Past Events http://openspacecouncil.org Past Events hourly 2 2006-01-13T22:18:26Z BAOSC — Annual Conference: May 2008 http://openspacecouncil.org/council/baosc-steering-meetings/copy_of_baosc_council_2007.06.13_conference Please click the Annual Conference 2008 link to your left for conference details and registration forms. For information about Sponsoring, Advertising or Exhibiting at this year's conference, please contact Elizabeth Adam at 415.235.2756 or elizabeth@openspacecouncil.org.

]]> No publisher admin BAOSC Event 2008-04-14T18:36:44Z Event BAOSC — Council Meeting: March 2008 http://openspacecouncil.org/council/baosc-steering-meetings/copy2_of_baosc_council_2008.3.20_meeting NOTE LOCATION CHANGE No publisher admin BAOSC Meeting 2008-03-19T23:07:00Z Event BAOSC — Executive Committee: February 2008 http://openspacecouncil.org/council/baosc-excom-meetings/copy_of_baosc_excom_2007.12.20_meeting No publisher admin ExCom Meeting 2008-01-22T22:57:13Z Event BAOSC — Council Meeting: January 2007 http://openspacecouncil.org/council/baosc-steering-meetings/copy_of_baosc_council_2008.1.17_meeting Please note location change! See http://www.presidio.gov/directions/ for directions to the site. Agenda

10:00 a.m. Call to Order


10:10 a.m. INFORMATION ITEMS:
Legislative and Policy Update (Guenzler/Ring)

Update on BAOSC Projects (Staff)


10:30 a.m. PROGRAM:

Highlights of World Ranger Day
Kristen Appel, District Ranger, Northern Territory of Australia (on a 12-month Sabbatical with GGNRA)

11:15 a.m. Recognition of David Hansen
We will recognize David’s 35+ years of conserving land throughout the Bay Area

Noon Round Robin/Lunch


1:00 p.m. Adjourn
Stewardship Committee Convenes

]]> No publisher admin BAOSC Meeting 2008-01-15T22:53:18Z Event BAOSC — Executive Committee: New Date http://openspacecouncil.org/council/baosc-excom-meetings/baosc_excom_2007.12.20_meeting November 15th meeting is now rescheduled to December 19th.

]]> No publisher admin ExCom Meeting 2007-11-02T04:45:06Z Event Upland — Steering Meeting: December 2007 http://openspacecouncil.org/projects/upland/events/upland_steering_2007.12.06_meeting No publisher admin BAOSC Event 2007-10-01T17:02:22Z Event BAOSC — Council Meeting: November 2007 http://openspacecouncil.org/council/baosc-steering-meetings/baosc_council_2007.11.15_meeting Regularly scheduled for the third Thursday of alternating months. November meeting has been cancelled due to scheduling conflicts. Next regularly scheduled meeting will be on January 17th, 2008.

]]> No publisher admin BAOSC Meeting 2007-11-02T04:45:59Z Event BAOSC — Executive Committee: October 2007 http://openspacecouncil.org/council/baosc-excom-meetings/baosc_excom_2007.10.18_meeting Regularly scheduled for the third Thursday of alternating months.

]]> No publisher admin ExCom Meeting 2006-12-01T18:01:20Z Event BAOSC — Council Meeting: September 2007 http://openspacecouncil.org/council/baosc-steering-meetings/baosc_council_2007.09.20_meeting 10:00 a.m.
Call to Order

10:10 a.m.
INFORMATION ITEMS:
Legislative and Policy Update (Guenzler/Ring)

Upcoming Workshops and Training Opportunities (Staff)

10:30 a.m.
PROGRAM:
Global Climate Change: Implications and Opportunities for the Region
Will Travis, Executive Director, Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC)

Greening the Bay Report: Costs of Restoring Bay Wetlands and Recommendations on Funding
David Lewis, Executive Director, Save the Bay

11:30 a.m.
Recognition of Ron Brown for his service as Chair of the Bay Area Open Space Council

Farewell to Tom Steinbach, Executive Director of Greenbelt Alliance

Noon
Round Robin/Lunch

1:00 p.m.
Adjourn

Stewardship Committee Convenes

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BIG PICTURE ITEMS
Funding
Invasives/Early Detection Project
Upland Habitat Goals Project

11:00 a.m.
INFORMATION ITEMS:
2007 Legislative & Policy Update
Staff Report
Logo
Annual Conference
Workshops
Funding
Vision and Values
Fuel Breaks
LTA Rally
FY08 Budget
Green Vision, PCA Process and SCC Projects
Next Steps

Noon
ACTION ITEMS:
Approval of June Executive Committee Minutes
Approval of Incoming Officers and Discussion of ExComm Members
Executive Session
Staffing

]]> No publisher admin ExCom Meeting 2007-08-21T16:57:11Z Event Upland — Steering Meeting: August 2007 http://openspacecouncil.org/projects/upland/events/upland_steering_2007.08.02_meeting MEETING GOALS

  • Receive report from Vegetation Focus Team
  • Review and Approve Justification for Protection Levels for Vegetation Types
  • Discuss and Reach Agreement (?) on Format for Maps in Final Report


AGENDA

  • Welcome, Introductions, Agenda Review
  • Review/Comment on May 24 Meeting Summary
  • Project Status – Nancy Schaefer
  • Update on Green Vision 2025 and FOCUS Priority Conservation Areas Council
  • Discussion on Protection Levels for Vegetation Types – Stuart Weiss
  • Report from Vegetation Focus Team Meeting – Stuart Weiss and Ryan Branciforte
  • Final Report – Format for Maps
  • Partner Outreach Plan Update – Nancy Schaefer
  • Summary of Next Steps – Nancy Schaefer
  • Adjourn


Upcoming Steering Committee Meeting Dates

  • October 25 – 10 to 1, Room 12, Elihu M. Harris Building, Oakland
  • December 6 – 10- 1, Room 11, Elihu M. Harris Building, Oakland

]]> No publisher admin BAOSC Event 2007-10-01T17:22:59Z Event BAOSC — Council Meeting: July 2007 http://openspacecouncil.org/council/baosc-steering-meetings/baosc_council_2007.07.19_meeting 10:00 a.m. - Call to Order:
• Introductions

10:10 a.m. - INFORMATION ITEMS:
• Legislative and Policy Update (Guenzler/Ring)
• Annual Conference Report (Staff)
• Green Vision and County Meetings (Ring/Steinbach/Hutzel)

10:45 a.m. - PROGRAM:
Panel Discussion: Meeting Conservation and Stewardship Needs Today and Tomorrow
• Elizabeth Goldstein, President, State Parks Foundation
• Darla Guenzler, Executive Director, California Council of Land Trusts
• Lynne Sherrod, Western Policy Manager, Land Trust Alliance

Noon - LUNCH:
Discussion Groups

1:00 p.m. - Adjourn

Stewardship Committee Convenes

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BIG PICTURE ITEMS

• Water and Land Conservation
Watershed Network

• Invasives/Early Detection Project

11:00 a.m.
INFORMATION ITEMS:

• 2007 Legislative & Policy Update

• Staff Report
Annual Conference
Special License Plate
Logo
Urban Parks Meeting

• Green Vision and ABAG’s PCA Process

12:25 p.m.
ACTION ITEMS:

• Approval of April Executive Committee Minutes

]]> No publisher admin ExCom Meeting 2007-06-20T01:23:40Z Event BAOSC — Annual Conference: June 2007 http://openspacecouncil.org/council/baosc-steering-meetings/baosc_council_2007.06.13_conference Agenda Highlights include:

Welcome
• Ron Brown, Chair, Bay Area Open Space Council and Executive Director, Save Mount Diablo

Keynote Address: Collaboration among Federal Partners
• Lynn Scarlett, Deputy Secretary, U. S. Department of Interior

Collaborative Leadership: What it Takes and When It is Needed
• Moderator: Joseph McIntyre, Ag Innovations Network
• Brian O’Neill, Superintendent, Golden Gate National Recreation Area
• Sam Schuchat, Executive Officer, State Coastal Conservancy
• Ken Kirkey, Senior Planning Director, Association of Bay Area Governments
• Torri Estrada, Environmental Justice Solutions and Program Officer, Community Foundation

Regional Collaboration: From Vision to Reality
• Tom Steinbach, Executive Director, Greenbelt Alliance
• Amy Hutzel, Bay Area Program Manager, State Coastal Conservancy
• Bettina Ring, Executive Director, Bay Area Open Space Council

The Country in the City: The Greening of the San Francisco Bay Area
• Richard Walker, Author and Professor, UC Berkeley

SF Bay Area Upland Habitat Goals Project: Project Purpose and Progress to Date
• Nancy Schaefer, Land Conservation Services and Project Consultant, Bay Area Open Space Council
• Stuart Weiss, PhD, Science Adviser, Creekside Center for Earth Observation
• Ryan Branciforte, GIS Specialist, GreenInfo Network

Integrative Solutions: Protecting Land and the Community
• Moderator: Emilyn Sheffield, California State University Chico
• Felicia Marcus, Executive Vice President, Trust for Public Land
• Bill Leahy, Executive Director, The Big Sur Land Trust
• Juliet Ellis, Executive Director, Urban Habitat
• Sudeep Motupalli Rao, Executive Director, Literacy for Environmental Justice

To Cross Boundaries, To Come Together
• Dr. Michel Gelobter, President, Redefining Progress

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  • Welcome, Introductions, Agenda Review
  • Review/Comment on February 27 Meeting Summary
  • Project Status – Nancy Schaefer
  • Presentation on Green Vision 2025 – Bettina Ring
  • Report from Vegetation Focus Team Meeting – Stuart Weiss and Ryan Branciforte
  • Discussion on Protection Levels for Vegetation Types
  • Presentation on Accessing Upland Goals Data – Ryan Branciforte
  • Partner Outreach Plan Update
  • Summary of Next Steps – Set Future Steering Committee Dates
  • Adjourn
    • ]]>     No publisher admin BAOSC Event 2007-07-27T18:20:47Z Event     BAOSC — Executive Committee: April 2007 http://openspacecouncil.org/council/baosc-excom-meetings/baosc_excom_2007.04.19_meeting 10:30 a.m.
    BIG PICTURE ITEMS:

    • Special License Plates
    Next Steps
    Official Launch

    • Logo

    11:00 a.m.
    INFORMATION ITEMS:

    • 2007 Legislative & Policy Update

    • Staff Report
    Annual Conference
    Green Vision
    Upland Habitat
    Invasives/Early Detection Project

    11:45 a.m.
    ACTION ITEMS:

    • Approval of February Executive Committee Minutes

    • Governance Committee Recommendations

    • Executive Session
    Re-budget Discussion & Approval
    Staffing Plan
    Performance Evaluation Process

    12:30 p.m.
    ADJOURN

    ]]>     No publisher admin ExCom Meeting 2007-04-16T17:43:42Z Event     BAOSC — Council Meeting: March 2007 http://openspacecouncil.org/council/baosc-steering-meetings/baosc_council_2007.03.15_meeting 10:00 a.m.
    Call to Order
    Introductions

    10:10 a.m.
    INFORMATION ITEMS:
    Legislative and Policy Update (Mills/Ring)

    Green Vision Update (Ring/Steinbach)

    Annual Conference Update (Ring/Adam)

    11:00 a.m.
    PROGRAM: DATA TO THE PEOPLE --
    New Strategies for Connecting One Million Acres of Protected Land with Seven Million People
    Larry Orman, GreenInfo Network

    Noon
    Round Robin/Lunch

    1:00 p.m.
    Adjourn
    Stewardship Committee Convenes

    Mark your calendars: BAOSC Annual Conference June 13, 2007

    ]]>     No publisher admin BAOSC Meeting 2007-09-11T14:20:09Z Event     Upland — Steering Meeting: February 2007 http://openspacecouncil.org/projects/upland/events/upland_steering_2007.02.27_meeting AGENDA
    • Welcome, Introductions, Agenda Review
    • Review/Comment on December 7 Meeting Summary
    • Project Status – Nancy Schaefer
    • Report from Plant Community Focus Team Meeting – Stuart Weiss and Ryan Branciforte
    • BREAK
    • Incorporating HCP’s and other Conservation Plans
    • Convening the Remaining Focus Teams
    • Partner Outreach Plan Update
    • Summary of Next Steps
    • Adjourn


    Upcoming Steering Committee Meeting Dates:

    • March 22, 10 to 1, Room 15, 1515 Clay St., Oakland
    • April 26
    • May 24
    • June 28


    Upcoming Plant Community Focus Team Meeting Dates:

    • February 23, 10 – 2, Fox Conf Rm, 5th Flr, Dalziel Building, Oakland
    • March 23, 10 – 2, Fox Conf Rm, 5th Flr, Dalziel Building, Oakland
    • April 27, 10 – 2, Fox Conf Rm, 5th Flr, Dalziel Building, Oakland
    ]]>     No publisher admin BAOSC Event 2007-04-11T22:30:20Z Event     BAOSC — Executive Committee: February 2007 http://openspacecouncil.org/council/baosc-excom-meetings/baosc_excom_2007.02.15_meeting 10:30 a.m.
    INFORMATION ITEMS:

    • Legislative & Policy Update

    • Green Vision
    County Meeting Update
    Vision and Values Workshop

    • Annual Conference

    • Fundraising
    Challenges and Opportunities

    11:45 a.m.
    ACTION ITEMS:

    • Governance Committee Recommendations

    • Approval of December Executive Committee Minutes

    12:30 p.m.
    ADJOURN

    ]]>     No publisher admin ExCom Meeting 2007-02-15T14:29:59Z Event     BAOSC — Council Meeting: January 2007 http://openspacecouncil.org/council/baosc-steering-meetings/baosc_council_2007.01.18_meeting 10:00 a.m. -- Call to Order
    • Introductions

    10:10 a.m. -- INFORMATION ITEMS:
    • Green Vision Update (Ring/Steinbach)
    • Partner Update (Guenzler)

    11:00 a.m. -- PROGRAM:
    • Upland Habit Goals Project – Nancy Schaefer, Land Conservation Services
    • Collecting Baseline Data and Developing Bird Species Distribution Models as Planning Tools for the San Francisco Bay Area Uplands - Roy Churchwell, San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory

    Noon -- Round Robin/Lunch

    1:00 p.m. -- Adjourn
    • Stewardship Committee Convenes

    Mark your calendars: BAOSC Annual Conference June 13, 2007

    ]]>     No publisher admin BAOSC Meeting 2007-07-10T13:34:18Z Event     BAOSC — Executive Committee: December 2006 http://openspacecouncil.org/council/baosc-excom-meetings/baosc_excom_2006.12.14_meeting 10:30 a.m.
    BIG PICTURE ITEMS:
    • Special License Plate
    Review Sketches/Images
    Next Steps

    11:00 a.m.
    INFORMATION ITEMS:
    • 2007 Legislative & Policy Agenda
    • Staff Report
    Annual Conference Update
    Green Vision – County Meetings
    Upland Habitat - Funding
    Annual Accomplishments

    11:45 a.m.
    ACTION ITEMS:
    • Governance Committee Recommendations
    • Approval of October Executive Committee Minutes

    • Executive Session — Staffing Plan

    12:30 p.m.
    ADJOURN

    ]]>     No publisher admin ExCom Meeting 2006-12-16T17:07:21Z Event     Upland — Steering Meeting: December 2006 http://openspacecouncil.org/projects/upland/events/upland_steering_2006.12.07_meeting 10:00 - 10:15 Welcome, Introductions, Agenda Review

    10:15 - 10:20 Review and comment on October 26 Meeting Summary

    10:20 - 10:30 Project Status – Nancy Schaefer

    10:30 – 11:00 Report from Plant Community Focus Team Meeting –
    Stuart Weiss and Ryan Branciforte

    11:00 – 11:15 Break

    11:15 – 11:45 Stream Goals Presentation – Josh Collins, SFEI

    11:45 – 12:00 Update on Partner Outreach Plan

    12:00 – 12:15 Summary of Next Steps

    12:15 – 12:25 2007 Meeting Dates (see below)

    Adjourn


    Proposed 2007 Meeting Dates:
    February 27
    March 22
    April 26
    May 24
    June 28

    ]]>     No publisher admin BAOSC Event 2007-01-04T00:31:21Z Event     BAOSC — Council Meeting: November 2006 http://openspacecouncil.org/council/baosc-steering-meetings/baosc_council_2006.11.16_meeting 10:00 a.m. — Call to Order
    • Introductions

    10:10 a.m. — ACTION ITEMS:
    • Approval of General Meeting Minutes – September 21, 2006

    10:15 a.m. — INFORMATION ITEMS:
    • Environmental Education Report - Suzanne Easton, Bay Area Open Space Council
    • Upland Habitat Goals Project Update – Nancy Schaefer, Land Conservation Services
    • Collecting Baseline Data and Developing Bird Species Distribution Models as Planning Tools for the San Francisco Bay Area Uplands - Roy Churchwell, San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory

    11:00 a.m. — PROGRAM:
    Panel Discussion: 2006 Election Results: Opportunities and Challenges
    • Darla Guenzler, Executive Director, California Council of Land Trusts
    • Speaker TBA – Sacramento Lobbyist

    Noon — Celebrating Our Successes
    • Lunch

    1:00 p.m. — Adjourn
    • Governance Committee Convenes

    ]]>     No publisher admin BAOSC Meeting 2007-07-10T13:30:48Z Event     Upland — Steering Meeting: October 2006 http://openspacecouncil.org/projects/upland/events/upland_steering_2006.10.26_meeting AGENDA:
    1) Welcome, Introductions, Agenda Review

    2) Review and comment on September 28 Meeting Summary

    3) Project Status

    4) Wieslander Map Presentation – Jim Thorne, UC Davis, Information Center for the Environment

    5) Bird Habitat Distribution Area on Bay Area National Park Lands – Geoff Guepel, PRBO Conservation Science

    6) Methodology Review and Vista Demonstration – Stuart Weiss, PhD, Upland Goals Science Advisor

    7) Summary of Next Steps

    8) Adjourn

    ]]>     No publisher admin BAOSC Event 2006-12-05T20:50:04Z Event     BAOSC — Executive Committee: October 2006 http://openspacecouncil.org/council/baosc-excom-meetings/baosc_excom_2006.10.19_meeting 10:30 a.m. BIG PICTURE ITEMS:
    • Organizational Development
    Mission and Strategic Direction

    • 2007 Legislative Agenda

    • AB84: Special License Plates
    Marketing and Next Steps

    11:45 a.m. INFORMATION ITEMS:
    • Annual Conference Update

    • Staff Report
    Green Vision
    Parks Equity
    Upland Habitat

    12:15 p.m. ACTION ITEMS:
    • Approval of Final FY07 Work Plan & Budget
    • Approval of August Executive Committee Minutes

    12:30 p.m. ADJOURN

    ]]>     No publisher admin ExCom Meeting 2006-10-10T21:06:25Z Event     Upland — Steering Meeting: September 2006 http://openspacecouncil.org/projects/upland/events/upland_steering_2006.09.28_meeting Meeting Goals:
    1. Get up to date on project status.
    2. Approve Partner Outreach Plan
    3. Approve Public Outreach PowerPoint Program

    AGENDA:
    10:00 Welcome, Introductions, Agenda Review

    10:15 Review and comment on June 22 Meeting Summary

    10:20 Project Status (page 3)

    10:30 Mapping Presentation – Ryan Branciforte, GreenInfo Network

    10:50 Bay Area Gap Analysis Overview – Ann Buell, Coastal Conservancy
    (page 6 for Executive Summary or www.coastalconservancy.ca.gov/Programs/sf_bay_gap/San_Francisco_Bay_Area_Gap_Analysis.pdf for full document)

    11:15 Proposed Goal-Setting Methodology

    11:30 BREAK

    11:45 Partner Outreach Plan Review and Approval (page 10)

    12:10 Fact Sheet and PowerPoint Presentation Review and Approval
    (Fact Sheet page 18, PowerPoint to be sent later)

    12:40 Summary of Next Steps

    1:00 Adjourn

    ➢ NEXT MEETING: OCTOBER 26, 10 AM TO 1 PM

    ]]>     No publisher admin BAOSC Event 2006-12-05T20:48:47Z Event     BAOSC — Council Meeting: September 2006 http://openspacecouncil.org/council/baosc-steering-meetings/baosc_council_2006.09.21_meeting 10:00 a.m. Call to Order
    Introductions

    10:10 a.m. ACTION ITEMS:
    General Meeting Minutes – July 20, 2006

    10:15 a.m. INFORMATION ITEMS:
    Legislative Session at a Glance (Bettina/Darla Guenzler)
    • Proposition 84 – Next Steps
    • Other Funding Opportunities
    • Exploring Non-profit Qualifications for Public Funding

    10:45 a.m. PROGRAM:
    Panel Discussion: Regional Trails Network: Connecting our Communities for the Future
    • Laura Thompson, San Francisco Bay Trail Project, ABAG
    • David Hansen, Marin County Open Space District, representing Bay Area Ridge Trail
    • Sara Polgar, San Francisco Bay Area Water Trail, BCDC
    • Nadine Hitchcock, California State Coastal Conservancy, Bay Area Program

    Noon Lunch
    Small Group Discussions: Funding and Policy Needs for the Future

    1:00 p.m. Adjourn
    Stewardship Committee Convenes

    ]]>     No publisher admin BAOSC Meeting 2007-01-10T14:29:33Z Event     BAOSC — Executive Committee: August 2006 http://openspacecouncil.org/council/baosc-excom-meetings/baosc_excom_2006.08.17_meeting 10:30 a.m. BIG PICTURE ITEMS:
    Next One Million Acres
    Communications Plan
    Housing Issue

    Current and Future Policy Agenda
    Legislative Update
    Prop 84 Update
    Prop 90
    Issues and Opportunities
    Special License Plates – Update

    11:15 a.m. INFORMATION ITEMS:
    Annual Conference Committee Report
    Staff Report

    11:45 p.m. ACTION ITEMS:
    FY2007 Draft Work Plan & Budget
    Approval of Executive Committee Minutes, June 15, 2006

    12:30 p.m. ADJOURN

    ]]>     No publisher admin ExCom Meeting 2006-08-09T20:14:59Z Event     BAOSC — Council Meeting: July 2006 http://openspacecouncil.org/council/baosc-steering-meetings/baosc_council_2006.07.20_meeting 10:00 a.m. Call to Order

    10:15 a.m. ACTION ITEMS:
    General Meeting Minutes – March 16, 2006

    10:20 a.m. INFORMATION ITEMS:
    Annual Conference Report (Ron/Suzanne)
    Legislative Update (BC/Darla Guenzler)

    10:45 a.m. BIG PICTURE ITEMS:
    Visioning Process – Next Steps (Nancy Schaefer)

    11:00 a.m. PROGRAM:
    Panel Discussion: Protecting the Next Million: State and Local Funding Measures
    Darla Guenzler, California Council of Land Trusts
    Lisa Killough, Santa Clara County
    Bob Doyle, East Bay Regional Parks District
    John Woodbury, Napa County

    12:15 p.m. Lunch
    Small Group Discussions re: Funding

    1:00 p.m. Adjourn

    Stewardship Committee Convenes

    ]]>     No publisher admin BAOSC Meeting 2006-10-06T21:41:01Z Event     Upland — Steering Meeting: June 2006 http://openspacecouncil.org/projects/upland/events/upland_steering_2006.06.22_meeting Meeting Goals: Review, comment and approve:
    1. Methodology as proposed by Conservation Targets Group
    2. Public Outreach Plan
    3. Public Outreach PowerPoint Program

    10:00 – 10:15 Welcome, Introductions, Agenda Review

    10:15 – 10:20 Review and comment on May 25 Meeting Summary

    10:20 – 10:45 Project Status
    o Where are we now and where are we going?

    10:45 – 11:30 Report from Conservation Targets Group
    o Methodology for Establishing Habitat Goals

    11:30 – 12:15 Public Involvement Plan (draft to be sent separately)

    12:15 – 12:30 Draft PowerPoint Presentation for Steering Committee
    o Member Use for Public Outreach

    12:30 – 12:45 Discussion of Next Steps

    1:00 Adjourn

    ]]>     No publisher admin BAOSC Event 2006-09-11T20:54:38Z Event     BAOSC — Executive Committee: June 2006 http://openspacecouncil.org/council/baosc-excom-meetings/baosc_excom_2006.06.15_meeting 10:30 a.m. BIG PICTURE ITEMS:
    • Next One Million Acres (Ron/Bettina)
    • Green Vision 2025
    • Communications Plan
    • Funding
    • Bond Measure
    • Local Measures
    • July General Council Meeting

    • Current & Future Policy Agenda (Bettina)
    • Legislative Update
    • Special License Plates

    11:45 a.m. INFORMATION ITEMS:
    • Annual Conference Debrief (Ron/Bettina)

    12:15 p.m. ACTION ITEMS:
    • Governance (Ron)
    • Approval of Executive Committee Minutes, April 20, 2006 (Ron)

    12:30 p.m. ADJOURN

    ]]>     No publisher admin ExCom Meeting 2006-06-21T15:04:10Z Event     BAOSC — Annual Conference: June 2006 http://openspacecouncil.org/council/baosc-steering-meetings/baosc_council_2006.06.02_conference 8:15am -- Registration
    Organic Pastries, Fruit, Fair-Trade Coffee, Tea
    Back to Earth Organic Catering

    8:45 -- The Next Million Acres: Building Whole Communities
    Ron Brown, Chair, BAOSC, and Executive Director, Save Mount Diablo

    9:00 -- What is a Whole Community and Why Should We Care?
    Peter Forbes, Executive Director, Center for Whole Communities

    9:45 -- Building Community through Dialogue
    Michael Dimock, President, Ag Innovations Network; Chair Emeritus, Slow Food USA

    10:30 -- The Next Million Acres: 2006 Clean Water, Parks and Coastal Protection Bond Act
    Audrey Rust, President, Peninsula Open Space Trust

    10:45 -- Break

    11:00 -- Health Impacts of Poorly Planned Growth
    Ray Minjares, Graduate Student, UC Berkeley School of Public Health

    11:20 -- Urban Edge Agricultural Parks
    Sibella Kraus, Executive Director, Sustainable Agriculture Education

    11:45 -- Lunch - From Farm to Table: Knowing, Tasting and Honoring the Land
    Jessica Prentice, Wise Food Ways
    Peter Forbes, Whole Communities
    JoelBaecker Catering

    1:15 -- Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder
    Richard Louv, Author

    2:15 -- Protecting the Land and Relationships
    Deborah Schoenbaum, Deputy Director, Marin Conservation Corps

    2:45 -- The Next Million Acres – Regional Challenges and Opportunities
    Tom Steinbach, Executive Director, Greenbelt Alliance
    Bettina Ring, Executive Director, Bay Area Open Space Council
    Andrea Mackenzie, Director, Sonoma Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District

    3:15 -- Closing Remarks: The Next Million Acres
    Ron Brown, Chair, BAOSC and Executive Director, Save Mount Diablo

    3:30 -- Reception: Enjoy Local Wines and Cheese
    Back to Earth Organic Catering

    4:30 -- Homeward Bound

    ]]>     No publisher admin BAOSC Meeting 2006-10-06T21:40:40Z Event     Upland — Steering Meeting: May 2006 http://openspacecouncil.org/projects/upland/events/upland_steering_2006.05.25_meeting Meeting Goals: Receive project update, review and approve recommendations from Conservation Targets Group, agree to begin establishing Focus Teams.

    9:30 Welcome, Introductions, Agenda Review

    9:45 Review and comment on March 30 Meeting Summary

    9:50 Project Update – Nancy Schaefer and BC Capps

    10:00 Report from Data Group, BC Capps and Nancy Schaefer

    10:15 Recommendations from Conservation Targets Group

    10:30 Discussion and Approval of Conservation Targets Group Recommendations

    11:00 Focus Team Participant Recommendations

    11:30 Peer Review Group Participant Recommendations

    11:45 Review and Comment on Final Report Outline

    12:15 Discussion and Guidance for Public Outreach and Administration Group

    12:25 Discussion of Next Steps

    12:30 Adjourn

    ]]>     No publisher admin BAOSC Event 2006-09-11T20:54:35Z Event     BAOSC — Executive Committee: April 2006 http://openspacecouncil.org/council/baosc-excom-meetings/baosc_excom_2006.04.20_meeting 10:30 a.m. -- BIG PICTURE ITEMS:
    Blazing a Trail for New Partnerships: O&M & Opportunity
    Volunteers for Outdoor California: Cathy Moyer, Executive Director

    Strengthening the Role of the Executive Committee (Ron/Bettina)

    Regional Open Space Visioning Task Force (Bettina/Tom)

    11:45 a.m. -- INFORMATION ITEMS:
    Annual Conference Update (Bettina/Cecily)

    Legislative and Policy Update (Bettina)

    12:15 a.m. -- ACTION ITEMS:
    Approval of Executive Committee Minutes, February 16, 2006 (Ron)

    Letter of Support: AB2479 - Weed Management Area Funding (Bettina/Suzanne)

    12:30 p.m. ADJOURN

    ]]>     No publisher admin ExCom Meeting 2006-06-21T15:05:51Z Event     Upland — Steering Meeting: March 2006 http://openspacecouncil.org/projects/upland/events/upland_steering_2006.03.30_meeting Meeting Goals: Final approval of the Study Design and Work Program, final approval of Upland Goals Charter and Operating Protocols, begin developing methodology for selecting conservation targets.

    Agenda:
    9:30 Welcome, Introductions, Agenda Review

    9:45 Review and comment on February 23 Meeting Summary

    10:00 Review and Revise Proposed Meeting Dates

    10:10 Project Update – Nancy Schaefer and BC Capps

    10:20 Review and final approval of Study Design and Work Program

    10:40 Review and final approval of Upland Goals Charter and Operating Protocols

    11:00 Selecting Conservation Targets, Presentation by Dick Cameron, Nature Conservancy

    11:25 Discussion on How to Select Conservation Targets for Upland Goals – Dick Cameron

    12:25 Wrap Up and Discussion of Next Steps

    12:30 Adjourn

    ]]>     No publisher admin BAOSC Event 2006-09-11T20:54:31Z Event     BAOSC — Council Meeting: March 2006 http://openspacecouncil.org/council/baosc-steering-meetings/baosc_council_2006.03.16_meeting 10:00 a.m. Call to Order (Ron Brown)
    Introductions

    10:15 a.m. ACTION ITEMS:
    General Meeting Minutes – January 19, 2006

    10:20 a.m. INFORMATION ITEMS:
    FY06 Work Plan and Budget (Ron/Bettina)
    Annual Conference (Bettina/Cecily)
    Public Policy Update (Ron/Bettina)

    10:45 a.m. BIG PICTURE ITEMS:
    Visioning Process – Next Steps (Ron/Bettina)

    11:00 a.m. PROGRAM:
    Developing Interagency Strategies to Address National Drug Trafficking and Marijuana on Public Lands
    Scott Wanek, Chief Ranger, National Park Service

    12:00 p.m. Lunch
    Information Sharing/Networking

    1:00 p.m. Adjourn
    Stewardship Committee Meeting Convenes
    Fundraising Committee Meeting Convenes


    Mark your calendars: BAOSC Annual Conference June 2, 2006

    ]]>     No publisher admin BAOSC Meeting 2006-10-06T21:36:43Z Event     Upland — Steering Meeting: February 2006 http://openspacecouncil.org/projects/upland/events/upland_steering_2006.02.23_meeting Meeting Goals: Receive input and reach agreement on the Study Design and Work Program, Steering Committee Charter and Operating Protocols, composition of Steering Committee, Peer Review Panel, Plant Community Focus Team and Data Group and next steps. Set next Steering Committee meeting.

    Agenda:
    9:30 – 10:15 Welcome and Introductions

    10:15- 10:30 Review Meeting Goals

    10:30 – 10:45 Project Background and Update

    10:45 – 11:30 Review and Comment on Study Design and Work Program

    11:30 – 12:15 BREAK for LUNCH

    12:15 – 1:30 Review and comment on Draft Steering Committee Charter and Operating Protocol

    1:30 – 2:00 Review and comment on Steering Committee composition

    2:00 – 2:30 Suggestions for participants in the following committees:
    Peer Review Panel
    Data Group
    Plant Community Focus Team
    Public Outreach and Administration Group

    2:30 – 2:50 Discussion of Next Steps

    2:50 – 3:00 Set next meeting, wrap up and adjourn

    ]]>     No publisher admin BAOSC Event 2006-09-11T20:54:28Z Event     BAOSC — Executive Committee: February 2006 http://openspacecouncil.org/council/baosc-excom-meetings/baosc_excom_2006.02.16_meeting 10:00 a.m. ACTION ITEMS:
    Approval of Executive Committee Minutes, December 15, 2005 (Ron)

    Approval of FY06 Work Plan/Budget (Bettina)

    Role of Executive Committee (Ron/Bettina)


    10:30 a.m. BIG PICTURE ITEMS:
    Legislative & Policy Update (Bettina, BC, Walter)
    Bonds, Initiatives, Bills, Visits

    January Council Meeting – Results/Next Steps
    (Bettina)

    Communications Plan (Bettina)

    Stewardship Committee Report (Suzanne)


    11:00 a.m. INFORMATION ITEMS:
    Annual Meeting 2006 Update (Bettina, Cecily)

    Future Council Meetings (Ron, Bettina)

    Other Items of Discussion (Ron)

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    Call to Order (Ron Brown)
    Introduction of New Officers (Bettina)
    Recognition of Walter Moore, Past Chair

    10:15 a.m. ACTION ITEMS:
    General Meeting Minutes - November 17, 2005 (Ron)
    Executive Committee Minutes - October 27, 2005 (Ron)

    10:30 a.m. BIG PICTURE ITEMS:
    Overview (Ron/Bettina/Tom Steinbach)

    Upland Habitat Goals Study
    Nancy Schaefer, Land Conservation Services

    Bay Area Watershed Plan
    Nadine Hitchcock, Coastal Conservancy

    Small Group Discussion (Bettina/Facilitators)

    12:30 p.m. Lunch
    Small Group Reports
    FY06 Work Plan and Budget (Ron/Bettina)

    1:00 p.m. Adjourn

    Mark your calendars: BAOSC Annual Conference — June 2, 2006

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