Inland Empire Regional Meeting Field Tour Registration

Friday, September 5: Inland Empire Region Field Tours

Only register for ONE tour as they take place simultaneously!

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Info: Join the San Bernardino National Forest and Headwaters Resiliency Partnership to learn about the 13,000 acre North Big Bear Landscape Restoration Project, which focuses on forest health, water quality, and managing landscapes within the urban interface. The tour will visit wildfire scars near the project area and will include discussions on The Southern Montane Forest Conservation Strategy; conservation finance with Blue Forest and National Forest Foundation; and workforce development with Southern California Mountains Foundation and Urban Conservation Corps Crew.

Info: Learn how public agencies, non-profits, and communities are working together toward wildfire resilience on this multi-stop tour in the San Bernardino Mountain foothills. The first stop at El Dorado Ranch Park will highlight the 2020 El Dorado fire impacts, recovery, and restoration. The tour will then head to Wildwood Canyon State Park to hear about a multi-partner restoration project that’s utilizing the Statutory Exemption for Restoration Projects (SERP) CEQA pathway. The tour will conclude at The Wildlands Conservancy’s Oak Glen Preserve to learn about local invasive issues like the Goldspotted Oak Borer and White Pine Blister Rust. Attendees are encouraged to further explore or grab lunch at the Preserve after the tour.

Info: Visit the Cleveland National Forest to learn how firefighters leveraged holistic wildfire risk reduction efforts during the 2024 Airport Fire and how fire recovery is being implemented with the next fire in mind. The tour starts on the South Main Divide fuelbreak, where the fire was held before it could move into the densely populated areas of Riverside County around Lake Elsinore. The tour will also highlight a collaborative pilot project, led by CalTrans, for the Southern California Ignition Reduction Program. The tour will conclude with a visit to the CAL FIRE managed Los Pinos California Conservation Camp, which was successfully protected due to proactive vegetation management.

Info: Join the San Bernardino National Forest and Headwaters Resiliency Partnership to learn about connections between water management and community defense. This tour will explore damage from Tropical Storm Hilary, impacts from the Line Fire and will focus on how the Angelus Oaks Hazardous Fuels Reduction project demonstrates the effectiveness of fuel breaks. The tour will also visit Seven Oaks Dam and discuss water management opportunities.

Info: Come along on a tour of San Jacinto to see a collaborative approach to fuels reduction and community protection in the Southern Montane Forest that is enhancing and restoring critical habitat. The tour begins with a look at the Thomas Mountain Prescribed Burn and Fuels Reduction project and will then visit Inspiration Point where CAL FIRE, Idyllwild Fire, California State Parks and the U.S. Forest Service will demonstrate an interagency approach to fuels reduction and community protection.

Info: Join Angeles National Forest Fire Personnel and local community members to learn how the Big Pines and Table Mountain Fuel Reduction projects protected their community in the midst of a raging fire inferno consuming everything in its path. The tour will explore before and after conditions of strategically planned fuel treatments implemented prior to the Bridge Fire and will include a guided discussion based on a fuel treatment monitoring report and testimonials. The tour will also highlight how the network of fuel treatments around NASA JPL, numerous organizational camps and Big Pines aided firefighters to save the vast majority of infrastructure in the area.

Info: Hear from local, county and federal partners on their experiences in preparation, initial attack, and recovery during and after the Eaton Fire. Learn about the operational complexities in a mutual threat zone and how the Eaton Fire quickly burned across city, county, state, and federal jurisdictions and became an urban conflagration destroying thousands of structures. Join field commanders on a tour through the impacted community of Altadena, from the area of the fire’s origin through the far reaches of the urban conflagration.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Orton Center, 1250 East Brockton Avenue, Redlands, United States