We are thrilled to share that CalTrout Associate Director of Policy Analise Rivero was selected by California Natural Resources Agency Secretary Wade Crowfoot to serve on California’s 30x30 Partnership Coordinating Committee. As a member of this committee, Rivero will work to support, coordinate, and empower the many partners across the state working to advance 30x30.
30x30 outlines a commitment to protecting 30 percent of California’s lands and coastal waters by 2030. The initiative was established through Governor Newsom’s Executive Order in 2020. In order to meet this goal, the California Natural Resources Agency developed a series of actions in Pathways to 30x30: Accelerating Conservation of California’s Nature. Rivero has been actively involved in helping to shape this document and advocating for the inclusion of freshwater protections.
The 30x30 Partnership was developed to organize groups and leaders around the actual implementation of the initiative. As a member of the Coordinating Committee, Rivero will help organize and support the 30x30 Partnership through effective communication and coordination among all participating groups. There are hundreds of entities across the state working to achieve 30x30, and the Coordinating Committee will provide support and statewide coordination to those entities.
Rivero is one of 18 leaders selected to serve on the Committee. CalTrout is thrilled by her selection, and we look forward to our organization’s continued partnership with the California Natural Resources Agency in the effort to restore California’s important natural landscapes.
Analise is CalTrout’s Associate Director of Policy, based in Sacramento. Analise has been in the California conservation space for over seven years, working on a wide range of issues from endangered species and climate resilience to CEQA, legislative advocacy and coalition-building. Prior to joining the CalTrout team, Analise spent several years working at a CEQA consulting firm and Defenders of Wildlife. Currently, Analise is responsible for the development and implementation of CalTrout’s natural resource and water policy agenda, which has included engagement and advocacy for freshwater in the 30x30 context.
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Peter Moyle is the Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the Department of Wildlife, Fish and Conservation Biology and Associate Director of the Center for Watershed Sciences, at UC Davis. He is author or co-author of more than 240 publications, including the definitive Inland Fishes of California (2002). He is co-author of the 2017 book, Floodplains: Processes and Management for Ecosystem Services. His research interests include conservation of aquatic species, habitats, and ecosystems, including salmon; ecology of fishes of the San Francisco Estuary; ecology of California stream fishes; impact of introduced aquatic organisms; and use of floodplains by fish.
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