session, name and affiliation of the session moderator, a short description of the session (no more than 250 words), along with at least four abstracts for presentations focused on the session topic. Each abstract should identify the session for which it is being submitted.
