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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 practitioners to focus on understanding, preventing, and recovering from wildfires. The conference will be held from October 24-26, 2023, in Ventura County at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. Participants will be drawn from California, Western US States and globally where wildfire and communities’ interface.

Conference Goals

  • Networking Opportunities: Connecting with partitioners, sharing knowledge and resources

  • Applied Learning: Reinforcing best practices for wildfire resilience and mitigation planning and implementation to reduce risk and impacts

  • Tools & Resources: Share examples of tools and resources and provide guidance for securing funding

  • Shared Experience: Firsthand learning experience through field trips


Earlier Event: October 20
Student and Early Career Connections
Later Event: November 17
Partner Webinar Series: Integrating Public Health into Forest and Fire Management

AFE’s journal, Fire Ecology, publishes peer-reviewed articles on all ecological and management aspects relating to wildland fire. Freely access journal articles and get details about submitting a manuscript.