by WFC Comms | Jun 4, 2024 | International Fellowship, News, Wildfire
Video: Fellowship Program Concludes First Year In early May 2024, our Fellows gathered for a two-day educational workshop as a conclusion of year one and transition into year two of the program. During the program’s first year, our Fellows learned from educational...
by WFC Comms | Mar 8, 2024 | Discovery Museum, Events, Wildfire
Wildfire Preparedness Weekend April 27 & 28 | 9:00 am – 4:00 pm As wildfire season approaches, Oregonians must take steps to protect their homes and communities. To help residents prepare, the Oregon State Fire Marshal, in partnership with Portland Fire and...
by Tyler Quinn | Oct 7, 2022 | Events, Wildfire
Arizona-based artist Bryan David Griffith and USFS Senior Research Ecologist Dr. Paul Hessburg discuss Griffith’s “Rethinking Fire,” an art exhibit that explores the idea that forests and fires are not opposed, but rather part of the same continuous...
by Tyler Quinn | Jul 14, 2022 | Events, Wildfire
Sat, Aug. 6, 2022 | 11am | Tickets $10 | Cheatham Hall, World Forestry Center Buy a Ticket What can art teach us about wildfire? Join Arizona-based artist Bryan David Griffith and USFS Research Ecologist Dr. Paul Hessburg as they discuss the causes and impacts of...
by Tyler Quinn | Aug 26, 2021 | News, Wildfire
In Spring 2021, World Forestry Center launched a virtual, public summit on wildfire. Titled “Adapting to the Era of Megafires: A Community and Expert Summit on Catastrophic Wildfire in Oregon and Beyond,” the series featured the broadening group of...
by Tyler Quinn | Jul 22, 2021 | Education, Wildfire
Wildfires are natural. Megafires are not. In 2020, large and severe wildfires ravaged much of the western United States. While still early, it is already clear the 2021 fire season will also be marked by catastrophic wildfires. In Oregon, everyone is impacted by...
