Malibu Creek Watershed Water Run-off Conference Tour
March 4, 2008, 10am-4pm

Directions
Parking at Las Virgenes Municipal Water District

10:00 – 11:20 Las Virgenes Municipal Water District Facility

Welcome and Introduction to the Water Runoff Conference 2008
by Melina Watts, Resource Conservation District of the Santa Monica Mountains

Urban Runoff: Making Progress
by Dr. Randal Orton, Las Virgenes Municipal Water District

Irrigation Done Right
by Scott Harris, Las Virgenes Municipal Water District

11:45 – 12;45 King Gillette Ranch
Boxed Lunches Served

Nativescaping: Go Wild in the Malibu Creek Santa Monica Mountains
by Melina Watts

Tour of Native Plants Garden at King Gillette Ranch
by Rorie Skei, Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy

12:45 – 1:00 Drive to Malibu City
Commentary en route:

The Malibu Creek Watershed, Southern Steelhead Trout and the Arroyo Chubb: An Update
By Dr. Randal Orton, Las Virgenes Municipal Water District-

Water Quality Improvement Project: Marie Canyon
By Nathan Stevenson, Los Angeles County Department of Public Works & Jennifer Voccola, City of Malibu

1:00 – 1:20 Marie Canyon
Comments by Jennifer Voccola, City of Malibu

1:00 – 1:15 Malibu City Stormwater Treatment Center
Comments by Claudio Sanchez, City of Malibu + Jennifer Voccola, City of Malibu

Walk to…

1:30 – 1:50 Malibu Legacy Park – Integrated Stormwater/Habitat Management Project
Comments by Barbara Cameron, City of Malibu

Walk to…

2:00 – 2:15 Cross Creek Road Redevelopment Project
Jennifer Voccola, City of Malibu

2:30 – 3:00 Malibu Lagoon Restoration
Comments by Mark Abramson, Resource Conservation District of the Santa Monica Mountains
+ Suzanne Goode, California Department of State Parks

Commentary en route:

The Rindge Dam Dilemma
By Melina Sempill Watts, Resource Conservation District of the Santa Monica Mountains

3:00 – 3:30 Las Virgenes Creek Restoration Project
Comments by Dr. Shelley Luce, Santa Monica Bay Restoration Commission and Robin Hull, former City of Calabasas Staff member

3:30 – 4:00 Buses return to Las Virgenes Municipal Water District

Commentary en route:
Comments by Dr. Randal Orton on the Las Virgenes Municipal Water District + City of Calabasas + Los Angeles County Dog Park

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To attend, please email Debbie Dodson
or click here.
Conference registration fee is $50.00.
Field trips are $15 each.
Scholarships available.