EEASC 2025 Conference: Making Waves

EEASC 2025 Conference: Making Waves

9:30am EDT

SC Adopt-a-Stream Freshwater Stream Workshop Classroom 1, Education Center, Freshwater Ecology ComplexErin Rosebrock

1:00pm EDT

Project WET: Foundations of Water Education Main Hall, Conference Center, Freshwater Ecology ComplexDiane Curlee

8:30am EDT

Green Step Schools: Innovation and Creativity in Environmental Education Darlington Middle SchoolJane Hiller

9:00am EDT

Lynches River County Park Field Trip Community Building, Lynches River County Park

12:00pm EDT

Registration Main Hall, Conference Center, Freshwater Ecology Complex

1:00pm EDT

Conference Welcome Main Hall, Conference Center, Freshwater Ecology Complex

1:15pm EDT

Up the Creek Without a Paddle Main Hall, Conference Center, Freshwater Ecology ComplexLayla Parrish • Val Hoyt-Parrish

2:00pm EDT

Break Main Hall, Conference Center, Freshwater Ecology Complex

2:15pm EDT

Answering the Age-old Question: What Is It? (Part I) Conference Room, Education Center, Freshwater Ecology ComplexDr. Edward P. Donovan • Sharon L. Donovan The Wonders of Water Chemistry for Kids Classroom 1, Education Center, Freshwater Ecology ComplexJohn Ratterree What Tree is This? Main Hall, Conference Center, Freshwater Ecology ComplexMatt Schnabel • Leslie Wilson

3:45pm EDT

Break Main Hall, Conference Center, Freshwater Ecology Complex

4:00pm EDT

Cultivating Community: The Transformative Power of Food Forests Classroom 1, Education Center, Freshwater Ecology ComplexAmanda Karls • Nick Karls Project WILD & PLT Meetup Main Hall, Conference Center, Freshwater Ecology ComplexMatt Schnabel • Beth Foley

8:00am EDT

Registration Main Hall, Conference Center, Freshwater Ecology Complex

8:45am EDT

Conference Welcome Main Hall, Conference Center, Freshwater Ecology Complex

9:30am EDT

Naturalist-Guided Walk with Josh Arrants Meet at Front Entrance, Conference CenterJosh Arrants SCDES Surface Water Monitoring and State of Water Quality in South Carolina Main Hall, Conference Center, Freshwater Ecology ComplexDavid Chestnut Water, Water, Everywhere? Activities for a Thirsty Planet Classroom 1, Education Center, Freshwater Ecology ComplexMichelle Jones

10:15am EDT

Break Main Hall, Conference Center, Freshwater Ecology Complex

10:30am EDT

Emerging Contaminants: The Old, The New and What's Next? Main Hall, Conference Center, Freshwater Ecology ComplexSandra Snyder Naturalist-Guided Walk with Josh Arrants Meet at Front Entrance, Conference CenterJosh Arrants

11:15am EDT

Break Main Hall, Conference Center, Freshwater Ecology Complex

11:30am EDT

EEASC Annual Meeting Main Hall, Conference Center, Freshwater Ecology ComplexKeith Willoughby

12:00pm EDT

Central Section Meetup Main Hall, Conference Center, Freshwater Ecology ComplexKeith Willoughby Eastern Section Meetup Conference Room, Education Center, Freshwater Ecology ComplexE.V. Bell Western Section Meetup Classroom 1, Education Center, Freshwater Ecology ComplexSamantha Hart

12:30pm EDT

Lunch Main Hall, Conference Center, Freshwater Ecology Complex

1:00pm EDT

Keynote Address by Josh Arrants Main Hall, Conference Center, Freshwater Ecology ComplexJosh Arrants

2:00pm EDT

Break Main Hall, Conference Center, Freshwater Ecology Complex

2:15pm EDT

Bridging Justice & Education: Intersectionality in Environmental Learning Conference Room, Education Center, Freshwater Ecology ComplexIdreese Foxworth Distributions of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in South Carolina Surface Waters Main Hall, Conference Center, Freshwater Ecology ComplexMatthew S. Baumann • Taylor Shearer Welcome to the World of Kids Teaching Flood Resilience! Classroom 1, Education Center, Freshwater Ecology ComplexMerrie Koester, Ph.D.

3:00pm EDT

Break Conference Room, Education Center, Freshwater Ecology Complex

3:15pm EDT

Stormdrain Art in Your Community Main Hall, Conference Center, Freshwater Ecology ComplexBeth Button The Importance of Play Conference Room, Education Center, Freshwater Ecology ComplexSarah Whitmire

4:00pm EDT

Break & Set Up for Social Hour Outdoor Green Space

4:30pm EDT

Social Hour, Exhibits, and Silent Auction Outdoor Green Space

5:30pm EDT

Awards Banquet Main Hall, Conference Center, Freshwater Ecology Complex

TBA

Field Trip: The Farm at Florence 1 The Farm at Florence 1

8:45am EDT

Answering the Age-old Question: What Is It? (Part II) Conference Room, Education Center, Freshwater Ecology ComplexDr. Edward P. Donovan • Sharon L. Donovan

10:15am EDT

Break Main Hall, Conference Center, Freshwater Ecology Complex

10:30am EDT

Learning How to Block Print: A STEAM Activity Main Hall, Conference Center, Freshwater Ecology ComplexJaime Thom