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AGENDA Healthy Headwaters Leadership Team Thursday, March 15, 2018 8:30am Breakfast & Registration 9:00am – 5:00pm Meeting Portland, OR Meeting Goals Increase our understanding of how the climate is warming – much more quickly than we thought even a few short years ago Accelerate our ability to communicate “VUCA” to community leaders & decision makers and what it means for the region Assess utility responses to homeless people and watershed protection Understanding the role of beavers in watershed/forest health Networks – engaging all water users – assess opportunities and challenges Identify new issues we need to track I. Welcome & Introductions Kimery Wiltshire II. Webfeet No More – Water & Climate in the Pacific NW Dr. Holly Hartmann III. Mud Floods, Water Supply, Public Health, Blurred WUI, Uncontrollable Wildfire – Santa Rosa & Thomas fires Kimery & Kim Carr, National Forest Foundation IV. Communications – tactics, spokespeople, messaging Belinda Griswold, Resource Media Building on the “three things” we discussed at the October Team meeting

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AGENDAHealthyHeadwatersLeadershipTeamThursday,March15,20188:30amBreakfast&Registration9:00am–5:00pmMeetingPortland,ORMeetingGoals

• Increaseourunderstandingofhowtheclimateiswarming–muchmorequicklythanwethoughtevenafewshortyearsago

• Accelerateourabilitytocommunicate“VUCA”tocommunityleaders&decisionmakersandwhatitmeansfortheregion

• Assessutilityresponsestohomelesspeopleandwatershedprotection• Understandingtheroleofbeaversinwatershed/foresthealth• Networks–engagingallwaterusers–assessopportunitiesandchallenges• Identifynewissuesweneedtotrack

I. Welcome&Introductions

KimeryWiltshireII. WebfeetNoMore–Water&ClimateinthePacificNW

Dr.HollyHartmannIII. MudFloods,WaterSupply,PublicHealth,BlurredWUI,Uncontrollable

Wildfire–SantaRosa&Thomasfires Kimery&KimCarr,NationalForestFoundationIV. Communications–tactics,spokespeople,messaging BelindaGriswold,ResourceMedia Buildingonthe“threethings”wediscussedattheOctoberTeammeeting

V. Policy• USFSNEPAproposals–LizBerger&PollyHays,USFS• TWS/TNCNEPAConceptStatus–MikeAnderson,TheWildernessSociety• Fireborrowing&SenatorCantwell’sbill-LegislationStatus

MikeAnderson• GreenBondsStandard&FRB–ToddGartner,WorldResourcesInstitute

VI. Beavers–HealthyForests/HealthyWatersheds–Where&How? SarahBates,NationalWildlifeFederationVIII. NoHome&LivinginWatersheds

MarianRice,SaltLakePublicUtilities&KathleenGuillozet,BonnevilleEnvironmentalFoundationWhataredifferentcommunitiesdoingtoensurethatwatersheds/supplyisprotectedandpeoplehavehomes?

IX. WillametteFutureProject KarlMorgenstern,EugeneWater&ElectricBoard&Kimery CollaborationwithWillametteRiverInitiative;mappingtheriverahead–

opportunities,challenges,replication&whatabouttheCorps’shortageplans?

X. MothershipStatus

• Equity&inclusion• UpdatePolicyPlatform–subcommittee• Finances&staffing• LinkedInpage?Buildupcontent/useful?

XI. RoundRobin&NextSteps

• Whatelsedoweneedtotrack?E.g.ImpactofNOAA’sbudgetcuts;firefightingfoam&watersuppl;PNWhydropower/climatechange/watersupply;cannabisproduction&wateruse;developers(hang‘emhigh)&CentralWasatchCommission–“HHBlueRibbonCommission”?;TPLbondmeasures;funding

• Whoisdoingwhatbywhen?E.g.op-eds XII. Adjourn