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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
AAPI Leaders and the Future of Natural Resource Stewards – Thursday, May 25, 2023 12:00-1:00 pm
This AAPI month, join CNRA Secretary Wade Crowfoot for a special Secretary Speaker Series event featuring AAPI environmental leaders from across the state, who will share their perspectives and priorities on the natural resource and conservation movement.
Zoom link: https://ca-water-gov.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Il1GXiVwSF-cJazIVyEN7g#/registration
Previous Speaker Series Events
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 | 12:00 – 1:00pm
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 | 1:00 - 2:00 PM
Register now to join: https://ca-water-gov.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Gfr5U9ASQ_qHQMu5vLDW-g
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 | 12:30 - 1:45 PM
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

Latinos in Environmental Stewardship - October 3, 2022 12:30-1:45 p.m.

Expanding the Way We Think About Climate Change: The Surprisingly Important Role of soils and plants in our Carbon & Water Cycles - July 26, 2022 | 12:30 – 1:45

Looking Back & Moving Forward: Insights & Inspiration from Three Decades of Natural Resources Leadership – June 10, 2022, 12:30-2:00 p.m.

The Power of Partnerships - June 15, 2022, 12:30 to 1:30 PM PST

Growing Green Schoolyards - June 2nd, 2022, 12:30 to 1:45 PM PST

Secretary Speaker Series: Hidden Heroes for the Environment - Tuesday, April 19, 12:30-1:30 p.m. PST
Secretary Speaker Series: A Special Conversation with Dr. Katharine Hayhoe - Wednesday, April 13, 1:30-2:30 p.m. PST
Crossings Amid Climate Change: Reconnecting California’s Landscapes – March 21, 2022, 12:30 – 1:45 PM
Natural and Working Lands: An Underutilized Climate Solution - February 22, 2022, 12:30 - 1:45 PM
2022 Priorities with Secretary Crowfoot | January 18, 2022, 12:30-1:30 PM
The Ocean is Moving In: Building Resilience to Sea Level Rise – November 30, 2021 at 12:30 p.m.
Reporting Live from COP26 with Secretary Crowfoot – November 8, 2021 – 12:00-12:45 PM
Good Fire? Managing Ecological Fire in the Age of Climate Change October 19, 2021 at 12:30 PM
Protecting California Amidst Extreme Heat – August 3, 2021 – 12:30-1:45 PM
Drought: The Signals of Climate Change – July 13, 2021 – 12:30-1:45 PM
Earth Day: Monday, April 19 I 12:30-1:30 PM: Pacific Crest Trail to Planet
Earth Day: Tuesday, April 20 I 12:30-1:30 PM: State Conservancies 101
Earth Day: Wednesday, April 21 I 12:30-1:30 PM: State Conservancies Fast Forward
Earth Day: Thursday, April 22: Day of Action!
Earth Day: Friday, April 23: 12:30-1:30 PM: The Science Exchange
March 24, 2021, 12:30 PM: Between 2 States: The Tahoe Advisory Science Council
March 12, 2021, 12:30 PM: The Science Exchange: A Culture of Change
February 23, 2021, 12:30 PM: Paradigm 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 – 12:30 PM: Remembering Huey
August 12, 12:30pm-1:45pm: Beyond Polarization: The Unlikely Story of California’s Marine Protected Areas
July 15, 12:30-2 p.m.: What We Can Learn from Our Past to Move Toward an Equitable Future
June 23, 12:30 p.m.: Preserving Conservation - Revitalizing Fishing and Hunting in California
May 20, 2020: In Conversation with Obi Kaufmann - Environmentalist, author, and illustrator
April 22, 2020: Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day
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