California Wildfire Conference
October 24-26, 2023
Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Simi Valley, Ventura County
2-days of speaker sessions, followed by field trips on Day 3
Conference Overview
Coastal Quest, in partnership with Ventura County Wildfire Collaborative, is proud to present the first California Wildfire Conference. This three-day exchange will bring together a diverse community of practitioners to focus on understanding, preventing, and recovering from wildfires. The conference will be held from October 24-26, 2023, in Ventura County at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. Participants will be drawn from California, Western US States and globally where wildfire and communities’ interface.
Conference Goals
- Networking Opportunities: Connecting with partitioners, sharing knowledge and resources
- Applied Learning: Reinforcing best practices for wildfire resilience and mitigation planning and implementation to reduce risk and impacts
- Tools & Resources: Share examples of tools and resources and provide guidance for securing funding
- Shared Experience: Firsthand learning experience through field trips
Event Schedule
2-days of speakers sessions, followed by field trips on Day 3
| Tuesday, October 24, 2023 | Theme: Planning and Collaboration |
| Wednesday, October 25, 2023 | Theme: Actions and Solutions |
| Thursday, October 26, 2023 | Field Trips |
Hosted By
Ventura County Wildfire Collaborative
Mission: To establish a countywide, collaborative approach to design, implement and maintain a holistic, wildfire resiliency strategy that builds individual, local and regional capacities to better prepare for, prevent, mitigate, respond to, and recover from potential wildfire threats for Ventura County neighborhoods and communities located in the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI), now and into the future. Learn more here
Organized By
Coastal Quest
Coastal Quest is a 501(c) 3 non-profit working collaboratively with partners to build resilient coastal communities for people, nature, and the climate. We work with non-profits, community-based organizations, local and state agencies, and other leaders to create, just, equitable solutions that reduce risk and impacts from climate change, improve water quality and access, and support healthy communities and ecosystems. Coastal Quest uplifts and empower leaders, organizations, and communities to achieve their desired social, economic, and ecological outcomes through our three key strategies: 1) capacity-building and knowledge sharing; 2) building support, piloting, and implementing solutions; and 3) providing technical support for project design, grant management, and fiscal sponsorship.
Let us know how we can support your project and email us info@coastal-quest.org. Learn more about our approach here.
California Climate Investment
The California Wildfire Conference is part of California Climate Investments, a statewide initiative that puts billions of Cap-and-Trade dollars to work reducing greenhouse gas emissions, strengthening the economy, and improving public health and the environment — particularly in disadvantaged communities.
CAL FIRE
The Department of Forestry and Fire Protection CAL FIRE Serves and Safeguards the People and Protects the Property and Resources of California.
Funding for this project provided by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection’s Fire Prevention Program as part of the California Climate Investments Program.
Views and opinions expressed at the California Wildfire Conference are not necessarily shared by the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Foundation.