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SUMMARY:MCL Joint Meeting: Land Use\, Transportation and Water Committee and Climate Action Working Group
DESCRIPTION:Marin Conservation League\nLand Use\, Transportation and Water Committee\n&\nClimate Action Working Group\nJoint Meeting\n10:00 am-12:00 pm\nIn-person/ Zoom Hybrid \nPre-Election SMART Q & A\n \n Eddy Cumins and Bill Gamlen \nRegister: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMsdeuprjgqH9XMXRT0ZVWwTUjD-JW0QNlJ \nIt’s official! A citizen-led initiative to extend SMART’s 1/4-cent sales tax for 30 years will be on the June 2 ballot. This is not a promotion but a chance to learn more. \nJoin SMART General Manager Eddy Cumins and Chief Engineer Bill Gamlen for a Q&A session focused on the Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) system. \nBring your questions! We plan to cover ridership\, farebox recovery\, GHG emission reductions\, at-grade crossings and minimizing impacts to local communities\, adapting to sea level rise\, and SMART’s plans for future extensions. \nThe meeting will also include updates from MCL Issues Committees on recent advocacy and issues they are tracking. \nRead the summary from our March 2025 meeting with Eddy Cumins and Bill Gamlen on SMART’s initiatives\, strategic plan\, and key challenges. \n  \n \nPhoto via Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit
URL:https://www.marinconservationleague.org/event/mcl-land-use-transportation-and-water-committee-meeting-4/
LOCATION:Marin Conservation League\, 175 N. Redwood Dr\, San Rafael\, CA\, 94903\, United States
CATEGORIES:Climate Action Working Group,Land Use, Water and Transportation
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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 \n \nJoin us in person or on Zoom to hear MCL’s first update on Point Reyes National Seashore in more than a year. The primary subject of the meeting will be the status of managing the natural and cultural resources of the Seashore since the January 8\, 2025 announcement of the removal of six dairy and six beef operations within 15 months. \nThe revised General Management Plan Amendment (GMPA) for the Seashore provides management guidance for the preservation of natural and cultural resources and the management of infrastructure and visitor use in the planning area. It also addresses the management of native tule elk and park lands currently leased for ranching. NPS also announced a settlement agreement resolving litigation filed in 2022 that calls for operators to surrender their leases in exchange for compensation from The Nature Conservancy (TNC). To support conservation efforts\, the NPS issued a cooperative agreement and lease option to TNC enabling TNC and NPS to collaborate on natural resource restoration projects on lands where ranching will end. \nSuperintendent Anne Altman will update MCL on progress over the past 15 months in implementing both the GMPA and Settlement Agreement on the Seashore. Greg Richardson\, Project Manager for TNC\, will describe how the organization is managing its assigned responsibilities on vacated ranch lands. \n  \nAnne Altman\, Superintendent\, Point Reyes National Seashore\nAnne Altman became superintendent of Point Reyes National Seashore September 22\, 2024 after serving as deputy and acting superintendent since 2022. She has worked for the National Park Service for 24 years in a variety of roles in parks\, the Pacific West Region\, and the NPS national headquarters in Washington D.C. As superintendent\, Altman oversees more than 80 miles of undeveloped coastline\, 147 miles hiking trails\, backcountry campgrounds and beaches. She is also responsible for the 32\,730-acre Phillip Burton Wilderness and roughly 300 historic structures\, including the 150-year-old Point Reyes Lighthouse. \nAltman started her 24-year career with the NPS as a business intern at Bryce Canyon National Park\, and manager assistant at Rocky Mountain National Park. After her time in Colorado\, Altman served as the chief of commercial services for the Pacific West Region\, special assistant to the deputy director for management and administration\, and as a senior member of the Washington\, D.C.-based Business Management Group. \nOriginally from St. Louis\, Missouri\, she holds a bachelor’s degree in Earth Systems from Stanford University and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of California at Davis. Altman\, her husband Mike\, and her two teenage sons are longtime residents of Fairfax. \n  \nGreg Richardson\, Project Manager\, The Nature Conservancy\nGreg Richardson guides TNC’s work in Point Reyes National Seashore\, with a focus on supporting ecological stewardship and community engagement. He advances this important work with deep reverence for the history of this special place and its people. \nGreg’s work lies at the intersection of agricultural and conservation sciences. Prior to joining The Nature Conservancy\, Greg was the research director for a 7\,500-acre ranch where he worked closely with its livestock and vineyard teams. He has also developed technical guides for monitoring change on rangelands and croplands and led a collaborative campaign to phase out the use and sale of invasive plants for gardening and landscaping in California. Greg received an M.Sc. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in soil science and agroecology.
URL:https://www.marinconservationleague.org/event/mcl-parks-and-open-space-committee-meeting-4-4-5/
LOCATION:Marin Conservation League\, 175 N. Redwood Dr\, San Rafael\, CA\, 94903\, United States
CATEGORIES:Parks and Open Space
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SUMMARY:MCL Land Use\, Transportation and Water Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Marin Conservation League\nLand Use\, Transportation and Water Committee\n10:00 am-12:00 pm\nIn-person/ Zoom Hybrid\nRegister: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMsdeuprjgqH9XMXRT0ZVWwTUjD-JW0QNlJ \n  \nCulverts and Pathways and Tunnels\, oh my . . .\n  \nIncorporating Wildlife Crossings and Fencing in Roadway Design and Improvements (10 am) \nIt’s no secret that roadways impact natural systems and wildlife\, in particular wildlife migration and movement. Fraser Shilling will share research and feasible solutions to incorporate wildlife crossings in local and regional transportation planning and projects. \nDr. Fraser Shilling\, Director\, UC Davis Road Ecology Center\nDr. Shilling the Director of the Road Ecology Center in the Institute of Transportation Studies\, at UC Davis. Established in 2005\, the Center is the largest and longest-running center of its type in the world. He leads a research and education program dedicated to the study of transportation systems’ impact on nature\, how to best use environmental information in decision-making\, and methods to redesign infrastructure to make it more environmentally and socially friendly. \n  \n  \n  \nAlto Tunnel – part 2: Opposition to Tunnel Reconstruction and Support for Improving Alternatives (11 am) \nJohn Palmer has researched and written extensively on Alto Tunnel and is author of a widely-circulated pamphlet titled An Alto Tunnel Primer\, published in 2003. His presentation will focus largely on access\, costs\, and the liability issues with reconstructing the Tunnel and neighborhood support for improvements to alternative routes. \nJohn Palmer\, President\, Scott Valley Homeowners Association\nMr. Palmer has lived in Mill Valley for over 50 years and has resided in Scott Valley for the last 30. He has served as President of the Scott Valley Homeowners Association since 1998 and is President of the local real estate investment and property management firm Montgomery Partners.
URL:https://www.marinconservationleague.org/event/mcl-land-use-transportation-and-water-committee-meeting-3-6/
LOCATION:Marin Conservation League\, 175 N. Redwood Dr\, San Rafael\, CA\, 94903\, United States
CATEGORIES:Land Use, Water and Transportation
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SUMMARY:MCL Climate Action Working Group Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Marin Conservation League\nClimate Action Working Group Meeting\nWednesday 10:00 am – 12:00 pm\nIn-person / Zoom hybrid\n \nRegister: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwoduysrDMsGt16JMYC3r6_mA1R0EYqLgKn \n  \nJoin MCL for a Conversation with Assemblymember Damon Connolly\n10:00 am: MCL Climate Action Working Group leaders will provide an overview and update on the committee’s work\, including: \n\nAdvocacy priorities (electrify everything\, decarbonize the grid\, remove carbon from the atmosphere) and CAWG’s education priority\nMajor issues focused on in the past year (such as advocacy with MCE and at local/regional levels for more renewable energy and electrification programs) and issues going forward\nChallenges and successes—and what success would look like a year from now\nHow more people could become involved in the advocacy and education work\n\nSimilarly\, MCL Land Use Transportation and Water Committee and Parks & Open Space Committee leaders will provide overviews and updates on their work\, with a focus on climate adaptation. \n \n11:00 am: Assemblymember Connolly will share insights into his 2026 legislative agenda and discuss current bills and actions that address issues important to MCL and our community\, including energy\, wildfire\, equity\, decarbonization\, transportation\, insurance\, housing\, sea level rise\, and parks and open space. \nHe will also speak about the dangers and damage caused by climate change and outline his vision for how California can move forward. \nThis is a hybrid meeting\, and attendees are encouraged to join us in person at the MCL office for this timely and important discussion. \nWe hope you will join us for this opportunity to engage directly with Assemblymember Connolly and learn more about the policies shaping Marin’s future.
URL:https://www.marinconservationleague.org/event/mcl-climate-action-working-group-meeting-4-5/
LOCATION:Marin Conservation League\, 175 N. Redwood Dr\, San Rafael\, CA\, 94903\, United States
CATEGORIES:Climate Action Working Group
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SUMMARY:MCL Climate Action Working Group Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Marin Conservation League\nClimate Action Working Group Meeting\nTuesday 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm\nZoom Meeting \nRegister: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwoduysrDMsGt16JMYC3r6_mA1R0EYqLgKn \n  \nDr. Daniel L. Swain: Weather Whiplash in California\nJoint virtual meeting with Ecologically Sound Practices Partnership\n  \n \nDaniel L. Swain\, PhD\, Climate Scientist\, California Institute for Water Resources\, University of California Agriculture & Natural Resources & Research Partner and Weather Extremes Across Scales NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research. \nDr. Daniel L. Swain will be covering weather whiplash in CA and rapid swings between weather extremes\, meeting decarbonization goals and learning what is involved in communicating\, as he does so masterfully\, about science and climate change to the broader public. \nDr. Swain has been named to the 2025 TIME100 Next list\, which honors 100 emerging leaders around the world! \n“From my perspective as a weather and climate scientist\, it’s become really clear to me that the present moment is an especially consequential one\,” he said. “When it comes to climate change\, we really are on a precipice — and what happens next is going to have consequences that reverberate not only for generations to come\, but for the broader context of the Earth’s system literally for millennia. Our choices right now in this moment could not possibly matter more.” \nHe added\, “There is a critical need for institutions to support those who are trying to distill the complex societal and environmental issues that allow us to make more informed decisions about what comes next. So I am grateful for this recognition\, which I see as an encouraging indicator that this kind of work really is valued.” \nREAD MORE
URL:https://www.marinconservationleague.org/event/mcl-climate-action-working-group-meeting-4-3/
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:20251119T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251119T120000
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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 \n  \n  \n  \nPathways to Improved Biomass Utilization in Marin\nA presentation of MCL’s Climate Action Working Group and the Ecologically Sound Practices Partnership \n  \nHow can we responsibly make the best use of all of the vegetation we are removing from our residential and agricultural areas and our parklands\, in part to reduce the risk of wildfire?  Participants in the Marin Biomass Project will share findings and recommendations from their multi-year study. The Project addresses increasing flows of biomass (organic) materials generated by wildfire prevention activities and by landfill diversion efforts in the County. These materials include woody biomass resulting from woodland thinning and landscape trimmings to source-separated and mixed organic streams arising from the collection of metropolitan wood debris\, food scraps\, yard materials\, and agricultural biomass. \nThe Study identifies a system of biomass utilization pathways capable of processing Marin’s expected biomass flows over the next ten years\, which are increasing due to wildfire prevention and landfill diversion programs. It compares the greenhouse gas emissions associated with Marin’s current system and this alternative set of pathways\, and provides a financial viability and public investment analysis for the proposed system. \nThis project has been supported by the Marin Resource Conservation District\, the Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Investment (LCI)\, and the Marin Climate Action Network (MarinCAN). The Project has also formed a Marin Biomass Collaborative\, a broad group of stakeholders who have provided feedback on draft chapters of the Study and insights into implementation of Study recommendations. \n \nWe will hear from Chad White who is the Project Manager of the Marin Biomass Study.  Chad is an environmental scientist working on the development of biomass recycling in the Bay Area. He holds a doctorate in energy and resources from UC Berkeley and a degree in chemical engineering from The University of Michigan. He has previously worked as a civil servant\, a program-lead with sustainability management consultancies\, and a university faculty member in environmental studies departments.
URL:https://www.marinconservationleague.org/event/mcl-climate-action-working-group-meeting-4-4/
LOCATION:Marin Conservation League\, 175 N. Redwood Dr\, San Rafael\, CA\, 94903\, United States
CATEGORIES:Climate Action Working Group
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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 \n  \nAt their November 13\, 2025\, meeting\, MCL’s Parks and Open Space Committee will catch-up with three County Parks Department improvement projects on three Marin shorelines: modernization of a historic boat launch on San Pedro Bay shoreline\, wetland construction to filter polluted water at a popular beach on Tomales Bay\, and (recently completed) a massive traffic reroute and wetland restoration at the Bolinas Wye on Bolinas Lagoon. \n \nBuck’s Landing – Purchased by the County over several recent years\, the historic Buck’s Landing boat launch\, storage\, and repair yard on Gallinas Creek and San Pablo Bay has long been the target of community advocacy to become a public shoreline park. Debris and deteriorating boatworks once stacked along the shoreline have been cleared\, and plans are going forward to rehabilitate the 37-acre site\, along with a new dock\, to provide kayak and paddle board access to the Bay Water Trail.  The project will also preserve wetlands and endangered species habitat\, and provide resilience to sea-level rise. \n \nChicken Ranch Beach\, Inverness:  Best known to families for its protected summer weather and its modest accessible beach on the calm waters of Tomales Bay\, Chicken Ranch Beach is a popular but “well-kept secret” for those wanting a relaxing day in the sun and water. The Beach is also known for an often-polluted ditch/stream that runs through it. Marin County Parks has been working with the Tomales Bay Foundation in the lead to construct a wetland complex that will filter the polluted waters. \nBolinas Wye: One of the County’s most massive projects in years – the reconfiguration of the Bolinas Wye at the north end of Bolinas Lagoon – has been in the works for several decades and is now completedThis wil. After several progress reports over the past few years\, the POS Committee will view past and present photos to see the results of a collaboration of many entities to correct long-standing flooding problems at the north end of Bolinas Lagoon\, restore wetlands\, elminate traffic hazards\, and improve resilience to sea level rise. \nWe welcome Tara McIntire\, Principal Landscape Architect\, and Craig Richardson\, Senior Open Space Planner with Marin County Parks Department will join us to make the presentations. \n  \nAlso on the Agenda: Discussion of Marin Water’s recent workshop meetings as the District moves ahead in the Watershed Recreation Management Plan process that has been underway for about five years.
URL:https://www.marinconservationleague.org/event/mcl-parks-and-open-space-committee-meeting-4-4-3/
LOCATION:Marin Conservation League\, 175 N. Redwood Dr\, San Rafael\, CA\, 94903\, United States
CATEGORIES:Parks and Open Space
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SUMMARY:MCL Land Use\, Transportation and Water Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Marin Conservation League\nLand Use\, Transportation and Water Committee\n10:00 am-12:00 pm\nIn-person/ Zoom Hybrid\nRegister: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMsdeuprjgqH9XMXRT0ZVWwTUjD-JW0QNlJ \n  \nConservation Easements – An Effective Tool\n  \nZach Mendes\, Marin Agricultural Land Trust (MALT) and Bill Long\, Marin Open Space Land Trust (MOST) will be our guest speakers.  Zach and Bill will educate us on how easements are used and applied by MALT and MOST for conservation purposes. \n \nZach Mendes is the Director of Land Protection for MALT serving in this role since 2014. Zach is responsible for all aspects of ongoing and new land protection efforts\, including compliance of MALT’s agricultural conservation easements. \n \nBill Long is a retired engineer and serves as the Board of Directors Chair for MOST. Bill is well known for his volunteer work and public service throughout Marin County. He was involved in the creation of the Marin Parks and Open Space District and served 10 years as a commissioner for this District.
URL:https://www.marinconservationleague.org/event/mcl-land-use-transportation-and-water-committee-meeting-3-8/
LOCATION:Marin Conservation League\, 175 N. Redwood Dr\, San Rafael\, CA\, 94903\, United States
CATEGORIES:Land Use, Water and Transportation
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