Has your community been affected by wildfires or some other source of pollution? Are you concerned about contaminants in your compost or soil? Are you interested in learning how to monitor your compost or soil yourself?
In this webinar, Lynn Fang, Founder of SoilWise and Soil & Compost Specialist with LA Compost, will introduce the contaminants of concern in soil and compost after an urban wildfire, the role of microscopy in assessing soil health, and how compost can support soil bioremediation. Lynn will share about soil test results and bioremediation projects in Altadena done through SoilWise, and will also touch on findings from the recently published Post-Fire Contamination Toolkit, which analyzed soil and compost samples at several LA Compost sites affected by the Eaton Fire in Altadena. She will also share about principles of bioremediation using compost and other ecological tools.
If you are a composter or a soil steward that might be impacted by contamination or are interested in supporting the use of compost as a soil remediation tool in your community– whether you are a composter, regulator, policymaker, local business, urban or rural farmer, environmentalist, or public interest advocate – this webinar is for you.
This webinar features findings from our upcoming Post-Fire Contamination Toolkit. Learn more about Compost and Soil Microscopy.
A moderated Q&A session followed the presentations.
Registration is $20.
Free registration is available for government, farmers, and members of the Community Composter Coalition (CCC). Government should use the discount code GOV, farmers should use FARMER, K-12 educators and schools should use EDU, and CCC members should use CCC at checkout for free registration.
If you’re a community composter and would like to apply to be a part of the Coalition, learn more and apply today!
This webinar builds on a three-part series on reducing contamination in composting:
Watch the recordings of our past composting-related webinars.
Lynn has over 10 years of experience in ecological landscape design, soil science, community composting, and regenerative farming. She centers on soil health as the foundation of thriving and abundant gardens teaches a Microbial Assessment Certificate course. Her teaching and community work include partnerships with LA Compost, the 131° School of Composting, Integrative Development Initiative, CalRecycle Community Composting for Green Spaces, Cal Poly Pomona, and Pitzer College.
Lynn is certified as a California Native Plant Landscaper, Permaculture Designer, and Compost Facility Operator.
Brenda Platt – Director, Composting for Community Initiative, Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR)Brenda and her team at ILSR are supporting community-scale composters via forums, webinars, podcasts, guides, policies, training, and more. In 2017, the US Composting Council awarded her its H. Clark Gregory Award for outstanding service to the composting industry through grassroots efforts. In 2019, BioCycle magazine featured Brenda as one of its organics recycling trailblazers. She has a B.S. degree in mechanical engineering from The George Washington University.
Photo: Eaton Fire in Los Angeles County, January 2025 via Cal Fire Official
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