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SUMMARY:MCL Land Use\, Transportation\, & Water Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Marin Conservation League\nLand Use\, Transportation\, & Water Committee\n10:00 am-12:00 pm\nIn-person/ Zoom Hybrid\nRegister: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMsdeuprjgqH9XMXRT0ZVWwTUjD-JW0QNlJ \nMAY 6: LEARN HOW GREENBELT ALLIANCE IS TAKING ON HOUSING AS AN ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLIMATE SOLUTION   \nJessie Rountree from Greenbelt Alliance will be our guest speaker. Jessie will share how Greenbelt Alliance is encouraging Climate SMART housing in the Bay Area to reduce greenhouse gas emissions\, increase our resilience to climate-related risks\, and avoid habitat disruption through sprawl. She will introduce us to their Endorsement Program which applies criteria and expert review to housing across the Bay Area. Together\, we will also explore ways to improve future projects like local ordinance requirements for addressing sea level rise and wildfire hazards\, as well as how to better integrate transportation and infrastructure improvements needed to support new housing. \nJessie Rountree is the Marin Resilience Manager at Greenbelt Alliance. Jessie works alongside partners and communities to create a shared vision for resilience\, one that brings together equity\, conservation\, and abundant climate-SMART housing. Jessie is a Marin County resident\, nature enthusiast\, and an active member of MCL. \nLIGHT POLLUTION – INTRODUCTION OF DRAFT “DARK SKIES” POLICY POSITION \nNighttime lighting can create damaging pollution from ambient light (glow) and excessive glare. Light pollution has many environmental consequences including direct impacts to bird movement and human quality of life. MCL has been studying this issue and has found that there are ways and means to minimize night lighting while maintaining needed safety. MCL has developed a draft policy position statement that advocates for “dark skies.” This draft policy statement will be introduced for discussion at this meeting.  Join us to learn more and to participate in this discussion. \nPlease register above to join us!
URL:https://www.marinconservationleague.org/event/mcl-land-use-transportation-water-committee-meeting-5-6/
LOCATION:Marin Conservation League\, 175 N. Redwood Dr\, San Rafael\, CA\, 94903\, United States
CATEGORIES:Land Use, Water and Transportation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260514T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260514T170000
DTSTAMP:20260501T011531
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SUMMARY:MCL Parks and Open Space Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Marin Conservation League\nParks and Open Space Committee\n3:00 – 5:00 pm\nIn-person/Zoom hybrid\nRegister: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0pcOmgrD4vG9XtnkUk-dxDuEZFSvAuGyhD \nMay 14- Ancient fire\, modern science: managing Marin’s open spaces \n \nSometimes the lessons of history are the best guide for actions in the future. That is certainly the case when it comes to the ways humans have used fire to steward \nthe landscape for thousands of years\, and in the process helped shape some of our vegetation communities. The overarching theme of the May 14th meeting reflects exactly this: the blending of ancient indigenous knowledge of fire as a tool with contemporary resources like the Regional Forest Health Strategy to guide vegetation management across Marin County’s 34 Open Space Preserves. \nThis is not a new subject for MCL’s Parks & Open Space Committee\, nor a new practice for Marin County Parks\, which has long conducted pile burning and planned burns. But the challenge remains immense: protecting the ecological integrity and biodiversity of the preserves from high-intensity fire while simultaneously reducing wildfire threats to the 3\,500 neighbors whose homes lie at the wildland-urban interface. \nThree members of County Parks’ vegetation management team will bring different perspectives to this task. Julian Geoghegan will explore the history of indigenous prescribed fire\, or “good fire\,” and what it tells us about realistic\, desirable outcomes for vegetation management. Luke Bishop will focus on defensible space tools at the wildland-urban interface\, where human lives and structures face the greatest risk. Sarah Minnick will recount how the County’s natural resource science capabilities have evolved from a single individual into a coordinated team of experts protecting and restoring ecological function and biodiversity across the preserves. Jon Campo will introduce the topic and moderate discussion. \nThe meeting will also feature an update from Bree Hardcastle\, Senior Environmental Scientist with California State Parks\, on two significant Marin projects. The Redwood Creek Habitat Enhancement Project in Mount Tamalpais State Park has recently received major funding\, advancing habitat restoration along 1.3 miles of Redwood Creek in support of threatened coho salmon\, steelhead\, and threatened red-legged frog. The Tomales Bay State Park Forest Health and Wildfire Resilience Project continues to move forward\, using vegetation treatments over a ten-year period to reduce fire fuels\, restore Bishop Pine forest health\, and enhance degraded habitats throughout the park. \nPlease register above: we hope you will join us!
URL:https://www.marinconservationleague.org/event/mcl-parks-and-open-space-committee-meeting-5-14/
LOCATION:Marin Conservation League\, 175 N. Redwood Dr\, San Rafael\, CA\, 94903\, United States
CATEGORIES:Parks and Open Space
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260520T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260520T120000
DTSTAMP:20260501T011531
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SUMMARY:MCL Climate Action Working Group Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Marin Conservation League\nClimate Action Working Group Meeting\nWednesday 10:00 am – 12:00 pm\nZoom Meeting \nRegister: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwoduysrDMsGt16JMYC3r6_mA1R0EYqLgKn \nMay 20th-The Climate Center: 2026 priorities and Sacramento in action \nBarry Vesser\, Chief Program Officer at The Climate Center\, will share the organization’s 2026 policy priorities and highlights from their April Policy Summit and Lobby Day in Sacramento. Barry has been with The Climate Center since 2005 and now leads its program and policy teams. He is also the force behind the organization’s Community Energy Resilience project\, which led to a new $170 million investment program by the California Energy Commission in 2022. \nBarry will update us on the organization’s 2026 Policy Priorities. These include: \n\nCarbon Drawdown focused on nature based solutions (AB 2184)\nCommunity Decarbonization focused on Vehicle to Grid (SB 1282) and allowing distributed energy resources to qualify for Resource Adequacy (SB 913)\nRule changes to the Cap and Invest program and use of Greenhouse Gas Reduction funds\nEnhanced Geothermal\nHighlights of their April Policy Summit.\n\nPlease register above to join us for updates from local climate groups\, along with policy decisions shaping Marin.
URL:https://www.marinconservationleague.org/event/mcl-climate-action-working-group-meeting-4-9/2026-05-20/
LOCATION:Marin Conservation League\, 175 N. Redwood Dr\, San Rafael\, CA\, 94903\, United States
CATEGORIES:Climate Action Working Group
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260603T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260603T120000
DTSTAMP:20260501T011531
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SUMMARY:MCL Land Use\, Transportation\, & Water Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Marin Conservation League\nLand Use\, Transportation\, & Water Committee\n10:00 am-12:00 pm\nIn-person/ Zoom Hybrid\nRegister: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMsdeuprjgqH9XMXRT0ZVWwTUjD-JW0QNlJ \nMAY 6: LEARN HOW GREENBELT ALLIANCE IS TAKING ON HOUSING AS AN ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLIMATE SOLUTION   \nJessie Rountree from Greenbelt Alliance will be our guest speaker. Jessie will share how Greenbelt Alliance is encouraging Climate SMART housing in the Bay Area to reduce greenhouse gas emissions\, increase our resilience to climate-related risks\, and avoid habitat disruption through sprawl. She will introduce us to their Endorsement Program which applies criteria and expert review to housing across the Bay Area. Together\, we will also explore ways to improve future projects like local ordinance requirements for addressing sea level rise and wildfire hazards\, as well as how to better integrate transportation and infrastructure improvements needed to support new housing. \nJessie Rountree is the Marin Resilience Manager at Greenbelt Alliance. Jessie works alongside partners and communities to create a shared vision for resilience\, one that brings together equity\, conservation\, and abundant climate-SMART housing. Jessie is a Marin County resident\, nature enthusiast\, and an active member of MCL. \nLIGHT POLLUTION – INTRODUCTION OF DRAFT “DARK SKIES” POLICY POSITION \nNighttime lighting can create damaging pollution from ambient light (glow) and excessive glare. Light pollution has many environmental consequences including direct impacts to bird movement and human quality of life. MCL has been studying this issue and has found that there are ways and means to minimize night lighting while maintaining needed safety. MCL has developed a draft policy position statement that advocates for “dark skies.” This draft policy statement will be introduced for discussion at this meeting.  Join us to learn more and to participate in this discussion. \nPlease register above to join us!
URL:https://www.marinconservationleague.org/event/mcl-land-use-transportation-and-water-committee-meeting/2026-06-03/
LOCATION:Marin Conservation League\, 175 N. Redwood Dr\, San Rafael\, CA\, 94903\, United States
CATEGORIES:Land Use, Water and Transportation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260611T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260611T163000
DTSTAMP:20260501T011531
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SUMMARY:MCL Parks and Open Space Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Marin Conservation League\nParks and Open Space Committee\n2:30 – 4:30 pm\nIn-person/Zoom hybrid\nRegister: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0pcOmgrD4vG9XtnkUk-dxDuEZFSvAuGyhD \nNote changed time 2:30 – 4:30 \nCHINA CAMP STATE PARK – “A lot’s going on!”—– \n \nThat’s what Executive Director of Friends of China Camp (FOCC) Martin Lowenstein told me when I asked him to give an update to MCL’s Parks & Open Space Committee on current activities and programs on China Camp State Park – a lot going on\, but not without the daily challenges of full financial responsibility for keeping the park open 365 days of the year. \nIt will be 15 years this coming May that the park received notice it was on State Parks’ chopping block for closure in 2012\, along with 69 other parks that the state budget could no longer support.  The story of the park’s rescue by FOCC is a saga that is well known to most\, a testament to the power of grass roots volunteerism coupled with dogged persistence. \nThe persistence has never stopped\, nor the teams of volunteers who make possible the most varied and creative programs and activities of any state park in Marin. UnderMartin’s leadership\, a small staff and myriad volunteers continue to work miracles\, often against odds that would seem overwhelming. \nMartin Lowenstein brings his own distinctive qualifications to his unusual job.  Trained as civil engineer and armed with an MBA\, Martin has been able to address the practical tasks of managing and maintaining the complex infrastructure across the park\, at the same time he has built membership\, a sense of community\, and managed the multiple funding sources that are necessary to keep the park viable. \n \nJoining the discussion will be Matt Ferner\, Director of the San Francisco Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR)\, which includes China Camp State Park. Matt is an environmental scientist and educator with a background in oceanography and aquatic sensory ecology\, and has worked with the Reserve since 2008. Based at San Francisco State University’s Estuary & Ocean Science Center in Tiburon\, he will speak to the research and stewardship work underway at China Camp. \nMartin will recount the “lot that is going on” at China Camp\, with additional perspective from Matt on the science and stewardship supporting the park at the April 9 meeting.  Attend in person\, or tune in remotely at the unusual time of 2:30. We look forward to seeing you!
URL:https://www.marinconservationleague.org/event/mcl-parks-and-open-space-committee-meeting-4-4-6-2/2026-06-11/
LOCATION:Marin Conservation League\, 175 N. Redwood Dr\, San Rafael\, CA\, 94903\, United States
CATEGORIES:Parks and Open Space
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260617T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260617T120000
DTSTAMP:20260501T011531
CREATED:20260325T001219Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260424T204049Z
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SUMMARY:MCL Climate Action Working Group Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Marin Conservation League\nClimate Action Working Group Meeting\nWednesday 10:00 am – 12:00 pm\nZoom Meeting \nRegister: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwoduysrDMsGt16JMYC3r6_mA1R0EYqLgKn \nMay 20th-The Climate Center: 2026 priorities and Sacramento in action \nBarry Vesser\, Chief Program Officer at The Climate Center\, will share the organization’s 2026 policy priorities and highlights from their April Policy Summit and Lobby Day in Sacramento. Barry has been with The Climate Center since 2005 and now leads its program and policy teams. He is also the force behind the organization’s Community Energy Resilience project\, which led to a new $170 million investment program by the California Energy Commission in 2022. \nBarry will update us on the organization’s 2026 Policy Priorities. These include: \n\nCarbon Drawdown focused on nature based solutions (AB 2184)\nCommunity Decarbonization focused on Vehicle to Grid (SB 1282) and allowing distributed energy resources to qualify for Resource Adequacy (SB 913)\nRule changes to the Cap and Invest program and use of Greenhouse Gas Reduction funds\nEnhanced Geothermal\nHighlights of their April Policy Summit.\n\nPlease register above to join us for updates from local climate groups\, along with policy decisions shaping Marin.
URL:https://www.marinconservationleague.org/event/mcl-climate-action-working-group-meeting-4-9/2026-06-17/
LOCATION:Marin Conservation League\, 175 N. Redwood Dr\, San Rafael\, CA\, 94903\, United States
CATEGORIES:Climate Action Working Group
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260701T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260701T120000
DTSTAMP:20260501T011531
CREATED:20260402T224412Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260424T200013Z
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SUMMARY:MCL Land Use\, Transportation\, & Water Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Marin Conservation League\nLand Use\, Transportation\, & Water Committee\n10:00 am-12:00 pm\nIn-person/ Zoom Hybrid\nRegister: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMsdeuprjgqH9XMXRT0ZVWwTUjD-JW0QNlJ \nMAY 6: LEARN HOW GREENBELT ALLIANCE IS TAKING ON HOUSING AS AN ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLIMATE SOLUTION   \nJessie Rountree from Greenbelt Alliance will be our guest speaker. Jessie will share how Greenbelt Alliance is encouraging Climate SMART housing in the Bay Area to reduce greenhouse gas emissions\, increase our resilience to climate-related risks\, and avoid habitat disruption through sprawl. She will introduce us to their Endorsement Program which applies criteria and expert review to housing across the Bay Area. Together\, we will also explore ways to improve future projects like local ordinance requirements for addressing sea level rise and wildfire hazards\, as well as how to better integrate transportation and infrastructure improvements needed to support new housing. \nJessie Rountree is the Marin Resilience Manager at Greenbelt Alliance. Jessie works alongside partners and communities to create a shared vision for resilience\, one that brings together equity\, conservation\, and abundant climate-SMART housing. Jessie is a Marin County resident\, nature enthusiast\, and an active member of MCL. \nLIGHT POLLUTION – INTRODUCTION OF DRAFT “DARK SKIES” POLICY POSITION \nNighttime lighting can create damaging pollution from ambient light (glow) and excessive glare. Light pollution has many environmental consequences including direct impacts to bird movement and human quality of life. MCL has been studying this issue and has found that there are ways and means to minimize night lighting while maintaining needed safety. MCL has developed a draft policy position statement that advocates for “dark skies.” This draft policy statement will be introduced for discussion at this meeting.  Join us to learn more and to participate in this discussion. \nPlease register above to join us!
URL:https://www.marinconservationleague.org/event/mcl-land-use-transportation-and-water-committee-meeting/2026-07-01/
LOCATION:Marin Conservation League\, 175 N. Redwood Dr\, San Rafael\, CA\, 94903\, United States
CATEGORIES:Land Use, Water and Transportation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260715T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260715T120000
DTSTAMP:20260501T011531
CREATED:20260325T001219Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260424T204049Z
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SUMMARY:MCL Climate Action Working Group Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Marin Conservation League\nClimate Action Working Group Meeting\nWednesday 10:00 am – 12:00 pm\nZoom Meeting \nRegister: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwoduysrDMsGt16JMYC3r6_mA1R0EYqLgKn \nMay 20th-The Climate Center: 2026 priorities and Sacramento in action \nBarry Vesser\, Chief Program Officer at The Climate Center\, will share the organization’s 2026 policy priorities and highlights from their April Policy Summit and Lobby Day in Sacramento. Barry has been with The Climate Center since 2005 and now leads its program and policy teams. He is also the force behind the organization’s Community Energy Resilience project\, which led to a new $170 million investment program by the California Energy Commission in 2022. \nBarry will update us on the organization’s 2026 Policy Priorities. These include: \n\nCarbon Drawdown focused on nature based solutions (AB 2184)\nCommunity Decarbonization focused on Vehicle to Grid (SB 1282) and allowing distributed energy resources to qualify for Resource Adequacy (SB 913)\nRule changes to the Cap and Invest program and use of Greenhouse Gas Reduction funds\nEnhanced Geothermal\nHighlights of their April Policy Summit.\n\nPlease register above to join us for updates from local climate groups\, along with policy decisions shaping Marin.
URL:https://www.marinconservationleague.org/event/mcl-climate-action-working-group-meeting-4-9/2026-07-15/
LOCATION:Marin Conservation League\, 175 N. Redwood Dr\, San Rafael\, CA\, 94903\, United States
CATEGORIES:Climate Action Working Group
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260805T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260805T120000
DTSTAMP:20260501T011531
CREATED:20260402T224412Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260424T200013Z
UID:10002560-1785924000-1785931200@www.marinconservationleague.org
SUMMARY:MCL Land Use\, Transportation\, & Water Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Marin Conservation League\nLand Use\, Transportation\, & Water Committee\n10:00 am-12:00 pm\nIn-person/ Zoom Hybrid\nRegister: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMsdeuprjgqH9XMXRT0ZVWwTUjD-JW0QNlJ \nMAY 6: LEARN HOW GREENBELT ALLIANCE IS TAKING ON HOUSING AS AN ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLIMATE SOLUTION   \nJessie Rountree from Greenbelt Alliance will be our guest speaker. Jessie will share how Greenbelt Alliance is encouraging Climate SMART housing in the Bay Area to reduce greenhouse gas emissions\, increase our resilience to climate-related risks\, and avoid habitat disruption through sprawl. She will introduce us to their Endorsement Program which applies criteria and expert review to housing across the Bay Area. Together\, we will also explore ways to improve future projects like local ordinance requirements for addressing sea level rise and wildfire hazards\, as well as how to better integrate transportation and infrastructure improvements needed to support new housing. \nJessie Rountree is the Marin Resilience Manager at Greenbelt Alliance. Jessie works alongside partners and communities to create a shared vision for resilience\, one that brings together equity\, conservation\, and abundant climate-SMART housing. Jessie is a Marin County resident\, nature enthusiast\, and an active member of MCL. \nLIGHT POLLUTION – INTRODUCTION OF DRAFT “DARK SKIES” POLICY POSITION \nNighttime lighting can create damaging pollution from ambient light (glow) and excessive glare. Light pollution has many environmental consequences including direct impacts to bird movement and human quality of life. MCL has been studying this issue and has found that there are ways and means to minimize night lighting while maintaining needed safety. MCL has developed a draft policy position statement that advocates for “dark skies.” This draft policy statement will be introduced for discussion at this meeting.  Join us to learn more and to participate in this discussion. \nPlease register above to join us!
URL:https://www.marinconservationleague.org/event/mcl-land-use-transportation-and-water-committee-meeting/2026-08-05/
LOCATION:Marin Conservation League\, 175 N. Redwood Dr\, San Rafael\, CA\, 94903\, United States
CATEGORIES:Land Use, Water and Transportation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260813T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260813T163000
DTSTAMP:20260501T011531
CREATED:20260401T222230Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260408T013719Z
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SUMMARY:MCL Parks and Open Space Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Marin Conservation League\nParks and Open Space Committee\n2:30 – 4:30 pm\nIn-person/Zoom hybrid\nRegister: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0pcOmgrD4vG9XtnkUk-dxDuEZFSvAuGyhD \nNote changed time 2:30 – 4:30 \nCHINA CAMP STATE PARK – “A lot’s going on!”—– \n \nThat’s what Executive Director of Friends of China Camp (FOCC) Martin Lowenstein told me when I asked him to give an update to MCL’s Parks & Open Space Committee on current activities and programs on China Camp State Park – a lot going on\, but not without the daily challenges of full financial responsibility for keeping the park open 365 days of the year. \nIt will be 15 years this coming May that the park received notice it was on State Parks’ chopping block for closure in 2012\, along with 69 other parks that the state budget could no longer support.  The story of the park’s rescue by FOCC is a saga that is well known to most\, a testament to the power of grass roots volunteerism coupled with dogged persistence. \nThe persistence has never stopped\, nor the teams of volunteers who make possible the most varied and creative programs and activities of any state park in Marin. UnderMartin’s leadership\, a small staff and myriad volunteers continue to work miracles\, often against odds that would seem overwhelming. \nMartin Lowenstein brings his own distinctive qualifications to his unusual job.  Trained as civil engineer and armed with an MBA\, Martin has been able to address the practical tasks of managing and maintaining the complex infrastructure across the park\, at the same time he has built membership\, a sense of community\, and managed the multiple funding sources that are necessary to keep the park viable. \n \nJoining the discussion will be Matt Ferner\, Director of the San Francisco Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR)\, which includes China Camp State Park. Matt is an environmental scientist and educator with a background in oceanography and aquatic sensory ecology\, and has worked with the Reserve since 2008. Based at San Francisco State University’s Estuary & Ocean Science Center in Tiburon\, he will speak to the research and stewardship work underway at China Camp. \nMartin will recount the “lot that is going on” at China Camp\, with additional perspective from Matt on the science and stewardship supporting the park at the April 9 meeting.  Attend in person\, or tune in remotely at the unusual time of 2:30. We look forward to seeing you!
URL:https://www.marinconservationleague.org/event/mcl-parks-and-open-space-committee-meeting-4-4-6-2/2026-08-13/
LOCATION:Marin Conservation League\, 175 N. Redwood Dr\, San Rafael\, CA\, 94903\, United States
CATEGORIES:Parks and Open Space
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260819T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260819T120000
DTSTAMP:20260501T011531
CREATED:20260325T001219Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260424T204049Z
UID:10002515-1787133600-1787140800@www.marinconservationleague.org
SUMMARY:MCL Climate Action Working Group Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Marin Conservation League\nClimate Action Working Group Meeting\nWednesday 10:00 am – 12:00 pm\nZoom Meeting \nRegister: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwoduysrDMsGt16JMYC3r6_mA1R0EYqLgKn \nMay 20th-The Climate Center: 2026 priorities and Sacramento in action \nBarry Vesser\, Chief Program Officer at The Climate Center\, will share the organization’s 2026 policy priorities and highlights from their April Policy Summit and Lobby Day in Sacramento. Barry has been with The Climate Center since 2005 and now leads its program and policy teams. He is also the force behind the organization’s Community Energy Resilience project\, which led to a new $170 million investment program by the California Energy Commission in 2022. \nBarry will update us on the organization’s 2026 Policy Priorities. These include: \n\nCarbon Drawdown focused on nature based solutions (AB 2184)\nCommunity Decarbonization focused on Vehicle to Grid (SB 1282) and allowing distributed energy resources to qualify for Resource Adequacy (SB 913)\nRule changes to the Cap and Invest program and use of Greenhouse Gas Reduction funds\nEnhanced Geothermal\nHighlights of their April Policy Summit.\n\nPlease register above to join us for updates from local climate groups\, along with policy decisions shaping Marin.
URL:https://www.marinconservationleague.org/event/mcl-climate-action-working-group-meeting-4-9/2026-08-19/
LOCATION:Marin Conservation League\, 175 N. Redwood Dr\, San Rafael\, CA\, 94903\, United States
CATEGORIES:Climate Action Working Group
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.marinconservationleague.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Martha-Co-WH14B-scaled-1.jpeg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260902T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260902T120000
DTSTAMP:20260501T011531
CREATED:20260402T224412Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260424T200013Z
UID:10002561-1788343200-1788350400@www.marinconservationleague.org
SUMMARY:MCL Land Use\, Transportation\, & Water Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Marin Conservation League\nLand Use\, Transportation\, & Water Committee\n10:00 am-12:00 pm\nIn-person/ Zoom Hybrid\nRegister: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMsdeuprjgqH9XMXRT0ZVWwTUjD-JW0QNlJ \nMAY 6: LEARN HOW GREENBELT ALLIANCE IS TAKING ON HOUSING AS AN ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLIMATE SOLUTION   \nJessie Rountree from Greenbelt Alliance will be our guest speaker. Jessie will share how Greenbelt Alliance is encouraging Climate SMART housing in the Bay Area to reduce greenhouse gas emissions\, increase our resilience to climate-related risks\, and avoid habitat disruption through sprawl. She will introduce us to their Endorsement Program which applies criteria and expert review to housing across the Bay Area. Together\, we will also explore ways to improve future projects like local ordinance requirements for addressing sea level rise and wildfire hazards\, as well as how to better integrate transportation and infrastructure improvements needed to support new housing. \nJessie Rountree is the Marin Resilience Manager at Greenbelt Alliance. Jessie works alongside partners and communities to create a shared vision for resilience\, one that brings together equity\, conservation\, and abundant climate-SMART housing. Jessie is a Marin County resident\, nature enthusiast\, and an active member of MCL. \nLIGHT POLLUTION – INTRODUCTION OF DRAFT “DARK SKIES” POLICY POSITION \nNighttime lighting can create damaging pollution from ambient light (glow) and excessive glare. Light pollution has many environmental consequences including direct impacts to bird movement and human quality of life. MCL has been studying this issue and has found that there are ways and means to minimize night lighting while maintaining needed safety. MCL has developed a draft policy position statement that advocates for “dark skies.” This draft policy statement will be introduced for discussion at this meeting.  Join us to learn more and to participate in this discussion. \nPlease register above to join us!
URL:https://www.marinconservationleague.org/event/mcl-land-use-transportation-and-water-committee-meeting/2026-09-02/
LOCATION:Marin Conservation League\, 175 N. Redwood Dr\, San Rafael\, CA\, 94903\, United States
CATEGORIES:Land Use, Water and Transportation
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.marinconservationleague.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Parks-and-Open-Space-Committee-1.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260910T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260910T163000
DTSTAMP:20260501T011531
CREATED:20260401T222230Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260408T013719Z
UID:10002292-1789050600-1789057800@www.marinconservationleague.org
SUMMARY:MCL Parks and Open Space Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Marin Conservation League\nParks and Open Space Committee\n2:30 – 4:30 pm\nIn-person/Zoom hybrid\nRegister: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0pcOmgrD4vG9XtnkUk-dxDuEZFSvAuGyhD \nNote changed time 2:30 – 4:30 \nCHINA CAMP STATE PARK – “A lot’s going on!”—– \n \nThat’s what Executive Director of Friends of China Camp (FOCC) Martin Lowenstein told me when I asked him to give an update to MCL’s Parks & Open Space Committee on current activities and programs on China Camp State Park – a lot going on\, but not without the daily challenges of full financial responsibility for keeping the park open 365 days of the year. \nIt will be 15 years this coming May that the park received notice it was on State Parks’ chopping block for closure in 2012\, along with 69 other parks that the state budget could no longer support.  The story of the park’s rescue by FOCC is a saga that is well known to most\, a testament to the power of grass roots volunteerism coupled with dogged persistence. \nThe persistence has never stopped\, nor the teams of volunteers who make possible the most varied and creative programs and activities of any state park in Marin. UnderMartin’s leadership\, a small staff and myriad volunteers continue to work miracles\, often against odds that would seem overwhelming. \nMartin Lowenstein brings his own distinctive qualifications to his unusual job.  Trained as civil engineer and armed with an MBA\, Martin has been able to address the practical tasks of managing and maintaining the complex infrastructure across the park\, at the same time he has built membership\, a sense of community\, and managed the multiple funding sources that are necessary to keep the park viable. \n \nJoining the discussion will be Matt Ferner\, Director of the San Francisco Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR)\, which includes China Camp State Park. Matt is an environmental scientist and educator with a background in oceanography and aquatic sensory ecology\, and has worked with the Reserve since 2008. Based at San Francisco State University’s Estuary & Ocean Science Center in Tiburon\, he will speak to the research and stewardship work underway at China Camp. \nMartin will recount the “lot that is going on” at China Camp\, with additional perspective from Matt on the science and stewardship supporting the park at the April 9 meeting.  Attend in person\, or tune in remotely at the unusual time of 2:30. We look forward to seeing you!
URL:https://www.marinconservationleague.org/event/mcl-parks-and-open-space-committee-meeting-4-4-6-2/2026-09-10/
LOCATION:Marin Conservation League\, 175 N. Redwood Dr\, San Rafael\, CA\, 94903\, United States
CATEGORIES:Parks and Open Space
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.marinconservationleague.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Parks-and-Open-Space-Committee.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260916T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260916T120000
DTSTAMP:20260501T011531
CREATED:20260325T001219Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260424T204049Z
UID:10002516-1789552800-1789560000@www.marinconservationleague.org
SUMMARY:MCL Climate Action Working Group Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Marin Conservation League\nClimate Action Working Group Meeting\nWednesday 10:00 am – 12:00 pm\nZoom Meeting \nRegister: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwoduysrDMsGt16JMYC3r6_mA1R0EYqLgKn \nMay 20th-The Climate Center: 2026 priorities and Sacramento in action \nBarry Vesser\, Chief Program Officer at The Climate Center\, will share the organization’s 2026 policy priorities and highlights from their April Policy Summit and Lobby Day in Sacramento. Barry has been with The Climate Center since 2005 and now leads its program and policy teams. He is also the force behind the organization’s Community Energy Resilience project\, which led to a new $170 million investment program by the California Energy Commission in 2022. \nBarry will update us on the organization’s 2026 Policy Priorities. These include: \n\nCarbon Drawdown focused on nature based solutions (AB 2184)\nCommunity Decarbonization focused on Vehicle to Grid (SB 1282) and allowing distributed energy resources to qualify for Resource Adequacy (SB 913)\nRule changes to the Cap and Invest program and use of Greenhouse Gas Reduction funds\nEnhanced Geothermal\nHighlights of their April Policy Summit.\n\nPlease register above to join us for updates from local climate groups\, along with policy decisions shaping Marin.
URL:https://www.marinconservationleague.org/event/mcl-climate-action-working-group-meeting-4-9/2026-09-16/
LOCATION:Marin Conservation League\, 175 N. Redwood Dr\, San Rafael\, CA\, 94903\, United States
CATEGORIES:Climate Action Working Group
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.marinconservationleague.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Martha-Co-WH14B-scaled-1.jpeg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261007T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261007T120000
DTSTAMP:20260501T011531
CREATED:20260402T224412Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260424T200013Z
UID:10002562-1791367200-1791374400@www.marinconservationleague.org
SUMMARY:MCL Land Use\, Transportation\, & Water Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Marin Conservation League\nLand Use\, Transportation\, & Water Committee\n10:00 am-12:00 pm\nIn-person/ Zoom Hybrid\nRegister: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMsdeuprjgqH9XMXRT0ZVWwTUjD-JW0QNlJ \nMAY 6: LEARN HOW GREENBELT ALLIANCE IS TAKING ON HOUSING AS AN ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLIMATE SOLUTION   \nJessie Rountree from Greenbelt Alliance will be our guest speaker. Jessie will share how Greenbelt Alliance is encouraging Climate SMART housing in the Bay Area to reduce greenhouse gas emissions\, increase our resilience to climate-related risks\, and avoid habitat disruption through sprawl. She will introduce us to their Endorsement Program which applies criteria and expert review to housing across the Bay Area. Together\, we will also explore ways to improve future projects like local ordinance requirements for addressing sea level rise and wildfire hazards\, as well as how to better integrate transportation and infrastructure improvements needed to support new housing. \nJessie Rountree is the Marin Resilience Manager at Greenbelt Alliance. Jessie works alongside partners and communities to create a shared vision for resilience\, one that brings together equity\, conservation\, and abundant climate-SMART housing. Jessie is a Marin County resident\, nature enthusiast\, and an active member of MCL. \nLIGHT POLLUTION – INTRODUCTION OF DRAFT “DARK SKIES” POLICY POSITION \nNighttime lighting can create damaging pollution from ambient light (glow) and excessive glare. Light pollution has many environmental consequences including direct impacts to bird movement and human quality of life. MCL has been studying this issue and has found that there are ways and means to minimize night lighting while maintaining needed safety. MCL has developed a draft policy position statement that advocates for “dark skies.” This draft policy statement will be introduced for discussion at this meeting.  Join us to learn more and to participate in this discussion. \nPlease register above to join us!
URL:https://www.marinconservationleague.org/event/mcl-land-use-transportation-and-water-committee-meeting/2026-10-07/
LOCATION:Marin Conservation League\, 175 N. Redwood Dr\, San Rafael\, CA\, 94903\, United States
CATEGORIES:Land Use, Water and Transportation
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.marinconservationleague.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Parks-and-Open-Space-Committee-1.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261008T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261008T163000
DTSTAMP:20260501T011531
CREATED:20260401T222230Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260408T013719Z
UID:10002177-1791469800-1791477000@www.marinconservationleague.org
SUMMARY:MCL Parks and Open Space Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Marin Conservation League\nParks and Open Space Committee\n2:30 – 4:30 pm\nIn-person/Zoom hybrid\nRegister: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0pcOmgrD4vG9XtnkUk-dxDuEZFSvAuGyhD \nNote changed time 2:30 – 4:30 \nCHINA CAMP STATE PARK – “A lot’s going on!”—– \n \nThat’s what Executive Director of Friends of China Camp (FOCC) Martin Lowenstein told me when I asked him to give an update to MCL’s Parks & Open Space Committee on current activities and programs on China Camp State Park – a lot going on\, but not without the daily challenges of full financial responsibility for keeping the park open 365 days of the year. \nIt will be 15 years this coming May that the park received notice it was on State Parks’ chopping block for closure in 2012\, along with 69 other parks that the state budget could no longer support.  The story of the park’s rescue by FOCC is a saga that is well known to most\, a testament to the power of grass roots volunteerism coupled with dogged persistence. \nThe persistence has never stopped\, nor the teams of volunteers who make possible the most varied and creative programs and activities of any state park in Marin. UnderMartin’s leadership\, a small staff and myriad volunteers continue to work miracles\, often against odds that would seem overwhelming. \nMartin Lowenstein brings his own distinctive qualifications to his unusual job.  Trained as civil engineer and armed with an MBA\, Martin has been able to address the practical tasks of managing and maintaining the complex infrastructure across the park\, at the same time he has built membership\, a sense of community\, and managed the multiple funding sources that are necessary to keep the park viable. \n \nJoining the discussion will be Matt Ferner\, Director of the San Francisco Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR)\, which includes China Camp State Park. Matt is an environmental scientist and educator with a background in oceanography and aquatic sensory ecology\, and has worked with the Reserve since 2008. Based at San Francisco State University’s Estuary & Ocean Science Center in Tiburon\, he will speak to the research and stewardship work underway at China Camp. \nMartin will recount the “lot that is going on” at China Camp\, with additional perspective from Matt on the science and stewardship supporting the park at the April 9 meeting.  Attend in person\, or tune in remotely at the unusual time of 2:30. We look forward to seeing you!
URL:https://www.marinconservationleague.org/event/mcl-parks-and-open-space-committee-meeting-4-4-6-2/2026-10-08/
LOCATION:Marin Conservation League\, 175 N. Redwood Dr\, San Rafael\, CA\, 94903\, United States
CATEGORIES:Parks and Open Space
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.marinconservationleague.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Parks-and-Open-Space-Committee.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261021T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261021T120000
DTSTAMP:20260501T011531
CREATED:20260325T001219Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260424T204049Z
UID:10002517-1792576800-1792584000@www.marinconservationleague.org
SUMMARY:MCL Climate Action Working Group Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Marin Conservation League\nClimate Action Working Group Meeting\nWednesday 10:00 am – 12:00 pm\nZoom Meeting \nRegister: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwoduysrDMsGt16JMYC3r6_mA1R0EYqLgKn \nMay 20th-The Climate Center: 2026 priorities and Sacramento in action \nBarry Vesser\, Chief Program Officer at The Climate Center\, will share the organization’s 2026 policy priorities and highlights from their April Policy Summit and Lobby Day in Sacramento. Barry has been with The Climate Center since 2005 and now leads its program and policy teams. He is also the force behind the organization’s Community Energy Resilience project\, which led to a new $170 million investment program by the California Energy Commission in 2022. \nBarry will update us on the organization’s 2026 Policy Priorities. These include: \n\nCarbon Drawdown focused on nature based solutions (AB 2184)\nCommunity Decarbonization focused on Vehicle to Grid (SB 1282) and allowing distributed energy resources to qualify for Resource Adequacy (SB 913)\nRule changes to the Cap and Invest program and use of Greenhouse Gas Reduction funds\nEnhanced Geothermal\nHighlights of their April Policy Summit.\n\nPlease register above to join us for updates from local climate groups\, along with policy decisions shaping Marin.
URL:https://www.marinconservationleague.org/event/mcl-climate-action-working-group-meeting-4-9/2026-10-21/
LOCATION:Marin Conservation League\, 175 N. Redwood Dr\, San Rafael\, CA\, 94903\, United States
CATEGORIES:Climate Action Working Group
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.marinconservationleague.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Martha-Co-WH14B-scaled-1.jpeg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261104T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261104T120000
DTSTAMP:20260501T011531
CREATED:20260402T224412Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260424T200013Z
UID:10002563-1793786400-1793793600@www.marinconservationleague.org
SUMMARY:MCL Land Use\, Transportation\, & Water Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Marin Conservation League\nLand Use\, Transportation\, & Water Committee\n10:00 am-12:00 pm\nIn-person/ Zoom Hybrid\nRegister: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMsdeuprjgqH9XMXRT0ZVWwTUjD-JW0QNlJ \nMAY 6: LEARN HOW GREENBELT ALLIANCE IS TAKING ON HOUSING AS AN ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLIMATE SOLUTION   \nJessie Rountree from Greenbelt Alliance will be our guest speaker. Jessie will share how Greenbelt Alliance is encouraging Climate SMART housing in the Bay Area to reduce greenhouse gas emissions\, increase our resilience to climate-related risks\, and avoid habitat disruption through sprawl. She will introduce us to their Endorsement Program which applies criteria and expert review to housing across the Bay Area. Together\, we will also explore ways to improve future projects like local ordinance requirements for addressing sea level rise and wildfire hazards\, as well as how to better integrate transportation and infrastructure improvements needed to support new housing. \nJessie Rountree is the Marin Resilience Manager at Greenbelt Alliance. Jessie works alongside partners and communities to create a shared vision for resilience\, one that brings together equity\, conservation\, and abundant climate-SMART housing. Jessie is a Marin County resident\, nature enthusiast\, and an active member of MCL. \nLIGHT POLLUTION – INTRODUCTION OF DRAFT “DARK SKIES” POLICY POSITION \nNighttime lighting can create damaging pollution from ambient light (glow) and excessive glare. Light pollution has many environmental consequences including direct impacts to bird movement and human quality of life. MCL has been studying this issue and has found that there are ways and means to minimize night lighting while maintaining needed safety. MCL has developed a draft policy position statement that advocates for “dark skies.” This draft policy statement will be introduced for discussion at this meeting.  Join us to learn more and to participate in this discussion. \nPlease register above to join us!
URL:https://www.marinconservationleague.org/event/mcl-land-use-transportation-and-water-committee-meeting/2026-11-04/
LOCATION:Marin Conservation League\, 175 N. Redwood Dr\, San Rafael\, CA\, 94903\, United States
CATEGORIES:Land Use, Water and Transportation
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.marinconservationleague.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Parks-and-Open-Space-Committee-1.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261112T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261112T163000
DTSTAMP:20260501T011531
CREATED:20260401T222230Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260408T013719Z
UID:10002293-1794493800-1794501000@www.marinconservationleague.org
SUMMARY:MCL Parks and Open Space Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Marin Conservation League\nParks and Open Space Committee\n2:30 – 4:30 pm\nIn-person/Zoom hybrid\nRegister: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0pcOmgrD4vG9XtnkUk-dxDuEZFSvAuGyhD \nNote changed time 2:30 – 4:30 \nCHINA CAMP STATE PARK – “A lot’s going on!”—– \n \nThat’s what Executive Director of Friends of China Camp (FOCC) Martin Lowenstein told me when I asked him to give an update to MCL’s Parks & Open Space Committee on current activities and programs on China Camp State Park – a lot going on\, but not without the daily challenges of full financial responsibility for keeping the park open 365 days of the year. \nIt will be 15 years this coming May that the park received notice it was on State Parks’ chopping block for closure in 2012\, along with 69 other parks that the state budget could no longer support.  The story of the park’s rescue by FOCC is a saga that is well known to most\, a testament to the power of grass roots volunteerism coupled with dogged persistence. \nThe persistence has never stopped\, nor the teams of volunteers who make possible the most varied and creative programs and activities of any state park in Marin. UnderMartin’s leadership\, a small staff and myriad volunteers continue to work miracles\, often against odds that would seem overwhelming. \nMartin Lowenstein brings his own distinctive qualifications to his unusual job.  Trained as civil engineer and armed with an MBA\, Martin has been able to address the practical tasks of managing and maintaining the complex infrastructure across the park\, at the same time he has built membership\, a sense of community\, and managed the multiple funding sources that are necessary to keep the park viable. \n \nJoining the discussion will be Matt Ferner\, Director of the San Francisco Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR)\, which includes China Camp State Park. Matt is an environmental scientist and educator with a background in oceanography and aquatic sensory ecology\, and has worked with the Reserve since 2008. Based at San Francisco State University’s Estuary & Ocean Science Center in Tiburon\, he will speak to the research and stewardship work underway at China Camp. \nMartin will recount the “lot that is going on” at China Camp\, with additional perspective from Matt on the science and stewardship supporting the park at the April 9 meeting.  Attend in person\, or tune in remotely at the unusual time of 2:30. We look forward to seeing you!
URL:https://www.marinconservationleague.org/event/mcl-parks-and-open-space-committee-meeting-4-4-6-2/2026-11-12/
LOCATION:Marin Conservation League\, 175 N. Redwood Dr\, San Rafael\, CA\, 94903\, United States
CATEGORIES:Parks and Open Space
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.marinconservationleague.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Parks-and-Open-Space-Committee.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261118T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261118T120000
DTSTAMP:20260501T011531
CREATED:20260325T001219Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260424T204049Z
UID:10002518-1794996000-1795003200@www.marinconservationleague.org
SUMMARY:MCL Climate Action Working Group Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Marin Conservation League\nClimate Action Working Group Meeting\nWednesday 10:00 am – 12:00 pm\nZoom Meeting \nRegister: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwoduysrDMsGt16JMYC3r6_mA1R0EYqLgKn \nMay 20th-The Climate Center: 2026 priorities and Sacramento in action \nBarry Vesser\, Chief Program Officer at The Climate Center\, will share the organization’s 2026 policy priorities and highlights from their April Policy Summit and Lobby Day in Sacramento. Barry has been with The Climate Center since 2005 and now leads its program and policy teams. He is also the force behind the organization’s Community Energy Resilience project\, which led to a new $170 million investment program by the California Energy Commission in 2022. \nBarry will update us on the organization’s 2026 Policy Priorities. These include: \n\nCarbon Drawdown focused on nature based solutions (AB 2184)\nCommunity Decarbonization focused on Vehicle to Grid (SB 1282) and allowing distributed energy resources to qualify for Resource Adequacy (SB 913)\nRule changes to the Cap and Invest program and use of Greenhouse Gas Reduction funds\nEnhanced Geothermal\nHighlights of their April Policy Summit.\n\nPlease register above to join us for updates from local climate groups\, along with policy decisions shaping Marin.
URL:https://www.marinconservationleague.org/event/mcl-climate-action-working-group-meeting-4-9/2026-11-18/
LOCATION:Marin Conservation League\, 175 N. Redwood Dr\, San Rafael\, CA\, 94903\, United States
CATEGORIES:Climate Action Working Group
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.marinconservationleague.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Martha-Co-WH14B-scaled-1.jpeg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261202T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261202T120000
DTSTAMP:20260501T011531
CREATED:20260402T224412Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260424T200013Z
UID:10002564-1796205600-1796212800@www.marinconservationleague.org
SUMMARY:MCL Land Use\, Transportation\, & Water Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Marin Conservation League\nLand Use\, Transportation\, & Water Committee\n10:00 am-12:00 pm\nIn-person/ Zoom Hybrid\nRegister: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMsdeuprjgqH9XMXRT0ZVWwTUjD-JW0QNlJ \nMAY 6: LEARN HOW GREENBELT ALLIANCE IS TAKING ON HOUSING AS AN ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLIMATE SOLUTION   \nJessie Rountree from Greenbelt Alliance will be our guest speaker. Jessie will share how Greenbelt Alliance is encouraging Climate SMART housing in the Bay Area to reduce greenhouse gas emissions\, increase our resilience to climate-related risks\, and avoid habitat disruption through sprawl. She will introduce us to their Endorsement Program which applies criteria and expert review to housing across the Bay Area. Together\, we will also explore ways to improve future projects like local ordinance requirements for addressing sea level rise and wildfire hazards\, as well as how to better integrate transportation and infrastructure improvements needed to support new housing. \nJessie Rountree is the Marin Resilience Manager at Greenbelt Alliance. Jessie works alongside partners and communities to create a shared vision for resilience\, one that brings together equity\, conservation\, and abundant climate-SMART housing. Jessie is a Marin County resident\, nature enthusiast\, and an active member of MCL. \nLIGHT POLLUTION – INTRODUCTION OF DRAFT “DARK SKIES” POLICY POSITION \nNighttime lighting can create damaging pollution from ambient light (glow) and excessive glare. Light pollution has many environmental consequences including direct impacts to bird movement and human quality of life. MCL has been studying this issue and has found that there are ways and means to minimize night lighting while maintaining needed safety. MCL has developed a draft policy position statement that advocates for “dark skies.” This draft policy statement will be introduced for discussion at this meeting.  Join us to learn more and to participate in this discussion. \nPlease register above to join us!
URL:https://www.marinconservationleague.org/event/mcl-land-use-transportation-and-water-committee-meeting/2026-12-02/
LOCATION:Marin Conservation League\, 175 N. Redwood Dr\, San Rafael\, CA\, 94903\, United States
CATEGORIES:Land Use, Water and Transportation
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.marinconservationleague.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Parks-and-Open-Space-Committee-1.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261210T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261210T163000
DTSTAMP:20260501T011531
CREATED:20260401T222230Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260408T013719Z
UID:10002179-1796913000-1796920200@www.marinconservationleague.org
SUMMARY:MCL Parks and Open Space Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Marin Conservation League\nParks and Open Space Committee\n2:30 – 4:30 pm\nIn-person/Zoom hybrid\nRegister: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0pcOmgrD4vG9XtnkUk-dxDuEZFSvAuGyhD \nNote changed time 2:30 – 4:30 \nCHINA CAMP STATE PARK – “A lot’s going on!”—– \n \nThat’s what Executive Director of Friends of China Camp (FOCC) Martin Lowenstein told me when I asked him to give an update to MCL’s Parks & Open Space Committee on current activities and programs on China Camp State Park – a lot going on\, but not without the daily challenges of full financial responsibility for keeping the park open 365 days of the year. \nIt will be 15 years this coming May that the park received notice it was on State Parks’ chopping block for closure in 2012\, along with 69 other parks that the state budget could no longer support.  The story of the park’s rescue by FOCC is a saga that is well known to most\, a testament to the power of grass roots volunteerism coupled with dogged persistence. \nThe persistence has never stopped\, nor the teams of volunteers who make possible the most varied and creative programs and activities of any state park in Marin. UnderMartin’s leadership\, a small staff and myriad volunteers continue to work miracles\, often against odds that would seem overwhelming. \nMartin Lowenstein brings his own distinctive qualifications to his unusual job.  Trained as civil engineer and armed with an MBA\, Martin has been able to address the practical tasks of managing and maintaining the complex infrastructure across the park\, at the same time he has built membership\, a sense of community\, and managed the multiple funding sources that are necessary to keep the park viable. \n \nJoining the discussion will be Matt Ferner\, Director of the San Francisco Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR)\, which includes China Camp State Park. Matt is an environmental scientist and educator with a background in oceanography and aquatic sensory ecology\, and has worked with the Reserve since 2008. Based at San Francisco State University’s Estuary & Ocean Science Center in Tiburon\, he will speak to the research and stewardship work underway at China Camp. \nMartin will recount the “lot that is going on” at China Camp\, with additional perspective from Matt on the science and stewardship supporting the park at the April 9 meeting.  Attend in person\, or tune in remotely at the unusual time of 2:30. We look forward to seeing you!
URL:https://www.marinconservationleague.org/event/mcl-parks-and-open-space-committee-meeting-4-4-6-2/2026-12-10/
LOCATION:Marin Conservation League\, 175 N. Redwood Dr\, San Rafael\, CA\, 94903\, United States
CATEGORIES:Parks and Open Space
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261216T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261216T120000
DTSTAMP:20260501T011531
CREATED:20260325T001219Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260424T204049Z
UID:10002519-1797415200-1797422400@www.marinconservationleague.org
SUMMARY:MCL Climate Action Working Group Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Marin Conservation League\nClimate Action Working Group Meeting\nWednesday 10:00 am – 12:00 pm\nZoom Meeting \nRegister: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwoduysrDMsGt16JMYC3r6_mA1R0EYqLgKn \nMay 20th-The Climate Center: 2026 priorities and Sacramento in action \nBarry Vesser\, Chief Program Officer at The Climate Center\, will share the organization’s 2026 policy priorities and highlights from their April Policy Summit and Lobby Day in Sacramento. Barry has been with The Climate Center since 2005 and now leads its program and policy teams. He is also the force behind the organization’s Community Energy Resilience project\, which led to a new $170 million investment program by the California Energy Commission in 2022. \nBarry will update us on the organization’s 2026 Policy Priorities. These include: \n\nCarbon Drawdown focused on nature based solutions (AB 2184)\nCommunity Decarbonization focused on Vehicle to Grid (SB 1282) and allowing distributed energy resources to qualify for Resource Adequacy (SB 913)\nRule changes to the Cap and Invest program and use of Greenhouse Gas Reduction funds\nEnhanced Geothermal\nHighlights of their April Policy Summit.\n\nPlease register above to join us for updates from local climate groups\, along with policy decisions shaping Marin.
URL:https://www.marinconservationleague.org/event/mcl-climate-action-working-group-meeting-4-9/2026-12-16/
LOCATION:Marin Conservation League\, 175 N. Redwood Dr\, San Rafael\, CA\, 94903\, United States
CATEGORIES:Climate Action Working Group
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20270106T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20270106T120000
DTSTAMP:20260501T011532
CREATED:20260402T224412Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260424T200013Z
UID:10002565-1799229600-1799236800@www.marinconservationleague.org
SUMMARY:MCL Land Use\, Transportation\, & Water Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Marin Conservation League\nLand Use\, Transportation\, & Water Committee\n10:00 am-12:00 pm\nIn-person/ Zoom Hybrid\nRegister: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMsdeuprjgqH9XMXRT0ZVWwTUjD-JW0QNlJ \nMAY 6: LEARN HOW GREENBELT ALLIANCE IS TAKING ON HOUSING AS AN ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLIMATE SOLUTION   \nJessie Rountree from Greenbelt Alliance will be our guest speaker. Jessie will share how Greenbelt Alliance is encouraging Climate SMART housing in the Bay Area to reduce greenhouse gas emissions\, increase our resilience to climate-related risks\, and avoid habitat disruption through sprawl. She will introduce us to their Endorsement Program which applies criteria and expert review to housing across the Bay Area. Together\, we will also explore ways to improve future projects like local ordinance requirements for addressing sea level rise and wildfire hazards\, as well as how to better integrate transportation and infrastructure improvements needed to support new housing. \nJessie Rountree is the Marin Resilience Manager at Greenbelt Alliance. Jessie works alongside partners and communities to create a shared vision for resilience\, one that brings together equity\, conservation\, and abundant climate-SMART housing. Jessie is a Marin County resident\, nature enthusiast\, and an active member of MCL. \nLIGHT POLLUTION – INTRODUCTION OF DRAFT “DARK SKIES” POLICY POSITION \nNighttime lighting can create damaging pollution from ambient light (glow) and excessive glare. Light pollution has many environmental consequences including direct impacts to bird movement and human quality of life. MCL has been studying this issue and has found that there are ways and means to minimize night lighting while maintaining needed safety. MCL has developed a draft policy position statement that advocates for “dark skies.” This draft policy statement will be introduced for discussion at this meeting.  Join us to learn more and to participate in this discussion. \nPlease register above to join us!
URL:https://www.marinconservationleague.org/event/mcl-land-use-transportation-and-water-committee-meeting/2027-01-06/
LOCATION:Marin Conservation League\, 175 N. Redwood Dr\, San Rafael\, CA\, 94903\, United States
CATEGORIES:Land Use, Water and Transportation
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20270114T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20270114T163000
DTSTAMP:20260501T011532
CREATED:20260401T222230Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260408T013719Z
UID:10002294-1799937000-1799944200@www.marinconservationleague.org
SUMMARY:MCL Parks and Open Space Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Marin Conservation League\nParks and Open Space Committee\n2:30 – 4:30 pm\nIn-person/Zoom hybrid\nRegister: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0pcOmgrD4vG9XtnkUk-dxDuEZFSvAuGyhD \nNote changed time 2:30 – 4:30 \nCHINA CAMP STATE PARK – “A lot’s going on!”—– \n \nThat’s what Executive Director of Friends of China Camp (FOCC) Martin Lowenstein told me when I asked him to give an update to MCL’s Parks & Open Space Committee on current activities and programs on China Camp State Park – a lot going on\, but not without the daily challenges of full financial responsibility for keeping the park open 365 days of the year. \nIt will be 15 years this coming May that the park received notice it was on State Parks’ chopping block for closure in 2012\, along with 69 other parks that the state budget could no longer support.  The story of the park’s rescue by FOCC is a saga that is well known to most\, a testament to the power of grass roots volunteerism coupled with dogged persistence. \nThe persistence has never stopped\, nor the teams of volunteers who make possible the most varied and creative programs and activities of any state park in Marin. UnderMartin’s leadership\, a small staff and myriad volunteers continue to work miracles\, often against odds that would seem overwhelming. \nMartin Lowenstein brings his own distinctive qualifications to his unusual job.  Trained as civil engineer and armed with an MBA\, Martin has been able to address the practical tasks of managing and maintaining the complex infrastructure across the park\, at the same time he has built membership\, a sense of community\, and managed the multiple funding sources that are necessary to keep the park viable. \n \nJoining the discussion will be Matt Ferner\, Director of the San Francisco Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR)\, which includes China Camp State Park. Matt is an environmental scientist and educator with a background in oceanography and aquatic sensory ecology\, and has worked with the Reserve since 2008. Based at San Francisco State University’s Estuary & Ocean Science Center in Tiburon\, he will speak to the research and stewardship work underway at China Camp. \nMartin will recount the “lot that is going on” at China Camp\, with additional perspective from Matt on the science and stewardship supporting the park at the April 9 meeting.  Attend in person\, or tune in remotely at the unusual time of 2:30. We look forward to seeing you!
URL:https://www.marinconservationleague.org/event/mcl-parks-and-open-space-committee-meeting-4-4-6-2/2027-01-14/
LOCATION:Marin Conservation League\, 175 N. Redwood Dr\, San Rafael\, CA\, 94903\, United States
CATEGORIES:Parks and Open Space
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20270120T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20270120T120000
DTSTAMP:20260501T011532
CREATED:20260325T001219Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260424T204049Z
UID:10002520-1800439200-1800446400@www.marinconservationleague.org
SUMMARY:MCL Climate Action Working Group Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Marin Conservation League\nClimate Action Working Group Meeting\nWednesday 10:00 am – 12:00 pm\nZoom Meeting \nRegister: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwoduysrDMsGt16JMYC3r6_mA1R0EYqLgKn \nMay 20th-The Climate Center: 2026 priorities and Sacramento in action \nBarry Vesser\, Chief Program Officer at The Climate Center\, will share the organization’s 2026 policy priorities and highlights from their April Policy Summit and Lobby Day in Sacramento. Barry has been with The Climate Center since 2005 and now leads its program and policy teams. He is also the force behind the organization’s Community Energy Resilience project\, which led to a new $170 million investment program by the California Energy Commission in 2022. \nBarry will update us on the organization’s 2026 Policy Priorities. These include: \n\nCarbon Drawdown focused on nature based solutions (AB 2184)\nCommunity Decarbonization focused on Vehicle to Grid (SB 1282) and allowing distributed energy resources to qualify for Resource Adequacy (SB 913)\nRule changes to the Cap and Invest program and use of Greenhouse Gas Reduction funds\nEnhanced Geothermal\nHighlights of their April Policy Summit.\n\nPlease register above to join us for updates from local climate groups\, along with policy decisions shaping Marin.
URL:https://www.marinconservationleague.org/event/mcl-climate-action-working-group-meeting-4-9/2027-01-20/
LOCATION:Marin Conservation League\, 175 N. Redwood Dr\, San Rafael\, CA\, 94903\, United States
CATEGORIES:Climate Action Working Group
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20270203T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20270203T120000
DTSTAMP:20260501T011532
CREATED:20260402T224412Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260424T200013Z
UID:10002566-1801648800-1801656000@www.marinconservationleague.org
SUMMARY:MCL Land Use\, Transportation\, & Water Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Marin Conservation League\nLand Use\, Transportation\, & Water Committee\n10:00 am-12:00 pm\nIn-person/ Zoom Hybrid\nRegister: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMsdeuprjgqH9XMXRT0ZVWwTUjD-JW0QNlJ \nMAY 6: LEARN HOW GREENBELT ALLIANCE IS TAKING ON HOUSING AS AN ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLIMATE SOLUTION   \nJessie Rountree from Greenbelt Alliance will be our guest speaker. Jessie will share how Greenbelt Alliance is encouraging Climate SMART housing in the Bay Area to reduce greenhouse gas emissions\, increase our resilience to climate-related risks\, and avoid habitat disruption through sprawl. She will introduce us to their Endorsement Program which applies criteria and expert review to housing across the Bay Area. Together\, we will also explore ways to improve future projects like local ordinance requirements for addressing sea level rise and wildfire hazards\, as well as how to better integrate transportation and infrastructure improvements needed to support new housing. \nJessie Rountree is the Marin Resilience Manager at Greenbelt Alliance. Jessie works alongside partners and communities to create a shared vision for resilience\, one that brings together equity\, conservation\, and abundant climate-SMART housing. Jessie is a Marin County resident\, nature enthusiast\, and an active member of MCL. \nLIGHT POLLUTION – INTRODUCTION OF DRAFT “DARK SKIES” POLICY POSITION \nNighttime lighting can create damaging pollution from ambient light (glow) and excessive glare. Light pollution has many environmental consequences including direct impacts to bird movement and human quality of life. MCL has been studying this issue and has found that there are ways and means to minimize night lighting while maintaining needed safety. MCL has developed a draft policy position statement that advocates for “dark skies.” This draft policy statement will be introduced for discussion at this meeting.  Join us to learn more and to participate in this discussion. \nPlease register above to join us!
URL:https://www.marinconservationleague.org/event/mcl-land-use-transportation-and-water-committee-meeting/2027-02-03/
LOCATION:Marin Conservation League\, 175 N. Redwood Dr\, San Rafael\, CA\, 94903\, United States
CATEGORIES:Land Use, Water and Transportation
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20270211T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20270211T163000
DTSTAMP:20260501T011532
CREATED:20260401T222230Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260408T013719Z
UID:10002181-1802356200-1802363400@www.marinconservationleague.org
SUMMARY:MCL Parks and Open Space Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Marin Conservation League\nParks and Open Space Committee\n2:30 – 4:30 pm\nIn-person/Zoom hybrid\nRegister: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0pcOmgrD4vG9XtnkUk-dxDuEZFSvAuGyhD \nNote changed time 2:30 – 4:30 \nCHINA CAMP STATE PARK – “A lot’s going on!”—– \n \nThat’s what Executive Director of Friends of China Camp (FOCC) Martin Lowenstein told me when I asked him to give an update to MCL’s Parks & Open Space Committee on current activities and programs on China Camp State Park – a lot going on\, but not without the daily challenges of full financial responsibility for keeping the park open 365 days of the year. \nIt will be 15 years this coming May that the park received notice it was on State Parks’ chopping block for closure in 2012\, along with 69 other parks that the state budget could no longer support.  The story of the park’s rescue by FOCC is a saga that is well known to most\, a testament to the power of grass roots volunteerism coupled with dogged persistence. \nThe persistence has never stopped\, nor the teams of volunteers who make possible the most varied and creative programs and activities of any state park in Marin. UnderMartin’s leadership\, a small staff and myriad volunteers continue to work miracles\, often against odds that would seem overwhelming. \nMartin Lowenstein brings his own distinctive qualifications to his unusual job.  Trained as civil engineer and armed with an MBA\, Martin has been able to address the practical tasks of managing and maintaining the complex infrastructure across the park\, at the same time he has built membership\, a sense of community\, and managed the multiple funding sources that are necessary to keep the park viable. \n \nJoining the discussion will be Matt Ferner\, Director of the San Francisco Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR)\, which includes China Camp State Park. Matt is an environmental scientist and educator with a background in oceanography and aquatic sensory ecology\, and has worked with the Reserve since 2008. Based at San Francisco State University’s Estuary & Ocean Science Center in Tiburon\, he will speak to the research and stewardship work underway at China Camp. \nMartin will recount the “lot that is going on” at China Camp\, with additional perspective from Matt on the science and stewardship supporting the park at the April 9 meeting.  Attend in person\, or tune in remotely at the unusual time of 2:30. We look forward to seeing you!
URL:https://www.marinconservationleague.org/event/mcl-parks-and-open-space-committee-meeting-4-4-6-2/2027-02-11/
LOCATION:Marin Conservation League\, 175 N. Redwood Dr\, San Rafael\, CA\, 94903\, United States
CATEGORIES:Parks and Open Space
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20270217T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20270217T120000
DTSTAMP:20260501T011532
CREATED:20260325T001219Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260424T204049Z
UID:10002521-1802858400-1802865600@www.marinconservationleague.org
SUMMARY:MCL Climate Action Working Group Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Marin Conservation League\nClimate Action Working Group Meeting\nWednesday 10:00 am – 12:00 pm\nZoom Meeting \nRegister: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwoduysrDMsGt16JMYC3r6_mA1R0EYqLgKn \nMay 20th-The Climate Center: 2026 priorities and Sacramento in action \nBarry Vesser\, Chief Program Officer at The Climate Center\, will share the organization’s 2026 policy priorities and highlights from their April Policy Summit and Lobby Day in Sacramento. Barry has been with The Climate Center since 2005 and now leads its program and policy teams. He is also the force behind the organization’s Community Energy Resilience project\, which led to a new $170 million investment program by the California Energy Commission in 2022. \nBarry will update us on the organization’s 2026 Policy Priorities. These include: \n\nCarbon Drawdown focused on nature based solutions (AB 2184)\nCommunity Decarbonization focused on Vehicle to Grid (SB 1282) and allowing distributed energy resources to qualify for Resource Adequacy (SB 913)\nRule changes to the Cap and Invest program and use of Greenhouse Gas Reduction funds\nEnhanced Geothermal\nHighlights of their April Policy Summit.\n\nPlease register above to join us for updates from local climate groups\, along with policy decisions shaping Marin.
URL:https://www.marinconservationleague.org/event/mcl-climate-action-working-group-meeting-4-9/2027-02-17/
LOCATION:Marin Conservation League\, 175 N. Redwood Dr\, San Rafael\, CA\, 94903\, United States
CATEGORIES:Climate Action Working Group
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.marinconservationleague.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Martha-Co-WH14B-scaled-1.jpeg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20270303T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20270303T120000
DTSTAMP:20260501T011532
CREATED:20260402T224412Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260424T200013Z
UID:10002567-1804068000-1804075200@www.marinconservationleague.org
SUMMARY:MCL Land Use\, Transportation\, & Water Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Marin Conservation League\nLand Use\, Transportation\, & Water Committee\n10:00 am-12:00 pm\nIn-person/ Zoom Hybrid\nRegister: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMsdeuprjgqH9XMXRT0ZVWwTUjD-JW0QNlJ \nMAY 6: LEARN HOW GREENBELT ALLIANCE IS TAKING ON HOUSING AS AN ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLIMATE SOLUTION   \nJessie Rountree from Greenbelt Alliance will be our guest speaker. Jessie will share how Greenbelt Alliance is encouraging Climate SMART housing in the Bay Area to reduce greenhouse gas emissions\, increase our resilience to climate-related risks\, and avoid habitat disruption through sprawl. She will introduce us to their Endorsement Program which applies criteria and expert review to housing across the Bay Area. Together\, we will also explore ways to improve future projects like local ordinance requirements for addressing sea level rise and wildfire hazards\, as well as how to better integrate transportation and infrastructure improvements needed to support new housing. \nJessie Rountree is the Marin Resilience Manager at Greenbelt Alliance. Jessie works alongside partners and communities to create a shared vision for resilience\, one that brings together equity\, conservation\, and abundant climate-SMART housing. Jessie is a Marin County resident\, nature enthusiast\, and an active member of MCL. \nLIGHT POLLUTION – INTRODUCTION OF DRAFT “DARK SKIES” POLICY POSITION \nNighttime lighting can create damaging pollution from ambient light (glow) and excessive glare. Light pollution has many environmental consequences including direct impacts to bird movement and human quality of life. MCL has been studying this issue and has found that there are ways and means to minimize night lighting while maintaining needed safety. MCL has developed a draft policy position statement that advocates for “dark skies.” This draft policy statement will be introduced for discussion at this meeting.  Join us to learn more and to participate in this discussion. \nPlease register above to join us!
URL:https://www.marinconservationleague.org/event/mcl-land-use-transportation-and-water-committee-meeting/2027-03-03/
LOCATION:Marin Conservation League\, 175 N. Redwood Dr\, San Rafael\, CA\, 94903\, United States
CATEGORIES:Land Use, Water and Transportation
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END:VCALENDAR