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Place your logo here Sierra Meadow Strategy: A Process and Outcome Centered on Increasing Pace and Scale of Meadow Restoration Mark Drew, Ph.D. Nina Hemphill,

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1 Place your logo here Sierra Meadow Strategy: A Process and Outcome Centered on Increasing Pace and Scale of Meadow Restoration Mark Drew, Ph.D. Nina Hemphill, Ph.D. Levi Keszey Amy Merrill, Ph.D. Acknowledgements: CA Department of Fish & Wildlife, members of the Sierra Meadows Partnership BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA | SEPTEMBER 2017 MANAGED BY

2 From Brisbane to California’s Sierra Nevada
Place your logo here From Brisbane to California’s Sierra Nevada BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA | SEPTEMBER 2017 MANAGED BY

3 California’s Sierra Nevada
Place your logo here California’s Sierra Nevada 70,000 km2 landscape Snow pack driven system; provision of ~60% of California’s domestic water ~75% of California’s energy via hydropower capacity Home to an abundance of flora and fauna, including 40 species of native fish and ~ 400 species of terrestrial vertebrates Fundamental to local livelihoods and CA economy: ~ $4 billion annual tourism based; agriculture etc. BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA | SEPTEMBER 2017 MANAGED BY

4 ~ 79,000 hectares, ~ 40-60% degraded !!! Action required
Place your logo here Meadows Matter! Provide important, valuable ecological services for people, flora and fauna Water retention Water quality Aquatic habitats Flood attenuation Feeders to streams and rivers GHGs sinks Recreational & spiritual connections ~ 79,000 hectares, ~ 40-60% degraded !!! Action required BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA | SEPTEMBER 2017 MANAGED BY

5 Evolution of a Meadows Movement
Place your logo here Evolution of a Meadows Movement ~ 2010 A plan, with funding support, is developed ~ Political momentum begins supporting headwaters and meadows BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA | SEPTEMBER 2017 MANAGED BY

6 Feb, 2014 Calistoga I: The building of a collective stakeholder vision
Place your logo here Feb, 2014 Calistoga I: The building of a collective stakeholder vision BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA | SEPTEMBER 2017 MANAGED BY

7 No Calistoga convening
Place your logo here No Calistoga convening Formation of Sierra Meadows Restoration, Research Partnership Momentum renewed BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA | SEPTEMBER 2017 MANAGED BY

8 Calistoga II: Strategy and Partnership Development
Place your logo here Feb, 2016 Calistoga II: Strategy and Partnership Development The shared vision of the Sierra Meadows Partnership is a greater Sierra Nevada Region with healthy and resilient meadows that provide sustained goods and services to benefit flora, fauna and people . BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA | SEPTEMBER 2017 MANAGED BY

9 Place your logo here Feb. 2017, Calistoga III: Sierra Meadows Strategy is Completed, MOU Signed Overarching goal: Restore and protect 12,000 hectares across the Sierra in the next 15 years! BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA | SEPTEMBER 2017 MANAGED BY

10 Place your logo here What We Accomplished Collective action that created a living document providing a clear, concise set of goals, objectives, approaches, actions and metrics, as well as a prioritization framework, to guide Sierra meadow protection, management, restoration, research and potential investment through 2030. BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA | SEPTEMBER 2017 MANAGED BY

11 Next steps: Strategy Implementation
Place your logo here Next steps: Strategy Implementation Calistoga IV: Annual Sierra Meadows Partnership meeting Advancing scientific understanding and restoration efficacy Improving planning and permitting efficiencies Building on foundation, expand and advance partnerships Communication strategy-meadows matter! BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA | SEPTEMBER 2017 MANAGED BY

12 Outcomes and lessons learned
Place your logo here Outcomes and lessons learned A lasting, cohesive Partnership already making a difference, pursuing a collective vision-people working together A direction and pathway forward grounded in science & recognizing institutional changes are needed Leveraged political, financial and capacity support Creating space and time for thoughtful dialogue is beneficial Material change requires understanding, patience and commitment Leadership matters Have fun-life is short BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA | SEPTEMBER 2017 MANAGED BY

13 Contact: mdrew@caltrout.org
Place your logo here Thank you! Contact: URL: Caltrout.org BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA | SEPTEMBER 2017 MANAGED BY

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