The series is sponsored by the Lab's Ombuds Program Office. 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. They also are coordinating volunteer work camps to assist homeowners with their property restoration. Each brown bag meeting will have 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. Other brown bag meetings are being scheduled by the Ombuds Office and will be announced in the Daily Newsbulletin. For more information, contact the Ombuds Program Office at 5-2837. Sandoval Los Alamos County seeks volunteers LAPD needs people to participate in citizen patrols Los Alamos Police Department Sargent John Chicoine seeks 30 people to help patrol the restricted areas in Los Alamos County and serve as eyes and ears for the police. Once trained, volunteers will drive through restricted areas of town and report to police via cellular phones.