2007 CALIFORNIA WATERSHED FORUM:  
A Roundtable Discussion to Create a Statewide Watershed Program

SEPTEMBER 20, 2007
CalEPA Building
1001 I Street
Sacramento, CA

DRAFT AGENDA

8:00	Registration and Networking Breakfast
Join us early for coffee and pastries in the Byron Sher Auditorium.  Watershed groups and other organizations are encouraged to display exhibits and share information.  Please contact Kevin Ward (kcward@ucdavis.edu) if you are interested in displaying information.  There is no charge with paid registration.

10:00	Welcome to the 2007 California Watershed Forum
	Mary Lee Knecht	California Watershed Network
Michael Wellborn 	California Watershed Network 

10:15	A Vision for California Watersheds
	Mike Chrisman	California Secretary for Resources 

10:30 	Looking Back to Move Forward:  Success Stories of the “12 Steps”
Sari Sommarstrom	Sommarstrom and Associates
Laurel Ames 		California Watershed Network

10:45	Building a Statewide Watershed Program:  This is no déjà vu! 
John Lowrie		CALFED Bay-Delta Program Watershed Program Manager
Bridget Luther	Director of Department of Conservation 
Robert Meacher	Plumas County Supervisor
	 
12:00	Networking Lunch (Sandwiches, salads, and beverages to be provided)

1:15	State Agencies and Watershed Management:  Where is the love?
	Brian Leahy		Department of Conservation 
	John Woodling 	Department of Water Resources 
	Dr. Gary Wolff	State Water Resources Control Board  

3:00	Networking Break

3:15	Present, Future, and Sustainable Funding for Watershed Management
Assemblyman John Laird		Assembly Budget Committee (invited)
Assemblyman Jared Huffman 	Assembly Water, Parks, and Wildlife Committee 

4:15	Forum Wrap-Up and Next Steps
	Martha Davis 		Inland Empire Utilities Agency 

Registration Form

2007 CALIFORNIA WATERSHED FORUM:  
A Roundtable Discussion to Create a Statewide Watershed Program

SEPTEMBER 20, 2007
CalEPA Building
1001 I Street
Sacramento, CA

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Registration Fee

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Early Registration (by September 4)	$35		
Registration after September 4 	$45		

Please mail this registration form with a check written to the “California Watershed Network.”  PayPal option is available at www.watershednetwork.org.  

California Watershed Network
PO Box 188005
Sacramento, CA 95818

Updated information will be available at: www.watershednetwork.org.  Please email info@watershednetwork.org or call 916.549.4017 with any questions.