Inland Waterways & Ports

media release: The League of Women Voters of Wisconsin (LWVWI) and the American Society of Civil Engineers-Wisconsin Section (ASCE-WI) will present a Zoom webinar on Wisconsin’s Inland Waterways & Ports based on the 2024 ASCE Report Card for Wisconsin’s Infrastructure. You will learn about Inland Waterways & Ports from five panelists, including chapter authors and professionals working in these fields. This is the 3rd in a series of 9 webinars on 17 infrastructure categories in the report card. The 2024 Wisconsin Report Card webinar series will extend through March 6, 2025.

The Inland Waterways & Ports webinar will be held Thursday, November 14 from noon – 1:30 p.m. by Zoom. The public is welcome to this webinar.

Anyone may register for individual webinars or for the entire series

panelists:

Inland Waterways author Dr. Michael Schwar, P.E., PhD, is a hydrology and hydraulics engineer with over 30 years of professional and academic experience focusing on the hydrology and hydraulics of surface water systems. '

Ports Chapter author Craig Harley, P.E., Civil and Environmental Engineer, has over 20 years of experience working as a civil/environmental engineer on a diverse array of waterway-related projects. 

Mitch Reynolds, mayor, city of La Crosse, focuses his efforts as mayor on improving the quality and quantity of housing in La Crosse, implementing sustainability measures, and modernizing systems and processes that fulfill his mission of providing the highest possible level of equitable services for all who live in La Crosse.

Bream Popkin, senior program manager for the US ACE

Lisa Stern, P.E., is chief of railroads and harbors, Wisconsin Department of Transportation.