Conference Schedule:
Thursday, October 27, 2005
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7:30 - 8:30 a.m.
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Registration
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8:45 a.m.
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Welcome
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John Merz, President, Sacramento River Preservation Trust
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9:00 a.m.
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Plenary Session ~ CALFED: To Be or Not to Be?
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John Merz (Moderator)
CALFED - An Overview
Diana Jacobs, California Department of Fish and Game (DFG)
Watershed Program
John Lowrie, California Bay-Delta Authority (CBDA)
Ecosystem Restoration Program
Rebecca Fris, CBDA
Science Program
Lauren Hastings, CBDA
Working Landscapes
Denny Bungarz, Glenn County Supervisor
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10:15 - 10:30 a.m.
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Break
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10:30 a.m. - Noon
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Overview of Sacramento River Watershed Topics Covered in Afternoon Breakout Discussion Sessions
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Habitat Restoration
John Carlon, River Partners
Water Quality
Kathy Russick, Sacramento River Watershed Program (SRWP)
River Recreation/Access
Gregg Werner, The Nature Conservancy (TNC)
Fisheries and Wildlife
Tom Griggs, River Partners
Invasive Plants
Steve Schoenig, California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA)
Local Watershed Programs
Dennis Bowker, CBDA
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Noon - 1:30 p.m.
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Lunch and Special Guest Speaker
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Floods in Our Future: Nature is ready… Are We?
Stein Buer, Executive Director, Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency
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1:30 - 3:15 p.m.
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Part 1 Breakout Sessions
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The Nature of Restoration Design - A Case Study
John Carlon, River Partners (Moderator)
Joe Countryman, MBK Engineering
Dan Efseaff, River Partners
Eric Larsen, UC Davis
What’s Being Done to Keep Our Rivers Clean
Kathy Russick, SRWP (Moderator)
Aaron Ferguson, Sacramento Valley Water Quality Coalition
Lisa Holm, CALFED Drinking Water Quality Program
Stephen McCord, Larry Walker Associates
John Spitzley, CH2M HILL
This Land is Your Land: Enjoy It
Gregg Werner, TNC (Moderator)
Ellen Clark, California State Department of Parks and Recreation
Denise Dasher, US Fish and Wildlife Service
John Peterson, Turtle Bay Exploration Park
Kelly Williams, Bureau of Land Management
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3:00 - 3:15 p.m.
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Break
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3:15 - 4:45 p.m.
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Part II Breakout Sessions
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Having a Talk on the Wild Side
Tom Griggs, River Partners (Moderator)
Greg Golet, The Nature Conservancy
Chrissy Howell, PRBO Conservation Science
Joe Silveira, US Fish and Wildlife Service
Jim Smith, US Fish and Wildlife Service
Invasive Plants: Explosion in Slow Motion
Steve Schoenig, CDFA (Moderator)
Jan Lowrey, Cache Creek Conservancy
Susan Mason, Friends of Bidwell Park
Mark Newhouser, Sonoma Ecology Center
Mary Pfeiffer, Shasta County Department of Agriculture
Local Watershed Stewardship: Building Effective Watershed Programs
Dennis Bowker, CBDA (Moderator)
Vicky Dawley, Tehama County Resource Conservation District
Rich Marovich, Solano County Water Agency
Jason Rainey, South Yuba River Citizens League (SYRCL)
Pia Sevellius, Butte County Resource Conservation District
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4:45 - 5:00 p.m.
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Wrap up
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5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
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Evening Reception & Networking
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Light appetizers and no-host bar with beer and wine.
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Welcome and Overview of 2005 SRWP Activities
Kathy Russick, Executive Director
Vision for SRWP
Butch Hodgkins, SRWP Board of Trustees Chair
Views on Northern California Watersheds
Doug LaMalfa, California Assembly Member
Watershed Excellence Awards
Mary Lee Knecht, SRWP Education Coordinator
If you have any questions regarding the SRWP Annual Stakeholder Meeting and Dinner, please call Mary Lee Knecht at (916) 446-6440.
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Click to see Friday's Field Trips and River Tour.
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