Past Events

Rural Voices for Conservation Coalition 19th Annual Meeting

This year’s sessions will explore the emerging vision for rural western communities rooted in the stewardship economy - an economy shaped by the need, and responsibility, to manage for the sustainability of both land and communities. What practices, strategies, investments and policies will lead to thriving landscapes and people in the face of shifting economic drivers and…

California Wildfire Conference

Coastal Quest, in partnership with Ventura County Wildfire Collaborative, is proud to present the first California Wildfire Conference.  This three-day exchange will bring together a diverse community of wildfire practitioners to focus on understanding, preventing, and recovering from wildfires.

Webinar: Prescribed Burns as a Tool to Mitigate Future Wildfire Smoke Exposure

Catastrophic wildfires in the western United States pose significant risks to public health, infrastructure, and ecosystems. As these wildfires become more frequent, there is a growing need for a common methodology to identify suitable locations for prescribed burning aimed at mitigating future wildfire impacts to affected populations and ecosystems. This presentation explores the use of…

Columbia Gorge (WA) Prescribed Fire Training Exchange (TREX)

Learn and burn this fall in WA!

Selkirk (WA) Prescribed Fire Training Exchange (TREX)

Come join us in Washington this fall to burn and learn! 

Fire & Climate Change: Adaptation Planning for Tribes Workshop

The workshop will bring together up to 25 Tribal leaders, community members, environmental professionals, knowledge holders, academic partners, federal and state agency representatives, non-governmental organizations, and others. 

This course will provide an overview to planning for climate change impacts, with an emphasis on fire, highlighting the work of Tribes that have…

Tenth World Conference on Ecological Restoration

The 10th World Conference on Ecological Restoration will focus on the important, and often neglected connection between culture and nature, including the role of restoration in enhancing and rebuilding that connection.

Oregon Postfire Research and Monitoring Symposium

Post-fire Landscapes: What can they tell us?

Supported by the Governor’s Post-fire Research and Monitoring Team

Agenda

Update: see videos of all sessions on the NWFSC page…

Boundary spanning features for collective action to reduce wildfire risk

Wildfire involves a diversity of land managers, owners, and stakeholders with their own roles and resources. Strategic coordination across this diversity of actors can be challenging. Social science research about collaboration recognizes the importance of building trust, but that can be hard to foster at large scales. To sustain necessary collective action, we find that several “boundary…

Salvage Science Summit 2

Salvage Science Summit #2: Technology and Ecology

Join us for a 2-day virtual panel discussion on December 7, 2021 from Noon - 1:30 PT and December 8, 2021 from Noon…