Fall 2004 Synthesis Unit

The Channel Islands

Day 1: Monday, November 22

Erik Aschehoug, Island Restoration Manager, The Nature Conservancy Island Ecosystems in Preserving Biodiversity
Marla Daily, President, Santa Cruz Island Foundation
The Ranching History of Santa Cruz Island

Jan Timbrook,Ethnography, SB Museum of Natural History
The Chumash Indians:  Strategies for Island Living
Mike McCorkle,  Fisherman, Operator of the Pie Face
The Fisheries of the Santa Barbara Channel

Robert Schwemmer, Maritime Heritage Coordinator,
Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
Shipwrecks in the Santa Barbara Channel and Channel Islands

Ricardo Menendez, Ph.D., Community Outreach, Wishtoyo Foundation and Ventura Coastal Keepers

California’s Maritime People

 

Day 2: Tuesday, November 23, 2004

Laura Francis, Education Coordinator, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary Discover the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary

Jessica Dooley, Field Manager, Institute for Wildlife Studies Bald Eagle Reintroduction on the California Channel Islands

Russell Galipeau, Superintendent, Channel Islands National Park  Islands in Time—Making Difficult Land Management Decisions

Gary Davis, Visiting Chief Scientist, Oceans Programs, National Park Service The Channel Islands:  A Special Place in the Sea

Mary Carroll, Botanist, White Sage Associates
The American Galapagos—Plant Diversity on the California Islands

Ann Huston, Chief, Cultural Resources, Channel Islands National Park The Ranching Heritage on the Channel Islands

 

Day 3: Wednesday, November 24

 

Mike Edwards, Vice President, Venoco, Inc.
 The History of Oil in the Channel

William Halperin, Ph.D., Senior Vice President, The Environmental Company, Inc.
Analyzing Noise Effects of Military Operations on Marine Mammals in the Santa Barbara Channel

 

Steve Schwartz, Environmental Protection Specialist, Naval Air Weapons Center, Weapons Division
Living with Nature—The Navy’s Stewardship Efforts at San Nicolas Island

 

Peter Schuyler, Island Restoration Ecologist
Endangered Species and a Million Visitors:  The Challenge of Managing Catalina Island’s Natural Resources

Lois Capps, Congresswoman, 23rd Congressional District
An Overview of the Federal Government’s Role in Managing the Channel Islands