Enjoy the keynote presentation from lauded journalist, John Vaillant, as he recounts the tragic events of the 2016 Fort McMurray wildfire, from his Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award finalist, Fire Weather. John’s work is a recognition of this elemental source which has been our species’ companion for hundreds of thousands of years, a harrowing account of the devastation left in its wake in Canada in 2016, and a signal flare for what our planet’s future may hold.

Presenter: John Vaillant

Introduction: Katie Boeckl