BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//Microsoft Corporation//Outlook 12.0 MIMEDIR//EN VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH X-MS-OLK-FORCEINSPECTOROPEN:TRUE BEGIN:VEVENT CLASS:PUBLIC CREATED:20080814T181953Z DESCRIPTION:10:00 – 12:00: “Living on the Frontier”\nCalifornia is n ot just the geographical frontier of the US\, but also the policy and tech nology frontier. When government agencies cannot provide the most effectiv e resource management\, watershed groups and grassroots organizations are filling in the gap through education and advocacy. When communities and bu sinesses recognize that we are a part of our environment and not apart fro m it\, they are promoting new landscape ethics and re-envisioning our buil t environment.\n \nMartha Crusius\, San Gabriel Watershed and Mountains Sp ecial Resources Study (invited)\n \nAdan Ortega\, Amigos de los Rios (conf irmed)\nEngaging the Public: New Actors Making Old Decisions\n \nTravis Lo ngcore\, USC Center for Sustainable Cities (confirmed)\nWildland-Urban Int erface: We are not apart from the environment\; we are a part of it.\n \nK en Schwartz\, Principal\, Horizon Water and Environment\, (confirmed)\nRes toration: The realities of restoring amidst the megalopolis.\n \nEllen Mac key (confirmed)\nEcology of the Concrete River: Viewing Our Landscapes wit hin the Bounds of Our Ecology\n \n12:00 – 1:00: Lunch address by Congres swoman Hilda L. Solis (invited)\n\n1:00 – 2:00: “What’s Our New Set Point?”\nOur cities continue to grow\, our ecosystems are becoming more “globalized\,” and climate change is changing all the rules. In the f ace of so many dynamic factors\, how do we determine the optimal mix of re storation and acceptable human alteration?\nRich Varenchik\, Air Resources Board (confirmed)\nAB 32\n \nTed Frink\, CA Dept. of Water Resources (inv ited)\nClimate Change: Are the goal posts moving? Is climate change(ing) o ur community goals for watersheds? \n \n2:00 – 3:00: Media Panel with Lo uis Sahagun\, Steve Scauzillo (confirmed)\, Larry Mantle\, Deborah Schroch (invited)\n \n3:00 – 4:00: Audience Focus Group and Discussion \nBased on what they have heard and learned throughout the conference\, the audie nce will have the opportunity to submit their comments (vocally or via ema il) on what they are looking for in terms of a healthier watershed.\n \n4: 00 – 4:30: Wrap Up\n \n\n DTEND:20080917T233000Z DTSTAMP:20080814T181953Z DTSTART:20080917T170000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20080814T181953Z LOCATION:3130 N. Tyler Ave\, El Monte\, CA 91731 PRIORITY:5 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY;LANGUAGE=en-us:Building a Healthier San Gabriel River Watershed Wed nesday Schedule TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:040000008200E00074C5B7101A82E00800000000E0038D76FFFDC801000000000000000 010000000F76396CC2F49AB45BA08A763B950B641 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

10:00 – 12:00< B>: \; “Living on the Frontier”

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California is n ot just the geographical frontier of the US\, but also the policy and tech nology frontier. When government agencies cannot provide the most effectiv e resource management\, watershed groups and grassroots organizations are filling in the gap through education and advocacy. When communities and bu sinesses recognize that we are< /I> a pa r t of our environment and n ot apart from it\, they are promoting new landscape ethics and re-envisioning our built environment.

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< B>Ma rtha < /FONT> Crusi u s\, San Gabriel Watershed and Mountains Special Resources Study (invited)

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Adan Ortega\, Amigos de los Rios (c onfirmed )

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Engaging the Public: New Actors Making Old Decisions

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Travis Lon gcor e \, USC Center for Sust ainable Cities< /SPAN> (confirmed)

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Wil dland-Urban Interface: We are not apart from the environment\; we are a pa rt of it.

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Ken Sc hwart z\, Principal\, Horizo n Water and Environment\,< /FONT> (confirmed)

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Restoration: The realities of restoring amidst the megalopolis.

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Ellen Mackey (confirmed)

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Ecology of the Concrete River : Viewing Our Landscapes within the Bounds of Our Ecology

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12:0 0 – 1:00: Lunch address by Congres swoman Hilda L. Solis (invi ted)

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\n< /B>1:00 – 2:00< FONT COLOR="#003399" FACE="Cambria">:  \; \; “What’s Our New Set Point? ”

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< SPAN LANG="en-us">Our cities continue to grow\, our ecosystems are becoming more “globalized\,” and climate change is changing all the rules. In the face of so many dynamic factors\ , how do we determine the optimal mix of restoration and acceptable human alteration?

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< B>Rich Varenchi k\, Air Resources Board< SPAN LANG="en-us"> (confirmed< /SPAN>) < /SPAN>

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Ted < /SPAN> Frin< /SPAN>k< FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Cambria">\, CA Dept. of Water Resources (invite d)

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Climate Change: Are the goal posts moving? Is cli mate change(ing) our community goals for watersheds?

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2:00 – 3:00: Med ia Panel< SPAN LANG="en-us"> with Louis Sahagun \, Steve Scauzillo (confirmed)\, Larry Mantle\, Deborah Schroch (invited)< /FONT>

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3:00 – 4:00:  \; \; Audience Focus Group and Discussion

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Based on what they have heard and learned throughout the conference\ , the audience will have the opportunity to submit their comments (vocally or via email) on what they are looking for in terms of a healthier waters hed.

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4:00 – 4:30: Wrap Up

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