Bay Area Watershed Network - Annual Meeting
We are looking forward to holding our Annual BAWN Meeting on Friday February 25th from 10 am to noon in Oakland — please SAVE THE DATE! We are working on lining up a great agenda and hope you can join us. We will send out the location confirmation and agenda by early to mid-February.
The meeting will feature:
Guest Speakers:
. Assemblywoman Nancy Skinner (confirmed): New laws and proposed legislation of interest to the Watershed community
. Dipti Bhatnagar, Environmental Justice Coalition for Water (confirmed): How to Work with Disadvantaged Communities
. Americorps Representative (invited): The Watershed Stewardship Program: Can You Use an Americorps Volunteer?
And updates on:
Army Corps of Engineers Vegetation on Levees Issue: Mitch Avalon, Contra Costa Co Public WorksNew legislation in 2011 to address the sunset of the Prevailing Wage Law (AB2537) (Issue: Use a Volunteer: Go To Jail): A. Riley, S.F. Water Board Report on BAWN priorities in SF BAY IRWMP grant submitted in January: Carol Mahoney, Zone7 Alameda County Working Group Updates from Policy Group (Ariana Katovich & Caitlin Cornwall), Assessment and Monitoring (Roger Leventhal), and Education & Outreach (Mark Spencer)
....and discussion on future policy issues and BAWN in 2011.
Please put the date on your calendar and look for an agenda soon.
For more information, contact: Dale Hopkins DHopkins@waterboards.ca.gov