Past Forum Meetings
March 12, 2025 Forum Meeting
Topic: The Nature Connection: Engaging Community to Support the Environment
Presenters:
Natalie Matias, The Watershed Project
Alyse Lightfoot, City of San Ramon Parks and Community Services
January 8, 2025 Forum Meeting
Topic: Local Fire Safety Through Regional and Community Planning
Presenter: Holly Million, Diablo Firesafe Council
November 13, 2024 Forum Meeting
Topic: Beavers: Our Uninvited Watershed Ally
Presenter: Dr. Heidi Perryman, Worth a Dam
This is a presentation about beavers by Dr. Heidi Perryman from Worth a Dam. During the Forum meeting, Dr. Perryman gave her presentation without visuals. The video at right was created after the meeting using the audio from the meeting and Dr. Perryman’s PowerPoint slideshow. This is why she sometimes refers to not being able to show an image or video.
September 11, 2024 Forum Meeting
Topic: The Science of Tracking Trash
Presenters:
Lisa Welsh, Geosyntec Consultants
Jennifer Dougherty, San Francisco Estuary Institute
July 10, 2024 Forum Meeting
Topic: SOS Richmond: Stewards for Change
Presenter: Daniel Barth, SOS Richmond
March 14, 2024 Forum Meeting
Topic: Plans for a Brighter Future in Contra Costa and the Delta
Presenters:
Will Nelson, Contra Costa County Department of Conservation and Development
Blake Roberts, Delta Protection Commission
January 10, 2024 Forum Meeting
Topic: Contra Costa Water District Facilities Planning and Canal Modernization
Presenters:
Jill Mosley, Contra Costa Water District
Anna Chun, Contra Costa Water District
Where to find more information about CCWD's work:
Canal Modernization: https://ccwater.com/688/Main-Canal-Modernization-Studies
CCWD Board and Committee meetings: http://ccwater.com/meetings
CCWD Contact Information: http://ccwater.com/contactus
CCWD Tours, Workshops, and More: http://ccwater.eventbrite.com
CCWD Education Programs: http://ccwater.com/education
July 12, 2023 Forum Meeting
Topic: East Bay Regional Park District Update
Presenters:
Sean Dougan, East Bay Regional Park District
Dennis Waespi, East Bay Regional Park District
Colin Coffey, East Bay Regional Park District
Mona Koh, East Bay Regional Park District
May 10, 2023 Forum Meeting
Topic: Restoration in the Marsh Creek Watershed
Presenters:
Victoria Woolfolk, Contra Costa Resource Conservation District
John Cain, River Partners
Ken Strelo, City of Oakley
Sarah Puckett, American Rivers
Ben Weise, Contra Costa Resource Conservation District
Venesa Kremer, Wilton Rancheria
March 8, 2023 Forum Meeting
Topic: Working to Increase the Resilience of the North Richmond Shoreline & Lower Wildcat Creek Watershed
Presenters:
Naama Raz-Yaseef, The Watershed Project
Ari Frink, FlowWest
Tim Mollette-Parks, Mithun
Jeanine Strickland, The Watershed Project
Juliana Gonzalez, The Watershed Project
January 11, 2023 Forum Meeting
Topic: Healthy Lands, Healthy People, and Urban Agriculture
Presenters:
Jody London, Contra Costa County Department of Conservation and Development
Ben Weise, CCRCD
Derek Emmons, CCRCD
Marianna Zavala, CCRCD
November 9, 2022 Forum Meeting
Topic: Update on Thurgood Marshall Regional Park
Presenters:
Devan Reiff, East Bay Regional Park District
Eva Rose Leavitt, East Bay Regional Park District
September 14, 2022 CCWF Meeting
Topic: Engaging Community to Protect the Pinole Creek Watershed: Assessment of Trash Impacts to Promote a Thriving Ecosystem
Presenters:
Ann Moriarty, Friends of Pinole Creek Watershed
Itzel Gomez, Earth Team
July 13, 2022 CCWF Meeting
Topic: Mount Diablo . . . Past, Present, and Future
Presenters:
Mike Brandy, Mount Diablo Interpretive Association (MDIA)
Wally De Young, Mount Diablo Interpretive Association (MDIA)
May 12, 2021 CCWF Meeting
Topic: Tribal Engagement
Presenters:
Adam French, Amah Mutsun Land Trust
Alexander Tavizon, California Indian Environmental Alliance (CIEA)
Kanyon CoyoteWoman, Kanyon Konsulting