SACRAMENTO
49th annual Zeke Grader Fisheries Forum this week to provide critical updates on state’s fisheries and aquaculture
Senate Majority Leader Mike McGuire, chairman of the Joint Committee on Fisheries and Aquaculture, will convene the 49th annual Zeke Grader Fisheries Forum Wednesday, which will be focused on some of the most critical environmental issues facing California.
Some of the nation’s top fishery experts will provide a much-anticipated update on California’s iconic salmon population amidst this historic drought. The Dungeness Crab season is almost upon us, and there will be an important briefing on where the season stands. Also, there will be a first-of-its kind panel on the collapse of the Golden State’s kelp forest and what’s being done to bring the “redwoods of the sea” back to life.
Wade Crowfoot, California’s Natural Resources Secretary, and Charlton Bonham, Director of California’s Department of Fish and Wildlife, headline this year’s speakers and presenters. The Forum will include presentations and discussions focused on the ongoing drought and its impacts on state fisheries, kelp aquaculture in the Golden State, the upcoming Dungeness crab season, and our important fishery management processes.
“Our warming climate is having a disastrous impact on California’s fisheries and aquatic resources,” McGuire said. “Wednesday’s hearing will be this year’s most critical gathering focused on the precarious state of the Golden State’s fisheries, the massive challenges we face due to the climate crisis, and what State leaders and thousands across California are doing to save our iconic fisheries and keep our coastal communities strong.”
The hearing begins at 1 p.m. this Wednesday, October 19, and will be held in Room 1200 of the Capitol Swing Space in Sacramento. The public is welcome to attend the hearing.
The hearing will be live-streamed via the Senate web site: http://senate.ca.gov/. For more information about the Fisheries Forum, visit the Committee web site at: http://fisheries.legislature.ca.gov/
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MIDDLETOWN
Middletown Luncheon Club to host MUSD school board Candidates Forum 2022 Wednesday
The Middletown Luncheon Club is back beginning this coming Wednesday, October 19. The last event the group held was back in February 2020. Now, almost three years later, they are back with a candidates forum to prepare all voters for the November 9 election. We will hear from the five candidates who are running for school board this year and you get to decide what subjects they will address. Here is the slate of MUSD board candidates:
Four-year term: Three vacancies
Allison Berlogar, Annette Lee and Chris Ochs
NOTE: Eileen Anderson (will be on the ballot, but has dropped out of the race)
Two-year term: one vacancy
Larry Allen, Hank Lescher
Come with your questions (or email questions to this address by Tuesday, October 18). The questions will be asked by our moderator and each candidate will have a timed chance to answer. You are welcome to come and listen for free without having lunch, but please still make a reservation and indicate that you will not have lunch. Seating is limited.
The forum will be on Wednesday, Oct. 19, at noon at the Middletown Senior Center, 21256 Washington Street. The program will end promptly at 1 p.m., but you may stay after to ask questions of the candidates. For only $5 per person, enjoy Roasted Pork Loin, Au Gratin Potatoes, Broccoli and Pepper Medley and Fruit Salad. The serving group will be the South Lake County Fire Sirens. Everyone is welcome.
Reservations are required and will close when our maximum count is reached. Please call the Senior Center at 987-3113 before 3 pm Tuesday and say that you are with the Middletown Luncheon Club to reserve your spot.
For those of you accustomed to making a reservation by replying via email to me, please note that our process has changed. All reservations should be made via a phone call to the Senior Center at 987-3113. If your plans change and you can’t make it, the Senior Center would appreciate hearing from you. Add 987-3113 to your cell phone contact list to make it easier to make last-minute cancellations.
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