Panel discussion bringing together different professional perspectives on the need to protect cultural resources to tell a three-part story: 1) Awareness of growing disaster risk and real world impacts; 2) Steps to take now to prepare for disasters and position your institution to access resources to protect collections and stabilize damaged collections after the fact; and 3) Existing funding, volunteer and private resources to enable that work. Presenters: Jennifer Viviano, X Gallery Art Services; Zachary Hull, X Gallery Art Services and Federal Emergency Management Agency; Cam Amabile, Oregon Heritage; Doug Decker, Tillamook Forest Center and Portland State University; Jennifer Cole, Pacific Northwest College of Art