TOPIC
Rob Hutsel will provide an overview of the San Diego River Park, the San Diego River Park Foundation's perspective on water quality in the San Diego River, and describe planned improvements in the watershed.
SPEAKER
Rob Hutsel is the executive director of The San Diego River Park Foundation, a nonprofit established in 2001 to raise awareness of the San Diego River and to serve as a catalyst in creating a 52 mile long river park system. Since its founding, Rob has led an effort to create a coalition of 70 non-governmental organizations to partner with the River Park Foundation and helped create California legislation to create a new state agency dedicated to the River Park project.Rob was recently named the National River Hero for his efforts with the River Park Foundation and his more than 20 years of work to restore and improve rivers in San Diego. Currently, he serves on the board of directors of the California Watershed Network, County of San Diego Park Advisory Committee and the Board of Trustee of the Cabrillo National Monument Foundation.
