The National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) reports that 99.76% of California is experiencing moderate to exceptional drought. California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains Watershed, which supplies water to more than 75% of California, has been neglected and mismanaged for decades, according to the Little Hoover Commission. Further compounding the issues is the climate crisis that has impacted the forest ecosystem and snowpack. 

Join us for a special screening of "California's Watershed Healing" (view trailer), a documentary that sheds light on the current conditions of California’s forests and viable solutions that can be implemented immediately for sustainable land management and restoration of the Sierra Nevada Watershed. After the screening, executive producer and director James Thebaut will engage in a panel discussion with audience Q&A. 

• James Thebaut, President and Founder, The Chronicles Group  
• Doug Walters, Chief Sustainability Officer and Chief Resiliency Officer, City of Los Angeles
• Dr. Eric Strauss, LMU President's Professor of Biology and Executive Director, Center for Urban Resilience

*Reception to follow in Hilton Lobby.

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Co-sponsored by LMU's Institute for Business Ethics and Sustainability (IBES) and the Center for Urban Resilience (CURes).