1997 Governor's Conference on the Management of the Illinois River System

Opening Address / Robert W. Frazee Welcome / D. Ed Glover The Integrated Management Plan for the Illinois River Watershed / Lt. Governor Bob Kustra Using T by 2000, the 1996 Farm Bill, and Conservation 2000 to Protect the Illinois River and its Watershed / Becky Doyle What Conservation 2000 Will Mean for the Illinois River System / Brent Manning Applying New Technology to Manage the Illinois River System / Doug Johnston The Upper Mississippi River Coalition / Chester S. Bouruff Aspects of the 1996 Farm Bill and EQIP as they Relate to Illinois River Watershed Management / Wlliam J. Gradle The Personal Side of Conservation Issues / Leon Wendte Breaking the Mold, Upland Treatment of the Swan Lake Area / Martha Sheppard Site-Specific Farming's Impact on Land and Water Management / Harold F. Reets, Jr. Plan-It Earth / Chuck Wheeler RiverWeb TM Building Electronic Knowledge Networks in the Mississippi River Basin / David H. Curtis Operational Water Level Management of the Illinois Waterway / Rick D. Granados Patterns of Erosion and Sedimentation in the Illinois River Basin / Misganaw Demissie Geomorphological Principles for "Naturalizing" Streams and Rivers in Illinois / Bruce L. Rhoads Perspectives on Stormwater Management / Michael D. Platt Navigation Improvements on the Illinois River / David A. Tipple Relationship Between Water Quality and Tournament Fishing on the Illinois River / Roy Heidinger Waterways for Maritime Indurstrial Development and Job Creation / Don W. Miller, Jr. Peoria Riverfront Development - Economic, Recreational, and Social Impacts / Tom Tincher Senachwine Creek EPA 319 Project / John Hubbert Joliet Army Arsenal Restoration / Lawrence Stritch and Francis M. Harty Illinois: The Land Before Lincoln / Gary Foreman Gulf Hypoxia: How Does the Illiois River Watershed Contribute to the Problem / Frederick C. Kopfler National Assessment of Hypoxia in the Northern Gulf of Mexico / Derek Winstanley Gulf Hypoxia: How Does the Illinois River Contribute to the Problem? / Dan Towery Restoration of the River Otter in the Illinois River Valley / R. D. Bluett The Upper Mississippi River System - Environmental Management Program (UMRS-EMP) Current Status and Future Direction / Jerry Skalak History of Commercial Fishing on the Illinois River / R. A. Williamson Mussel Resources of the Illinois River System- Value to Illinois' Economy and Natural Heritage / K. Douglas Blodgett Environmental Pool Management / David Busse Closing Address / Stephen P. HaveraOpe