Trout Unlimited and the Keystone Policy Center

Water Doesn’t Burn: Integrating River Restoration and Fire Management for a Fire-Resilient West

This November, Trout Unlimited and the Keystone Policy Center invite practitioners, researchers, land and water managers, and funders from across the western U.S. to two mornings of exchange on the fire-water nexus: the science, the on-the-ground implementation, and the cross-sector partnerships that make integrated restoration possible. This convening is hosted as part of the Healthy Rivers for Wildfire Resilience Community of Practice.

Registration covers both days, but you are welcome to attend as much as your schedule allows!

Agenda (10 am-1 pm MT, both days)

Day One

1. Welcome and overview

2. Panel: Burning Questions, Flowing Solutions: Aligning Fire Management and River Restoration

3. Coffee chats (small-group introductions)

4. Science presentation and discussion with Emily Fairfax

5. Topic breakouts*

6. Wrap-up and reflections

Day 2

1. Recap and overview

2. Ecoregion breakouts

3. Panel: Resilient by Design: Funding Integrated Watershed and Wildfire Work

4. Coffee chats

5. Topic breakouts*

6. What's next for the community of practice 13. Closing reflections and thank you

*Topic breakouts: project design and permitting, restoration techniques, research and monitoring, post-fire hazards and opportunities, and economic valuation