California Watershed Management Forums:
“REVISITING PROGRESS & REVISING STRATEGY”
Objectives: (1) To revisit the recommendations of the last California Watershed Forum (#4, held on May 17, 2000) for “a robust, collaborative framework for watershed management” in the state by reviewing progress one year later and revising the strategy as needed; and (2) To discuss ways to best share information by the California delegates to the National Watershed Forum in June.
9:00 a.m. Introductory Comments: Dennis Pendleton, U.C. Davis
Sari Sommarstrom, Watershed Management Council
9:15 a.m. Review of Progress on “12 Steps to California’s Watershed Recovery”
As a panel, the co-leaders of each step will present: (1) a summary of their findings on progress to date (ideally in written form also); (2) anticipated progress during the coming year; and (3) any recommendations for changing the step’s wording or its leaders (or deleting the step) for this next year.
10:30 a.m. BREAK
10:50 a.m. Continue with “12 Step” presentations and discussions
12:00 p.m. LUNCH [Deli-type lunch not to exceed $10.00] – Patio
1:00 p.m. Discussion & Wrap-Up of “Revisiting Progress & Revising Strategy”
What still needs to be captured? What are reasonable expectations for accomplishments towards a statewide, collaborative watershed framework during the next 12 months?
2:00 p.m. National Watershed Forum – Sari Sommarstrom, Steering Committee
· Review of Agenda: California Regional Roundtable presentation / Discussion Group Tracks
2:30 p.m. BREAK
· Expectations of what to bring to and from the National Forum
· Need for California caucus during National Forum?
· Summary of Recommendations
4:00 p.m. ADJOURN
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