Memorandum
Date: August 6, 2024
To: The Honorable Lake County Board of Supervisors and the board of Directors, Lake County Watershed Protection District
From: Angela De Palma-Dow, Water Resources Coordinator, and Pawan Upadhyay, Water Resources Director
Subject: Presentation on the Clear Lake Integrated Science Symposium by Lake County Watershed Protection District Staff.
Executive Summary:
While Clear Lake is the jewel of Lake County, there has not been a dedicated Clear Lake science conference or symposium in Lake County in 25 years. It's time for a comprehensive Clear Lake Integrated Science Symposium to showcase the research and management that has been occurring in the lake and watershed.
The Clear Lake Integrated Science Symposium (CLISS 2024) will be held August 15th and 16th, 2024. Main sessions will be at Robinson Rancheria Conference Center with additional concurrent sessions being held at Habematolel Meeting Hall on Main Street in Upper Lake, CA.
Daytime activities include traditional sessions, Q&A panels, and workshops on various topics ranging from the Superfund Sulfur bank Mercury studies and management, Clear Lake Hitch, Clear Lake Water Quality Monitoring, Harmful Cyanobacteria and Algal Blooms, Flora and Fauna, Invasive Species, and In-lake and Landscape Management and mitigation strategies.
Evening activities include a Thursday evening networking poster reception, at Robinson, that will allow time and space for the public to interact and engage with researchers, managers, and scientists while learning about projects being displayed on posters.
Friday evening activities will continue at Soper Reese Theater, in Lakeport, and will include a Clear Lake mini-science documentary premier "Big Lake, Big Science" and Lake County's first Science Slam. This will provide another opportunity for the public to learn about science occurring in Clear Lake and the basin.
This event is free, but registration is requested to ensure food & dr...
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