Description

FREE LECTURE SERIES for those affected by the La Tuna Fire and for those who serve that community.

Speakers at this half-day conference, organized in collaboration with the California Fire Science Consortium, will give a broad view of wildfire in Southern California, its effects on plants and animals, and on the human communities affected by these events.

Confirmed speakers include:

Dr. Jon Keeley, research ecologist for the United States Geological Survey and co-author of Fire in Mediterranean Ecosystems

Melanie Baer-Keeley, horticulturist/botanist for Sequoia/Kings Canyon National Park, president of California Native Plant Society's Alta Peak Chapter, and former Manager of the Theodore Payne Foundation

J Lopez, Asst. Chief, County of LA Fire Department, Prevention Services Bureau

Ellen Mackey, Senior Ecologist with the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, former Board President of the Theodore Payne Foundation and co-author of Care & Maintenance of Southern California Native Plant Gardens

Lili Singer, Director of Special Projects and Adult Education, Theodore Payne Foundation

This is a brown-bag event, so please bring your lunch.

To register, click HERE.