Agenda
March 8, 2021
A restoration economy in the Sierra Nevada region could reduce wildfire risk, support forest health, bring back livable wage jobs, promote entrepreneurship, and help achieve the state’s climate goals. This summit will present a vision of how a restoration economy could be established in the Region and the resources necessary to make it a success.
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9:00 a.m. Welcome
Angela Avery, Executive Officer, Sierra Nevada Conservancy
9:10 Opening Keynote
Wade Crowfoot, Secretary, California Natural Resources Agency
9:20 A Restoration Economy at Work: An Example from Wallowa County, Oregon
Nils Christoffersen, Executive Director, Wallowa Resources
9:35–10:30 Panel 1—Sierra Nevada Restoration Economy: Local support, state-wide impacts
Moderator: Elissa Brown, Partnerships and Community Support Coordinator, Sierra Nevada Conservancy
- Dr. Daniel Sanchez, Cooperative Extension Specialist, Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, University of California-Berkeley
- Dr. Jonathan Kusel, Executive Director, Sierra Institute for the Community and the Environment
- Steve Wilensky, Board Chair, Calaveras Healthy Impact Product Solutions
10:30–10:45 Break
10:45–11:45 Panel 2—Growing the Restoration Economy
Moderator: Elliott Vander Kolk, Regional Forester, Sierra Nevada Conservancy
- Zach Knight, CEO, Blue Forest Conservation
- Daniel Adler, Senior Advisor for Climate Finance, Governor’s Office of Business & Economic Development
- Kristin York, Vice President and Business Innovation Director, Sierra Business Council; and Board member, Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation
11:45 Wrap Up—Angela Avery
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