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Friday, May
6th -
Technical Sessions |
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Topic/Event |
Speakers |
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| 8:00 - 8:30 am |
Registration |
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| 8:20 - 8:30 am |
Welcome Address |
Lupe Alvarez (Mayor of Guadalupe) |
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Keynote: Opening message |
| 8:30 - 9:15 am |
Dunes Mother Wildflower Guide |
Malcolm McLeod
(Author, Professor Emeritus - Cal Poly) |
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Session 1a -
Partnership in Coastal Dune Restoration and Enhancement |
| 9:15 - 10:00am |
Dunes Collaborative: Partners
in Stewardship |
Kathie Matsuyama (Dunes
Center) |
| Willie Richerson
(Center for Natural Lands Management) |
| Guadalupe Restoration
Project Overview |
Gonzalo Garcia (UNOCAL) |
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Session 1b - Partnership
in Coastal Dune Restoration and Enhancement |
| 10:15 - 11:00am |
Effects of OHV's
on Habitat |
Bill Deneen (Citizens for Vehicle-Free
Nipomo Dunes) |
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Laura Gardner (CA. State Parks)
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Session 2 - Coastal Dune Ecology and Management |
| 11:15 - 12:00 pm |
Dune Fauna, What
We Know and Don't Know |
Jim Blecha/Dave Innis
(Terrestrial & Aquatic Resources) |
Where to Find
Water in the Dunes |
Wayne Vogler ((sd)² ecology) |
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| 12:00 - 1:30 pm |
Lunch |
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Roundtable Discussion:
Watershed Management |
| 1:30 - 3:15
pm |
Watershed Management In and Around
Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes:
Jodi Isaacs (Dunes Center), Facilitator |
Julia Dyer (Central
Coast RWQCB) |
| Kay Mercer (Watershed
Coordinator) |
| Tom Lockhart
(Cachuma RCD) |
| Paul Holmes
(Land Conservancy of SLO) |
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Session 3 - Dunes Restoration |
| 3:30 - 4:45
pm |
Oil Spill Investigation
and Response in California |
Melissa Boggs-Blalack/Judd
Muskat (DFG) |
| Guadalupe Restoration
Project: SEIR |
John
Pierson (MRS) |
| Guadalupe Restoration
Project: Wetland Restoration |
Jenny
Langford (JENESIS) |
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| 5:00 - 7:00 pm |
Poster Session/Evening Social |
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Saturday, May 7th - Public
Sessions/Field Tours |
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Topic/Event |
Speakers |
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| 8:30 - 9:00 am |
Registration |
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| 9:00 - 9:15 am |
Welcome Address |
Lupe Alvarez (Mayor of
Guadalupe) |
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Session 1 -
Coastal Access |
| 9:15 - 11:30am |
Interpretive Master Plan:
Improve Coastal Access |
Gillian Andrews (Dunes
Center) |
| Guadalupe
Dunes Preserve: Access Improvements |
Willie Richerson (Center
for Natural Lands Management) |
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Partnerships
in Western snowy plover monitoring and management |
Chris Barr (USFWS, Guadalupe-Nipomo
Dunes NWR) |
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| 11:30 - 12:30 pm |
BBQ at the Guadalupe Veteran's Hall |
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Field Tours |
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Tour Option
1 |
| 12:30 - 3:30pm |
Oceano Dune Native Garden |
Jack Beigle (Naturalist) |
| State
Park Greenhouse and Restoration Sites |
California State Parks |
| Black
Lake |
Bob Hill (Land Conservancy of SLO) |
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Tour Option 2 |
| 12:30 - 3:30pm |
Access Improvements
at the Guadalupe Dunes Preserve |
Willie Richerson (Center for Natural Lands Management) |
| Santa Maria
River Estuary Enhancement |
Julia Dyer (Central Coast RWQCB) |
| Guadalupe
Restoration Project Conservation Easement |
Gonzalo Garcia (Guadalupe Restoration Project) |
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