Water and Recreation in Indiana: Impacts and Opportunities

Part 1

Water Recreation’s Impacts
Nate Bosch, Director, Matt Burlingame, Assistant Director for Research, Lilly Center for Lakes and Streams, Grace College

Indiana’s Recreational Water Quality Standards and Monitoring
Gabby Ghreichi, Surface Water Quality Standards Coordinator, Office of Water Quality, Indiana Department of Environmental Management

Indiana’s Water Trails
Allen Hurst, Trails Coordinator, Division of State Parks, Indiana Dept. of Natural Resources

First Round of Q&A

Part 2

Outdoor Recreation and Community Development – Discover White River
Katherine Couch, Hamilton County Tourism

Green Infrastructure for Enhanced Recreation – the Cheney Run Watershed Drainage Area Plan

Steve Stanford, Operations Manager, Michigan City Sanitary District with Melina Blanc, Nature-Based Climate Solutions Lead, Delta Institute

Anticipated Climate Change Impacts on Water Recreation in Indiana

G. Jonathon Day, School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Purdue University

Second Round of Q&A