2003 Natural Resource Coordinating Conference
May 28-30, The Beach Resort, Monterey

2003 Conference Agenda

Wednesday May 28 - Opportunity for pre-conference Workgroup or Statewide Project Meetings (indicate your interest below)
9:00 am - 9:00 pm Science, Technology and Environmental Literacy Workgroup. For registration information for this workgroup meeting, contact Loran Hoffmann at 530-752-9914, email: lhhoffmann@ucdavis.edu. This requires a separate registration from the NRCC Meeting.
11:00 am - 1:00 pm Forest Ecosystems and Communities Workgroup. For registration information for this workgroup meeting, contact Sherry Cooper at 530-224-4902, email: shcooper@ucdavis.edu.
1:00 am - 3:00 pm Ecological Restoration Workgroup. For registration information for this workgroup meeting, contact Sheila Barry at 408-299-2635 ext 1005, email: sbarry@ucdavis.edu.
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Monitoring Landscape Change Workgroup.. For registration information for this workgroup meeting, contact Joni Rippee at 510-642-0095, email: rippee@nature.berkeley.edu
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Conservation Biology Workgroup. For registration information for this workgroup meeting, contact Edith Allen at email: edith.allen@ucr.edu
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm Fire Workgroup. For registration information for this workgroup meeting, contact Joni Rippee at 510-642-0095, email: rippee@nature.berkeley.edu
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Introduced Species Workgroup.For registration information for this workgroup meeting, contact Ted Grosholz at 530-752-9151, email: tedgrosholz@ucdavis.edu
Thursday May 29 - General Meeting of NRCC: UC-ANR's Natural Resource Research Stations: Their Role in Research, Teaching and Extension Programs
7:00 am - 8:00 am Continental Breakfast (provided)
8:00 am - 8:30 am Introductions, Overview of NRCC, Workgroup and PPAC Updates
8:15 am - 10:00 am Overview of research stations, and research station managers roundtable, Alex Glazer, Moderator, Director, Natural Reserve System, UCOP

General discussion of operations, resource management, funding, develop synergy and complimentarity between various ANR units

  • Mike Connor, Sierra Foothill Research and Extension Center
  • Bob Heald, Center for Forestry Research Properties, Co-Director, UCB Center for Forestry
  • Daniel R. Dawson, Director, Valentine Eastern Sierra Reserve
  • Susan Williams, Director of Bodega Marine Lab, UC Davis
10:00 am - 10:30 am Break
10:30 am - 11:45 am Monitoring and Database Forum
  • Information Management in the NRS - Mark Stromberg, Director, Hastings Natural History Reservation
  • Monitoring infrastructure on Center for Forestry Properties - John Battles, Co-Director, Center for Forestry
  • A Half Century of Information and Current Opportunities at Hopland - Bob Timm and Bob Keiffer, Hopland Research and Extension Center
11:45 am - 1:15 pm Lunch
1:15 pm - 3:15 pm Approaches to Outreach and Environmental Education
  • Community Outreach, Environmental Education, and Docent Management at the Sedgwick Reserve - Mike Williams, Director, Sedgwick Reserve
  • Outreach programs at Center for Forestry properties - Jennifer Prentiss, Outreach Forester, UC Berkeley Center for Forestry
  • Community Outreach at UCD field facilities - Andy Engilis, museum scientist and coordinator of the Experimental Ecosystem, UC Davis
  • Environmental Education and Youth Development:Opportunities for Expanded Collaboration - Richard Ponzio and members of the STEL (Science Technology and Environmental Education) workgroup
3:15 pm - 3:30 pm Break
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm Multi-Disciplinary Natural Resources Projects – Showcase innovative projects
  • Embedded network sensing of habitats - Mike Hamilton, Director, James San Jacinto Mountains Reserve
  • The Fire and Fire Surrogates Project - Jason Moghadas, Research Coordinator FFS, UC Berkeley
  • Watershed Research on Sierra and Hopland Research and Extension Centers - Ken Tate or Mel George, UC Davis
5:30 pm - 6:00 pm Set up for poster session and "Share Fair"
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Poster session and reception
Friday May 30 - Field Trip
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
  • Tour Hastings NRS, Carmel Valley
  • Tour Monterey Bay marine sanctuary and estuary areas