Stakeholder Meeting Minutes: WatershedWise Magazine:

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4.07.08		 NEW WATERSHEDWISE EDITION

The Spring 2008 edition of our
quarterly magazine, Watershed-
Wise, is now available online. As
a follow-up to our Fall 2007
Watershed Symposium, this
issues focus is on renewable
energy and secondary uses of
electrical transmission corridors. The magazine
is a condensed summary of the symposium
presentations. An extended version that includes
the concluding panel discussion can be found here.
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4.02.08		 STATEWIDE WATERSHED
MANAGEMENT PROGRAM SEMINAR

The New Statewide Program
(previously CALFED Bay Delta
Program) will be administered
through the Department of
Conservation (DOC).

To this end, the DOC is holding public outreach
meetings to engage and receive advice from local
people and communities. Meetings are being
organized in each major hydrologic region of the
State to gather input and recommendations on
program development and implementation
appropriate for the region of focus.

The Los Angeles regional seminar will be held on
April 10th at Debs Park from Noon-2:30pm. Lunch
will be provided for those who RSVP prior to April
6th. See the agenda and RSVP form for details!
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4.01.08
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2.10.08
OCEAN DAY 2008

Please join CalCoast and
our allies in Sacramento as
we lobby for ocean, beach
and wetlands funding this
April 1-2 in Sacramento.
The day will end with a
reception for lobby day
participants and legislators and we will present
awards to lawmakers who have shown leadership
on coast and ocean issues.
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2.07.08		 WATERSHED SYMPOSIUM

The Fires This Time, Part II:
Brush Clearance, Fuel
Reduction and Fire Safe
Landscaping

Join us on February 20th for a
forum to discuss brush		    
clearance issues in the Los Angeles & San Gabriel Rivers Watershed. The goal of the forum is to
stimulate discussion and clarification by area fire
departments, fire insurance providers, policy-
makers, and others who have a stake in the process
of defining, regulating, and enforcing fire-safe
landscaping guidelines.
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1.17.08		 The Wetland Recovery Project
(WRP) has just releases a Request
for Proposals (RFP) for the 2008-
2009 Community Wetland
Restoration Grants Program
(formerly the Small Grants Program).

The Program provides grants of $1,000 - $30,000
for community-based restoration projects in
coastal wetlands and watersheds in the region.
The due date for Community Wetland Restoration
Grants Program Proposals is March 28, 2008. The
RFP materials including program information,
application guidelines, and an application template
can be found on the SCWRP website.
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12.14.07		 The Fourth Biennial NPS
Conference will be held
May 5-7, 2008 to
showcase successful
watershed-based
approaches to address
NPS pollution.  The theme
for this year’s conference is, “Integrated Watershed
Management: Reducing NPS Pollution.” 

The conference will have three main tracks,
reflecting three focuses of watershed work in the
NPS field: planning, implementation, & monitoring.
This conference will be aimed at showcasing how
sustainability and an integrated holistic watershed
perspective can be incorporated into non-point
source problem-solving steps, through local,
regional, and global efforts.
 
 
LASGRWC is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization of
community groups, government agencies, business
and academia working cooperatively to solve
problems in the watershed.

Its mission is: to facilitate an inclusive consensus process to preserve, restore, and enhance the economic, social, and ecological health of the Los Angeles and San Gabriel Rivers Watershed through education, research, and planning.
 
 
The Council hosts quarterly watershed symposia, each with a moderated discussion by a panel of experts, followed by a discussion with the audience. Each symposium topic will be featured in a more extended discussion in the following issue of WatershedWise.

NEXT MEETING: May 21, 2008

TOPIC: How Do We Keep It Flowing? Funding for
the Maintenance of Stormwater Projects
LOCATION: Autry National Center, Griffith Park
Campus, 4700 Western Heritage Way, 90027
TIME: 9am-3pm

(See Symposia page for past symposium info)

Watershed Management Plan
 
Compliance and assessment monitoring while integrating ongoing and planned special studies in the LA River Watershed

A native plant image and information database for the greater Los Angeles area

Guidebook and 2008 Calendar
for Sustainable and Fire-Safe
Landscapes in the Wildland-
Urban Interface
   
Improving the coordination and integration of monitoring efforts for both compliance and ambient conditions in the San Gabriel River
 

Our new Invasive Plant
Monitoring and Outreach Program

Exploring the potential for increasing water supply and reducing pollution by increasing infiltration of stormwater runoff

LACDPW guidelines for restoration projects in the LA River Watershed

of the San Gabriel River & Floodplain

Building the framework for under-
standing the historical extent and
function of the San Gabriel River
wetland and riparian resources

Water and Land: Shaping the Future of the Los Angeles River Watershed (Forum Proceedings)
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