Workshop Recordings

Monday, May 3rd, 2021, 11 am -1 pm
Actions to Increase the Pace & Scale of Mine Remediation

Improving Due Diligence to Increase the Pace and Scale of Mine Remediation
Izzy Martin, CEO, The Sierra Fund

Resources the Sierra Nevada Conservancy Brings to Abandoned Mine Lands
Andy Fristensky, Field Operations and Grants, Sierra Nevada Conservancy

Cultural Resource and Sensitivity Primer
Shelly Covert, Executive Director, California Heritage: Indigenous Research Project

Policies to Increase the Pace and Scale of Mine Remediation
Izzy Martin, CEO, The Sierra Fund

Monday, May 10th, 2021, 11 am -1 pm
TSF’s Model: Informed Assessment Methods

Informed Assessments in Abandoned Mine Land Areas
Alan Driscoll, Vice President, Director of Environmental Services, Forsgren and Associates


Informed Assessment: A Case Study of Due Diligence at the Champion Mine

Carrie Monohan, Ph.D. Program Director, The Sierra Fund

Recommendations for Action
Izzy Martin, CEO, The Sierra Fund

Monday May 17th, 2021, 11 am -1 pm
How Informed Assessment Impacts Appraisal & Liability

Lava Cap Mine Case Study
Alex Keeble-Toll, M.A., M.Sc. Administrative Director, The Sierra Fund

How Informed Assessment Impacts Appraisal & Development
Steven P. Smalley, Ph.D.

How Informed Assessment Impacts Liability
Izzy Martin, CEO, The Sierra Fund

Recommendations for Action
Alex Keeble-Toll, Administrative Director, The Sierra Fund

Monday May 24th, 2021, 11 am -1 pm
How Informed Assessment Impacts Project Design & Permitting

Forest Health and Abandoned Mines
Willie Whittlesey, General Manager, Yuba Water Agency

How Informed Assessment Impacts Project Design and Permitting
Carrie Monohan, Ph.D. Program Director, The Sierra Fund

Recommendations for Action
Izzy Martin, CEO, The Sierra Fund

Rising to the Challenge: Remediating California’s Abandoned Mine Lands
David Shabazian, Director, Department of Conservation