Registration Closes at Noon on Monday, July 18th
Symposia State of the San Gabriel River Watershed Symposium
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
8:30am - 4:00pm
Swiss Park Restaurant & Banquet Center
1905 Workman Mill Road
Whittier, California 90601
The San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program has been monitoring the health of surface waters throughout the San Gabriel River watershed since 2005. The Los Angeles & San Gabriel Rivers Watershed Council is proud to host this one-day symposium to bring together staff from state and local agencies, city managers and local scientists to discuss the results of five years of monitoring. Experts will discuss topics related to methods for assessing the condition of surface waters, the hydrology of the San Gabriel River, National Forest Service and Los Angeles County Department of Public Health bacteria monitoring, management of recreactional activities in lakes and fish stocking, and the economics of environmental regulation. This is an opportunity to learn from one of the largest and most comprehensive regional monitoring programs throughout California. Special lunch-time keynote speakers include Congresswoman Grace F. Napolitano and the Honorary Mary Ann Lutz, Mayor of City of Monrovia.
Speakers:
Congresswoman Grace F. Napolitano
Hon. Mary Ann Lutz, Mayor of City of Monrovia
Nancy L.C Steele, Executive Director, Los Angeles and San Gabriel Rivers Watershed Council
Sharon Green, Legislative & Regulatory Liaison , Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County
Gary Hildebrand, Assistant Deputy Director, Watershed Management Division
Dr Eric Stein, Principal Scientist, Southern California Coastal Research Project
Karen Larsen, Deputy Director, Office of Information Management and Analysis (OIMA), State Water Resources Control Board
Phil Markle, Environmental Scientist, Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County
Jim Hughes, Lake Manager, County of Los Angeles, Parks and Recreation
Bernard Franklin, Recreational Waters Program Manager, County of Los Angeles Public Health
Lisa Northrop, Forest Resource Officer, Angeles National Forest
Michael Lyons, Environmental Specialist, Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control
Registration is free but limited to 100 persons and includes breakfast and lunch.
For more information: contact Kristy Morris at kristy@lasgrwc.org
Visit our symposium page to see the full agenda and to register.
