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DELTA CONSERVANCY LAUNCHES e-NEWSLETTER
The Conservancy is pleased to announce its first e-Newsletter. The intent of the newsletter is to focus on Conservancy events and issues and to highlight Delta specific efforts and events; the Conservancy anticipates the newsletter will be produced quarterly. This issue includes a feature on the Delta Counties Coalition, a report on the October Delta Roundtable discussing the "Delta's 'Wicked' Problems," and an update on an innovative approach to controlling Water Hyacinth in the Delta.
Click here for the first Delta Conservancy e-Newsletter.
The Conservancy is interested in hearing what story ideas you would like to see in the e-Newsletter. Please send story ideas to Susan Roberts, e-Newsletter managing editor, at Susan.Roberts@deltaconservancy.ca.gov.
PUBLIC INPUT SOUGHT TO DEVELOP DELTA CONSERVANCY'S STRATEGIC PLAN
The Conservancy has scheduled five public meetings to receive input from Delta residents on what they want to see in the Conservancy's Strategic Plan. To better accommodate the needs of residents, meetings are held late afternoons, with one scheduled on Saturday, January 28. Questions on the meetings can be directed to info@deltaconservancy.ca.gov or 916-375-2084. Meeting locations, dates and times are as follows:
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CLIMATE CHANGE WORKSHOP, FEBRUARY 14, 2012
The Climate Change, Extreme Weather, and Central Valley Floods workshop, hosted by Department of Water Resources, is February 14, 2012, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 3500 Industrial Blvd, Room West Sacramento. The focus will be on the state of the science regarding potential climate change impacts on Central Valley floods, and examples of ongoing programs to reduce flood risk. Click here for agenda and more information.
New Grant Opportunities
Check our Current Funding Opportunities webpage for grant opportunities for projects or programs in the Delta. We are not affiliated with any of the funding opportunities listed, nor do we endorse their specific organizations. Investigate each opportunity for appropriateness for your organization. We will expand our list as we find new opportunities. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us at: info@deltaconservancy.ca.gov.
Changing Our Perspective: New Ways of Thinking About the Delta - Video Links to Conference Presentations
On October 18th, 2011, the Delta Conservancy and the Water Education Foundation co-hosted their first annual conference. Formally titled "Changing Our Perspective: New Ways of Thinking About the Delta" the daylong conference offered unique ways to approach the complex issues in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.
Well known strategists Jeff Conklin and Ian Mitroff discussed how the Delta is a "Wicked Problem" and how people often solve the wrong problem very precisely. Dialogue between the two explores different strategies and approaches that can be used not to "fix" the problems in the Delta, but to "manage" the conditions in the Delta to maintain both its local and statewide resources. To view their discussion and to explore the rest of the conference panels please click here
Answers To Questions Posed In Delta Community Meetings
In August 2011 the Delta Conservancy hosted a series of community meetings in the towns of Isleton, Bethel Island and Clarksburg. The purpose of these meetings was to hear from Delta residents on how best the Conservancy can serve the region. All Conservancy staff were present at the meetings, as well as several board members, including Mary Nejedly Piepho, the Chair, and Senator Lois Wolk an ex-officio member of the board.
Conservancy staff and board members were asked numerous questions related to water supply and quality, ecosystem restoration and flood issues. In total, more than 70 questions and comments were received in the meetings. For those unable to attend the meetings, all questions and answers are posted on Delta Conservancy's website.
Overall, Conservancy staff found the meetings very enlightening and successful.
The Delta Conservancy staff looks forward to hearing additional input from Delta residents during their Strategic Plan process, which is expected to roll out in late Fall of this year. Please join the Delta Conservancy's List Serve to be notified of dates and locations.