DRAFT 4/20/06
Elkhorn Slough Tidal Wetland Project
Participant List and Roles
Community
Input
Strategic
Planning
Team
Science
Panel
Peer Review
Consultants
Working Groups
Ecology
Project Goals
Ecosystem-based
Management
Hydrodynamics
Small-Scale
Restoration
Strategies
Large-Scale
Restoration
Strategies
Estuary History
Outreach
Monitoring
Elkhorn Slough Tidal Wetland Plan, Participant List, 4-20-06
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Strategic Planning Team
Role –
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Primary decision-making body
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Oversees the strategic planning process and development of a Tidal Wetland Plan
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Develops the criteria for selecting restoration goals for tidal habitats
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May attend or hold joint Science Panel and Community meetings
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Provides input on background materials for the Tidal Wetland Plan
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Evaluates and prioritizes the development and implementation of restoration strategies
Meetings – Every 2-4 months for project planning, may attend other panel meetings
Who – Principal investigators of the grant, jurisdictional/regulatory entities, representatives of key
regional conservation organizations, and scientists with experience in strategic planning for wetland
resources
Strategic Planning Team for the Elkhorn Slough Tidal Wetland Plan
Louis Calcagno, County of Monterey Board of Supervisors
John Callaway, University of San Francisco, Department of Environmental Science
Jeff Cann, California Department of Fish and Game, Monterey
Trish Chapman, California Coastal Conservancy
Becky Christensen and Kerstin Wasson (alternate), Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research
Reserve
Ross Clark and Kelly Cuffe (alternate), California Coastal Commission, Central Coast District
Josh Collins, San Francisco Estuary Institute
Robert Curry, California State University Monterey Bay, Dept. of Earth Systems Science & Policy
(retired)
Andrew DeVogelaere, NOAA Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
Kaitilin Gaffney, The Ocean Conservancy
Jim Harvey, Elkhorn Slough Reserve Advisory Committee, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories
Scott Hennesey, Monterey County Planning and Building Inspection (retired)
Yvonne LeTellier and Karen Berresford, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, San Francisco District
Cheryl McGovern, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9
Linda McIntyre, Moss Landing Harbor District
Julie Niceswanger and Bill McIver (alternate), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ventura
Larry Serpa, The Nature Conservancy
Mark Silberstein, Elkhorn Slough Foundation
Charlie Wahle and Sarah Fischer (alternate), NOAA National Marine Protected Areas Center
Jerry Wilmoth, Union Pacific Railroad
Elkhorn Slough Tidal Wetland Plan, Participant List, 4-20-06
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Science Panel and Working Groups
Role – Summarizes research studies and describes changes to tidal habitats, recommends large to
small scale restoration strategies, and identifies adaptive management and monitoring activities
Meetings – Larger group meets 2-6 times each year, smaller Working Groups will be created
Who – Regional scientists/resource managers (estuarine ecology, hydrology, or geology expertise)
Science Panel for the Elkhorn Slough Tidal Wetland Plan (list is subject to change)
Josh Adams, Jessie Lacy, Greg Shellenbarger, Isa Woo, and John Takekawa, U.S. Geological Survey
Sean Anderson, Fiorenza Micheli, Stephen Monismith, and Nick Nidzieko, Stanford University
Mike Beck, The Nature Conservancy
Larry Breaker, Greg Cailliet Gage Dayton Michael Foster Mike Graham Gary Greene (retired),
Erika McPhee-Shaw John Oliver, Jim Oakden, Peter Slattery, and Jason Smith, Moss Landing
Marine Laboratories
Jason Brush, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Craig Conner and Gary Brown, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Mark Carr and Peter Raimondi, University of California Santa Cruz
Lesley Ewing, California Coastal Commission
Kim Hayes, Elkhorn Slough Foundation
Ken Johnson and Joe Needoba, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
Rikk Kvitek, Josh Sampey, and Doug Smith, California State University Monterey Bay
Bryan Largay, Resource Conservation District, Monterey County
Steve Lonhart, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
Gary Page, Point Reyes Bird Observatory
Dave Schwartz, Cabrillo College
Mike Vasey, San Francisco State University/SFB National Estuarine Research Reserve
Kerstin Wasson, Eric Van Dyke, Jill Rooth, and Andrea Woolfolk, Elkhorn Slough National
Estuarine Research Reserve
Community Input
Role – Provides input on restoration strategies
Meetings – 1-2 times per year
Who – Stakeholders interested in the Elkhorn Slough Tidal Wetland Project
Consultants (list is subject to change)
Role – May be invited to attend meetings as expertise is needed and/or hired as subcontractors
Peer Review (list is subject to change)
Role – Provides a peer review of draft planning documents, goals, and restoration strategies
Meetings – Review materials 1-2 times per year
Who – Scientists or resource managers with wetland restoration expertise
Elkhorn Slough Tidal Wetland Plan, Participant List, 4-20-06
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