Online Presentation: San Mateo County History Museum
San Mateo County Natural History Museum CA, United StatesThe San Mateo County Historical Association President Mitch Postel will present “Get Out of the Way for the Highway: How Highway Construction Changed the Landscape of Post-War San Mateo County,” on Thursday, January 28 at 3 p.m. Postel and the archival staff of the San Mateo County History Museum have recently taken in a collaboration […]
Building Resilience for Cities and Farms with Water Partnerships (Online)
CA, United StatesCalifornia’s urban and agricultural regions face different but equally daunting water challenges. Partnerships can help build a more secure water future for cities and farms, bring environmental benefits, and improve resilience across California’s water system. Join the PPIC Water Policy Center and state and local experts for a panel discussion on how to build partnerships to develop […]
Restoring a Watershed Top to Bottom (Online)
Online CA, United StatesJoin San Mateo Resource Conservation District and San Mateo County Parks for a behind-the-scenes look at what has been done to restore a local watershed. Kellyx Nelson, Executive Director of our local Resource Conservation District, takes us on a virtual tour of Pescadero, dropping in to visit restoration projects from the redwoods to the sea, […]
Unlocking the Multiple Benefits of Tree Canopy (Online)
Online CA, United StatesThe County's Extreme Heat Task Force invites you to a one-hour conversation about “Leveraging data, partnerships, and policy to unlock the multiple benefits of tree canopy” for under-resourced and formerly redlined communities in San Mateo County. Three stellar presenters will showcase a new San Mateo County tree dashboard that will enable jurisdictions to prioritize hyperlocal areas for tree planting, […]
Murky Waters or Clean Coastlines? (Online)
Online CA, United StatesEnjoying the beach this summer? How clean is the water? Three of the most polluted beaches in the state are located in San Mateo County. Join us on August 12, 3:30 -5:00 pm, as we discuss what is currently being done across government and nonprofits and identify opportunities for collaboration to work toward cleaner coastlines. Amazing panelists […]
Improving California’s Water Market (Online)
Online CA, United StatesAbout the Program As California works to bring its groundwater basins into balance under the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), water banking and trading are important tools to help manage the transition—but aging infrastructure and complex regulations are limiting expansion. Join the PPIC Water Policy Center and state and local experts for a panel discussion […]
Groundwater and Urban Growth in the San Joaquin Valley (Online)
Online CA, United StatesAbout the Program The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) will help the San Joaquin Valley address groundwater overdraft while also building its climate resilience. This will require hard work, not only by farmers—the largest groundwater users—but also by the valley’s urban water utilities. Join the PPIC Water Policy Center and state and local experts for […]
WaterPalooza! 2021 (Online)
Online CA, United StatesJoin hundreds of water leaders and decision makers from across the hydro cycle representing state and local governments, agencies, institutional users, engineering and service providers. WaterPalooza! features an amazing diversity of stories, experiences, insights and visions as we attempt to build a more resilient, equitable and prosperous Bay Area. REGISTER HERE! Speakers (A Partial Listing) Dr. […]
Build Your Own Laundry-to-Landscape Graywater System (Online)
Online CA, United StatesTue Oct 19, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm - Open to the Public Zoom Webinar, register here. Why send water from your laundry directly to the sewer when you can reuse it to water plants and trees in your yard instead? Learn how to build a “laundry-to-landscape” graywater system for directing water from your clothes washer […]
Laundry-To-Landscape (L2L) Graywater Workshop (Online)
Online CA, United StatesREGISTER HERE Save your trees during the drought! Protect your trees from the drought by watering them with your laundry greywater. Learn about an affordable and simple method to save your trees with greywater! Laura Allen, lead author of "The San Francisco Graywater Design Guidelines for Outdoor Irrigation", will host a webinar on using graywater […]