Contra Costa Watershed Forum
Agenda
9:00 The CCC Department of Conservation and Development staff will provide snacks and juice; donations are accepted (please bring a mug to minimize our use of paper or plastic cups).
9:30 Welcoming remarks. Representative from The Gardens at Heather Farm
9:35 Roundtable news/updates, including, but not limited to, the following items:
• Watershed Roundtable (all)
• Committee and Project Updates
o Executive Committee Report
o Volunteer Creek Monitoring (Michelle Luebke, CCC Conservation and Dev.)
9:55 Listing Projects on the Bay Area Integrated Regional Water Management Plan (IRWMP) and
Update on the Army Corps of Engineers' Policy on No Vegetation on Levees (Mitch Avalon, CCC Flood Control)
Water Conservation in our Modern World
10:00 Urban Water Conservation Strategies: How far we've come, where we're going, and what you can do. (Richard Harris, EBMUD and Chris Dundon, CCWD)
10:40 Watering wisdom for Mediterranean-climate Gardens. (Bethallyn Black, College of Marin)
11:00 A "Climate-Proof" Contra-Costa: How Adaptive Strategies from Kalahari Bushmen Can Succeed Here. (James G. Workman author, Heart of Dryness & co-founder, SmartMarkets LLC)
11:30 Adjourn to July 14, 2010, meeting.
The CCWF will provide reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities planning to attend CCWF meetings who contact Michelle Luebke at least 72 hours before the meeting at michelle.luebke@dcd.cccounty.us or 925-335-1315. Agenda items for the CCWF meetings are discussed by the Executive Committee. The next Executive Committee is scheduled for June 2nd at 11:30 a.m. If you would like to attend this meeting or cannot attend the meeting but have suggestions for topics or speakers, please contact Michelle directly.