The ecosystem management approach to species protection will be the topic of a daylong environmental law conference Saturday, Feb. 15, at the University of California, Davis, law school.
Titled "Ecosystem Management: Law, Science and Policy," the conference is sponsored by the law school and the UC Davis Environmental Law Society. Topics to be discussed include the Bay-Delta accord, the Sierra Nevada Ecosystem Project and natural communities conservation planning.
The conference will begin at 9 a.m. with a keynote address by Professor Robert Keiter of the University of Utah College of Law. Professor Sally Fairfax, of UC Berkeley, will deliver the luncheon address.
Other speakers during the day will include representatives from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, National Park Service, California Department of Fish and Game, Natural Heritage Institute, Endangered Habitat League and attorneys who represent the interests of developers.
Conference registration begins at 8:15 a.m. The conference is scheduled to conclude by 4:30 p.m., with a reception immediately following.
Conference fees are $120 for attorneys seeking continuing education credit, $20 for the general public and $5 for students. The lunch is an additional $10, and reservations must be made by Monday, Feb. 10.
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