The harmful effects of climate change are already being felt in communities across the Country — including Asheville and Western North Carolina. While we usually can’t reverse these changes, they often can be mitigated. That’s the mission of a public-private partnership called NEMAC + Fernleaf. NEMAC, the National Environmental Modeling and Analysis Center, and Fernleaf, the private entity, work to inform communities about harmful climate trends and provide them with the tools and techniques needed to lessen their impact.

At LAF’s May 25th luncheon forum, our speaker will be James “Jim” Fox, a climate expert and advocate, a Senior Resilience Associate with Fernleaf and past Director of NEMAC. Since 2014, he has provided resilience assessments to many North Carolina communities — including Asheville and the WNC region. He has the experience and expertise to explain exactly what is happening and what can be done about it.