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"Drought affects forests from the boreal to the tropics and is increasingly becoming a major concern for successfully establishing new trees through reforestation and afforestation as water limitations are the new normal. Ensuring success of new regeneration is critical for meeting forestry objectives, yet many of the areas committed to management are or have experienced recent droughts hindering regeneration and threatening forest sustainability. The inaugural International Union of Forest…

Join Susan Prichard for the July 2026 Office Hour. Register once and then join monthly for the year.

The 2026 SAF National Convention celebrates 125 years of forestry and natural resource stewardship while looking ahead to what’s next. This theme honors traditional practices and the generations of foresters who built the profession and recognizes the need to grow, adapt, and collaborate in a rapidly changing world. Today’s forestry professionals are navigating changing landscapes, new technologies, evolving standards and expectations, and emerging opportunities, from artificial intelligence to…

Sep 28 - Oct 9, 2026 2026 Selkirk TREX

Training Course

After taking a year off Selkirk TREX is back. Join us in Northeast Washington to develop your prescribed fire skills, knowledge, and qualifications. The Selkirk Prescribed Fire Training Exchanges (TREX) is a peer-to peer experiential learning based training with field trips, guest speakers, hands-on and live fire training. Learn about fire ecology, fire behavior, prescribed fire operations, burn planning, fire effects monitoring, and more. Applications are due Monday, July 13th (see event link…

Save the date for this annual gathering that brings together researchers, public health professionals, community leaders, wildland firefighters, and government partners to explore the health impacts of wildfires and develop effective strategies for mitigating smoke exposure. Through a combination of expert-led sessions and collaborative discussions, the symposium aims to enhance wildfire resilience and foster community, state, and regional partnerships essential for adapting to a future with…

The Wildland Fire Canada Conference (WFCC) and Canadian Smoke Forum brings together wildland fire management agencies, Indigenous knowledge holders and experts, scientists, partners, and collaborators from across Canada and around the world. This biennial conference focuses on wildland fire management, science, and knowledge-sharing in Canada. Presentation proposals are open until March 30th, with an option to accommodate remote presentations.

FUSEE, in collaboration with Wellspring Spa and FireUp, are offering this mindfulness-based retreat for wildland firefighters as a way to give back to these communities and to support our first responders. This 7-day retreat is intended to help provide refuge, rest and renewal as well as trauma-sensitive training in mindfulness, meditation, mental health, and Sensory Awareness. There will be some time volunteering to care for the land (which may include controlled burning), and to…

Oct 28 - Nov 9, 2026 Wildland Urban Interface TREX 2026

Training Course

The application period for this event is closed. The Wildland–Urban Interface Prescribed Fire Training Exchange (WUI TREX) will be held in Kelowna BC, delivered in partnership between the BC Wildfire Service and the Kelowna Fire Department, with support from the Canadian Prescribed Fire Training Program. WUI TREX will bring together fire departments, wildfire management professionals, prescribed fire practitioners, Indigenous fire stewards, and agency partners to strengthen skills,…

Dec 7 - 11, 2026 Beneficial Fire Summit

Conference

This event aims to bring practitioners, researchers, community members, Tribes, agencies, NGOs, PBAs, and everyone else together to celebrate all of our recent progress, share insights and ideas, and put our heads together about what the next phase of this work might look like, not only in California, but across the West. This won't be a typical conference—we hope to create an engaging, productive space, with workshops, field tours, focused sessions, and lots of time for networking and…

Dec 28, 2026 - Jan 2, 2027 Wildland Firefighter Wellness Retreat - Tassajara

Workshop

FUSEE and the San Francisco Zen Center are offering this mindfulness-based retreat for wildland firefighters as a way to give back to these communities and to support our first responders. This 6-day retreat is intended to help provide refuge, rest and renewal as well as trauma-sensitive training in mindfulness, meditation and Sensory Awareness. There will some time volunteering to help to care for Tassajara Mountain Zen Center, and to integrate mindfulness practice into fire…

FUSEE and Great Vow Zen Monastery are offering this mindfulness-based retreat for wildland firefighters as a way to give back to these communities and to support our first responders. This 6-day retreat is intended to help provide refuge, rest and renewal as well as trauma-sensitive training in mindfulness, meditation and Sensory Awareness. There will some time volunteering to help to care for Great Vow, and to integrate mindfulness practice into fire prevention and working on the…