Conferences

 LAND WATER PEOPLE 2009

As part of its annual conference series and its Initiative for Watershed Excellence program, the River Systems Institute will host Land, Water, People 2009 on November 16-18, 2009 at the San Marcos Conference Center.

In a program of over 75 expert presenters and workshop facilitators, we will explore the potential to more effectively manage and protect water resources, on both a local and regional scale, through applications to these important interfaces within watershed and community dynamics:

• Natural Systems Interface

• Natural and Human Systems Interface

• People to People Interface

As part of recognizing these interfaces,  we will examine the dynamics within four ecological interface zones;

land to water - riparian zone - coastal - groundwater/surface water

and define the role of their ecosystem functions within watershed dynamics and the benefits of those functions to social and economic systems.    As we identify the importance of these interfaces,  we will identify the tools and approaches that promote and support collaboration between institutions and communities in order to more effectively manage  water and other natural resources within our watersheds.

Don’t miss this opportunity to network and collaborate on these important watershed topics!

Past Conferences