BEC workshop helps Chicoans prepare for hot days

Butte Environmental Council’s (BEC) recent Extreme Heat Preparedness Workshop provided information on what to do before, during and following an extreme heat event.

From left, Chela Barron, Shelby Hebert and Fernando Trujillo at the Extreme Heat Preparedness Workshop.

The workshop was held at the South Chico Community Assistance Center July 15 and was part of BEC’s ‘Beat the Heat’ series. Workshop leaders Chela Barron and Fernando Trujillo were from the California Climate Action Corps. — Karen Laslo

photo by Karen Laslo
CSUC’s Mark Stemen shows how materials that can be acquired at hardware stores can be placed over windows to reduce indoor heat.