Napa Sonoma Marsh Restoration Group Mtg - Agenda Update

Tue, Nov 6th 2012, 9:00am - 4:00pm
Auditorium of the Harris State Building 1515 Clay Street Oakland, CA 94612

The San Francisco Bay Joint Venture, California Department of Fish and Game, and State Coastal Conservancy are organizing an expanded, all-day Napa Sonoma Marsh Restoration Group (NSMRG) meeting for November 6, 2012 to discuss the restoration work being done in the Napa-Sonoma Marshes Wildlife Area and the surrounding North Bay region.

Agenda:

Larry Wyckoff (DFG) – Moderator "Welcome, Housekeeping, And Introduction" (10 minutes) 9:00-9:10

1) "How Long Will It Take? Factors Affecting The Schedule For Salt Pond Restoration From Land Acquisition Through Salinity Reduction To Completion Of Construction" (GAIA – Susanne Von Rosenberg) (20 minutes) 9:10-9:30

2) "Access, Airspace, And Avocets – Crafting A Solution" (URS – Francesca Demgen) (20 minutes) 9:30-9:50

3) "Rethinking Projects/Partnerships: Taking A Long View Can Make History" (Cargill – Pat Mapelli) (15 minutes) 9:50-10:05

4) "NSMWA Restoration Projects – Lessons Learned From Project Management To Construction" (DU – Steve Carroll) (15 minutes) 10:05-10:20

15-minute Break 10:20-10:35

5) Hamilton/Bel Marin Keys Restoration Update (SCC – Tom Gandesbery) (20 minutes 10:35-10:55)

6) "Trajectory Of Early Tidal Marsh Restoration: Elevation, Sedimentation And Colonization Of Breached Salt Ponds In The Northern San Francisco Bay" (USGS – Lacy Smith) (20 minutes) 10:55-11:15

7) "Waterbird Response To Restoration And Management In The Napa-Sonoma Marshes Wildlife Area" (USGS – Tanya Graham) (20 minutes) 11:15-11:35

8) "Monitoring And Supporting Listed, Ground Nesting Birds In A Changing Environment" (DFG – Karen Taylor) (20 minutes) 11:35-11:55

~1-hour Lunch 11:55 -1:10

9) "Macroinvertebrate Colonization And Avian Community Response Following Restoration Of Salt Ponds In Northern San Francisco Bay" (USGS – Isa Woo) (20 minutes) 1:10-1:30

10) "Progression Of Fisheries Use In Restored Salt Ponds At Napa Plant Site" (URS – Francesca Demgen) (20 minutes) 1:30-1:40

11) Skaggs Island Update (USFWS – Meg Marriot) (10 minutes) 1:40-1:50

12) Cullinan Ranch Restoration Update (Ducks Unlimited – Russ Lowgren) (20 minutes) 1:50-2:10

13) Sears Point Restoration Update (Sonoma Land Trust – Julian Meisler) (20 minutes) 2:10-2:30

Q&A Discussion (2:30-3:15)

Adjourn 3:15