The biennial Forest Health in Oregon conference and scientific update is a great opportunity to hear from researchers and members of the forestry community about the current condition of Oregon’s forests, forest health trends, challenges, current research, and silvicultural solutions.

The workshop will provide structural and wildland fire prevention educational sessions, networking opportunities, and more. The sessions include:

Please see attachment for information on both the Central Oregon TREX and the Ashland, OR TREX.

Many land managers in the US West increasingly are trying to expand the pace and scale of wildfire risk reduction by working across larger landscapes and ownership boundaries. What does it take to truly coordinate this work at scale among organizations with different missions and mandates?

The Association for Fire Ecology (AFE) and Pau Costa Foundation (PCF) are partnering with Regione Toscana and University of Florence to host a conference in Europe for diverse stakeholders involved in wildfire management. This collaboration will provide a forum for anyone interested in wildland fire issues to learn from one another, share information, and create new relationships.

In light of the recent recommendations and direction by both Governor Brown (OR) and Governor Inslee (WA), as well as travel restrictions set by our agency partners, we have decided to postpone the Central Oregon Fire Science Symposium until later in 2020 or even early 2021.  We want to be mindful of the health and safety of all symposium participants.

Update:

Due to the uncertainties about the spread and impact of the COVID-19 virus and growing number of institutions with travel restrictions, we have decided to cancel the in-person meeting of the Oregon Prescribed Fire Council meeting next week. We will be refunding all registrations.