Event

DredgeFest California

DredgeFest California takes place in the Bay Area June 13-19, 2016. It combines an intensive scenario planning workshop, held at U.C. Berkeley, with a series of tours open to the public.

DredgeFest California will focus on the sedimentary challenges and potentials of the Bay-Delta system of San Francisco. Here, sediment-linked phenomena such as pulses, droughts, dredging, diking and reclamation all intermingle. Its a veritable menagerie of sedimentary events in a region bound to sediment-management practices like no other. All of these occurrences have generated a complex relationship between anthropological interests and ecological integrity as residents and planners must balance dealing with climate change, sea-level rise, wetland restoration, public waterfront access, industrial needs, and the cultural heritage of the Bay-Delta region as a whole.

DredgeFest California will consist of two events, a tour series and a week of workshops. Each event engages related but distinct stakeholders and participants.

Workshops:
To aid in the exploration of the many issues facing the Bay-Delta, a series of topical academic workshops will be held at U.C. Berkeley to facilitate focused research and inquiry regarding the sediment systems affecting the region. Workshop teams will be composed of students, local experts from industry and government, academics, and local stakeholders with the intention of generating and communicating informed, future-oriented visions of the of the region through spatial modelling. There will be three workshop tracks offered for DredgeFest California, focusing on different topics: The Bay, The Delta and Sediment Choreography for the region as a whole.

Tours:
The tours are ticketed separately from the workshops. A link will be placed here when the tour tickets are on sale.