In 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom issued Executive Order N-82-20, which committed to conserving 30% of California’s lands and coastal waters by 2030 as part of a broader effort to fight climate change, protect biodiversity, and expand access to nature for all Californians.
Join us in-person or online to hear from two speakers on the 30x30 initiative:
Madeline Drake, Assistant Secretary, Biodiversity and Habitat, CA Natural Resources Agency
30x30 California: Conserving California Takes Us All
Assistant Secretary Drake will join us to discuss 30x30 California from a statewide perspective, and how we can all work together towards the goal of conserving 30 percent of California's lands and coastal waters by 2030.
Joshua Hugg, Governmental Affairs Program Manager, Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District
50 to Forever – One Land Management Agency’s Pursuit of 30x30
Fifty years ago, visionary voters saw the need to protect local lands from unrestrained growth of the built environment in and around Silicon Valley. Since then, the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District (Midpen) has pursued the goals of 30x30 and learned many lessons on the way.