April 1 - 4, 2002
Red Lion Inn, Sacramento
NRCC 2002: Restoration Ecology and Conservation Biology - DANR's Current and Emerging Programs
Overview and Objectives:
The Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources (DANR) Natural Resource Coordinating Conference (NRCC) has met annually for the past nine years. The objective of the Coordinating Conference is to bring together the workgroups, special projects, and AES and CE academics working in the broad area of natural resources to:
- Identify current priorities in natural resources;
- Provide training on current high priority topics (past topics have included biodiversity, riparian restoration, fire ecology, natural resources in agriculture, marine and terrestrial interface, salmon ecology and management);
- Present successful examples of effective natural resource programming;
- Build teams of advisors, specialists, and faculty to develop responses to issues;
- Become aware of emerging natural resource policy issues.
Each year, 40 to 80 members of DANR meet together to accomplish these broad goals. Range, livestock, forest, marine, wildlife, fisheries, environmental policy, youth education, and general natural resource advisors, specialists and faculty members participate in the NRCC.
The Steering Committee for this year's NRCC has been asked by the DANR Program Council to focus on the current and emerging research and extension programs within DANR in restoration ecology and conservation biology. The primary part of the meeting will have presentations from each campus and region on current DANR programs in these important areas. There will be discussions of where DANR programs should be heading, given the current base of interest in these important areas.
All participants will also be able to learn about the accomplishments and future plans of the various Natural Resource workgroups. Each workgroup will present a poster of their activities during the reception poster session. Funds are available to support the production of these posters (contact Bill Frost at: wefrost@ucdavis.edu).
The program also allows for special breakout sessions of the various workgroups and statewide special projects during the first day and a half of the meeting time. Please indicate if your group would like an opportunity to participate in this. There will also be a post-conference field tours of restoration and conservation biology programs in the Sacramento Valley area.
(Invited - Not All Confirmed)
| Agenda: April 1, 2002 |
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Pre-conference Workgroup or Statewide Project Meetings
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| 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
Workgroup or Statewide Special Project Meetings - Session I |
| 1:00 - 5:00 PM |
Workgroup or Statewide Special Project Meeting - Session II
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| 5:00 - 8:00 PM |
Workgroup or Statewide Special Project Meeting - Session III
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| Agenda: April 2, 2002 |
| 7:00 - 8:00 AM |
Continental Breakfast (provided) |
| 8:00 - 12:00 PM |
Workgroup or Statewide Special Project Meeting - Session IV
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| 12:00 - 1:00 PM |
Lunch (provided) |
| 1:00 - 1:15 PM |
General Opening for NRCC, Introductions and Objectives |
| 1:15 - 1:30 PM |
Opening Remarks - Reg Gomes, VP DANR |
| 1:30 - 2:15 PM |
UC Riverside Presentations on Conservation Biology and Restoration Ecology
- Edie Allen
- Tom Scott |
| 2:15 - 2:45 PM |
Special Projects and Programs - Case studies of conservation biology and restoration ecology programs
- Bob Bugg, UC-SAREP
- Susie Kocher, UC Center for Forestry |
| 2:45 - 3:00 PM |
Break |
| 3:00 - 4:00 PM |
Southern Region - Case studies of conservation biology and restoration ecology programs
- Carl Bell
- Deb McArdle
- Sheila Barry
- Valerie Mellano |
| 4:00 - 5:15 PM |
UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine - Interface with Natural Resources
- Rob Atwill
- Ron Hedrick
- John Kirk
- Kristin Gilardi |
| 5:15 - 6:00 PM |
Set up posters, room check-in, etc. |
| 6:00 - 9:30 PM |
Poster session, reception (food provided) - General presentations by workgroups, statewide projects |
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| Agenda: April 3, 2002 |
| 7:00 - 8:00 AM |
Continental breakfast (provided) |
| 8:00 - 9:00 AM |
Coast and Mountain Region - Case studies of conservation biology and restoration ecology programs
- Don Lancaster
- Yana Valacovic
- Jim Waldvogel
- Janet Moore and Sarah Nossaman |
| 9:00 - 10:30 AM |
UC Davis College of A&ES - Presentations on Conservation Biology and Restoration Ecology
- Kevin Rice
- Peter Moyle
- Ted Grosholz
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| 10:30 - 10:45 AM |
Break |
| 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM |
Valley Region - Case studies of conservation biology and restoration ecology programs
- Gary Johnston
- Bruce Roberts
- Marc Horney
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| 12:00 - 1:15 PM |
Lunch (provided) |
| 1:15 - 2:30 PM |
UC Berkeley
- Per Palsboll
- Adina Merenlender
- Doug McCreary
- Steve Beissinger |
| 2:30 - 3:15 PM |
Panel Discussion - Clientele and user groups - Future research and extension needs |
| 3:15 - 3:30 PM |
Break |
| 3:30 - 4:30 PM |
Future DANR Direction - Panel (Barbara Allen-Diaz, Bill Frost, Kim Rodrigues) |
| 4:30 - 5:00 PM |
Wrap-up, conclusions, adjourn |
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| Agenda: April 4, 2002 - Natural Resource Tour of Sacramento Valley Restoration & Conservation Projects |
| 7:30 AM |
Assemble group at Red Lion Inn, Sacramento - get lunches! |
| 7:30 - 8:30 AM |
Drive to Jepson Prairie |
| 8:30 - 9:30 AM |
JEPSON PRAIRIE (UC Natural Reserve System site, vernal pools and grazing influence; Dr. Virginia Boucher, UCD) |
| 9:30 - 10:30 AM |
Drive to Cosumnes River Preserve |
| 10:30 - 11:50 AM |
COSUMNES RIVER PRESERVE (levee breaching/riparian restoration experiments; Ramona Swenson, TNC) |
| 11:50 AM - 12:30 PM |
Drive from Cosumnes River Preserve to Mokelumne River at Camanche Reservoir (LUNCH DURING DRIVE) |
| 12:30 - 1:45 PM |
MOKELUMNE RIVER (gravel addition experiments below Camanche Dam; Joe Merz, EBMUD) |
| 1:45 - 2:30 PM |
Drive from Mokelumne River to Delta Cross-Channel, Walnut Grove |
| 2:30 - 3:30 PM |
DELTA CROSS-CHANNEL (multi-agency science experiments; Bruce Herbold, EPA) |
| 3:30 - 4:30 PM |
Drive to Red Lion Inn, Sacramento |
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Field Tour
A bus tour is scheduled to various Sacramento Valley restoration and conservation projects on April 4. The bus will leave from and return to the conference hotel. The tour will include discussions of: habitat conservation planning; aquatic habitat; wetlands, estuary and oak woodland restoration and management; watershed management; integrating flood management with conservation. Conference registration includes the bus tour and a box lunch on the tour. The expected return time to the hotel is 4:30 PM. Please indicate on the Registration form if you are interested in participating in the field tour.
CLICK HERE FOR SCHEDULE.
Funds Available
Funds are available for travel, lodging and associated registration fees for the NRCC on a first come, first served basis. Deadline to request travel funds is February 15, 2002. Individuals requesting funds for NRCC should fill out the enclosed request form and submit it to Joni Rippee (see address below). It is important that you request funds early to ensure that they are available for you. Notification of the status of your request will be made prior to registration dealine.
Conference Steering Committee:
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