The Minnesota Stormwater Seminar Series provides an opportunity to learn about the most recent research, discoveries, and case studies around urban stormwater management specifically for an audience of stormwater practitioners, professionals, and researchers. Seminars include a presentation, panel discussion, and Q&A with participants.
2024 Seminars
- January 18: Capturing and quantifying coarse organic matter in urban stormwater - John Chapman, Univ. of MN
- February 22: Performance of Stormwater Products and Practices: Why it Matters - Seth Brown, NMSA
- March 14: Rethinking Green Stormwater Infrastructure in Place - Ashlynn Stillwell, Univ. of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- April 18: Plants and vegetation in stormwater practices - John Bly
- May 16: Urban Long Term Ecological Restoration (LTER) Project - Sarah Hobbie
- June 20: Lauren McPhillips
Seminars
From policy to action: Community driven stormwater management
Inspiring Community Action for Stormwater Management including recent social science assessment and findings from surveys with respondents who identify as BIPOC.
Pathogens in urban stormwater systems: Tools for the municipal stormwater manager
This presentation will provide an overview of approaches and tools for identifying and reducing fecal indicator bacteria loading to streams.
Bioretention soil media, vegetation, and maintenance: Lessons learned from green stormwater infrastructure research in Vermont
This presentation will review recent and ongoing research based on multiple bioretention studies conducted at the University of Vermont, across urban, suburban, and agricultural land uses.