The National Wildlife Federation (NWF) and Allied World Insurance – Briefing

TIME: 11:30 a.m.

EVENT: The National Wildlife Federation (NWF) and Allied World Insurance hold a briefing on a new report, "Natural Defenses in Action: Harnessing Nature to Protect Our Communities," focusing on "how natural defenses are being used to enhance community resilience" from extreme weather and climate-related hazards.

PARTICIPANTS: Wes Dupont, executive vice president and general counsel of Allied World; Cape May, N.J. Mayor Ed Mahaney; Marilyn Latta, project manager at the California Coastal Conservancy; Simone Theriot Maloz, executive director of Restore or Retreat; Jessica Turba, hazard mitigation and disaster recovery planner at Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management; Diane Vosick, director of research and development at Northern Arizona University's Ecological Restoration Institute; and Collin O'Mara, CEO of NWF

DATE: June 21, 2016

LOCATION: SVC-201, U.S. Capitol

CONTACT: holsteinn@nwf.org [Note: RSVP required by June 16.]