7:30 – 8:30 |
Registration, Networking Breakfast, and Exhibit Displays |
8:30 – 8:45 |
Welcome and Opening Remarks
California Watershed Network Board of Directors |
8:45 – 9:15 |
Perspectives on Watershed Management in California
Senator Christine Kehoe
Chair of the Senate Energy, Utilities and Communication Committee |
9:15 – 9:45 |
Watershed Management and Funding in California
Assembly Member John Laird
Chair of the Assembly Budget Committee |
9:45 – 10:00 |
Networking Break |
10:00 – 10:30 |
Implementing Proposition 84 and the Integrated Regional Water Management Program: AB 1489
What’s in it for Watersheds?
Joe Caves
Partner, Conservation Strategy Group
Alf Brandt
Principal Consultant, Assembly Committee on Water, Parks, and Wildlife |
10:30 – 11:40 |
Watershed Partnerships and Integrated Regional Water Management Program: How to Get a Seat at the Table!
Liz Mansfield
Director, El Dorado Irrigation District
Cosumnes, American, Bear, and Yuba (CABY) IRWMP
Karen Gaffney
Principal, West Coast Watershed
North Coast IRWMP
Ken Schwarz
Project Director, Jones & Stokes
Bay Area IRWMP
Suzanne Dallman
LA & San Gabriel Rivers Watershed Council
Los Angeles County IRWMP |
11:40 – 12:10 |
A Sustainble Source of Funding for Watershed Stewardship??!! SB 917: Watershed Conservation Protection Program
Greg Sutliff
Office of Senator Carole Migden
Vern Goehring
Consultant Government Relations Consultant |
12:10 – 12:40 |
Update on Current Legislation Affecting California Watersheds and Tips on Meeting with Your Legislators
Mindy McIntyre
Water Program Manager,
Planning and Conservation League
Julia McIver
Director
Yolo County Parks and Natural Resources Management Division
Vern Goehring
Consultant
Government Relations Consultant |
12:40 – 12:45 |
Wrap Up and Next Steps
Michael Wellborn
Board Member, California Watershed Network
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1:00 – 4:30 |
Meet with Legislators
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4:30 – 6:30 |
Recovery Session
Informal Gathering at Pyramid Ale Brewery and Restaurant, 1029 K Street, Sacramento |
