2026 Annual Meeting
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KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Moderator: Antonella Gentile, BAFPAA Chair, Santa Cruz County
Brian Garcia, National Weather Service
Climate and Weather Forecasts, and Shoreline Vulnerabilities:
What El Niño and the Future May Bring
BAYSHORE & COASTAL RESILIENCE PANEL
Moderator: John Bourgeois, Valley Water, Santa Clara Valley Water District
Dr. Kris May, Pathways Climate Institute
Adapting our Shorelines and Our Communities as the Climate Continues to Change
Marilyn Latta, State Coastal Conservancy Coalition
Approach to Advancing Living Shorelines in San Francisco Bay
WATERSHED RESILIENCE PANEL
Moderator: Carlos Diaz, Sonoma County Water Agency
Andy Collison, ESA
Resilient Rivers Need Room to Respond
Jeremy Sarrow, Napa County Flood Control
The Napa River Flood Protection Project: A Living River Approach in an Era of Climate Change
Chris Delaney, Sonoma County Water Agency
Russian River Watershed Resilience Project
Leslie Ferguson, Regional Water Quality Control Board
FIELD TRIP
Napa River Restoration Project
Jeremy Sarrow, Napa County Flood Control
Leslie Ferguson, Regional Water Quality Control Board