Archive for August 2021
August 31 Digest: This Week in Wildfire and Recovery News
This is a digest of selected news and media that emerged over the last week related to wildfire emergencies, recovery efforts, and resilience building efforts in the American West. Recent and Active Fires California wildfires are climbing higher up mountains, putting more forest at risk of flames From The San Francisco Chronicle, by Kurtis Alexander,…
Read MoreHow to Bridge the Gap Between Federal and Local Policy with George Laws Garcia
How to Bridge the Gap Between Federal and Local Policy with George Laws Garcia “After every disaster, communities need to be rebuilt, but it shouldn’t just be the powers from above that decide how that happens. There should be a participatory process for people to engage and reassess.” –George Laws Garcia …
Read MoreAugust 24 Digest: This Week in Wildfire and Recovery News
This is a digest of selected news and media that emerged over the last week related to wildfire emergencies, recovery efforts, and resilience building efforts in the American West. Recent and Active Fires Sonoma Group Forged in Tubbs Fire Helping Other Wildfire Victims Cope From NBC Bay Area by Joe Rosato August 17, 2021 On…
Read MoreHow to Provide Legal Aid to Disaster Survivors with Kendall Jarvis, Esq.
How to Provide Legal Aid to Disaster Survivors with Kendall Jarvis, Esq. “Advocate for yourself as best as you can in terms of knowing what your rights are. There’s this element where you lack confidence as a survivor, you think that that person knows more than you do and that’s not true.” -Kendall…
Read MoreBudgets are a Statement of Values: How does the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Value Wildfire Mitigation and Resilience?
On August 10th, the Senate passed, by a vote of 69-30, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). The infrastructure package was the product of President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework and led by a bipartisan group of 22 Senators (National Governors Association). The total cost of the bill is $1.2 trillion with $548 billion in new spending. The bill reauthorizes the…
Read MoreAugust 17 Digest: This Week in Wildfire and Recovery News
This is a digest of selected news and media that emerged over the last week related to wildfire emergencies, recovery efforts, and resilience building efforts in the American West. Recent and Active Fires California Fire Devastated Town Copes with Loss and Hope AP via MSNews April 13, 20121 After California’s largest single wildfire in recorded…
Read MoreHow to Rebuild as a Public Sector Official with Tennis Wick
In this episode, Jennifer and Sonoma’s PRMD Director, Tennis Wick discuss effective approaches and systems that can help leaders and individuals make the transition from disaster response to recovery. Tennis also speaks about ways to deal with misinformation, address contractor fraud, allocate funding wisely, meet the needs of thousands of victims, and help them get their life back together.
Read MoreHow to Implement Ecosystem & Forest Restoration Using Indigenous Practices with Marko Bey and Belinda Brown
The 3 most expensive words are equity, sustainability, and resiliency. We are now in a period where we are paying for the lack of stewardship with high costs, but there is still hope. This week, Dr. Lisa Micheli, joins the stage to talk about how to connect each individual landowner to their community and to resource opportunities.
Read MoreTips and Tools for Combating Extreme Heat
A Heat Emergency California is enduring one of the hottest summers on record, and climate change will make heat more extreme and frequent in coming years. Heat is deadly and responsible for the highest number of annual deaths among all natural hazards. Heat can also cause other disastrous conditions including power outages and poor air…
Read MoreHow to be an Emergent Leader with Jocksana Corona
The 3 most expensive words are equity, sustainability, and resiliency. We are now in a period where we are paying for the lack of stewardship with high costs, but there is still hope. This week, Dr. Lisa Micheli, joins the stage to talk about how to connect each individual landowner to their community and to resource opportunities.
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