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Hiking With A Purpose
September 9, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
FreeHiking With A Purpose: Post-fire community science Josie Lesage (online)
Thursday, September 9, 6-7pm
After fire, ecosystems can experience many changes. There can be increased risk of erosion and novel species can invade new areas, but fire can also reveal plants that have been waiting years for this natural disturbance to stimulate their seed banks — and there is still much to learn.
As the Santa Cruz community recovers from the impacts of the CZU Lightning Complex fires, we can look to other communities for guidance on where to go from here and how community scientists can help.
Join the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History for an online presentation from Josie Lesage of the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden and learn about their response to the Thomas Fire that burned through Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties in 2017-2018.
Register for zoom link: https://www.santacruzmuseum.org/9-9-hiking-with-a-purpose-post-fire-community-science-with-josie-lesage/