Details: Wednesday, June 4, 2025 | 2:00-5:30 | UC Davis Conference Center Ballroom A&B

About the event:

Join us for the 3rd annual Environmental Policy Symposium sponsored by the UC Davis Institute of the Environment and hosted by the Graduate Program of Environmental Policy and Management.

The Environmental Policy Symposium will feature 20-minute lightening talks about topics such as marine protected areas, lithium mining, ecological restoration, climate smart-farming, general plan updates and the landscape of current environmental legislation in California.

These talks are based on research that Environmental Policy and Management masters students have been working on with industry partners as a part of the Environmental Policy Clinic, led by Professor Abre' Conner.

Event Agenda:

1:30-1:55 | Check-in

1:55-2:00 | Opening Comments with Abre' Conner

2:00-2:20 | Mapping Lithium Mining Impacts on Indigenous and EJ Communities in the Americas

Client: Laura Forni and Marina Mautner with Stockholm Environmental Institute (SEI-US)

2:25-2:45 | Exploring Climate-Smart Farming and Land Use Alternatives in the Delta

Client: Morgan Chow and Annika Ragsdale with Delta Stewardship Council

2:50- 3:10 | Bridging Ecological Restoration and Environmental Justice

Client: Lauren Garske-Garcia, Peter Allen, Javier Padilla, Chinonso Uzowihe, Cameron Denney, Chris Laden and Alanna Casey with California Coastal Commission

3:15- 3:35 | Guidelines for CA Communities to Apply EJ Tools in General Plan Updates

Client: Nils Jepson with Governor's Office of Land-use and Climate Innovation

3:40-4:00 | Climate Forward Cities

Client: Melissa Sparks-Kranz with League of California Cities

4:05-4:25 | Prioritizing Locally Relevant Human Well-being Indicators Linked to Marine Reserves

Client: Sarah Klain with Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Mark Schwartz and Ryan Meyer with UC Davis

4:25-4:30 | Closing comments with Jessica Penrose

4:30-5:30 | Reception and networking. Light appetizers and beverages will be provided.