Protecting California’s Public Lands

Amid COVID-19 and the devastating wildfires that foreshadow greater climate change challenges, the importance of the outdoors for our health and the state’s biodiversity is abundantly clear. Our expert panel discusses the importance of the election for the state’s public lands, the urgency needed to address climate and environmental justice consequences and the actions that California can take to conserve our natural heritage.

Participants:

• Xavier Becerra, California Attorney

• General Cecilia Estolano, CEO of Better World Group

• Hans Cole, Director of Environmental Campaigns and Advocacy at Patagonia, Inc.

• Graciela Cabello, Director of Youth and Community Engagement at Los Padres ForestWatch

• Sean Hecht, Co-Executive Director of the UCLA Law School Emmett Institute on Climate Change & the Environment

• Sammy Roth, LA Times (moderator)