Friday Breakout Sessions

8:30am-9:30am

Track 1: Balancing our Resources, Managing our Future

Building Habitat, Protecting Pollinators

 
A Pollinator Partnership Between NRCS and Xerces Society

Thomas Moore, NRCS

Margaret Smither-Kopperl, NRCS
Kathryn Prince, Xerces Society

What the Monarch Means for Agriculture and Conservation... Maybe
Jack Rice, Ca Farm Bureau Federation

 8:30am-9:30am

Track 2: Agriculture is part of the Solution

Incentivizing Adoption of On-Farm Conservation

Paying Landowners for Recharge

Chris Coburn, RCD of Santa Cruz County

Enhancing the Wildlife Value of Farms in the Central Valley: A Team Effort
Khara Strum, Audubon

 8:30am-9:30am

Track 3: Strong Partnerships Bring Lasting Results

Planning Tools for Successful Conservation Partnerships

Regional Conservation Strategies and Other Tools for Conservation

Shannon Lucas, CA Dept. of Fish and Wildlife

Integrating the California State Wildlife Action Plan 2015 Update 
(SWAP 2015) for Collaborative Conservation.

Junko Hoshi, CA Dept. of Fish and Wildlife 

Funding for Illegal Disposal Site Cleanup on Agricultural Lands

Carla Repucci, CalRecycle

 8:30am-9:30am

Track 4: Behind the Curtain – RCD Operations

Understanding Regulation to Achieve Compliance

How Did We Get Here? CEQA 101

Wendy Worthey, Dudek

Everything Special Districts Need to Know About Online Compliance

Sloane Dell'Orto, Streamline Web

 9:45am-10:45am

Track 1: Balancing our Resources, Managing our Future

Managing Watersheds, Balancing our Future

Lower Mokelumne River Watershed Steering Committee

Kathy Grant, City of Lodi Public Works

 
Improving Water Resource Management Through Local 
Collaboration

 9:45am-10:45am

Track 2: Agriculture is part of the Solution

Innovating to Encourage Change

The Leadership Academy: Bilingual Workshops in the San Joaquin Valley

Ana Lucia Garcia Briones, Environmental Defense Fund

Farmer Stewardship Profiles

Virginia Jameson, American Farmland Trust

Completing the Knowledge Cycle: Deriving IPM Knowledge Directly 
from Practitioners on Working Landscapes

Tracy Schohr, University of California Cooperative Extension

 9:45am-10:45am

Track 3: Strong Partnerships Bring Lasting Results 

Watershed Scale Partnerships to Restore Fish Habitat

Fisheries Restoration Projects in Shasta County of the Sacramento Valley

Chester Anderson, Western Shasta RCD

Restoring Scotts Creek - It Takes a Village

Chris Coburn, RCD of Santa Cruz County

 9:45am-10:45am

Track 4: Behind the Curtain – RCD Operations

Creating Successful Partnerships

Partnership Mechanics: Assembling Great Projects

Chris Rose, Solano RCD
Wendy Rash, NRCS

Partnering for Conservation Planning

Devin Best, Upper Salinas-Las Tables RCD

RCD and Agricultural Industry Groups Partner to meet 
Sustainability and Regulatory Goals

Leigh Sharp, Napa RCD

Michelle Novi, Napa Green and Napa Valley Vintners Association  

 11:00am-12:00pm

Track 1: Balancing our Resources, Managing our Future 

Building Healthy Resources in an Urban Environment

Forging Unexpected Partnerships with a Common Goal: 
Restoring Degraded Land in California while Reducing Water Consumption

Malcom McVay, Land Life Company

Urban Forest Management Toolkit

Nancy Sappington, Inland Urban Forestry Council
Diana Ruiz, Riverside-Corona RCD

 11:00am-12:00pm

Track 2: Agriculture is part of the Solution

Agriculture in Education 

The SLEWS Program:  A model for engaging high school students 
in habitat restoration on agricultural lands
Matt Lechmaier, Center for Land Based Learning

Classroom Aquarium Education Program
Hillary Grez, CA Dept. of Fish and Wildlife

 11:00am-12:00pm

Track 3: Strong Partnerships Bring Lasting Results

Voluntary Compliance:
Partnering to Comply with Regulation While Achieving Results

RCDs/NRCS Partnering to Help Farmers Comply with 
Water Quality Regulations

Kelly Huff, Dixon RCD
Wendy Rash, NRCS

California Agricultural Partnership Forum

Johnny Gonzales, CA State Water Resource Control Board

Developing Education Program to Work with Growers
to Reach Compliance
Larry Forero, UCCE

 11:00am-12:00pm

Track 4: Behind the Curtain – RCD Operations

Innovative Funding Solutions/Programs

A Partnership that Works: An RCD, A Community Foundation 
and Private Donors

Kellyx Nelson, San Mateo RCD
Sally Liu & Andy Perkins, Silicon Valley Community Foundation 

Development of an in-lieu fee Mitigation Program 

Kelli Camara, RCD of Santa Cruz County
Wendy Rash, NRCS

 2:05pm-3:05pm

Track 1: Balancing our Resources, Managing our Future

Recovering from Fire: Coordinated Research and Practice

 
Post-fire studies at Boggs Mountain Demonstration State Forest 
following the 2015 Valley Fire: A case study in collaborative research

Will Olsen, CAL FIRE

Partnering for Post-Wildfire Recovery Reforestation

Victoria Brandon, Lake County RCD

 2:05pm-3:05pm

Track 2: Agriculture is part of the Solution

Envisioning a Future for California's Farmlands 

Farmland Futures Initiative: Partnering to conserve agricultural lands

Nathan Weller, California Farmlink

Supporting the Next Generation of Farmers through Innovative 
Financing and Technical Assistance Program 

Sacha Lozano, RCD of Santa Cruz County

 2:05pm-3:05pm

Track 3: Strong Partnerships Bring Lasting Results

Encouraging Sequestration: Creating the Tools for Healthy Soils 
and Carbon Farming

The Land Management and Multi-Benefit Assessment
Alexandra Leumer, The Nature Conservancy
Jeff Onsted, The Department of Conservation

Cow Poop, Soil Health, Climate Policy...Oh my! 
Jeanne Merrill, CalCAN
Nancy Scolari, Marin RCD

 2:05pm-3:05pm

Track 4: Behind the Curtain – RCD Operations

Keeping Accountable

Primer on Prevailing Wage Requirements

Kevin Wang, BB&K Law

RCD Accounting

Bob Johnson, CPA

The ABC's of Developing an Indirect Cost Rate
Sheryl Landrum, RCD of Greater San Diego County

 3:20pm-4:20pm

Track 1: Balancing our Resources, Managing our Future

Camp Sacramento Erosion Control and Habitat Improvement Project
- Five Years Later

Paul Wisheropp, Dudek
Mark Egbert, El Dorado County RCD

Pesticide Detection in Ditches

Debra Benton, EPA

  3:20pm-4:20pm

Track 4: Behind the Curtain – RCD Operations

Online Tools to Encourage Productivity

RCD Member Portal – An in-depth view

Sara Schremmer, CARCD

RCD Online Project Database and Communications Tool:Increasing RCD 
Visibility through Project Data Collection and Reporting
Brittany Jensen, Gold Ridge RCD