Agricultural Solutions to Wildfire – Part 2: Controlled Burns
Controlled burns consist of low-intensity fires that are intentionally lit in ideal weather conditions to treat a specified area to achieve specific objectives (e.g. reduce fine or ladder fuels, enhance native species, and/or manage invasive species). Many tribes in California have used controlled burns to steward fire-adapted landscapes and protect their communities. Join this webinar in a discussion of the following questions:
- What role can controlled burns play in reducing wildfire risks and restoring ecosystems?
- What challenges do farmers, ranchers, and land managers face in planning and implementing controlled burns?
- What role can CalCAN and our network play in supporting more land managers in restoring good fire to the landscape?
Speakers include: Wendy Millet, Ranch Director at TomKat Ranch, an 1,800 acre cattle ranch in Pescadero with a mission to provide healthy food on working lands in a way that regenerates the planet and inspires others to action; and Lenya N. Quinn-Davidson, the UCCE Area Fire Advisor for the North Coast region and the Director of the Northern California Prescribed Fire Council. Lenya’s work focuses on the human connection with fire and increasing the use of prescribed fire for habitat restoration, invasive species control, and community resiliency.
To register, click here.
Movie: Mission Joy: Finding Happiness in Troubled Times
Deeply moving and laugh-out-loud funny, Mission: JOY is a documentary with unprecedented access to the unlikely friendship of two international icons who transcend religion: His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Tutu. In their final joint mission, these self-described mischievous brothers give a master class in how to create joy in a world that was never easy for them. They offer neuroscience-backed wisdom to help each of us live with more joy, despite circumstances.
Inspired by New York Times bestseller The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World, the film showcases the exchange between these two Nobel Peace Prize winners that led to that book.
Interfaith Power & Light network has been offered a unique opportunity to be among the first to share the new film. The film will be available for free online viewing at home with family and friends or to stream for your group, November 19 – Dec 2.
Watch the trailer and register for this beautiful and inspiring movie here.
Strengthen the L.A. County Faith Climate Voice!
CIPL and Temple Isaiah, Los Angeles host an event aimed at building partnerships between the faith community and elected leaders to strengthen and accelerate climate action. This is also the “public” kick-off event of the L.A. Faith & Ecology Network, an affiliate of CIPL. Speakers include:
–Former Senator Fran Pavley, author of the 2006 far-reaching AB 32, and many other precedent-setting climate and energy bills
–Senator Sydney Kamlager, California Senate District 30
–Katy Young Yaroslavsky, Supervisor Sheila Kuehl’s Deputy for the Environment and the Arts (on temporary leave)
–Andy Shrader, Councilman Koretz’s Director of Environmental Affairs, Water Policy & Sustainability
All are welcome! Register here or at bit.ly/FaithClimateNov16. For more information, contact Allis Druffel at allis@interfaithpower.org.
“Ensuring Justice and Equity in Electric Vehicles”
The recent UN IPCC report notes the urgency of reducing planet warming emissions. Transportation, from gas and diesel fueled cars, trucks and buses in the United States is not only the main source of greenhouse gas emissions, but also a major source of air pollution. Transitioning towards electric vehicles will not only address the climate crisis, but reduce air pollution.
This webinar will address the latest technology of electric vehicles; the types of just policies that we should be advocating for Congress to pass; concerns around the extracted minerals for batteries; toxic waste and recyclability; and, most importantly, how can we ensure that EV’s are affordable for everyone.
Sponsored by our friends at the Office of Economic and Environmental Justice of United Methodist Women.
Wednesday, October 20, 12:00pm – 1:30pm Pacific time.
For more information and to register, click here.
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