Registration Open: Delta Harmful Algal Blooms Workshop

Registration Open:

Delta Harmful Algal Blooms Workshop

November 8-9, 2022

Monitoring harmful algal blooms (HABs) is critical to protect water quality and public health but there is no comprehensive program, strategy, or funding to do so in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. In response, the Delta Science Program is hosting a two-day hybrid workshop focusing on nexuses where HABs monitoring and data collection can be optimized for the collaborative development of a monitoring strategy.

Attendees will hear presentations from subject matter experts and participate in breakout sessions. In-person attendance will be hosted at the California Natural Resources Headquarters (715 P Street, Sacramento, CA 95814). Virtual attendance will be hosted via Zoom. Both in-person and virtual attendance are free with registration.

Space is limited for in-person attendance and will be given on a first come first served basis.

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More About HAB Monitoring

HAB monitoring efforts and targeted studies are growing in number and scope in the Delta, along with concerns that blooms will increase in frequency and severity. With the growing scientific and public attention on the issue, there is a need for increased coordination amongst the many groups that work on HABs in the Delta. This workshop will (1) create an opportunity to identify nexuses where HAB monitoring and data collection can be optimized and (2) inform the development of a Delta HAB Monitoring Strategy.

Read the information sheet to learn more.

Ongoing and recurrent drought can increase HABs; now is the time for us to come together to work towards developing a community monitoring strategy. Monitoring practitioners, natural resource managers, community members, and other parties affected by or interested in HABs in the Delta are encouraged to attend and provide feedback for the monitoring strategy.

– Dr. Laurel Larsen, Delta lead scientist

This workshop is in direct response to 2022-2026 Science Action Agenda Action 2B: “Develop a framework for monitoring, modeling, and information dissemination in support of operational forecasting and near real-time visualization of the extent, toxicity, and health impacts of HABs.” Developed by and for the Delta science community, this widely-endorsed Agenda prioritizes and aligns science actions to inform management decisions, identifies major gaps in knowledge, promotes collaborative science, and builds science infrastructure.

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The Delta Science Program recognizes that communication is essential to building the Delta science community and delivering pertinent information to scientists, decision-makers, the public, and other stakeholders. Effective science communication transforms information into knowledge and knowledge into action. The Delta Science Program communicates science to a wide range of audiences through hosting events, supporting various publications, and generating outreach materials.

Delta Science Program

715 P Street, 15-300

Sacramento, CA 95814

deltacouncil.ca.gov

Business Hours:

8:00 AM-

5:00 PM

(916) 445-5511