Portland State University and the University of British Columbia

2026-2027 Cascadia Wildfire and urban smoke webinar series

The seventh year of the Cascadia Wildfire and Urban Smoke webinar series will include a diverse set of speakers and panels discussing critical research and policy issues related to the growing threat of wildfire. We continue to feature investigators funded by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation’s Wildfire Resilience Initiative.

All sessions are held Wednesdays at 1pm Pacific Time on Zoom. Video recordings of previous years’ webinars are available at: https://research.ubc.ca/cascadia-wildfire-urban-smoke

November 18, 2026: A State-by-State Breakdown of Western Smoke Policy and Collaborative Solutions

Presenter: Savannah D’Evelyn, Western Fire and Forest Resilience Collaborative

A new state-by-state assessment of Western wildfire smoke policy highlights the key regulatory levers needed to translate air quality research into public health action.