Keynote speaker: Assemblymember Tasha Boerner.

PANEL 1: Taking Care of What Belongs to Everyone

In California, tidelands and navigable waters cannot be owned, they are held by the state in trust for everyone. That principle is known as the Public Trust Doctrine.

Moderator Matt O'Malley will lead a panel including Dr. Charles Lester from UCSB, Reid Boggiano from the State Lands Commission, Lesley Nishihira from the Port, and Julia Chase from the City of San Diego.

PANEL 2: Conservation and recreation: challenges needing solutions:

Exploring the appropriate balance between enjoying and preserving nature.

Moderator Clayton Tschudy will lead a panel discussing the impacts of recreation on the environment. Panelists include Cristina Santa Maria of San Diego Audubon, Robert Fisher of USGS, Crystal Benham and Beth Princip of San Diego County, David Mayer of CDFW, Mark Beringer City of San Diego, and local activist Libby Lucas.

PANEL 3: Caring for the Earth as a Career:

Employment Opportunities in Conservation.

Moderator Lucero Weber will lead a panel of great speakers: Vanessa Munoz from Hispanic Access Foundation; Allie Sifrit, Groundwork San Diego- Chollas Creek; Maria (MJ) Aguirre -California Climate Action Corps Fellow and Sonia Diaz from Outdoor Outreach..

Logistics

Thanks to generous sponsorships from the Sierra Club, the San Diego Foundation, and the Toulis Trust, we are able to keep the cost to an incredibly low $35.00 per person, including lunch. Vegan and vegetarian options will be available.

The Summit will be held in the Fowler Ballroom in the Parma Payne Goodall Alumni Center at San Diego State University. A $9.00 parking pass is required to park on-site. We recommend carpooling or taking the Green Line trolley to SDSU. If you must park, select the "Driver" ticket type to get a parking pass for the event. Parking instructions will be sent out ahead of the Summit date.