Upper Willamette SWCD is cohosting Living with Fire on Thursday, March 20th at the Art House (formerly Bijou) on 13th. Cohosted with Encircle Films, & in partnership with the Long Tom Watershed Council, Oregon Dept. of Forestry, City of Eugene, Rivers to Ridges, Springfed Media, & the Traditional Ecological Inquiry Program. Get tickets here. 

There will be three short films focused on “good fire” in western Oregon – prescribed burn associations, Tribal & Indigenous-led cultural burning, & ecological prescribed burning – followed by a panel discussion with Joe Scott (Traditional Ecological Inquiry Program), Paul Gordon (Rivers to Ridges burn group), Amanda Rau (Oregon Dept. of Forestry) & Ian Appow (Fire Adapted Landscapes Coordinator).

This workshop will take place on March 11, 2025, from 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM at the Corvallis Library and on zoom and requires an RSVP. The event will feature presentations from McKenzie Valley Long-Term Recovery Group, ODHS Office of Resilience and Emergency Management, Business Oregon, and Department of Consumer and Business Services (DCBS). While the primary focus is on our local community, we welcome participation from any organization interested in strengthening their knowledge around resiliency. We believe this workshop will provide valuable insights and actionable strategies that can benefit all attendees. Please feel free to share this opportunity with any organizations that may be interested. Please register here. Tunison Community Room (365 SW Tunison Ave, Corvallis, OR 97333).

The Earth Summit will take place in communities all over Oregon. Explore how climate change affects your safety and health—and what you can do about it. Connect with your community and key organizations. Learn how to protect yourself and your neighbors.

This gathering is both in-person and on Zoom, held simultaneously with 15 other locations across the state. The first part of the event will be a plenary session on Zoom, with participants watching together from their locations across Oregon. Practical workshops will follow on Zoom and in-person. Register Here.