Last Chance to Register for MCWRA’s October 27th Event!

October 18, 2021

Drought, Fire and a Changing Climate:
Where Do We Go from Here?

Registration will close at 11:59 PM on October 21, 2021

Date: October 27, 2021

Time: 8:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Location: Blue Goose Event Center, 3550 Taylor Rd, Loomis, CA 95650

Admission is $45 for MCWRA members and $55 for non-members. Check-in and networking will begin at 8:30 a.m., with the program starting at 9:15 a.m.

Notes: If you have any questions about the registration process or if registration level is closed, please email Rayann La France at mcwra.office@gmail.com to be placed on a waiting list. Speakers, sponsors, and special guests will receive an email from Rayann or Jim Branham with a promo code and instructions to register. Online registration is required, no walk-ins. Space is limited, all sales are subject to availability.

Agenda

8:30	Registration/Networking
9:15	Welcome/Introductions
	Acknowledgement of John Kingsbury and Ginny Borkowski
	Acknowledgement of Jim Branham
	Introduction of Justin Caporusso, Executive Director
9:30	*Building Resilience in the Sierra Nevada*
	Angela Avery, Executive Officer, Sierra Nevada Conservancy
9:45	Comments from Mary Jo McGuire
	Second VP of the National Association of Counties
10:00	*Water Data Analysis and Modeling: Understanding the past and present, planning for the future.*
	Andy Fecko, General Manager, Placer County Water Agency
	Willie Whittlesey, General Manager, Yuba Water Agency
11:00	Break
11:15	*Addressing the Severe Wildfire Risk Faced in the Sierra Nevada*
	Patrick Wright, Director, Governor’s Task Force on Forest and Wildfire Resilience
	Dan Porter, Forestry Program Lead, The Nature Conservancy
	Ed Murphy, Information and Environmental Services Manager, Sierra Pacific Industries
12:15	Break for Lunch
12:45	The Wonderfully Complicated World of Water
	Dave Eggerton, Executive Director, Association of California Water Agencies
1:30	Adjourn