Four members of LWVLAMV chapter attended Bay Area League Day Feb. 1, 2014, in Oakland.  In the photo – are Cathy Lazarus, Alec MacDonald ( Bay Area Monitor editor), Max Harned-Beckman, Sue Graham – holding their copies of the Bay Area Monitor, a bimonthly publication that focuses on regional issues concerning the environment, open space, transportation and development.  Get a free subscription here.

Keynote Address

Speakers on A New Vision for Open Space, Bay Area League Day 2014, gave outstanding presentations according to those who attended the February 1 event. Videos of the speakers are now available at the website listed below. They include

Keynote Address
Wendy Pulling, Director of Conservation Programs, The Nature Conservancy – San Francisco

 

Panel 1 – Preserving Open Space

Panel 1: Progress in Preserving Open Space
• Jeremy Madsen, Executive Director, Greenbelt Alliance
• Sam Schuchat, Executive Director, California State Coastal Conservancy
• Beverly Lane, Board Member, East Bay Regional Park District

 

Panel 2 – Economic Benefits

Panel 2: Economic Benefits of Open Space
• Andrea Mackenzie, General Manager, Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority
• Karen Gaffney, Conservation Planning Program Manager, Sonoma County Ag. Preservation and Open Space District

Panel 3 – Future Challenges

Panel 3: Future Challenges
• Matt Brennan, Senior Engineering Hydrologist, ESA PWA
• Nat Seavy PhD, Pacific Coast & Central Valley Research Director, Point Blue Conservation Science
Jenn Fox, Executive Director, Bay Area Open Space Council

Additional video at LWV BayArea Youtube channel
http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2IWP8TL8HSI8cYLYjo6GKw/videos?view=0&sort=dd&live_view=500&flow=grid