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

Please come back for more upcoming speaker series events 

 Previous Speaker Series Events

LHM

A Path to Tribal Stewardship:  Supporting Tribal Access to Traditional Foods - Wednesday November 6, 2024 I noon to 1pm
Celebrating Traditional Foods Panelist Links and Bios
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LHM

Cali to Cali: Live from Colombia - Breaking Updates and Insights from the 2024 UN Biodiversity Summit-  Tuesday, October 29. 2-24 | Noon to 1pm
SSS COP 16 Panelist Links and Bios
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Speaker Series LHM

 

Speaker Series SGMA

Hotter Future

Our Progress on 30x30: Creative Conservation across California that is Leading a Global Movement -  Monday September 9 | Noon - 1pm
Panelist links Bios Our Progress
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Hotter Future

Living in a Hotter California - Protecting our Future Amidst Worsening Extreme Heat -  Wednesday August 16 | Noon - 1pm
Panelist link and bios - Living in a Hotter California 

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Disability Pride Speaker Series

State of Wildfire in California: Protecting Our Communities and Landscapes from Catastrophic Wildfire - Thursday, August 8th, 2024 | Noon - 1pm

Panelist links and bios - Disability Pride

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Secretary Speaker Series - Celebrating Disability Pride: Embracing Diversity and Achieving Inclusion in the Workplace - July 23 | Noon - 1PM 

Panelist links and bios - Disability Pride

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Klamath Dam Removal













Secretary Speaker Series - Restoring the Klamath River: The Historic Dam Removal and Its Impact on Ecosystem Health - July 15 | Noon - 1PM 

Panelist links and bios - Restoring the Klamath River

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Klamath Dam Removal













Secretary Speaker Series - Golden Coast Pride: Exploring LGBTQ+ Stories in California - June 6 | Noon - 1PM 

Panelist links and bios - Gold Coast Pride

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Supporting Ancestral Land Return & Tribal Environmental Leadership













Preserving Heritage - Unveiling the Narrative of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in California - May 29 | Noon - 1PM 

Panelist links and bios Preserving Heritage Unveiling the Narrative AAPI 

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Supporting Ancestral Land Return & Tribal Environmental Leadership













Supporting Ancestral Land Return & Tribal Environmental Leadership: Progress Towards Healing and Restoration - May 21 | Noon - 1PM 

Panelist links and bios Supporting Ancestral Land Return and Tribal Environmental Leadership
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Supporting Ancestral Land Return & Tribal Environmental Leadership













Tapping Nature-Based Climate Solutions Across California - May 2 | Noon - 1PM 

Nature Based Solutions Climate Targets – Panelists Bios and Additional Links 5.2.24

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Tapping Nature-Based Climate Solutions Across California

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

A Special Conversation with Adina Merenlender - Climate Stewardship - April 19 | Noon - 1pm
Special Conversation with Adina Merenlender

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

Women as Agents of Change Panelist

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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, 2024 I Noon - 1pm

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

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January 18, 2024 Secretary Speaker Series Outdoors for All Flyer

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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Secretary Speaker Series Flyer - Restoring Rivers in a Changing Climate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
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

LGBTQ2S+ Natural Resources Leaders Unite to Discuss the Importance of Community - Panelist Links

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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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SSS defending the golden state social media

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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
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Weather Whiplash

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What are Californians doing about … Weather Whiplash? - May 18, 2023
Weather Whiplash Panelist Bios and Links
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Weather Whiplash

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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
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Women's History Month

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secretary Speaker Series: Black Environmental Stewardship
Black Environmental Stewardship – Panelist Links 2.27.2023
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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
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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
Blow in the Wind - Panelist Links 1.23.2023
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Secretary Speaker Series Offshore Wind final social

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, 202
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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

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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

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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

Image of Secretary Crowfoot kneeling in front of a bucket cupping his hands. There is a stream behind him. The image is of an invite for a Secretary Speaker Series event on February 2, 2021.

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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