An Earth Week special on old growth forests and climate change featuring Mother Trees, climate litigation, and Indigenous knowledge. What lessons can we draw to advance climate justice? Join UBC Professor of Forest Ecology, Suzanne Simard, and the Executive Directors of Sierra Club BC and CPAWS-BC, in a discussion moderated by Dr. Danielle Ignace, Associate Professor of Forestry.
Panel
• Suzanne Simard, Professor of Forest Ecology, on ‘Finding the Mother Tree’
• Hannah Askew, Executive Director of Sierra Club BC, on ‘Climate Litigation as a Tool for Change.’
• J Kevin Barlow (magtawe’g mui’n gagamig gwilmn n’pisun), Executive Director of CPAWS-BC (Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, BC Chapter), on ‘Indigenous Knowledge is What We Need’
Moderated by Associate Professor of Forestry, Dr. Danielle Ignace, Indigenous Natural Sciences, with a special Earth Week call to action from Flossie Baker, Lead Organizer, Sierra Club BC.
Attend remotely via webinar or in-person at the BC Hydro Theatre, Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (2260 West Mall).