1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Started in 2015 with a grant to improve the scientific literacty of lay people about our watershed &amp;amp; its issues, inspired by former Santa Cruz city water director Rosemary Menard - &amp;amp; they've held the State of the San Lorenzo River Symposium almost every year since; our California State Senator John Laird will deliver the keynote; the Symposium is open to the public; Laurie is Executive Director of the Coastal Watershed Council, a local non-profit with a mission to preserve &amp;amp; protect watersheds - their budget is $600,000 - 700,000 per year, with 6 full time employees &amp;amp; 1 part-time...they get their funding from local &amp;amp; state as well as community support; deep dive into the agenda, with diversions to invasive species (esp. the shothole borer, which was first seen in Zayante Cree a year ago); &quot;RCIS&quot; = Regional Conservation Investment Strategy&quot;, which is used by the &quot;RTC&quot; = Regional Transportation Commission to guide investment &amp;amp; action in the watershed; &quot;anadromous&quot; = spawn in fresh water, &amp;amp; adult in ocean (e.g.: Steelhead, Coho Salmon), &quot;HCP&quot; = Habitat Conservation Plan = city permit to for handling water in the midst of endangered species, signed last year by the City Manager (after 25 years of work!); the San Lorenzo River habitat is the best it's been in 100 years, &amp;amp;, with regional planning, cities &amp;amp; communities are supporting each other better (but the challenge is that the Santa Cruz Mountains has the highest density of septic tanks west of the Mississippi!); the Symposium is a community conservation where, as Laurie put it, &quot;It's amazing how many people are working on issues, &amp;amp; with a community conversation...about conservation!&quot; An interview on &quot;The Bushwhacker's Breakfast Club&quot; with &quot;Dangerous Dan&quot; &amp;amp; &quot;DJ Spark Plug&quot;, airing Friday mornings on KZSC Santa Cruz, California. 2026 is Bushwhacker's 37th year on the air! Thanks for listening! KZSC Santa Cruz http://kzsc.fm/talk <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/40812435/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/87A93A/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/200651745