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YOU ARE WELCOME
to attend the 6:30pm Dinner,
even if you can't attend the Conference.
THURSDAY, MARCH 25
In the Big Room, Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., 1075 E. 20th Street, Chico, California (click for map)
8:15 Registration - Continental breakfast provided for all registrants
9:00 Welcome: Barbara Vlamis, AquAlliance
9:10 Session 1. Chair: Barbara Vlamis, AquAlliance
Robert Holland, Geobotanical Phenomenology: California's Great Valley Vernals Pool Habitat Status and Loss Rephotorevised 2005
Keith Wagner, Lippe Gaffney Wagner LLP: CNPS v. City of Rancho Cordova
Barbara Vlamis, AquAlliance: Vernal Pool Critical Habitat and Recovery - A Tale of Two Plans
10:25 15-minute break
10:40 Session 2. Chair: Jenny Marr, California Department of Fish and Game
Andrew Conlin, Natural Resources Conservation Service: An Example of Soil Survey Data on Landforms that Contain Vernal Pools in Butte County, California
Christina Sloop, Laguna de Santa Rosa Foundation: Conservation Genetics of Butte County Meadowfoam
(Limnanthes floccosa Howell ssp. californica Arroyo), an Endangered Vernal Pool Endemic
Joan Leong, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona: A Comparison of Floral Visitation and Seed Set between Natural and Constructed Vernal Pools in the Santa Rosa Plain
Nancy Emery, Purdue University: Evolution of Specialization to Vernal Pool Habitat in Lasthenia Species
12:20 Lunch (provided for all registrants)
1:20 Session 3. Chair: Doug Alexander, Professor Emeritus, California State University, Chico
Christopher Rogers, EcoAnalysts: Macroinvertebrate Bioassessment in Temporary Wetlands: Limitations and Opportunities
Andrew Bohonak, San Diego State University: Rapid Functional Assessment of Vernal Pools in Southern California
Christopher Searcy, University of California, Davis: Conservation of Terrestrial Habitat for California Tiger Salamanders
Raymond J. Bogiatto, California State University, Chico: The Use of Eastern Sacramento Valley Vernal Pool Habitats by Geese and Swans
3:00 15-minute break
3:15 Session 4. Chair: Joe Silveira, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Tracy Schohr, California Cattlemen's Association: Boots and Birkenstocks: Working Together to Protect California Rangelands
Carol W. Witham, Environmental Consultant, Sacramento: U.C. Merced, a Consensus Planning Success Story?
Scott R. Loarie, Carnegie Institution for Science, Stanford University: Climate Change and California’s Endemic Flora – What Can We Expect for Vernal Pools?
Betty Warne, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: The Vernal Pool Recovery Plan and Methods to Achieve Recovery Goals of Vernal Pool Species
4:55 All-speakers panel
5:30 Social hour
No-host bar
6:30 Dinner, followed by keynote speaker
Ellen Bauder, Professor Emeritus, San Diego State University: Science and Vernal Pool Conservation: Research questions, methodologies and applications
FRIDAY, MARCH 26
9:00 a.m. Fieldtrips to local vernal pools - SORRY - FIELDTRIPS ARE SOLD OUT
Lunch provided - wrap-up around 3:00 p.m.
Departure site and destinations to be announced