Environment

Alex Silva-Sadder hosts Erin Donley Marineau, Executive Director of Tree Davis.

treedavis.org

topics discussed include: what is a climate-ready landscaping and how trees are an important component, using a variety of tree species, collaboration with City of Davis and CalFire on 40 year master plan, how you can get a free tree and advice, the Davis Great Tree Search, the Tree Davis Memorial Grove, and the May 1st Celebration of Lois Wolk.

Recorded 02/09/21.

Lin Weaver interviews science fiction legend, Kim Stanley Robinson, about his latest novel, "The Ministry for the Future"

Topics include a discussion on how changing climate brings devastation, suffering, and death; and what a transnational agency (the Ministry for the Future) is doing to combat those woes.

Davis teens discuss the recent wildfires, ramifications and impacts.

Recorded via Zoom and through the facilities of Davis Media Access on September 11, 2020.

The Davis Futures Forum will host Rick Cole, a highly respected local government leader, on Thursday, June 25, from 7:00pm to 8:30pm via Zoom. Cole notes, “Whether it is climate change, racial justice, income inequality, affordable housing, gender equity or public health, solving our nation’s most pressing challenges starts at home.”

The Davis Futures Forum invited nationally recognized architect/urban planner Joe Minicozzi to speak, followed by Q & A session, on February 24, 2020.

Davis Futures Forum presents Adapting to Climate Change: Lessons from France

Hosted by Davis Mayor Brett Lee

This talk discusses the differences between carbon reduction efforts the US and Europe. The speaker, French engineer Daniel Fauré will focus in more detail on comparisons between efforts in similar geographies of France and California, and on locally-driven programs that offer opportunities for Davis.