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Environmental Justice Speaker Series
WHAT MAKES A JUST FOREST?
The Forest Resilience Division of the Washington Department of Natural Resources is hosting a series of presentations on environmental justice and our forests. A diverse range of speakers will present on topics ranging from the rights of forest workers to food access and how stakeholders can address issues of environmental inequity in the Evergreen State.
Learn more about Healthy Environment for All (HEAL) Act here. The HEAL Act directs stage agencies, including DNR, to take steps to address environmental inequities that are most often felt by BIPOC and other underserved communities.All sessions are open to the public and free to attend.
Speakers:
- Stevan Harrell is a professor emeritus in the School of Anthropology and Environmental and Forest Sciences at the University of Washington. Dr. Harrell spent much of his career focusing on how social and earth scientists can effectively collaborate with local populations to design effective, sustainable local solutions. Dr. Harrell has worked extensively in China, Taiwan, and Washington, examining resilient systems of our past and present.
- Leonard Forsman is the current chairman for the Suquamish Tribe. Chairman Forsman is also the president for the Affiliated Tribes of the Northwest Indians. In both 2013 and 2016, Forsman was appointed by President Barack Obama to serve on the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. Forsman is also currently on the University of Washington Board of Regents. He is the first native person to serve in this role.