The Sierra Nevada Watershed Improvement Program Summit: The Forest Carbon Story

March 3, 2016, 9:00AM – 12:30PM

California Natural Resources Agency Auditorium

1416 9^th Street, Sacramento, CA 95814

The Sierra Nevada Watershed Improvement Program Summit:

The Forest Carbon Story

Sierra Nevada forests play an important role in California’s efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and adapt for climate change. However, the health of Sierra Nevada forests is declining, and this once reliable greenhouse gas solution may be at risk of becoming an emissions challenge. This summit will explore the impacts that treatments to reduce high-severity wildfire risk have on long-term carbon storage in Sierra forests, and will highlight efforts by state and federal agencies to incorporate forest restoration into their greenhouse gas reduction efforts.

SUMMIT AGENDA

9:00 a.m.	Welcome and Opening Remarks
	John Laird, California Secretary of Natural Resources Jim Branham, Sierra Nevada Conservancy Randy Moore, Regional Forester, Pacific Southwest Region
9:30 a.m.	Stabilizing Carbon in a Flammable Forest
	Matthew Hurteau, Assistant Professor, University of New Mexico
10:15 a.m.	BREAK
10:30 a.m.	California's Efforts to Ensure Forests Play a Positive Role in Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Providing Long-Term Carbon Storage
	Ashley Conrad-Saydah, CA Environmental Protection Agency Edie Chang, CA Air Resources Board Ken Pimlott, CAL FIRE Tina Bartlett, CA Department of Fish and Wildlife
11:30 a.m.	Public Comment and Questions
12:15 p.m.	Next Steps and Closing Remarks
	Jim Branham, Sierra Nevada Conservancy Randy Moore, Regional Forester, Pacific Southwest Region

DOWNLOAD SUMMIT AGENDA

RESOURCES AND MATERIALS

Matthew Hurteau - Stabilizing Carbon in a Flammable Forest - Presentation

The Sierra Nevada Watershed Improvement Program Summit:
The Forest Carbon Story - Video

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