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Welcome to
Science Spotlight, a service of the California Association of
Professional Scientists (CAPS). Science Spotlight features
interesting science-related media opportunities and stories involving
state scientists working throughout California government. We hope the list of
events below will help you plan and provide useful and interesting story
ideas.
Know about an interesting event?
Send us the details here!
August
August 4-5, Los
Angeles/Sacramento: Light Brown Apple Moth Impact Report Meetings – The California Department of Food and Agriculture will hold meetings to receive agency and public comment on the scope of analysis of the Programmatic Environmental Impact Report for the new light brown apple moth eradication program. To learn more about the
meetings and the report visit
http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/phpps/PDEP/lbam/pdfs/docs/NOP2_072008.pdf.
August 12,
Salinas: Drinking Water Operator Symposium –
The Rural Community Assistance Program hosts this free
symposium to provide information to small, rural water systems to help
them deliver safe, reliable drinking water to their customers.
California Department of Public Health
Registered Environmental Health Specialist
Robin Helle will be speaking about free capacity development services
available to public water systems. To read more about the
symposium go to
http://www.rcac.org/assets/OpSympFlyer-8-08.pdf.
August 13-15, Santa
Rosa: Ecological Restoration Conference
– The Society of Ecological Restoration will be holding their 15th
annual conference with this years focus being “Restoration’s Bigger
Picture: Linking Local Restoration to Regional and Global Issues.”
California Department of Conservation, Office of Mine Reclamation Staff
Environmental Scientists Beth Hendrickson and Leah Gardner will present
a workshop on “Developing Site-Specific Restoration Strategies –
Principles and Practices of Revegetation.” To learn more about the
conference visit
http://www.sercal.org/conference.htm.
August 27 -
September 3, Central Valley: Labor Day Recreational Use
Study – The Central Valley Regional Water Quality
Control Board’s Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program is tentatively
planning a water quality recreation study corresponding with Labor Day
2008. The purpose of this study is to help develop a snapshot of the
water quality in local swimming holes before, during and after a major
holiday. To learn more about the study visit
http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/rwqcb5/water_issues/water_quality_studies/surface_water_ambient_monitoring/.
For additional information please contact Lisa Marie Burcar
at 916-441-2629 or e-mail
lburcar@capsscientists.org.
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