Preventing Catastrophic Wildfire Strategies for Communities & Leaders

Event Date: September 9, 2021 – 11:00 am

Wildfires are a problem and they are becoming hotter, larger, and more frequent, especially in the western United States. Wildfires destroy lives, livelihoods and property. And to make it worse, they exacerbate climate change.

Jessica Morse, Deputy Secretary for Forest and Wildfire Resilience at California Natural Resources Agency, will speak on what California is doing about wildfire mitigation and how California’s efforts compare with other states.

Thursday, September 9, 2021, 11:00a PDT

REGISTER HERE

And There’s More: We’ll also hear from community members – Terry Rodriguez, Ann Draper, Angela Torrens – who will share success stories about how local governments and citizenry can join forces to mitigate wildfire threats.

League of Women Voters ®

Berkeley Albany Emeryville

Wildfires are a problem and they are becoming hotter, larger, and more frequent, especially in the western United States. Wildfires destroy lives, livelihoods and property. And to make it worse, they exacerbate climate change.

Thursday, September 9, 2021, 11:00a PDT

REGISTER HERE

SPONSORED BY THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS US CLIMATE INTEREST GROUP – WILDFIRE TEAM.