Agenda
Wednesday, January 17th 8am - 5pm
Saralee and Richard’s Barn at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds
Registration begins at 7:30am
Please purchase registration in advance. No day-of registration available.
Evolution & Adaptation 8:00 - 9:30 a.m.
Welcome & Overview
Laurel Marcus, Science Director, California Land Stewardship Institute and Dr. Tawny Mata, California Department of Food and Agriculture Science Advisor and Manager of the Office of Environmental Farming
Laurel Marcus, Science Director, California Land Stewardship Institute: Key lessons from prior episodes of climate change in CA and the West
George Gough, State Policy & Advocacy, Bayer U.S. Crop Science: Bayer Farmer Voice Survey – Impact of Climate Change Findings
Dr. Dan Cayan, Research Meteorologist, Scripps Institution of Oceanography: Overview of predicted climate changes in Northern California, 2030-2100
Heat 9:55 - 12:00 p.m.
Dr. Greg Jones, Climatologist and owner of Abacela Vineyard and Winery: Climate Change and Winegrape Cultivar Suitability: Given the temperature trends and continued warming outlook for California, how will growing conditions for grape varieties change and how will this potentially effect winegrape cultivar suitability in the future.
Panel: Planning For Tomorrow's Wine Today: What grape varieties are better suited to our new climate? How do we transition to new types of wine? Will consumers accept the change?
Moderated by Alder Yarrow, Vinography, Panelists: Gilian Handelman, Jackson Family Wines, Randall Grahm, Bonny Doon and Popelouchum Vineyard, Dan Petroski, Massican Wines, Louisa Sawyer Lindquist, Verdad Wine Cellars & Lindquist Family Wines & Mick Unti, Unti Vineyards
Panel: A growers perspective & results from the California Adaption Certification Program (a multi-farm pilot)
Moderated by Laurel Marcus, California Land Stewardship Institute, Panelists: Riggs Lokka, Emeritus Winery, Michael Sipiora, Treasury Wine Estates
Lunch 12:00 - 1:00 p.m (boxed lunch will be provided)
Drought and Water Supply 1:00 - 2:30 p.m.
Panel: Future drought and water supply conditions for farming and urban areas with a focus on the Russian River watershed and recent changes to the diversion from the Eel River.
Moderated by Paula Whealen, Wagner & Bonsignore Consulting Civil Engineers, Panelists: Janet Pauli, Mendocino County Inland Water and Power Commission, Philip A. Williams, Water and Natural Resource Attorney, Jay Jasperse, Sonoma Water, Dave Graves, Winegrape grower/Winery owner
Wildfire 2:30 - 4:00 p.m.
Dr. Hugh Safford, Research ecologist, University of California-Davis; Chief Scientist, Vibrant Planet: Wildfire risk reduction in the California Coast Ranges: Why, where, and how?
Panel: Farming and living with fire in mind by using prescribed burning
Moderated by Connor Bennett, Panelists: Kyle Farmer, Magruder Ranch, Potter Valley, Dr. Sasha Berleman, Wildland Fire Scientist and Director, Fire Forward for Audubon Canyon Ranch, Lindsay Dailey, Tribal EcoRestoration Alliance and Ben Nicholls, CalFire Division Chief
Laurel Marcus, Science Director, California Land Stewardship Institute: Summary and Next Steps
Wine Tasting 4-5pm
Join us for a complimentary tasting of California produced Iberian style wines
(made from heat tolerant grape varieties)
