Intro | Agenda
Agenda
8:00 am Registration & Coffee
8:30 am Welcome and Overview
- Jim Ridenour, Mayor, City of Modesto, and President of the League of California Cities
8:50 am Know what Your City Trees are Capable of: Energy, Climate Adaptation, Air Quality and Urban Greening
- Greg McPherson, Research Forester, USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station, Davis, CA
Presentation (PDF, 8.5 MB)
9:30 am Q&A
9:40 am Green Infrastructure Planning and Design: Green Streets, Parking Lots and Other Public Places
- Kevin Robert Perry, Landscape Architect, Nevue Ngan, Portland, Oregon
Presentation (PDF, 16.9 MB)
10:25 am Q&A
10:40 am Break
10:50 am Green Case Studies in the Valley
- Freedom Park Drive Green Streets Project and Future Projects
Judy Robinson, Sacramento County Municipal Services Agency
Presentation (PDF, 1.5 MB) - Bridge District 2014 Plan: Greening on a District Scale
Katie Yancey/Mark Collier, P.E., City of West Sacramento
Presentation (PDF, 1.9 MB) - The Visalia Experience: Working Across Sectors and Departments for Greening Projects
Brian Kempf, Director, Urban Tree Foundation, Visalia
11:50 am Q&A
12:20 pm Lunch
1:00 pm Lining Up Resources: Building Community, Political and Financial Support for Greening Programs
- Heather Fargo, Executive Director of Strategic Growth Council and former Mayor of Sacramento
1:30 pm Funding Opportunities for Urban Greening Efforts
- State Forestry Resources
Darla Mills, Urban and Community Forestry, Cal Fire - Prop 84 Urban Greening Grants and other Resources
Polly Escovedo, Bonds & Grants Manager, California Resources Agency - Presentation One (PDF)
- Presentation Two (PDF, 1.9 MB)
2:30 pm Small Table Breakouts: Meet with funders to discuss your ideas for proposals
3:30 pm Adjourn