Headwaters to Ocean (H2O) Conference 2009
October 27 – 29
Hilton Long Beach, CA

PROGRAM DAY 3

Thursday, October 29, 2009

7:00 - 8:15           REGISTRATION & CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST (Exhibit Area - Promenade)

8:30 - 10:00         SESSION 6

Session 6A: MLPA, MPA’s and Coastal Management (International I)
Moderator: Calla Allison, City of Laguna Beach

California’s Marine Life Protection Act: Process & Progress

Karen Garrison, NRDC

Collaborative Model for Localized Marine Protected Area Management

Jeffrey Rosaler, City of Dana Point

Data Gaps in South Coast MLPA Process

Lia Protopapadakis, Santa Monica Bay Restoration Commission

Maps-Models-Management: Assembling tools for ecosystem-based management of Newport Bay/Coast

Irwin Haydock and Scott Akenhead, S4S Solutions, Inc.

Session 6B: Public Outreach and Education (International II)
Moderator: David Dickson, MIG, Inc.

Grab Your Partner and Do-Si-Do: Web-Based Tools to Build Collaborative Partnerships

Tim Carroll, MIG, Inc

The Coast and Ocean Regional Roundtable Project: Creating Local Level Strategies for Coastal and Marine Resource Management

Monica Hunter, Planning and Conservation League

Public Outreach-ology: The Science Behind Public Education

Tiffany Jonick, S. Groner Associates, Inc.

Role of Citizen Based Monitoring Programs in Creating a Healthy Watershed

Shannon Quigley, San Diego River Park Foundation

10:00 - 10:30           BREAK (Exhibit Area - Promenade)

10:30 - 12:00            SESSION 7

Session 7A: Regional Partnerships & Task Forces (International I)
Moderator: Tim Carroll, MIG, Inc.

Alluvial Fan Task Force

Susan Longville, CSUSB Water Resources Institute

Sustainability Strategies in Floodplain Management

Iovanka Todt, Floodplain Management Association

Providing Tools for Local Decision Makers

Susan Zaleski, USC Sea Grant

Integrating Multiple Funding Sources: Grant Writing Success Elements

David Dickson, MIG, Inc.

Session 7B: Community Based Restoration (International II)
Moderator: Matt Yurko, California Coastal Commission

Designing for Community Based Habitat Restoration

Rajan Brown, California Coastal Commission

Restoring the Bayview Slope

Barry Nerhus, Society for Conservation Biology

Volunteer-Based Native Plant Propagation

Adrienne Bosler, Flora de California Native Plant Nursery

Community Restoration of Colorado Lagoon

Eric Forest Zahn, Tidal Influence

Session 7C: Sand, Surfing and Reefs (International IV)
Moderator: Chris Webb, Moffatt & Nichol

On Surfing and Sand Retention Reefs: What are the Choices

Seamus Innes, Everest International Consultants, Inc.

The Removal of Pratte’s Reef - an Experimental Surf Enhancement Structure

Craig Leidersdorf, Coastal Frontiers Corporation

Beach Nourishment Monitoring at Redondo Beach

Kalia Shibao, Noble Consultants

12:00                      Luncheon and Conference Wrap Up (International III)

Keynote Speaker: Jerry R. Schubel, President and CEO, Aquarium of the Pacific

Sea Level Rise and Inundation: What's In Our Future?

Please bring your ticket for this event.