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- Centaurea gymnocarpa, Mediterranean native: Due to Centaurea’s silvery similarity to the over-used “Dusty Miller,” its statuesque fushia flowers come as a delightful surprise.
Date: Friday, July 24, 2015
Time: 10 am to noon
Location: Duarte Community Center (Map)
RSVP: SenatorLiu.RSVP@gmail.com, 818-409-0400
Senator Carol Liu hosts California’s leading voices on water use and conservation. Join us to find out how you can make a difference as we enter the 5th straight year of severe drought!
Panel 1: Are We Tapped Out? California’s Water Reality
This panel will include the extended history of drought, and the water content of the food we eat. Panelists include:
- Jeff Kightlinger, General Manager, Metropolitan Water District
- Danny Merkley, Governmental Affairs Director of Water Resources, California Farm Bureau Federation
- Moderator: Maria Mehranian, CFO, Cordoba Corporation
Panel 2: What Is Our Water Future?
The panel will look at how we can plan for water resilience, what individuals can do to maximize water conservation, and how we can create beautiful low-water landscapes. Panelists include:
- Mike Antos, Director, Center for Urban Water Resilience, CSUN
- Cassy Aoyagi, President, Theodore Payne Foundation and FormLA Landscaping
- Brian Barreto, External Affairs Manager, California American Water
- Moderator: Shane Chapman, General Manager, Upper San Gabriel Valley MWD