How do you preserve communities that have been devastated and damaged due to hurricanes, wildfires, and other natural disasters? Where does traditional preservation practice fall short in meeting the needs of neighborhoods facing displacement? What does heritage mean when the physical footprint is unquestionably altered?

Join Preservation Leadership Forum for a webinar that will examine preservation practice in the wake of natural disasters. Focusing in on the work of preservation and community members in Asheville and Los Angeles (Altadena) this conversation will explore broader themes around community resilience, rebuilding, and the ever shifting question about what preservation looks like when the built environment is no longer there. Speakers from both communities will examine and converse how these recent events have impacted the way they see preservation practice, and what other communities should consider as they prepare for future natural disasters.