CAFS Board Members Joanna Ferraro (Early Ecology Forest School) and Liana Chavarín (Berkeley Forest School) will facilitate a conversation about preparing for and staying safe during the upcoming wildfire season. Sadly, this year California is in a record breaking drought and it is expected that wildfires will impact all of our programs this summer and fall.
We will share examples of forest school policies and procedures, as well as how we prepare families and staff for safety concerns, alternative locations, program closures and meeting our needs in the midst of all the stress involved. We invite you to share your strategies and your questions with the group. We have all faced unique circumstances navigating a variety of ecosystems, parks systems, and our community's needs, and we hope to hold space with the intention of resourcing one another so that we may all gain from each other’s experiences.