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Secretary Crowfoot hosts monthly discussions with leaders and big thinkers from across California to discuss emerging natural resources issues. This open forum allows for new and different perspectives about how we best steward California’s resources.
These events are public, live-streamed on YouTube, and recorded for later viewing. Links to each of these discussions are presented below.
Upcoming Speaker Series Events
A Special Conversation with Rosanna Xia – California Against the Sea - December 11 | Noon - 1pm
Description: Join us for a special conversation with Pulitzer Prize finalist and Los Angeles Times environmental reporter, Rosanna Xia as she shares insights from her brand-new book “California Against the Sea: Visions for Our Vanishing Coastline”. We’ll talk to Rosanna about the environmental challenges and goals for a sustainable future along California's coastlines. From the beaches at the Mexican border up to the North Coast, hear about stories from Indigenous leaders, community activists, small-town mayors, urban engineers, and environmental scientists. Together, we’ll unpack the rivaling arguments, agreements, compromises and visions that shape the State of California’s commitment.
Register here: https://ca-water-gov.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ftMSZYsXQoCNEkJFaf2m5w
Previous Speaker Series Events
Live from Dubai – Breaking Updates and Insight From the UN Climate Negotiations - Monday, December 4 | 8:00 – 9:00 AM
Live from Dubai – Breaking Updates and Insight From the UN Climate Negotiations Panelist Links
Restoring Rivers in a Changing Climate: Update on Efforts to Improve Conditions in the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers and the Bay-Delta - November 28 | Noon – 1pm
Restoring Rivers in a Changing Climate Panelist Links
Native Voices on Traditional Ecological Knowledge and how it Informs Advocacy - November 14 | Noon – 1:00pm
Native Voices on Traditional Ecological Knowledge Panelist Links
A Special Conversation with Crossings Author Ben Goldfarb and guest, Conservationist Beth Pratt - November 9, 2023 | Noon to 1pm
A Special Conversation with Crossings Author Ben Goldfarb Panelist Links
Where the Rivers Meet: Stewarding California’s Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta - October 31, 2023 | Noon – 1pm
Where the Rivers Meet: Stewarding California’s Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Panelist Links
Nurturing Heritage, Cultivating Empowerment and Conservation: Embracing Latino Roots for a Stronger Future - October 10, 2023 | Noon – 1pm
Nurturing Heritage, Cultivating Empowerment and Conservation Panelist Links
Charging Ahead Toward a 100% Clean Energy Future - September 6, 2023 | Noon – 1pm
Charging Ahead Toward a 100% Clean Energy Future Panelist Links
Managing Megafires: Reflecting on a Decade in the New Megafire Era: Lessons Learned, Progress and a Path Forward - August 23, 2023 I Noon to 1pm
Managing Megafires Panelist Links
Are You a Beaver Believer? Panelist Links
LGBTQ2S+ Natural Resources Leaders Unite to Discuss the Importance of Community - Wednesday, June 28, 2023 I Noon to 1pm
LGBTQ2S+ Natural Resources Leaders Unite to Discuss the Importance of Community - Panelist Links
What’s Happening with 30x30CA? The Movement to Protect and Restore Nature Across California- Wednesday, June 21, 2023
What’s Happening with 30x30CA? Panelist Links
Defending the Golden State: Safeguarding California from Invasive Species - Friday, June 2, 2023
Defending the Golden State: Safeguarding California from Invasive Species panelist links
AAPI Leaders and the Future of Natural Resource Stewards – Thursday, May 25, 2023
Asian American Pacific Islanders and the Future of Natural Resource Stewards Panelist Bios and Links
What are Californians doing about … Weather Whiplash? - May 18, 2023
Weather Whiplash Panelist Bios and Links
Secretary Speaker Series: Generation NOW - California’s Young Environmental Leader Drive Change - April 19, 2023
Secretary Speaker Series: Leading into the Future: Visionary Women Shaping the Future of California’s Coast - March 28, 2023
Leading into the Future -Visionary Women Shaping the Future of California’s Coast Panelist Links
Secretary Speaker Series: Black Environmental Stewardship
Black Environmental Stewardship – Panelist Links 2.27.2023
Secretary Speaker Series: After the Storm! A Timely Update on California’s Water Supply - February 21, 2023
After the Storms – Panelist Links 2.21.2023
Secretary Speaker Series: A Decade of Ocean Conservation! An Update on California's Marine Protected Areas - February 14, 2023
A Decade of Ocean Conservation – Panelist Links 2.14.2023
Secretary Speaker Series: Blowing in the Wind! The Future of Offshore Wind Power - January 23, 2023
Blowing in the Wind – Panelist Links 1.23.2023
Secretary Speaker Series: Live from Montreal! Breaking Updates from the UN Biodiversity Negotiation (COP 15) - December 12, 2022
Strengthening Tribal Partnerships in Our Nature-Based Solutions Work - November 15, 2022 |12:30 – 1:30
Expanding the Way We Think About Climate Change: The Surprisingly Important Role of soils and plants in our Carbon & Water Cycles - July 26, 2022
Looking Back & Moving Forward: Insights & Inspiration from Three Decades of Natural Resources Leadership – June 10, 2022
The Power of Partnerships - June 15, 2022
Growing Green Schoolyards - June 2nd, 2022
Secretary Speaker Series: Hidden Heroes for the Environment - Tuesday, April 19
Secretary Speaker Series: A Special Conversation with Dr. Katharine Hayhoe - Wednesday, April 13
2022 Priorities with Secretary Crowfoot | January 18, 2022
Reporting Live from COP26 with Secretary Crowfoot – November 8, 2021
Good Fire? Managing Ecological Fire in the Age of Climate Change October 19, 2021
Protecting California Amidst Extreme Heat – August 3, 2021
Earth Day: Monday, April 19: Pacific Crest Trail to Planet
Earth Day: Tuesday, April 20 I State Conservancies 101
Earth Day: Wednesday, April 21 State Conservancies Fast Forward
Earth Day: Thursday, April 22: Day of Action!
Earth Day: Friday, April 23: The Science Exchange
March 24, 2021 Between 2 States: The Tahoe Advisory Science Council
March 12, 2021 The Science Exchange: A Culture of Change
February 23, 2021Paradigm Shift: Strengthening Our Wildfire Resilience
February 2, 2021 - Secretary Speaker Series: 2021 Priorities with Secretary Crowfoot
December 16, 2020 - From California to Kunming: The Global Effort to Tackle the Nature Crisis
November 13, 2020 – Building Trust Between State and Tribal Governments: What Does True Co-Management Mean?
September 25, 2020 – From Wildfire to Water: Investing in Nature Based Solutions to Build Climate Resilience
September 16, 2020 Remembering Huey
August 12, 2020 Beyond Polarization: The Unlikely Story of California’s Marine Protected Areas
July 15, 2020: What We Can Learn from Our Past to Move Toward an Equitable Future
June 23, 2020: Preserving Conservation - Revitalizing Fishing and Hunting in California
May 20, 2020: In Conversation with Obi Kaufmann - Environmentalist, author, and illustrator
March 4, 2020: Stewarding the Sierra Nevada Amidst Climate Change
February 18, 2020: 2020 Priorities with Secretary Crowfoot
January 14, 2020: Improving Access to California’s Natural and Cultural Treasurers
November 18, 2019: Protecting California Communities in the Age of Mega-Fires
September 5, 2019: California’s Biodiversity Challenge
July 15, 2019: Reactivating Our Floodplains
