A grassroots network of neighbors helping neighbors safely use prescribed fire.
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New to Prescribed Fire?
Forests in the South Mt. Adams region evolved with fire. We’re bringing it back — for ecosystem health, community wildfire protection, wildlife habitat, and more.
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Stay Informed
The Mt. Adams PBA hosts public meetings and trainings, community prescribed burns, unit prep parties, and other events. Stay up to date on events and other PBA news via our mailing list.
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Get Involved
The PBA is a network of landowners, community members, fire professionals and others — all coming together to learn about and implement prescribed fire. Read more about PBA membership and join us!
Upcoming Events
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PBA "Fires of Tomorrow" Documentary Screening and Annual Social
December 6th, 2026
4:00-7:00 PM
Mt View Grange, White Salmon
​Join us for the premier of the film "Fires of Tomorrow," a film about the PBA and why we’re bringing fire back to the south Mt. Adams landscape.
​We'll combine the film screening with our annual PBA potluck social, which is a chance for the PBA and our broader community to come together, connect with each other, and celebrate our work over the past year!
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December PBA Quarterly Meeting
December 14, 2026
6:00 PM
Virtual
Topic is TBD!
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Winter Pile Burns, Trainings, and Work Parties
These will be scheduled throughout the winter. Subscribe to our mailing list to receive announcements about these events!
Check out our recent PBA burns & events!
The Pacific Northwest faces an ongoing crisis of catastrophic wildfires, coupled with ecosystem degradation at landscape scales. Prescribed fire is one of the most effective, cost-efficient methods for us to address these issues. Yet, in recent decades, prescribed burning in this region has largely been limited to state and federal agencies.
The Mt. Adams PBA was established with the understanding that prescribed fire is needed as a restoration tool across lands of all ownerships, and that support for burning on private lands is severely lacking in Washington. The PBA serves as a one-stop shop to help connect private land managers in the south Mt. Adams region with what they need to plan and implement a prescribed burn.
Located elsewhere in Washington? Check out wapba.org to learn about other PBA efforts in the state.
All lands, all hands
Restoring resilience
The Mt. Adams PBA hosted Dr. Paul Hessburg, Research Ecologist with the US Forest Service, for a guest lecture in August 2024 in Husum, WA. Watch the recording to learn about how fire has shaped Western landscapes, and what is needed to regain resiliency in vulnerable and unhealthy forests.