BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//Microsoft Corporation//Outlook 12.0 MIMEDIR//EN VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH X-MS-OLK-FORCEINSPECTOROPEN:TRUE BEGIN:VEVENT CLASS:PUBLIC CREATED:20080814T181920Z DESCRIPTION:8:30 – 9:15 Registration\n9:15 – 10:20 Welcome and Opening Remarks \nErnie Gutierrez\, Mayor of El Monte (confirmed)\nMary Ann Lutz\, Monrovia City Council\; SCAG\; SGVCOG\, LA RWQCB (confirmed)\nNancy L.C. Steele\, Executive Director of LA & San Gabriel Rivers Watershed Council ( confirmed)\n\n10:20 – 12:20 “The Stuff of Life”\n \nWater is the mo st basic necessity for life. As such\, we must look to its source to see h ow the way we manage it affects quality and availability for the more than 2 million residents in the San Gabriel Valley. \n \nAssemblymember Mike E ng\, 49th District (confirmed)\n \nJody Noiron\, Angeles National Forest (confirmed)\nThe forest – city relationship: A symbiotic relationship wi th our \n(re)source of water\n \nGrace Kast\, SGBWQA (invited) & Carol Wil liams\, MSG Watermaster (confirmed)\nUnderground Storage: Valuing Our Unse en Reservoir\n \nLillian Kawasaki\, WRD (invited) \nWhat we have\, how we impact it\, what we need to do next\n \nBenny Lee\, Environmental Justice Coalition for Water (confirmed) \nThe needs of the community must drive our work…but how?\n \n\n12:20 – 1:20: Lun ch at Arceo Park\n\n1:20 – 3:20: “Where We Are Tells Us Where We A re Going”\n \nThe ways in which we have managed both the landscape and t he infrastructure of the San Gabriel River over the last 100 years have si gnificantly altered its role. But by looking at the natural and human infl uences in the past\, we can imagine the possibilities for future revitaliz ation within the bounds of the region’s changing demographics and water supply needs.\n \nSenator Alan Lowenthal\, 27th Senate District (invited) \n \nMerry Ovnick\, Associate Professor\, California State University\, N orthridge (invited)\nThe history of people in the Watershed\, and the work s they created\n \nEric Stein\, SCCWRP (confirmed)\nHistoric Wetlands: See ing the future by looking pre-modification\n \nMark Pestrella\, LA County DPW (confirmed)\nWorking within the legacy of agency and infrastructure\n \nDoug Failing\, CalTrans District Director at District 7 (confirmed)\nAct ing alongside the demands of economic and social activity\n \n\n3:20 – 5 :20: “Healthy Bodies\, Healthy Spaces”\n \nLinking the benefits of op en space to public health is not a new concept\, but a key question remain s – how does the way we inhabit our habitat affect our physical and ment al well-being? And how do we engage our communities to recognize that prot ecting their local resources is a means to improve their own health?\n \nS upervisor Gloria Molina (Los Angeles County\, 1st District) (invited)\n \n Jim Smith\, LA County Parks (confirmed) \nThe community benefits of recrea tion\n\nJennifer Wolch\, USC Center for Sustainable Cities (confirmed) \n How do humans inhabit habitat?\n\nBelinda Faustinos\, RMC (confirmed)\nRea ching out to communities: Where do we “meet you half-way”?\n \nFrank M eza\, Kaiser-Permanente (confirmed) \nPublic Health: Is our community (med ically) healthy?\n \n\n\n DTEND:20080917T003000Z DTSTAMP:20080814T181920Z DTSTART:20080916T153000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20080814T181920Z LOCATION:3130 N. Tyler Ave El Monte\, CA 91731 PRIORITY:5 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY;LANGUAGE=en-us:Building a Healthier Watershed Conference Tuesday Sc hedule TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:040000008200E00074C5B7101A82E00800000000106EF9CFFEFDC801000000000000000 010000000CB8166364EEAFC4D98736FC90901754E X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

8:30 – 9:15 Registration\n\n

9:15 – 10:20 Welcome and Opening Remarks

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Ernie Gutier rez\, Mayor of El Monte (confirmed)

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Mary Ann Lutz\, Monrovia City Cou ncil\; SCAG\; SGVCOG\, LA RWQCB< /SPAN> (confirmed)

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< /SPAN>Nancy L.C. Steele\, Execu tive Director of LA &\; San Gabriel Rivers Watershed Council < SPAN LANG="en-us"> (confirmed)

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10:20 – 12:20< /SPAN>  \;< /SPAN> “The S tuff of Life”

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Water is the most basic necessity for life. As su ch\, we must look to its source to see how the way we manage it affects qu ality and availability for the more than 2 million residents in the San Ga briel Valley.

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Assemblymember Mike Eng\, 4< /FONT>9th \; District< B> (confirmed)

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< SPAN LANG="en-us">Jody Noiro< B>n\, Angeles Nat ional Forest (confirmed< /SPAN>)

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The forest – city relationsh ip: A symbiotic relationship with our

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(re)source of water

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< B>Grace Kast \, SGBWQA (invited) &\;< /SPAN> Carol Williams \, MSG Watermaster (confirmed)

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Underground Storage: Valuing Our Unseen Reser voir

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Lillian Kawasaki\, WRD (invited)

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What we have\, how we impact it\, what we n eed to do next

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Benny Lee\, Environmental Justice Coalition for Wa ter (confi rmed)< /B> \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \ ; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \;&nb sp\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; < /B> \;

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The needs of the community< /SPAN> must drive our work…but how < SPAN LANG="en-us">?

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12:20 – 1:20: Lunch at Arceo Park

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1:20 – 3:20 : \; \; \; \; “Where We Are Tells Us Where We Are Going” < /P>\n\n

 

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The ways in which we have managed both the landscape and the infrastructure of the San Gabriel River over the last 100 years have signi ficantly altered its role. But by looking at the natural and human influen ces in the past\, we can imagine the possibilities for future revitalizati on within the bounds of the region’s changing demographics and water sup ply needs.

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Senator Alan Lowenthal\, \; 27th Senate Dist ric< B>t< /SPAN> ( invited< SPAN LANG="en-us">)< B>

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Merry Ovnic k< /SPAN>\, \; Associate Professo r\, California State University\, Northridge (invited)

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The history of people in the Watershed\, and the works they created

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Eric Stei n< /SPAN>\, SCCWRP (confirmed)

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< /I>Historic Wetlands: Se eing the future by looking pre-modification

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Mark Pestrell a< SPAN LANG="en-us">\, LA County DPW< /SPAN> (confirmed)

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Working within the legacy of agency and infrastructure

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Doug Failing\, CalTrans District Director at District 7 (confirmed)

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Acting alongside the demands of economic and social activity< I>

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3:20 – 5:20:  \; \; “Healthy Bodies \, Healthy Spaces”

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Linking the benefits of open space to public health is not a new concept\, but a key question remains – how does the way we inhabi t our habitat affect our physical and mental well-being? And how do we eng age our communities to recognize that protecting their local resources is a means to improve their own health?

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Supervisor Gloria Molina (Los Angele s County\, 1s < SPAN LANG="en-us">t District)< /SPAN> (invited)

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Jim Smith\, LA County Parks (confirmed)

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< I>The community benefits of recreation

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Jennifer Wolch \, USC Center for Sustainable Cities (confirmed) \;

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How do humans inhabit habi tat?

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Belinda Fa ustinos\, RMC (c onfirmed)

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Reaching out to communities: Where do we “meet you half-way”?

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< SPAN LANG="en-us">Frank Me z a< SPAN LANG="en-us">\, Kaiser-Permanente (confirmed)

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Public Health: Is our community (medically) healthy?< /I>

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