At Monday's brown bag meeting, representatives from the Laboratory's Environment, Safety and Health Division will talk about Los Alamos' environmental restoration project efforts, and the Emergency Rehabilitation Team and its program to address potential impacts of increased runoff resulting from the fire. A representative from the Burned Area Rehabilitation Team will update the audience on their evaluation of the Cerro Grande Fire damage, while a conservationist with the Natural Resources Conservation Service will talk about the agency's free onsite conservation technical assistance program for homeowners. The conservationist also will offer suggestions for addressing soil erosion, drainage problems and destroyed or damaged vegetation. The Natural Resources Conservation Service also is coordinating volunteer work camps to assist homeowners with their property restoration. Each brown bag meeting will focus on a specific topic and a subject-matter expert will be present to speak to specific issues.
All meetings are open to the public but are geared to fire survivors.
The first brown bag meeting on Tuesday focused on coming back to work, coping skills and how co-workers can be supportive and how to let others help. Tom Locke, director of Los Alamos' Employee Assistance Program, was the guest speaker. For more information, contact Los Alamos' Ombuds Program Office at 665-2837. Operated by the University of California for the National Nuclear Security Administration , of the US Department of Energy.