Secretary Speaker Series

About

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

Women as Agents of Change: Improving Access, Equity, and Inclusion in California - March 26, 2024 | Noon – 1pm

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Description: Join us to explore the vital roles women play as advocates for equity, diversity, and inclusion in California. Our distinguished panel of women leaders from the California Natural Resources Agency and the Newsom Administration will share their insights, experiences, and strategies for advancing access, equity, and inclusion across various sectors. From environmental conservation to community development, these women are driving meaningful change and paving the way for a more inclusive future. Whether you're an aspiring leader, an advocate for social justice, or simply curious about the impact of women in leadership, this webinar promises to inspire and empower.

 

Register herehttps://ca-water-gov.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_bOkYYVqaRjC45IHWdwOOaA

 

 

Previous Speaker Series Events

Seizing the Wet Years - March 5, 2024 | Noon – 1pm

Seizing the Wet Years Panelist Links

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Celebrating Conservation Roots with Black Environmental Leadership - February 27, 2024 | Noon – 1pm

Celebrating Conservation Roots with Black Environmental Leadership Panelist Links

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Saving Salmon: State Actions Needed to Recover Salmon Populations in California - February 6, 2024 | Noon – 1pm

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Outdoors for All: California’s Pathway to Providing Equitable Outdoor Access - January 18, 2023 I Noon - 1pm

Outdoors for All: California’s Pathway to Providing Equitable Outdoor Access Panelist Links

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A Special Conversation with Rosanna Xia – California Against the Sea - December 11 | Noon - 1pm

A Special Conversation with Rosanna Xia – California Against the Sea Panelist Links

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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

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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

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Native Voices on Traditional Ecological Knowledge and how it Informs Advocacy - November 14 | Noon – 1:00pm

Native Voices on Traditional Ecological Knowledge Panelist Links

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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

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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

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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

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Charging Ahead Toward a 100% Clean Energy Future - September 6, 2023 | Noon – 1pm

Charging Ahead Toward a 100% Clean Energy Future Panelist Links

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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

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Are You a Beaver Believer? The Evolving Story of California’s Beaver Management – Wednesday, July 12, 2023 I Noon to 1pm

 

Are You a Beaver Believer? Panelist Links

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LGBTQ2S+ Natural Resources Leaders Unite to Discuss the Importance of Community - Wednesday, June 28, 2023 I Noon to 1pm

 

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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

 

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Defending the Golden State: Safeguarding California from Invasive Species - Friday, June 2, 2023

Defending the Golden State: Safeguarding California from Invasive Species panelist links

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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 

Weather Whiplash

What are Californians doing about … Weather Whiplash? - May 18, 2023

Weather Whiplash Panelist Bios and Links

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Secretary Speaker Series: Generation NOW - California’s Young Environmental Leader Drive Change - April 19, 2023

Generation Now Panelist Links

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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

Women's History Month

Secretary Speaker Series: Black Environmental Stewardship

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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

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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

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Secretary Speaker Series: Live from Montreal! Breaking Updates from the UN Biodiversity Negotiation (COP 15) - December 12, 2022

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Strengthening Tribal Partnerships in Our Nature-Based Solutions Work - November 15, 2022 |12:30 – 1:30

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 Latinos in Environmental Stewardship - October 3, 2022
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Expanding the Way We Think About Climate Change: The Surprisingly Important Role of soils and plants in our Carbon & Water Cycles - July 26, 2022

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Looking Back & Moving Forward: Insights & Inspiration from Three Decades of Natural Resources Leadership – June 10, 2022

The Power of Partnerships - June 15, 2022

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Growing Green Schoolyards - June 2nd, 2022

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Secretary Speaker Series: Hidden Heroes for the Environment - Tuesday, April 19

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Secretary Speaker Series: A Special Conversation with Dr. Katharine Hayhoe - Wednesday, April 13

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 Crossings Amid Climate Change: Reconnecting California’s Landscapes – March 21

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Natural and Working Lands: An Underutilized Climate Solution - February 22, 2022

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2022 Priorities with Secretary Crowfoot | January 18, 2022

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The Ocean is Moving In: Building Resilience to Sea Level Rise – November 30

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Reporting Live from COP26 with Secretary Crowfoot – November 8, 2021

 

Good Fire? Managing Ecological Fire in the Age of Climate Change October 19, 2021

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Protecting California Amidst Extreme Heat – August 3, 2021

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 Drought: The Signals of Climate Change – July 13, 2021

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Earth Day: Monday, April 19: Pacific Crest Trail to Planet

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Earth Day: Tuesday, April 20 I State Conservancies 101

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Earth Day: Wednesday, April 21  State Conservancies Fast Forward

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Earth Day: Thursday, April 22: Day of Action!

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Earth Day: Friday, April 23: The Science Exchange

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March 24, 2021 Between 2 States: The Tahoe Advisory Science Council

March 12, 2021 The Science Exchange: A Culture of Change

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February 23, 2021Paradigm Shift: Strengthening Our Wildfire Resilience

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February 2, 2021 - Secretary Speaker Series: 2021 Priorities with Secretary Crowfoot

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December 16, 2020 - From California to Kunming: The Global Effort to Tackle the Nature Crisis

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November 13, 2020 – Building Trust Between State and Tribal Governments: What Does True Co-Management Mean?

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September 25, 2020 – From Wildfire to Water: Investing in Nature Based Solutions to Build Climate Resilience

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September 16, 2020 Remembering Huey

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August 12, 2020 Beyond Polarization: The Unlikely Story of California’s Marine Protected Areas

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July 15, 2020: What We Can Learn from Our Past to Move Toward an Equitable Future

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June 23, 2020: Preserving Conservation - Revitalizing Fishing and Hunting in California

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May 20, 2020: In Conversation with Obi Kaufmann - Environmentalist, author, and illustrator

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April 22, 2020: Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day

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March 4, 2020: Stewarding the Sierra Nevada Amidst Climate Change

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February 18, 2020: 2020 Priorities with Secretary Crowfoot

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January 14, 2020: Improving Access to California’s Natural and Cultural Treasurers

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November 18, 2019: Protecting California Communities in the Age of Mega-Fires

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September 5, 2019: California’s Biodiversity Challenge

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July 15, 2019: Reactivating Our Floodplains

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Contact US:

To submit ideas or to find out more information contact Gita Chandra at gita.chandra@resources.ca.gov