5th Annual Heceta Head Coastal Conference 2009 Program
"Oregon's Ocean: The Land-Sea Connection"
October 23-24, 2009
Florence Events Center
715 Quince Street
Florence, Oregon
Preliminary Program
Friday Afternoon, October 23rd ~ Discovery Trips
Enlarging upon Saturday’s panel entitled “Making the Land-Sea Connection,” field trips—called Discovery Trips—are planned on Friday afternoon in Newport, Charleston, and Florence. They last about two hours, and are free to those registered for the Conference.
Friday Evening, October 23rd ~ Dinner with Bob Malouf
- Gathering -- 5:00 p.m. ~ No Host Reception (Lobby)
- Dinner ~ 6:00 p.m. ~ Reservations required at $15 per person.
- Address: 7:15 p.m. “Ocean Science & Management: Assessment of the Past 30 Years”
- Speaker: Dr. Robert E. Malouf, former Director, Oregon Sea Grant (ret.), OSU
Saturday, October 24 ~ Conference Schedule
- Gathering: 8:00 a.m. ~ Lobby Main Hall; Coffee served; Exhibits on display.
- Movie: 8:30 a.m. Theater ~ “Common Ground III” ~ Green Fire Productions.
- Plenary Sessions: 9:00 a.m.Theater ~ Master of Ceremonies ~ Craig McMicken, Chairman, HHCC, Inc.
Panel I ~ “Coastal Management: Making the Land-Sea Connection”
- Estuaries: Mike Graybill, Manager, South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve (Charleston)
- Watersheds: Paul Burns, Fisheries Biologist, Mapleton Ranger District, Siuslaw National Forest(Florence)
- Research: Dr. Gil Silvia, Superintendent, Coastal Oregon Marine Experiment Station, OSU (Newport)
Panel II ~ “Oregon’s Ocean and Territorial Sea Plan”
- Ed Backus, Vice-President, Fisheries Program, EcoTrust
- Onno Husing, Executive Director, Oregon Coastal Zone Management Association
- Paul Klarin, Marine Affairs Coordinator, Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development
Luncheon: 12:00 noon ~ Main Hall
Keynote: “Oregon’s Ocean Policy: The View from NOAA” (By Video-tape)
Dr. Jane Lubchenco, Administrator, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Plenary Session ~ 1:30 p.m. ~ Theater
Panel III ~ “Fulfilling Marine Reserve Legislation”
- "The Reasoning Behind this Legislation" ~ Arnie Roblan, State Representative and member of Coastal Caucus
- "The Challenges of Implementation" ~ Ed Bowles, Administrator, Fish Division, Oregon Dept. of Fish & Wildlife
- “Understanding the Economic Impacts” ~ Dr. Susan Hanna, Professor of Marine Economics, OSU
Lectures: 3:00p.m. ~ Main Hall
- “The Hypoxia Phenomenon” ~ Dr. Jack Barth, College of Oceanic & Atmospheric Sciences, OSU
- “Ocean Resource Teams” ~ Greg Krutzkowsky, Nearshore Project Leader, ODFW