2008 Events, Conferences & Workshops

Alternative Construction and Energy Exposition 2008

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Central Coast Wetland Science Symposium

Location: Moss Landing Marine Labs
Date: September 24, 2008
Time: 9:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M.

Opening Remarks:

• Central Coast Wetland Science by Gage Dayton

Session 1:         Setting Goals

• Setting Goals for Wetland Restoration by Kerstin Wasson
• Water Board Efforts to Protect & Improve Watersheds and Aquatic Habitat by Peter von Langen
• Elkhorn Slough Tidal Wetland Project by Bryan Largay
• Mapping California’s Central Coast Wetlands: a Foundation for Regional Wetland Restoration & Monitoring by Joel Casagrande
• Central California Lagoon Enhancement: Strategies and Indicators by Nicole Beck

Session 2:         Implementation

• Central Coast Wetland Program Implementation by Ross Clark
• Wetlands within Watersheds: Partnership Approaches to Increment Restoration by Daniel Mountjoy
• Watershed Restoration: It Takes a Village by Chris Coburn
• Habitat Restoration and Enhancement of the Mojo Cojo Slough by Gage Dayton

Session 3:         Evaluation/Monitoring

• Monitoring and Assessment by Gary Conley
• Evaluating River Restoration Success using the California Rapid Assessment Method by Cara Clark
• Measuring Change in Central Coast Watersheds by Gary Conley
• Using Amphibians to Identify & Measure Anthropogenic Impacts to Wetlands by Nina D’Amore
• Assessing the Effectiveness of Irrigated Agricultural Land Water Quality Management by Peter Meertens

In Depth Perspectives:

• Working to Protect & Restore the Morro Bay Estuary & Watershed by Dan Berman
• Regional Collaboration: A Perspective from the San Francisco Bay Area by Letitia Grenier

Closing Remarks:

• California Wetland Policy by Ross Clark

DRAFT Coastal Regional Sediment Management Plan for Southern Monterey Bay

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• Section 5: Regional Sediment Management Approaches

Community Planning Forum

Title: “Cool Planning Tools and Technology”
Location: Moss Landing Marine Labs
Date: June 19, 2008
Time: 8:30 A.M. – 12:30 P.M.

• Cool Surfaces & Shade Trees Reduce Energy Use & Improve Urban Air Quality by Hashem Akbari
• By Area Regional Agencies Climate Protection Program by Ted Droettboom
• Presentation by Mike McCormick
• Presentation by Don Barrett
• Presentation by Rob Nicely
• Green Building Ordinance: City of Monterey by John Kuehl
• Climate Change & the City of Santa Cruz by Ross Clark

Regional Forecast 2008

Public agency comments regarding this draft forecast are due on May 15, 2008.

Symposium on: Earth’s Environmental Crisis & the Fate of Humanity: Ocean Solutions

Monday, April 21, 2008 4pm - 6pm
University Center - California State University, Monterey Bay

Website: csumb.edu/climate

Co-Sponsors: Social & Behavioral Sciences, CSU Monterey Bay/ AMBAG/NOAA

For info: 831.582.3578

Poster

Board of Directors Meeting Presentations

• Monterey Bay Area 2008 Regional Forecast by Randy Deshazo
• Central Coast Energy Services, Inc. by Dennis Osmer
• Envisioning: Monterey Bay Region 2035 by Mark Griffin
• Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 by Nick Papadakis

Sanctuary Currents Symposium

Saturday, April 5, 2008
California State University Monterey Bay (CSUMB)

• Climate Change – Ecosystem Change in Central California by William Sydeman
• From Global to Local: Climate Change and Our Future by Lisa Sloan
• Developing a Regional Climate Change Strategy by Will Travis
• CO2 in the Ocean: Fertilizer or Herbicide? By Nick Welschmeyer

Poster

Following a request for revisions period, AMBAG Board of Directors approved of the Revised Draft Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) 2007-2014 for Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties at their January 9, 2008 meeting. Interested parties are welcome to respond to the Revised Draft during a 30-day comment period.

Please submit any inquires or comments by Monday February 18, 2008 to:
Mark T. Griffin, AICP
Director of Planning Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments
445 Reservation Road, Ste. G
Marina, CA 93933-0809
Tel. (831) 883-3750

14th Annual Tri-County Economic Conference

California Climate Change Regulations: Impacts on the Regional Economy

• Climate Change Regulations, local business impacts, opportunities and trends by Aaron Johnston Karas
• AB 32 One Year Later: 2007 Accomplishments and the Road Ahead by Charles Schlock
• Climate Change: Barriers and Benefits on Our Economy by Joe Piedimonte
• Climate Change and AB 32: A Utility Perspective

Friday, January 25, 2008
8:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Embassy Suites Hotel, Seaside, CA