Special Events

November 2011 - Climate Adaptation Summit

Event Materials

  • Final Agenda
  • Speaker Bios
  • Summit Notes
  • Attendee Roster
  • Press Release
  • Registration Page

Presentations and Audio Files

      Topic Presentations -
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Audio Files -
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  • Day 1: Welcome, Introductions, and Overview - Robert Judd, Vice President of Programs, Community Foundation Sonoma County

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  • Day 1: Welcome, Introductions, and Overview - Lisa Micheli, Executive Director, Pepperwood Preserve
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  • Day 1: Evaluating Climate Change at the Local Level - From Water Supply to Water Deficits - Alan Flint, Research Hydrologist, U.S. Geological Survey
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  • Day 1: Habitat Corridors and Climate Space Connectivity - Adina Merenlender, Cooperative Extension Specialist, Adjunct Professor, U.C. Berkeley
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  • Day 1: Using Models of Tidal Marsh Ecosystem Response to Sea Level Rise to Inform Management Decisions - Sam Veloz, Spatial Ecologist, Climate Change and Informatics Group, PRBO Conservation Science
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  • Day 1: Acting to Protect Native Plants from Climate Change - Daniel Gluesenkamp, Executive Director, Calflora
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  • Day 1: A Conservation Lands Monitoring Framework for Sonoma County - Deanne DiPietro, Research and Information Services Program Manager, Sonoma Ecology Center
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  • Day 1: Update on Related Climate Adaptation Efforts - Christina Sloop, Science Coordinator, San Francisco Bay Joint Venture
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  • Day 2: Welcome, Introductions, and Overview - Genevieve Taylor, Vice-President, Global Genesis
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  • Day 2: Impacts of Climate Change on the North Bay - Lisa Micheli, Executive Director, Pepperwood Preserve
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  • Day 2: Valuing Conservation in the Face of Climate Change—An Ecosystem Services Approach - Karen Gaffney, Strategic Initiatives Manager, Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District
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  • Day 2: Climate Adaptation Planning in San Luis Obispo and Fresno Counties - Kate Meis, Associate Director, Local Government Commission
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  • Day 2: Update on County of Sonoma Climate Adaptation and Mitigation Efforts - Mike Sandler, Climate Protection Program Manager, Regional Climate Protection Authority

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  • Day 2: Panel Discussion - Adapting Working Landscapes - Sierra Cantor, Ecologist, Gold Ridge Resource Conservation District (Moderator)

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  • Day 2: Panel Discussion - Protecting Community Health - Mary Maddux-Gonzalez, Interim CEO and Chief Medical Officer, Redwood Community Health Coalition (Moderator)

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  • Day 2: Group Discussion - Next Steps for Climate Adaptation in Sonoma County - Genevieve Taylor, Vice-President, Global Genesis (Facilitator)

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  • Day 2: Evening Keynote - How To Think Like a Watershed - Brock Dolman, Director, Water Institute, Occidental Arts and Ecology Center

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Additional Resources

  • Local Government Energy and Climate Change Planning Resources  - Compiled by Kate Meis, Local Government Commission


June 2011 - Plenary Meeting

Event Materials

  • Summary Notes
  • Discussion Notes
  • Registration Page