Conference / Meeting
“Wildfires, Climate Change, and Invasive Species” is more than a conference; it’s a journey towards safeguarding our forests and biodiversity from the triple threat of wildfires, climate change and invasive species. This international virtual conference aims to bring together researchers, Indigenous peoples, policymakers, and practitioners to identify synergistic relationships between climate change, wildfires and invasive species, and explore solutions to the changing landscape of fire management. This event will:
- Bring together partners with diverse perspectives to explore the topic and their roles in finding solutions
- Provide an opportunity to educate, increase awareness and share knowledge in an effort to develop prevention strategies and solutions
- Forge meaningful connections across sectors and borders
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Day 1: Resilience in Wildfire Preparation, Response, and Recovery.
Wildfires can pose disproportionate hazards to vulnerable populations. Policies and programs to increase resilience to wildfires may not reach or benefit everyone equally, and access to resources to prepare for, respond to, and recover from wildfire events can also be uneven. This session highlights new knowledge, ideas, and efforts focused on integrating equity and environmental justice into the management of wildfire hazard, response, and recovery.
Day 2: Considering Public Health & Equity: Wildland Fire Air Quality. Air quality impacts from wildland fire are becoming an increasingly common public health hazard. Impacts from smoke are a significant concern for many segments of the population. This session focuses on how communities and agencies are engaging in improved planning, communication, and response strategies across the PNW for both wildfire and prescribed fire, including lessons learned and promising practices for adaptation to future smoke events.
Day 3: Hands on the Land: Understanding Workforce Diversity and Equity in Forestry & Fire
The path to more wildfire-adapted communities and resilient landscapes in the Northwest relies on a diverse mitigation, restoration, and fire response workforce. Youth, students, volunteers, immigrants, visiting workers, Tribal members, and incarcerated people are all part of this workforce; but their roles, working conditions, and equity challenges are often not well-recognized or understood. This session brings together workers, scientists, and practitioners to explore how this workforce is structured, the lived experiences of people whose hands are on the land, and potential policy and practice solutions.
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The 2024 Meeting the Moment Conference will be October 1-4, 2024 at Viewline Resort Snowmass, 100 Elbert Ln, Snowmass Village, CO 81615.
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The 2024 Annual Meeting of the Western Governors’ Association (WGA) will be held June 10-12 in Olympic Valley, California. WGA’s Chair, Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon, will be joined by his fellow Western Governors for conversations with special guests and experts on a variety of topics, including the Decarbonizing the West chair initiative, modernizing disaster response, combating the opioid crisis, and maximizing water supplies through reuse and reclamation. The WGA Annual Meeting will kick off at approximately 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 11, and conclude around 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 12.
On Monday, June 10, WGA will celebrate its 40th anniversary as an organization. The afternoon of programming will include fireside chats with former Western Governors and other WGA alumni to celebrate 40 years of bipartisan leadership. The 40th anniversary celebration will kick off around Noon on June 10th.
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The SER North American 2024 Conference will provide an interactive forum to learn and share about the science and practice of ecological restoration across ecosystems and disciplines to better connect a diverse and engaged restoration community.
Conference Theme – Cross-Biome Connections: Ecological Restoration on a Diverse Continent
The SER North American 2024 Conference will provide an interactive forum to learn and share about the science and practice of ecological restoration across ecosystems and disciplines to better connect a diverse and engaged restoration community. SER 2024 North American Conference is being planned in cooperation with SER-North West, SER- Western Canada and other partners in North America, the home of many histories, heritages, backgrounds and Indigenous communities.
Attendees can expect to:
- Learn about new theories, approaches and practices in a transdisciplinary environment.
- Share your experiences with ecological restoration across biomes, ecosystems and communities.
- Connect with a diverse group to improve ecological restoration and conservation across North America
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The Southwest Fire Science Consortium, Arizona Wildfire Initiative, and the Association for Fire Ecology are hosting the 4th Southwest Fire Ecology Conference in Santa Fe, New Mexico from November 18-22, 2024.
Our conference will bring together professionals to share knowledge, exchange ideas, and discuss the latest advancements in fire ecology research and management with a focus on the southwestern United States. Join us for a unique opportunity to connect with fellow professionals and engage in stimulating discussions that will shape the future of fire ecology in this region.
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2024 Natural Areas Conference (NAC24)
October 7-10, 2024
Manhattan, Kansas
For the past 50 years, NAA’s Natural Areas Conference has gathered federal, state, tribal, regional, and local natural areas practitioners from national nonprofit organizations, private industry, and academic institutions in order to foster communication and collaboration that can lead to progress in connection to challenges in the management of natural areas.
Managing ecologically significant landscapes for the protection of biodiversity is a specialized segment of conservation and ecological science that includes management strategies to avert the permanent loss of or degradation of rare species and to preserve the unique functions of natural communities. Beyond the benefits to nature, well-managed natural areas increase resilience during catastrophic events and thus play an important role in the causes and consequences of climate change.
Fuel, Fire and Smoke: Evolving to Meet Our Climate Challenge
Wildfires present an increasing challenge to humanity and the ecosystems and atmosphere we depend on. The ability of societies to respond to larger and more destructive wildfire events and mitigate against further climate impacts is also increasingly challenged. As our climate changes, and the effects are experienced in unique ways across diverse settings and societies, understanding fire behavior and human responses to this is even more critical.
The 7th International Fire Behavior and Fuels Conference offers a forum where past Fire Management experience and lessons learned are documented, current work showcased, and emerging research, innovation and techniques on fire management shared, towards developing integrated solutions to these challenges.
This conference on three continents provides an opportunity to showcase how different countries can implement newly developed fire management policies and frameworks at national, regional and local levels to address fire risks and build resilience. The Conference will unite policy makers, scientists, fire managers and Indigenous land stewards for a shared purpose and a different future living with fire.
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The National Native Seed Conference (NNSC) is excited to announce a virtual conference in 2024! The NNSC connects research, industry, land management, and restoration professionals, providing the premier opportunity to develop relationships and share information about the collection, research and development, production, and use of native plant materials.
Our next event will be a virtual conference on February 7-8, 2024. The conference will be held from 8am – 2pm Pacific.
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This year’s meeting will be January 28-February 1, 2024 in Sparks, NV.