Creeks and Watershed Conference: November 5^th, 2011

Healthy Creeks - Vibrant Bay

8:00—9:30              Poster exhibits, light refreshments and social time

9:30—9:40              Introductory remarks—Mondy Lariz and Brian Schmidt, SCVWD

9:40—10:15            Address by Sally Lieber, former State Assembly Member for the 22nd District and Candidate for State Senate

10:30—11:20          Water Quality Panel—Lester McKee of SFEI with panelists Chris Sommers of EOA and the County Stormwater Program

11:30—11:45          Fly Your Watershed!—Janet Sowers: A presentation using Google maps

11:50—12:15         Awards Ceremony Creek Advocate of the Year—Florence & Phillip La Raviere and Watershed Steward of the Year—David William Lane

12:20—1:00        Lunch

1:00—1:30              KQED’s Ron Blatman—Saving the Bay

1:35—2:20              Island Ponds Panel: Moderated by John Bourgeois—Executive Project Manager, South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project, with Lisa Porcella, Santa Clara Valley Water District, and Cheryl Strong is a Wildlife Biologist with the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge

2:20—3:00              Santa Clara County Steelhead (Current status of salmonids in our county)

—Dr. Jerry Smith

3:10—3:30              closing remarks—Mondy Lariz

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