From 2006-06-25 to 2006-06-28

Venue: La Crosse, Wisconsin, U.S.

Summary:
The programme of the conference will feature a broad array of topics revolving around river basins and their human populations, including (other topics may also be added at later date):
• the historical use and development of rivers
• rivers in literature and the arts
• socioeconomic impact and sustainability
• ecological restoration and management
• rivers in mythologies, religion, and spirituality
• human influences on riverine ecosystems
• the ecology of river basins
• contemporary water resource use
• restoration of historical riverfronts.

Organizers: University of Wisconsin-La Crosse and the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium
Contact Name:
E-mail: webmaster@uwlax.edu
URL: http://www.rivers2006.org/