​Please save the dates of our upcoming SUSE webinars!

Thursday, January 5, 2023 @ 4:30-6:00pm ET 
Topic: Wastewater-Related Socioecological Issues

Thursday, March 2, 2023 @ 4:30-6:00pm ET
Topic: Trash and Microplastics

Past webinars:

Symposium on Urbanization and Stream Ecology (SUSE) presents:
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“Beyond Ecotox: Advancing ecosystem-scale contaminants research”


Lead organizer: Dr. Emma Rosi (Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies)
Host: Dr. Mike Paul (TetraTech)

Presented by: 
Dr. Jess Brandt (University of Connecticut)
Dr. Austin Gray (Virginia Tech)
Dr. Arial Shogren (University of Alabama)


3 November 2022
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Contaminants are agents of global change that operate at ecosystem scales and are a tell-tale signature of modern anthropogenic impact. While eco- and environmental toxicologists have studied the adverse health effects of environmental contaminant exposure for decades, there is an emerging emphasis on investigating contaminants as mediators of environmental change and as mechanisms for elucidating ecological pathways and processes. This webinar will provide an overview of an ongoing effort to organize researchers studying contaminants using an ecosystems approach, highlighting examples from Drs. Brandt, Gray, and Shogren’s research programs.  


“Urban stream geomorphology – science and management insights from Australia, Canada, and the United States”


Presented by: 
Dr. Geoff Vietz (Streamology Pty Ltd, Senior Research Fellow University of Melbourne)
Dr. Christine Lauchlan Arrowsmith (Streamology Pty Ltd)
Dr. Elli Papangelakis (McMaster University)
Dr. Bob Hawley (Sustainable Streams, LLC)

8 September 2022
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The Symposium on Urbanization and Stream Ecology (SUSE) presents its third webinar that will include four stream geomorphologists from around the world sharing recent advances in urban stream geomorphology and management.


“Biological Potential of Urban Streams: Development and Application”

Presented by: 
Dr. Michael Paul
Tetra Tech, Inc.

7 April 2022 
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Stream restoration requires intent. Intent to restore from some current condition to some other condition. Traditional biological goals focus on minimally disturbed reference conditions.  But is that appropriate for urban streams? If not, what is an appropriate biological condition target and how do we define it? And how would different goals affect decision-making? This talk focuses on the theory and application behind the concept of biological potential to define interim targets for the adaptive management of urban stream protection and recovery using existing biological assessment tools. It will also discuss how these concepts can be integrated into improving policy.


“After SUSE5: An Update on Four Case Studies and How a City Works”


Presented by: 
Mateo Scoggins, Lindsay Olinde, Sofia Reyes, Kelley Rich, Janna Renfro, and Ana Gonzales
City of Austin

3 February 2022​

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Presenters from the City of Austin will shared outcomes from the four “wicked” urban stream problems that served as case studies for participants of the 5th Symposium on Urbanization and Stream Ecology (SUSE5) in February 2020 in Austin, Texas. The talk included background about the case studies and SUSE5 meeting, restoration decisions and outcomes of case studies, and a discussion of how input during SUSE5 influenced outcomes. 

SUSE Advisory Board
  • Allison Roy (Chair), U.S. Geological Survey, Massachusetts Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, University of Massachusetts
  • Matthew Burns (SUSE6 Co-Chair), University of Melbourne
  • Bob Hawley (SUSE5 Program Chair), Sustainable Streams
  • M Eugènia Martí Roca, Blanes Centre for Advanced Studies
  • Mike Paul, Tetra Tech
  • Blanca Ríos-Touma, Universidad de Las Américas – Ecuador
  • Mateo Scoggins (SUSE5 Chair), City of Austin
  • Robert Smith, Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
  • Seth Wenger, River Basin Center, University of Georgia