A Grassroots Response to Post-Disaster Contamination
After the 2023 Maui wildfires burned over 2,000 structures in Lahaina, concerns about the environmental destruction and toxic contaminants grew, a grassroots bioremediation team rooted in place and Hawaiian protocols emerged to offer innovative solutions. These involve working with plants, fungi, and Indigenous microbes to heal the land and protect the water from heavy metals and chemicals left by the toxic ash. Our panel would include four key individuals from that team who would conversationally share specialized bioremediation expertise and experiences around post-disaster bioremediation.
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Leila Darwish
Skeena Watershed Conservation Coalition
Hannah Hartmann
Maui Bioremediation Group, EarthRM
Sanae Hartmann
Maui Bioremediation Group, EarthRM
Kauʻi Lopes
Maui Bioremediation Group, EarthRM