Adapting Together: Shaping the Future of Fire in the Northwest

Workshop website.

As new fire policies and adaptation strategies have grown across the Northwest, it is essential that we work together to learn, share and craft actionable visions. ADAPTING TOGETHER focuses on diverse approaches to place-based wildfire adaptation within and across this region.

By bringing people together from diverse sectors, geographies, and cultures, we will delve into the following questions:

What kinds of place-based adaptation are happening around the broader Northwest, and what capacity and resources do they require?
How do we maintain and grow a focus on fire’s ecological and cultural roles while protecting communities?
What kinds of local partnerships, economic strategies and policies will help us become more fire-adapted?
In the next five and ten years, who needs to work together and how so that we can collectively coexist with fire?
Fire adaptation is a big puzzle with many pieces. This workshop explores these questions through selected topics to offer reframings, new conversations, creative ideas and meaningful connections.

Participants will…

Share their personal experiences, perspectives, and ideas on the workshop’s themes and guiding questions.
Build relationships, learn with peers, and leave with new connections.
Contribute to fire adaptation practice in the region by visioning the future of how we live with wildfire.
The workshop begins at 1:30 p.m. on March 4th and ends around noon on March 6th. Expect a mix of panels, learning circles, case studies, interactive activities and informal time to connect.