Wildfire in the West: Learning from the Past, Navigating the Future
With another wildfire season in full swing, this webinar will highlight past trends and future expectations of wildfire in the western US with an emphasis on the Pacific Northwest. In the last few decades, the west has experienced longer fire seasons with more area burned by more severe wildfires. Wildfires appear to be spreading faster and creating more destruction with significant consequences to people and communities. Yet at the same time, we live intermixed with species and ecosystems that depend on fire to survive and thrive. The removal of fire from these ecosystems is the root cause of the wildfire crisis facing the west today. This webinar will discuss the confounding causes of the wildfire crisis and how climate change adds fuel to the crisis.
Dr. Crystal Raymond is the Deputy Director of Policy and Management for the Western Fire and Forest Resilience Collaborative. Crystal’s role with the Collaborative is to connect science with the needs of fire and land managers. For 15 years, Crystal has worke…
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: cig@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars.
Tuesday, September 1, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Online (Zoom).
For more info visit washington.zoom.us. Northwest Preparedness and Resilience Conference
The Northwest Preparedness and Resilience Conference brings together an interdisciplinary group of regional practitioners, researchers and other partners working across a range of disaster-related fields. We are looking forward to engaging with our partners across the region and strive towards bridging the gap between practice and research.
Where: University of Washington Campus, Seattle, WA
When: September 16-17, 2026, with optional pre- and post-conference programming
Registration is now open:
Registration for this year’s conference is now live. Please visit our registration site to secure your spot. Registration will close July 31st, 2026. Secure your spot today!
Registration discount codes are available for select groups while supplies last.
Event interval: Ongoing event. Accessibility Contact: cdrc-conference@uw.edu. Event Types: Conferences.
Wednesday, September 16, 2026 – Thursday, September 17, 2026.
University of Washington Campus, Seattle.
For more info visit cdrc.uw.edu. Nature and Health Fall Community Dinner
Our quarterly community dinners welcome anyone with a curiosity about expanding access to green space to support health and well-being, environmental and health equity, people-nature reciprocity, and climate change resilience. Students, professionals, and community members from many different disciplines come together to explore new ideas, discuss policies and programs, and strengthen partnerships in the field of nature and health.
The September 22 dinner features a talk from Amy Wagenfeld, PhD and Daniel Winterbottom, RLA, FASLA. Amy and Daniel will talk about their latest book, Therapeutic Gardens: Design for Healing Spaces second edition.
Nature and Health Community Dinners include:A plant-based dinner, Drinks, Networking, Short talks from a wide variety of professionals, including researchers, community leaders, policy-makers, program managers, etc.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: natureandhealth@uw.edu. Event Types: Diversity Equity Inclusion. Lectures/Seminars. Special Events.
Tuesday, September 22, 2026, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
For more info visit events.uw.edu. Intergenerational Dialogues for Collaborative Leadership
Connect with Puget Sound leaders and learn how collaboration can turn tough environmental challenges into real change.
The Pacific Northwest has a rich history of people finding lasting environmental solutions across deep differences. This workshop is about learning from that history firsthand and the leaders who shaped it.
Join the Puget Sound Institute and UW EarthLab over lunch for a free workshop on collaboration and conflict resolution, open to all current UW students. Through intergenerational dialogue, case studies drawn from the environmental history in Puget Sound, and small group conversation, you'll learn skills that travel across fields and careers, such as:Listening across genuine differences, Finding common ground when interests conflict, Rebuilding trust when a partnership breaks down, No environmental or collaborative governance background required; any major welcome.
The Intergenerational Dialogues are part of the Developing Collaborative Leaders for Puget Sound Project, which is funded…
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Allie Long. Event Types: Workshops. Target Audience: UW students.
Wednesday, October 28, 2026, 12:30 PM – 3:00 PM.
Milgard Hall, room 110, UW Tacoma.
For more info visit www.eventbrite.com.