The art of good planning is about injecting long-term considerations into near term-actions. Communities that integrate hazard mitigation principles and factor in long-term risks into their existing plans stand to make their communities more resilient and less prone to disasters. Hear about approaches your community can embark upon to link risk with your community’s ongoing planning and vision.

Instructor: Mr. Ronnie McDonald
Executive Director Community Relations and Strategic Partnerships with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service (Texas A&M Forest Service)

Instructor: Dr. John Jacob
Director, Texas Coastal Watershed Program
Professor and Extension Specialist with a joint appointment with the Texas A&M and Sea Grant Program and the Texas AgriLife Extension Service through the Department of Recreation, Parks, and Tourism Science.

Instructor: Dr. Jamie Rae Walker
Associate Professor and Extension Specialist Urban Parks with the Texas AgriLife Extension Service through the Department of Recreation, Parks, and Tourism Sciences.

Instructors will be announced as they are confirmed.