Biodiversity News - Vol.3 No.1

Date Event More Info

September 21-22 California Biodiversity Council holds local group forum Sept. 21 and meeting Sept. 22 The Eureka Inn, 518 Seventh St., Eureka (707-442-6441.) Contact: California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, 916-227-2651.

September 18-23 Salmonid Restoration Federation's Stream Habitat Restoration Field School holds course on Watershed Assessment and Treatment of Road-related Erosion Sources (Sept. 18-23) Held at UC Berkeley Forestry Camp in Meadow Valley near Quincy. $800 per session. Call ASAP as courses may be filled. Contact: Jud Ellinwood, 707-444-8903.

September 25-29 Salmonid Restoration Federation's Stream Habitat Restoration Field School holds course on Watershed Assessment and Treatment of Streambank and Riparian Erosion Sources (Sept. 25-29). Courses feature comprehensive hands-on training and field demonstrations. Held at UC Berkeley Forestry Camp in Meadow Valley near Quincy. $800 per session. Call ASAP as courses may be filled. Contact: Jud Ellinwood, 707-444-8903.

September 27 Shasta-Tehama Bioregional Council meets 5:30 p.m., Bureau of Land Management office, 355 Hemsted St., Redding. Contact: Duane Lyon, 916-246-5499.

October 3-4 Klamath Province Regional Managers Forum, Red Lion Inn, Redding, CA. Forum is for managers of federal, state and local agencies that are signatories to the California Biodiversity Council's Agreement on Biological Diversity. Program is designed to improve organizational effectiveness of agencies in conserving biological diversity. Contact: Mark Nechodom, 916-757-8952.

October 4-6 1995 Rocky Mountain Groundwater Conference, "Science and Policy: Who's Driving Groundwater Management?" Snow Kind Resort, Jackson Hole, Wyo. Conference covers the science-versus-policy debate, what are realistic technology goals, options for regulatory and cleanup policy, and much more. Contact: University of Wyoming, Office of Conferences and Institutes, 1-800-448-7801, or 307-766-2124.

October 6-8 California Exotic Pest Plant Council holds Fourth Annual Symposium, Asilomar Conference Center, Pacific Grove. Themes cover the role of fire in invasions and control efforts, and the ecology and control of invasions in aquatic and wetland habitats. To register or receive invitation contact Sally Davis, P.O. Box 1045, Cambria, CA, 93428-1045. Telephone: 805-927-7187. For information, contact: John Randall, 916-754-8890, or Ann Howald, 707-939-0775.

October 12-15 The Watershed Management Council holds Fall Field Conference and field tour on "Recovery of the Mono Basin Ecosystem: Natural Processes and Restoration." Conference and tour will be centers in Lee Vining on east side of Yosemite National Park. Contact: Rick Kattelmann, Sierra Nevada Aquatic Research Lab, Star Route 1, Box 198, Mammoth Lakes, CA, 93546. Phone: 619-935-4903. E-mail: rick@icess.ucsb.edu.

October 15-17 "The Future of California Forests: Perceptions, Expectations, and Realities," conference sponsored by the University of California, at Holiday Inn Capitol Plaza, Sacramento. Contact: Janice Montano, University of California, Forest Products Laboratory, 1301 South 46th St., Richmond, CA, 94804-4698. Telephone: 510-215-4222. FAX: 510:215:4299. e-mail:montano@nature.berkeley

October 18 One-day course, "Erosion Control and Land Restoration," by Land Use and Natural Resources program, UC Davis University Extension, University Club, Old Davis Road. Registration deadline Oct. 4, cost $235. Contact: Trish Reiff, 916-757-8887.

October 25 Santa Cruz Mountains Bioregional Council meets, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Henry Cowell State Park, Felton. Contact: Steve Singer, 408-427-3297.

November 4-8 California Association of Resource Conservation Districts 50th Annual Conference, Radisson Hotel, Sacramento. Registration fee $225 until Oct. 15, $255 thereafter. Contact: CARCD office, 916- 447-7237.

November 14-16 California Riparian Ecosystems Conference IV: Addressing Current Land Use and Resource Conflicts, Red Lion Hotel, 2001 Point West Way, Sacramento, CA, 95815. Contact: Aldaron Laird, 707-826-2854 or Angie Roddan, 916-757-8889.

December 7-8 California Biodiversity Council staff holds local group forum (Dec. 7) and council meeting (Dec. 8) Barstow Community Center, 850 S. Barstow Rd. 9 a.m. both days.

March 19-22, 1996 Symposium on Oak Woodlands and Urban Interface Issues, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. By the Department of Natural Resources Management of and the University of California Cooperative Extension Integrated Hardwood Range Management Program, Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, UC Berkeley. Contact: John Bryant, Cal Poly, 805-756-2702.

March 28-29, 1996 California Biodiversity Council holds local group forum (March 28) and council meeting (March 29) in Monterey. Watch for details in Winter 1996 issue of California Biodiversity News, or contact the Help Desk at 916-227-2677.

June 18-20, 1996 Conference on Coast Redwood Forest Ecology and Management, Humboldt State University, Arcata, Calif. Contact: John LeBlanc, 510-642-6678. E-mail address:jleblanc@nature.berkeley.edu.

Date	Event	More Info
September 21-22	California Biodiversity Council holds local group forum Sept. 21 and meeting Sept. 22	The Eureka Inn, 518 Seventh St., Eureka (707-442-6441.) Contact: California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, 916-227-2651.
September 18-23	Salmonid Restoration Federation's Stream Habitat Restoration Field School holds course on Watershed Assessment and Treatment of Road-related Erosion Sources (Sept. 18-23)	Held at UC Berkeley Forestry Camp in Meadow Valley near Quincy. $800 per session. Call ASAP as courses may be filled. Contact: Jud Ellinwood, 707-444-8903.
September 25-29	Salmonid Restoration Federation's Stream Habitat Restoration Field School holds course on Watershed Assessment and Treatment of Streambank and Riparian Erosion Sources (Sept. 25-29). Courses feature comprehensive hands-on training and field demonstrations.	Held at UC Berkeley Forestry Camp in Meadow Valley near Quincy. $800 per session. Call ASAP as courses may be filled. Contact: Jud Ellinwood, 707-444-8903.
September 27	Shasta-Tehama Bioregional Council meets	5:30 p.m., Bureau of Land Management office, 355 Hemsted St., Redding. Contact: Duane Lyon, 916-246-5499.
October 3-4	Klamath Province Regional Managers Forum, Red Lion Inn, Redding, CA. Forum is for managers of federal, state and local agencies that are signatories to the California Biodiversity Council's Agreement on Biological Diversity. Program is designed to improve organizational effectiveness of agencies in conserving biological diversity.	Contact: Mark Nechodom, 916-757-8952.
October 4-6	1995 Rocky Mountain Groundwater Conference, "Science and Policy: Who's Driving Groundwater Management?" Snow Kind Resort, Jackson Hole, Wyo. Conference covers the science-versus-policy debate, what are realistic technology goals, options for regulatory and cleanup policy, and much more.	Contact: University of Wyoming, Office of Conferences and Institutes, 1-800-448-7801, or 307-766-2124.
October 6-8	California Exotic Pest Plant Council holds Fourth Annual Symposium, Asilomar Conference Center, Pacific Grove. Themes cover the role of fire in invasions and control efforts, and the ecology and control of invasions in aquatic and wetland habitats.	To register or receive invitation contact Sally Davis, P.O. Box 1045, Cambria, CA, 93428-1045. Telephone: 805-927-7187. For information, contact: John Randall, 916-754-8890, or Ann Howald, 707-939-0775.
October 12-15	The Watershed Management Council holds Fall Field Conference and field tour on "Recovery of the Mono Basin Ecosystem: Natural Processes and Restoration." Conference and tour will be centers in Lee Vining on east side of Yosemite National Park.	Contact: Rick Kattelmann, Sierra Nevada Aquatic Research Lab, Star Route 1, Box 198, Mammoth Lakes, CA, 93546. Phone: 619-935-4903. E-mail: rick@icess.ucsb.edu.
October 15-17	"The Future of California Forests: Perceptions, Expectations, and Realities," conference sponsored by the University of California, at Holiday Inn Capitol Plaza, Sacramento.	Contact: Janice Montano, University of California, Forest Products Laboratory, 1301 South 46th St., Richmond, CA, 94804-4698. Telephone: 510-215-4222. FAX: 510:215:4299. e-mail:montano@nature.berkeley
October 18	One-day course, "Erosion Control and Land Restoration," by Land Use and Natural Resources program, UC Davis University Extension, University Club, Old Davis Road.	Registration deadline Oct. 4, cost $235. Contact: Trish Reiff, 916-757-8887.
October 25	Santa Cruz Mountains Bioregional Council meets, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Henry Cowell State Park, Felton.	Contact: Steve Singer, 408-427-3297.
November 4-8	California Association of Resource Conservation Districts 50th Annual Conference, Radisson Hotel, Sacramento. Registration fee $225 until Oct. 15, $255 thereafter.	Contact: CARCD office, 916- 447-7237.
November 14-16	California Riparian Ecosystems Conference IV: Addressing Current Land Use and Resource Conflicts, Red Lion Hotel, 2001 Point West Way, Sacramento, CA, 95815.	Contact: Aldaron Laird, 707-826-2854 or Angie Roddan, 916-757-8889.
December 7-8	California Biodiversity Council staff holds local group forum (Dec. 7) and council meeting (Dec. 8)	Barstow Community Center, 850 S. Barstow Rd. 9 a.m. both days.
March 19-22, 1996	Symposium on Oak Woodlands and Urban Interface Issues, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. By the Department of Natural Resources Management of and the University of California Cooperative Extension Integrated Hardwood Range Management Program, Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, UC Berkeley.	Contact: John Bryant, Cal Poly, 805-756-2702.
March 28-29, 1996	California Biodiversity Council holds local group forum (March 28) and council meeting (March 29) in Monterey.	Watch for details in Winter 1996 issue of California Biodiversity News, or contact the Help Desk at 916-227-2677.
June 18-20, 1996	Conference on Coast Redwood Forest Ecology and Management, Humboldt State University, Arcata, Calif.	Contact: John LeBlanc, 510-642-6678. E-mail address:jleblanc@nature.berkeley.edu.