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NBWA 2012 Conference

NBWA 2012 Conference. Date and Location Theme Speakers Cost Sponsors. Date- April 13, 2012. Location -Sheraton, Petaluma-contract signed Theme - “Climate Change Adaptation ” 3 Panels -Science -Sea Level Rise - Flood Management and Watershed Health Keynotes

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NBWA 2012 Conference

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  1. NBWA 2012 Conference • Date and Location • Theme • Speakers • Cost • Sponsors

  2. Date- April 13, 2012 • Location-Sheraton, Petaluma-contract signed Theme- “Climate Change Adaptation” • 3 Panels -Science -Sea Level Rise - Flood Management and Watershed Health Keynotes *Jared Huffman *Margaret Davidson, NOAA, Director, Coastal Services Center

  3. Science: What will be the impacts on water supply, habitat, and flooding? Rebecca Smyth West Coast Director, NOAA Coastal Services Climate - are you poised for change? David Behar, Climate Program Director, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Assessment Perspectives from the Adaptation Community Lisa Micheli, Executive Director, Pepperwood Foundation How will climate change impact local watershed hydrology and upland soil water deficits? Patrick Barnard, Coastal Geologist, USGS How do we assess the physical and ecological effects of climate change on the San Francisco Bay margin?

  4. Sea level Rise: How Can we Adapt? Amber Mace, Executive Officer, Ocean Protection Council What is the California Perspective on Adaptation? Will Travis, Senior Policy Advisor, One Bay Area Is the idea of developing an integrated regional climate strategy an impossible dream? Samuel Veloz, Spatial Ecologist, PRBO Conservation Science Can we improve coastal adaptation planning by using models of tidal marsh accretion in response to sea level rise? Jeremy Lowe, Senior Coastal Geomorphologist, ESA PWA How can we adapt Bay shorelines to accommodate rising sea levels?

  5. Flood Management and Watershed Health:How Can We Improve Both? Bruce Wolfe, Executive Officer, RWQCB How does Climate Change Affect the Regulation of Stormwater, Flood Management and Watershed Health? Ellie Cohen, President, PRBO Conservation Science Creeks, Critters and Climate: Watershed Restoration for a Secure Future Meredith Williams, Director, Environmental Data, Information and Technology, SFEI Napa Watershed: Managing watershed health for resilience in the face of change  Mike Thompson, Assistant General Manager - Business Operation, SCWA Do integrated flood control and groundwater recharge projects make sense with or without climate change?

  6. Costs • $80 $70 before January 31, 2012 • Watershed Council-$40 • Wine Tasting- 3:15-4:15 pm Registration on Line

  7. MWH ESA PWA Winzler & Kelly (GHD) Horizon Environment Kennedy Jenks MMWD Napa Combined SCWA BMKCSD CMSA - County of Marin Kearns & West NMWD RMC SCC Carl Morrison SFEP Sponsors

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