Agenda - Reclaiming the Sierra
Reclaiming the Sierra: A Community Summit on Mining Impacts
AGENDA
Miners Foundry, Nevada City, CA - Monday and Tuesday, November 8 & 9, 2010
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER - this is a free public conference, but pre-registration is required.
DAY ONE: Monday, November 8
9:00am - Registration opens; Services Expo opens
9:30 - Opening Circle, Tsi-Akim Maidu Tribe
10:00 – 11:45 Tours
UPDATE: All tours leave from the Miners Foundry at 10:00 am
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Historic Walking tour of Nevada City, the heart of the Gold Rush and one of the most well-preserved mining towns in the Sierra
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Nevada City EPA Brownfields Walking Tour: Tour some sites that were assessed with the first EPA Brownfields grant for mining contamination, review results and strategies under development
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Maidu Cultural Sites: Presentations by Maidu Tribe
4. Empire Mine State Historic Park
11:45 - 12:45 Lunch on your own
1:00 - 2:15 pm First set of workshops:
Abandoned Mines and the Conservation Movement--Jason Rainey, South Yuba River Citizens League; Ellison Folk, Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger, LLP; Elizabeth Russell, Trout Unlimited. Facilitator David Brownstein, Wolf Creek Community Alliance.
Encouraging Voluntary Cleanups--Debbie Schechter, EPA Region 9; Phil Woodward, Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board; Steve Becker, Department of Toxic Substances Control; Tim Vendlinski, Sustainable Conservation. Facilitator Leah Goldberg, Meyers Nave.
Talking about Local Fish Advisories in Sierra Clinics: Importance, How To, and Raising Awareness--Jane Hightower, MD; Becky Damazo, CSU, Chico; Sherri Norris, California Indian Environmental Alliance. Facilitator Peter Van Zant, Sierra Watch.
2:30 - 3:45 pm Second set of workshops:
Research around Human Exposure to Mining Toxins--Robert Brodberg, California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment; Perry Myers, Department of Toxic Substances Control; Carrie Monohan, The Sierra Fund. Facilitator Dr. Fraser Schilling, UC Davis.
Remediation Case Studies--Richard Sykes, East Bay Municipal Utility District; Elizabeth Russell, Trout Unlimited; Rick Humphreys, State Water Resource Control Board; Daniel Reidy, attorney at law. Facilitator Dr. Stephen McCord, Larry Walker Associates.
Stimulating Gold Country Economies: Building the Workforce, and Smart Growth--Reinette Senum, Nevada City Council; Joe Heckel, Grass Valley Community Development Agency; Steve Wilensky, Calaveras County Board of Supervisors; Bill Finley, Private Industry Council. Facilitator Dr. Jonathan Kusel , Sierra Institute for Community and Environment.
4:00 - Summit Welcome and Introductions
4:15-5:15 pm Keynote Speaker Dr. Jane Hightower: Why Doctors need to tell their patients in the Gold Country about Fish Consumption Advisories
5:15 - 5:45 - Mercury and Wildlife: A Play in Maidu
6:00 - 7:00 pm - Reception at the Stonehouse Restaurant, 107 Sacramento Street, Nevada City including refreshments, music
DAY TWO: Tuesday, November 9
8:30am - Registration, coffee and light refreshments; Sevices Expo opens
9:00 - CEO Elizabeth Martin: Welcome and Overview of the Day
9:15 - 10:00 am - Keynote Speaker Dr. Gray Brechin
10:15 - Third set of workshops:
Federal Policy: 1872 Mining Law Reform--Velma Smith, Pew Charitable Trusts; Lauren Pagel, EARTHWORKS; Bob Joehnck, The Sierra Fund. Facilitator Tom Mooers, Sierra Watch.
Financing Remediation on Public, Tribal, Nonprofit and Private Land-- Ignacio Dayrit, Center for Creative Land Recycling; Jon Blinder, Gold Country Lenders, Inc.; Bill Haigh, Bureau of Land Management. Facilitator Jim Branham, Sierra Nevada Conservancy.
How to Conduct Public Outreach about Human Health and Mining Toxins--Ken Cutler, Sierra County Public Health Officer; Sherri Norris, California Indian Environmental Alliance; Wesley Nicks, Nevada County Environmental Health; Mike Thornton, The Sierra Fund. Facilitator Dr. Roger Hicks, YubaDocs.
11:30 - Fourth set of workshops:
Green Mining and Abandoned Mine Reclamation--Becky Wood, Teichert Materials; Adam Harper, California Construction and Industrial Materials Association; Mike Miller, 16 to 1 Mine; Jim Pompy, CA Office of Mine Reclamation. Facilitator John Lane, Chico Environmental Science and Planning.
Best Management Practices & Stimulating New Technologies--Victor Izzo, Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board; Dr. Charles Alpers, US Geological Survey; Tim Crough, Nevada Irrigation District; Facilitator Dr. Alice Rich, AA Rich & Associates.
California Tribal Peoples Leading Cultural and Environmental Healing--Mark Franco, Winnemem Wintu; Steven Haberfeld, Ph.D., Indian Dispute Resolution Service, Inc.; Don Ryberg, Tsi-Akim Maidu Tribe. Facilitator Steve Rothert, American Rivers.
12:45 pm - Lunch served
1:45 - Community Congress Convenes: A facilitatied conversation on next steps to address the human health, environmental and cultural impacts of historic mining. The Community Summit will look at four aspects in turn, and participants of all levels of expertise will be encouraged to participate in brainstorming and planning:
- Human Health
- Science and Technology
(Cookies & Coffee Break) - Outreach
- Public Policy
4:30 Closing Panel: Community Involvement in ReClaiming The Sierra Local, regional and statewide leaders provide their “take home” message from the conference
5:00 pm - Thanks and Closing, CEO Elizabeth Martin
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER - this is a free public conference, but pre-registration is required.