Urban Water Issues, Fall 2010

Lecture 09: Marq Truscott, ASLA, president, Quadriga in Sacramento, speaks on "Hitting the ground: Real world projects that respond to sustainable water practice."

Lecture 08: Chris Bowles, Ph.D., P.E. President, ecohydrologist for cbec inc., eco-engineering of West Sacramento, Calif., speaks on using ecological engineering solutions to manage and mitigate for urban runoff.

Lecture 07: Darren Haver, director of the South Coast Research and Extension Center and Water Resources and a water quality advisor for the UC Cooperative Extension in Orange County speaks on designing residential landscapes to conserve and protect water resources.

Lecture 06: Julie Saares-Edmonds of the Water Use Efficiency Branch in the California Department of Water Resources speaks about "Landscapes for a new California."

Lecture 05: Aaron Majors, owner and department manager, Construction Cagwin & Dorward, Novato, California, gives a contractors perspective on sustainable landscape renovation. He talks about water, case studies and return on investment.

Lecture 04: Adina Merelender, Cooperative Extension specialist and adjunct professor with the Hopland Research and Extension Center and UC Berkeley speaks on future growth and land use change: What it means for California’ natural resources.

Lecture 03: Susan Kocher, a natural resources Advisor with UC Cooperative Extension in El Dorado County speaks on the impacts of development on fish habitat and local solutions to mitigate and restore habitat.

Lecture 02: Mary Cadenasso, associate professor in the UC Davis Department of Plant Sciences, UC Davis, speaks on "Slowing the flow: Ecology and the design of urban watersheds."

Lecture 01: Loren Oki, an associate specialist in Cooperative Extension with a concurrent appointment in Landscape Architecture, gives the introduction to the fall brown-bag class. He talks about upcoming speakers, class expectations and goes over general issues in urban water use in the region.