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Introducing 2022-23 Climate Speaker Series

Published on 8/4/2022

Introducing 2022-23 Climate Speaker Series
Developed by LWVP & Piedmont Connect

The League of Women Voters of Piedmont, together with  Piedmont Connect, announce a 2022-23 Climate Speaker Series. Piedmont’s two leading environmental education and advocacy organizations have jointly developed a Climate Speaker Series launching in September 2022 and running through May 2023.
 
The Climate Speaker Series will serve to educate constituents on a range of important topics to improve our understanding of the causes (sometimes surprising), perils (sometimes not fully recognized), and solutions to ongoing environmental pollution and climate disruptions.

We hope community members will participate to learn more about what’s possible and what’s necessary to transition to a net-zero-emission economy.
 
Below is a preview of some of the events in our 2022-23 Climate Speaker Series.


Wildfire Mitigation in the Bay Area:  What Can Be Done?  Sara Paul, Watch Duty
Wednesday, September 7th: 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. PT via Zoom


Sara Paul is a wildfire mitigation consultant. She manages Sonoma County Fire Updates, established on Facebook at the start of the 2017 Tubbs Fire and now a resource for vegetation fires, threatening weather and evacuation preparedness. When not reporting on fires, she might be found in the Monte Rio community garden or paddling on the Russian River.

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How Textiles Affect Climate Change, Rebecca Burgess, Fibershed

Wednesday, October 19th:  4:00 – 5:00 p.m. PT via Zoom


Rebecca Burgess is the Executive Director of Fibershed. She has two decades of experience working at the intersection of ecology, fiber systems, and regional economic development. She is the author of the best-selling book Harvesting Color, a bioregional look into the natural dye traditions of North America, and Fibershed: Growing a Movement of Farmers, Fashion Activists, and Makers for a New Textile Economy released in 2019. She has taught at Westminster College, Harvard University, and California College of the Arts. She also holds a new board position at the Livestock Conservancy and is serving on the leadership council of the Center for Regenerative Agriculture and Resilient Systems at Chico State University.

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Sustainable Groundwater Management in California:  The Challenges Ahead, Paul Gosselin, California Department of Water Resources
Wednesday, January 18th: 4:00 – 5:00 pm. PT via Zoom.


Paul Gosselin joined the Department of Water Resources (DWR) as the deputy director for sustainable groundwater management in July 2021. Paul oversees DWR’s groundwater management activities statewide, including the implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA). He served 13 years as Butte County’s director of water and resource conservation, where he managed the county’s State Water Project Table allocation, investigated and reported on groundwater conditions, and implemented the groundwater management plan. Paul received a BA in biochemistry and an MA in chemistry from the University of Massachusetts.

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