2025 Water Wonks Hour Lecture Series #9: Low Impact Development and Nature Based Solutions for Watershed Protection.
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Lecture #9: Low Impact Development and Nature Based Solutions for Watershed Protection.
Speaker: Mikel Wilkins PE Senior Engineer – San Antonio River Authority.
REGISTRATION WILL BE AVAILABLE after Aug 27th, 2025
Bio:
Mikel Wilkins is a Senior Engineer at San Antonio River Authority where he leads a team of engineers, planners, and landscape designers in the development of nature-based solutions master plans for major watersheds of the SA River basin. Mr. Wilkins is a professional environmental engineer with 30 years of experience focusing on planning and design of nature-based solutions, parks, and trails throughout the United States. He has also worked as an adjunct professor at Southern Methodist University within the Masters of Sustainable Design program teaching sustainability frameworks including SITES and Envision since 2018.
Synopsis:
Mikel Wilkins from the San Antonio River Authority will provide an overview of how SARA is prioritizing implementation of nature based solutions throughout the SA River watershed informed by extensive laboratory verified water quality models. The presentation will discuss the identification and development of multi-benefit project concepts within the Leon Creek, Salado Creek and Upper San Antonio River watersheds. SARA will also discuss how these planning efforts will complement ongoing CoSA Phase 4 Community Area Plans, betterments to the Westside Creeks Ecosystem Restoration project, and the overarching goal to address impairments to streams in rivers throughout the basin.
