Speaker Bios and more information on the March 28th, 2025 Cannabis and Environmental Stewardship Symposium can be found on the 2025 Cannabis and Environmental Stewardship Symposium event page.
Location
Native Forum at Cal Poly Humboldt, Arcata CA.
Date: March 28th, 2025
Time: 9 AM to 430 PM
Event Information
Symposium Speakers and Guests
Breakfast at Native Forum – 8:15 am (Free Food!!!)
Land Acknowledgement and Opening Remarks – 9:00 am
Environmental Stewardship: Diverse Community Perspectives – 9:20 am
Panelists:
- Dr. Kaitlin Reed, Associate Professor: Native American Studies Program at Cal Poly Humboldt and Co-Director of the Rou Dalagurr: Food Sovereignty Lab & Traditional Ecological Knowledges Institute
- Daniel Stein, Briceland Forest Farm
- Virginia O’Rourke, Director: California Department of Fish and Wildlife Cannabis Restoration Grant Program
- Greta Wengert, Executive Director: Integral Ecology Research Center
- Pat Higgins, Director: Eel River Recovery Project
Moderator:
- Selena Rowan,
Regenerative Agriculture: Stewardship Begins in the Garden – 10:40 am
Panelists:
- Lindsey Renner, Native Humboldt Farms; and Founder: Sovereign Cannabis Series
- Blair Auclaire, Radicle Herbs
- Jesse Dodd, Biovortex
- Garrett Liles, Associate Professor: California State University Chico / Co-founder: Center for Regenerative Agriculture & Resilient Systems
- Michael Jenkins, Rubisco Research and Consulting
Moderator:
Lunch at Native Forum – 11:50 am – 1:20 pm (Free food!!)
Cannabis and the Restoration Sector: Reconnecting Rural Industries – 1:30 pm
Panelists:
- Amelia Wright, Director California Department of Fish and Wildlife Cannabis Program
- Michael Polson, Director: UC Berkeley Cannabis Research Center
- Steve Madrone, Supervisor: Humboldt County
- Kason Grady, North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board
Moderator:
- Richard Salzman, Board Member: Humboldt Area People’s Archive
CAN Presentation 250
Integrating Environmental Stewardship: A Community Town Hall – 3:10 pm
- Jackie Riccio, Executive Director: Cannabis For Conservation
- Courtney Bailey, Executive Director: Rural Resilience Project
- Diana Gamzon, Director, Executive Director: Nevada County Cannabis Alliance
- Seth LaRosa, Ph.D. candidate, University of California Berkeley Department of Environmental Science, Resource and Management; and Researcher: Berkeley Cannabis Research Center
- Walker Wise, Water Program Director: Sanctuary Forest
Moderator:
Dominic Corva, Cannabis Studies Program Lead and Assistant Professor: Cal Poly Humboldt Sociology
The 2025 Cannabis and Environmental Stewardship Symposium is funded through the Land-Sea Connection Program of Resources Legacy Fund, made possible by the Keith Campbell Foundation for the Environment.
Produced by the Cal Poly Humboldt Cannabis Studies Program Cannabis Studies Lab.
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