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“The 24 founding members of the California Invasive Species Advisory Committee (CISAC) have a challenging task ahead of them,” said Secretary A.G. Kawamura of the California Department of Food and Agriculture, chairman of the council. “They will lay the groundwork that will enable this council to enhance our collective ability to protect California’s environment, food systems, human health and economy from invasive and destructive pests, plants and diseases.”
The group includes Lake County's own Victoria Brandon of Lower Lake, as Lake County News reported last week.
The ISCC, formed earlier this year, is chaired by Secretary Kawamura and vice-chaired by Mike Chrisman, Secretary for the California Natural Resources Agency. Also serving on the council are Secretary Linda Adams of California’s Environmental Protection Agency; Secretary Dale Bonner from the Business, Transportation and Housing Agency; Secretary Kim Belshe from the California Health and Human Services Agency; and Matt Bettenhausen, Acting Secretary of the California Emergency Management Agency.
The CISAC is tasked with making recommendations to the CISAC, including drafting an invasive species rapid response plan. The committee will take input from local government, tribal governments and federal agencies, as well as environmental organizations, academic and science institutions, affected industry sectors and impacted landowners.
Members of the California Invasive Species Council Advisory Committee include the following:
Linda Arcularius, supervisor, Inyo Board of Supervisors;
Ted Batkin, president, California Citrus Research Board;
Victoria Brandon, member, Sierra Club;
Mike Chapel, wildlife biologist, U.S. Forest Service;
Gabriela Chavarria, national science director, Natural Resources Defense Council;
Christiana Conser, project manager, Cal-HIP & PlantRight Sustainable Conservation;
Ricardo De Leon, microbiology unit manager – quagga, Metropolitan Water District;
Joseph M. DiTomaso, weed specialist, University of California Davis Cooperative Extension;
Robert Dolezal, executive director, California Association of Nurseries and Garden Centers;
Dennis Faria, aquaculture, Imperial Catfish;
Andrea Fox, governmental affairs division, California Farm Bureau Federation;
Larry Godfrey, vice chair, Department of Entomology, U.C. Davis;
Robert Hoffman, assistant regional administrator for habitat, National Marine Fisheries Service, Southwest Region;
Doug Johnson, executive director, California Invasive Plant Council;
Mary Maddux-Gonzales, Sonoma County Public Health officer;
Karen McDowell, environmental planner, San Francisco Estuary Partnership;
Leigh Melander, founder, Imaginal Institute;
David Pattison, member, California Association of Pest Control Advisors;
John Randall, associate science director, Nature Conservancy;
Kristina Schierenbeck, research leader, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service;
Zea Sonnabend, policy specialist, California Certified Organic Farmers;
Rick Tomlinson, technical committee, California Strawberry Commission;
Greg Van Wassenhove, county agricultural commissioner, Santa Clara County;
Keith Douglass Warner, lecturer, Santa Clara University.
For more information on the Invasive Species Council of California, please visit www.iscc.ca.gov .
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The meeting, which begins at 5:30 p.m., will have a Hawaiian theme, with coconut shrimp and shish kabobs.
The group regularly meets the fourth Thursday of each month. It regularly hosts county supervisors who give updates for news and area projects, and also a variety of other speakers.
Membership is open to all not just business owners, dues are $30 per year. For dinner reservations please call Ellouise at 707-998-1744.
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LAKE COUNTY – Lake County Association of Realtors and the Lakeport Regional Chamber of Commerce are excited to announce that Professor Robert Eyler will speak on the topic "Understanding the economy."
Professor Eyler is the chairperson for the Department of Economics at Sonoma State University.
He will discuss the current status of our economy as well as the future direction it is taking, advice on positioning yourself for economic upturns and downturns, Lake County's economy from a regional and local perspective, and global and national trends that affect Lake County.
The public is invited to attend.
This event will be held at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, July 23, at Zino's Ristorante, 6330 Soda Bay Road, Kelseyville.
The evening – including lecture, dinner and no-host bar – costs $25.
For reservations please contact the Lake County Association of Realtors at 707-263-9300 or the Lakeport Regional Chamber of Commerce at 707-263-5092.
Don't miss this opportunity to hear about our local economy.
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The grants totaled $1,334,000, and were awarded to 19 states, including California.
These grants, provided under the Federal-State Marketing Improvement Program, will be used to explore new and innovative approaches to marketing U.S. food and agricultural products and to improve the efficiency and performance of the marketing system.
USDA awarded the following grants:
– $88,250 to the California Department of Food and Agriculture, in cooperation with the California Association of Food Banks, to develop protocols for harvesting field-packed cull crops for distribution through a statewide network of food banks, creating a new market for produce growers and improving the nutritional status of low-income individuals.
– $50,000 to the California Department of Food and Agriculture, in cooperation with Los Rios Community College District, the California Centers for International Trade Development – Cal AgX, the Specialty Crop Trade Council, the Dried Fruit Association of California, and the California Dried Plum Board, to implement a strategic plan to market dried fruit in Mexico and through southwest U.S. retail and wholesale outlets that cater to Hispanic consumers.
– $60,000 to the California State University, Fresno, to assess the impact of changes in agricultural transportation technology, infrastructure and cost on the future regional and international competitiveness of the California specialty crop industry.
The California Department of Food and Agriculture protects and promotes California’s agricultural industry. California’s farmers and ranchers produce a safe, secure supply of food, fiber and shelter; marketed fairly for all Californians; and produced with responsible environmental stewardship.
Visit the agency online at www.cdfa.ca.gov .