Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge
Midwest Region
Best Management Practices for
Soft Engineering

of Shorelines
Based on a Binational Conference Sponsored by the
Greater Detroit American Heritage River Initiative and Partners

Appendix B

List of participants in the November 23, 1999 technology transfer session for soft engineering of shorelines

Mary V. Anderson, President
Friends of Belle Isle

Lisa Appel
Wildlife Habitat Council
c/o Detroit Edison

Karen Armos
City of River Rouge
Community Development Director

Gary Bailey
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Kate Barrett
EcoTec Environmental Consultants, Inc.

Derrick Beach
Fisheries and Oceans

Mary Lynn Becker
Public Affairs Officer
Canadian Consulate General

Fay Beels
Friends of Belle Isle

Ralph Benoit
Essex County Field Naturalists
Citizen Alliance

Suzanne Bishop
Creekside Community Development Corp.

John Blanchard
General Motors Corporation

Connie Boris
STS Consultants

Jeff Braunscheidel
Lake Erie Management Unit
Fisheries Division
Michigan Dept. of Natural Resources

Mark Breederland
Michigan Sea Grant

Caleb Brokaw
Southeast Michigan Council of Governments

Dennis Buechler
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

David Burgdorf
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service

Linda Burke
NTH Consultants, Ltd.

Ernest Burkeen
City of Detroit Recreation Dept.

Jackie Byars
University of Michigan

Heather Calappi
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Suzan Campbell
Belle Isle Nature Center
City of Detroit
Recreation Dept.

Marta Chaffee
University of Michigan
School of Public Policy

Douglas Clark
EcoTec Environmental Consultants, Inc.

Rick Comstock
Consumers Energy
Environmental Dept.

Ric Coronado
Citizens' Environment Alliance of SW Ontario and Southeast Michigan

George Costaris
Canadian Consulate General

Bill Craig
Rouge RAP Advisory Council

Chris Critoph
The Raisin Region Conservation Authority

Christopher P. Cynar

Ken Cullis
Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
Lake Superior Management Unit

Michael Darga
Wayne County
Dept. of Engineering

Nancy Darga
Wayne County Parks

Steve Daut
Midwest Environmental

LTC Robert J. Davis
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Detroit District

Katherine Davison
University of Michigan

Doug Denison
JJR Inc.

Andrew Dervan
Lake St. Clair Advisory Committee
DuPont Herberts Automotive Systems

Lisa DiChiera
Hines

Perphyria Douglas
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service

James M. DuBay
The Detroit Edison Company

Michael Dueweke
Eastern Michigan University

Sean Duffey
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service

Dave Dulong
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Detroit District

Rosemary Edwards
City of Detroit Recreation Dept.

Lauri Elbing
Office of Congressman John Dingell

Dan Eliett
Lake Erie Cleanup and Restoration

Robert Elkin
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Detroit District

Rosanne Ellison
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Cliff Evanitski
Environment Canada
Great Lakes 2000 Cleanup Fund

Joe Farwell
Grand River Conservation Authority

Tom Fegan

Robin Fields
Sen. Legislative Analyst
Detroit City Council

Hon. Sheila M. Cockrel

Carla D. Fisher
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Detroit District

Steven Flores
University of Michigan

David Fongers
Environmental Engineer
Nonpoint Source Program
Land and Water Management
Michigan Dept. of Environmental Quality

Danielle Foye
Ohio Dept. of Natural Resources
Division of Geological Survey

Jim Francis
Fisheries Biologist
Michigan Dept. of Natural Resources

Jim Galloway
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Detroit District

John E. Gannon
U.S. Geological Survey/Great Lakes Science Center

Commander Steve Garrity
U.S. Coast Guard, Marine Safety Office
Detroit

Sean Gearhart
City of Trenton
Engineering Dept.

Mike Geiger
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Detroit District

Saad Ghalib
NTH Consultants

Jim Graham
Friends of the Rouge

Donald Guy
Ohio Dept. of Natural Resources
Division of Geological Survey
Lake Erie Geology Group

John H. Hartig
River Navigator Greater Detroit American Heritage River Initiative
U.S. Coast Guard, Marine Safety Office

Jim Hartson
BMJ Engineers & Surveyors

Andrew Hartz
Michigan Dept. of Environmental Quality

Dick Hautau
City of Detroit Recreation Dept.
Landscape Design Unit

Don Hector
Ministry of Natural Resources

Andy Henriksen
Washtenaw County Conservation District

Edwina Henry
City of Detroit

Alan Herceg
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service

Mary Lou Herec

Brian Hickey
St. Lawrence River Institute of Environmental Sciences

Tom Hildebrand
Toronto Region Conservation Authority

Steve Holden
Michigan Dept. of Environmental Quality
Surface Water Quality Division

Bob Hunt, Deputy Director
Wayne County
Planning Division

Robert F. Hunter
Camp Dresser & McKee

Charles Jackson, Treasurer
Friends of Belle Isle

Maxine Jackson, Secretary
Friends of Belle Isle

Ryan Jakuc
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Detroit District

Barry L. Johnson
U.S. Geological Survey
Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center

Philip P. Johnson, P.E.
NTH Consultants, Ltd.

Aram Kalousdian, Editor
Michigan Contractor & Builder

Tim Karl
Wade-Trim

Diana Karwan
University of Michigan
Landscape Architecture

Bob Kavetsky
Great Lakes Biologist
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
East Lansing Field Office

John K. Kerr
Economic Development Specialist
Detroit/Wayne County Port Authority

Andrea Kevrick
InSite Design Studio

Joshua Keys

David Killen
BTS Consulting Engineers

Jonathan I. Kleinman
Environmental Consulting and Technology, Inc.

Fritz Klingler
NTH Consultants, Ltd.

Tom Kolhoff
Michigan Dept. of Environmental Quality
Land and Water Management Division

Matt Kowalski
U.S. Geological Survey/Great Lakes Science Center

Dan Krutsch
BTS Consulting Engineers

John Lambert
City of Dearborn

Faye Langmaid
City of Windsor
Parks and Recreation

Glenn Lapin
Detroit Renaissance

Meg Larsen
Education Coordinator
Clinton River Watershed Council

Kathleen Law
City of Gibraltar

Amanda Little
University of Michigan

Terry Long
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Detroit District

Colette Luff
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Detroit District

Charles Mabry
Tilton and Associates, Inc.

Jane Mackey
Downriver Community Conference

Gord MacPherson
Toronto and Region Conservation Authority

Leonard Mannausa
Representative for State Representative

Marlies Manning
Hamilton Anderson Associates

Bruce A. Manny
U.S. Geological Survey/Great Lakes Science Center

Leonard P. Marszalek
General Motors Worldwide Facilities Group

Greg Marvin
Ohio Dept. of Natural Resources

Peter J. McInerney
City of Wyandotte

Isabel Minn
InSite Design Studio

Russ Moll
Michigan Sea Grant

Gary Morgan
City of Dearborn
Dept. of Public Works

Paul Muelle
Huron-Clinton Metropolitan Authority

Steve Olds
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service

Tim Patterson
Canada Centre for Inland Waters

Larry Pawlus
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Detroit District

John Peck
U.S. Dept. of Commerce
Economic Development Administration

John Perrecone
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Region 5

Susan Phillips
Metropolitan Affair Coalition

Janet Planck

David Pollock
Valm

Bobbi J. Raab
Michigan Dept. of Environmental Quality
Land and Water Management Division

Nicholas Raphael
Dept. of Geography
Eastern Michigan University

Dale L. Reaume
Township of Grosse Ile

Justin Reinhart
Ohio Dept. of Natural Resources

Don Reinke
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Regulatory Branch

Ralph Reznick
Michigan Dept. of Environmental Quality
Water Quality Division

Chad K. Rhodes
City of Detroit
Dept. of Environmental Affairs

Dave Rich
Office of US Senator Carl Levin

James W. Ridgway
Environmental Consulting and Technology, Inc.

Kelvin F. Rogers
Cuyahoga River Remedial Action Plan Coordinator
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
Northeast District Office

Steve Roloson
Ohio Dept. of Natural Resources
Scenic Rivers

Clea Rome
University of Michigan
Landscape Architecture

Robert Rudowski
Ecorse Rowing Club

Campbell/Manix Associates Inc.

Benjamin Russau
Military Engineers

Harry Salisbury
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Detroit District

Lynda Sanchez
Michigan Coastal Management Program
Land and Water Management
Michigan Dept. of Environmental Quality

David Sanders
Metropolitan Affairs Coalition

Randy Schatz
General Motors Corporation

Nettie Seabrooks
City of Detroit
Mayor's Office

Martha Segura
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Ecological Services

James Selegean
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Detroit District

John Shaw
Environment Canada

Cynthia Silveri, ASLA
Associate Landscape Architect
Detroit Recreation Dept.

Alton Simms
Robbin B. Sotir & Associates, Inc.

Andy Smith
Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Benjamin L. Smith, III
Detroit Economic Growth Corporation

Rebecca Seal Soileau, Ph.d
Research Scientist
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Waterways Experiment Station

Dan Sorek
City of Trenton
Engineering Dept.

Bridget Stefan
Ohio Dept. of Natural Resources

Wendy Steinhacker
National Wildlife Federation

Laura Stephenson
Toronto Region Conservation Authority

Sue Stetler
Metropolitan Affairs Coalition

Steve Stewart
Michigan Sea Grant Extension

Jim Stone
Friends of Detroit River

Peter W. Stroh
Stroh Companies, Inc.

Carey Suhan
Society of American Military Engineers
Testing Engineers & Consultants

Glenn Switzer
Conservation Halton

Stan Taylor
Essex Region Conservation Authority

John Tennant
Consulate General for Canada in Detroit

Aaron Thompson, E.I.T.
Water Issues Division
Atmospheric Environment Branch

Sal Sclafani
Wyandotte Boat Club

Steve Thorp
Great Lakes Commission

Lisa Tulen
International Joint Commission

Charlie Uhlarik
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Detroit District

Roberta Urbani
Detroit Edison

Brent Valere
Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Jennifer Vincent
Environment Canada
Great Lakes 2000 Cleanup Fund

Eric Warda
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Richard Weirs
U.S. Dept. of Housing Urban Development

Jeff Weiser
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Detroit District

Treffen White
School of Public Policy
University of Michigan

Wendy White
National Steel Corporation

Mark Winterton
City of Windsor
Public Works

Kelly Withers
Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Dan Wlodkowski
Wyandotte
Boat Club

Lev Wood
Clayton Group Services

Bruce Yinger
City of Dearborn
Dept. of Public Works

Laura Yorke

 

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