UPCOMING EVENTS
Check this calendar and the event descriptions below for upcoming Mt. Adams PBA trainings, meetings, and other events. Our meetings and trainings are open to anyone, regardless of experience or background.
And sign up for our email list so you’re the first to hear about upcoming opportunities!
Wildland Firefighter Field Training Weekend (S-130 course)
The Mt. Adams Prescribed Burn Association is hosting a wildland firefighter field training (S-130 field day) on the weekend of April 11th and 12th. Saturday, April 11th will include the classroom portions of the training and a pack test and shelter deployment test. On Sunday, April 12th the training will merge with our Mt. Adams PBA Learn and Burn workshop (https://luma.com/tvtohupl) and will focus on applying what we've learned to an operational context with implementation of a small prescribed burn, if conditions allow.
This offering is open to anyone looking to expand their fire experience and knowledge.
Register here: https://luma.com/qdo2tmyb
Mt. Adams PBA Learn & Burn Workshop 2026
Join the Mt. Adams Prescribed Burn Association for a one-day, hands-on learning experience on a prescribed burn. This workshop is open to anyone - no qualifications, experience, or equipment required.
Register here: https://luma.com/tvtohupl
Mt. Adams PBA March Quarterly Meeting
Our March quarterly meeting will focus on fire behavior and fire effects in the diverse fuel types of the Mt. Adams region. We'll have presentations from Mt. Adams PBA members and cooperators who have been involved with fire behavior and fire effects monitoring on recent burns in our area.
We will also elect three new PBA steering committee members.
Afterwards, we’ll head across the street to Everybody’s Brewing for post-meeting socializing!
We’ll offer a hybrid format, so folks can also tune into the presentations via Zoom.
Register here: https://luma.com/ko1bdahq
PBA Pile Burning Workshop
Pile burning is an efficient and cost-effective way to dispose of forest fuels. Get tips on how to build piles that will burn effectively, ways to mitigate smoke impacts, and more at our pile burning workshop! Whether you're new to building and burning piles or looking to refine your process, this workshop will be a valuable, hands-on learning opportunity.
We'll practice building a pile or two, then have the opportunity to learn more while we burn several piles on our host's property. There will be lots of time for questions and observation.
This workshop is a collaborative effort between Mt. Adams Resource Stewards (MARS), the Snowden Fire Adapted Community group, and the Mt. Adams Prescribed Burn Association.
Register here: https://luma.com/ta6ub0ca
S-130 Field Day
The Mt. Adams Prescribed Burn Association is excited to announce that we will be hosting a wildland firefighter field day training (S-130 field day) at The Pine Flats tract of the Mt. Adams Community Forest, on Saturday June 28, from 8am to 5pm. This offering is free and open to anyone looking to expand their fire experience and knowledge.
MAPBA Summer Quarterly Meeting
Join our summer PBA quarterly meeting! Details and location to be announced soon. All are welcome.
Learn & Burn Workshop
Save the date for a one-day, introductory, hands-on training all about prescribed fire on Saturday, May 17. We will be learning by doing: after some initial orientation, most of the day will be spent implementing a prescribed burn! Location will likely be in the Glenwood or Goldendale area. More details & sign-up will be announced soon.
Burn Unit Prep Work Party in Lyle
Help prep Lyle landowners’ properties for spring burns! We'll dig fire line, protect oak trees, and remove limbs/downed wood as needed. We will also spend some time talking about the burn planning process at these sites. This event is open to all & is family friendly. You can participate in whatever manner you’re able (even if that just means hanging out & enjoying the beautiful oak woodland). Lunch & snacks provided!
Sign-up required: https://lu.ma/i7or680n
Squirrel Surveys at Bowman Creek Natural Area
Columbia Land Trust is looking for community science volunteers to help conduct squirrel nest surveys at Bowman Creek Natural Area, which is home to one of the largest concentrations of western gray squirrels in Klickitat County. This is also a great opportunity to check out some land CLT burned last fall, and other units they intend to burn in 2025.
Sign up here: https://us8.campaign-archive.com/?id=313afb58b3&u=6d473479ecd980c47cef3e4ac
MAPBA Spring Quarterly Meeting
Join us for our spring quarterly meeting on Monday, March 10 at 6:00 pm at the White Salmon Fire Department! 119 NE Church Ave, White Salmon, WA 98672
On the agenda: PBA updates, then a presentation by Adam Lieberg (Columbia Land Trust) about his recent work planning & prioritizing landscape treatments (including prescribed fire!) for local lands managed by CLT. Stick around afterward for a social hour at Everybody's Brewing across the street.
Pile Burning at Bowman Creek Natural Area
Come support Columbia Land Trust (a PBA member) in burning hand piles that resulted from thinning work on their Bowman Creek Natural Area parcel near Goldendale, WA. We'll also spend some time touring a unit that was broadcast burned (i.e., understory prescribed burn) in fall 2024.
Biochar hands-on workshop (Underwood Conservation District)
Underwood Conservation District is partnering with Atlan Center & Back to Life Biochar to launch this year’s winter workshop series with an outdoor event all about Biochar! Back to Life Biochar Hands-On Workshop will be outdoors, in the Husum area, observing different stages of making biochar, participating in live demonstrations of biochar creation, discussing various techniques and scales for making your own biochar, learning more about the benefits of biochar, and also learning about amending soil with biochar. Come warm up by the fire and plan on a hands-on experience. We’re also excited to grow a community of interested biochar-makers who want to share information and resources on a local level.
MAPBA Quarterly Meeting
Winter member meeting. Open to anyone!
This meeting will be held VIRTUALLY via Zoom. More information, including the Zoom link, will be shared via the MAPBA email list!
Burn Unit Prep Work Party in Trout Lake
Join the PBA for a burn unit prep party at a landowner's property in Trout Lake! We'll build fireline around a unit we hope to burn next year, and spend some time talking about the burn planning process at this site.
Columbia Gorge TREX
The Columbia Gorge Prescribed Fire Training Exchange (TREX) is a peer-to-peer experiential learning opportunity with live fire training, skills practice, guest speakers, and more.
MAPBA Quarterly Meeting
Fall member meeting. Open to anyone!
Location: Catherine Creek House (park at the Catherine Creek Trailhead on Old Highway 8 and walk south across the road)
Agenda to be announced soon!
Restoring Landscape Resilience: A Conversation with Paul Hessburg
Why have our wildfires gotten larger and more severe? What makes a forest resilient to disturbance and changing climatic conditions? How can we manage our landscapes to prepare them for an uncertain future? Join the Mt. Adams Prescribed Burn Association and Dr. Paul Hessburg to tackle these questions and many more.
MAPBA Quarterly Member Meeting
Summer quarterly member meeting at Nate & Betsy Putnam’s home in Glenwood.
Learn & Burn Workshop
Join us for our second annual Learn & Burn workshop on May 9-11, 2024 (Thurs-Sat) at the Klickitat Community Center in Klickitat, WA!
We have a great agenda in the works, covering fire ecology, weather and fire behavior, planning and permitting, smoke management, firing patterns, and more. There will be significant time each day devoted to hands-on practice, and the event will culminate (weather permitting) with a burn day on May 11th. https://forms.gle/BBbabeKeC1ZuimdK6
More information and registration at this link: https://forms.gle/BBbabeKeC1ZuimdK6 Note: You can register for one, two, or all three days!
Burn Plan Writing Workshop
We're hosting a (free!) burn plan writing workshop on Saturday, March 16th at the Glenwood Grange. More information and registration at this link.
No prescribed fire experience is required to attend. However, this workshop is targeted toward private landowners/managers seriously considering using prescribed fire on their properties. The agenda will include presented material, field time at a burn unit, and unstructured time for folks to work on their own projects (and ask any specific questions) alongside instructors and peers.
MAPBA Quarterly Meeting
Our spring 2024 quarterly meeting will be held at Ekone Ranch in Goldendale (401 Ekone Rd). We’ll spend some time walking through Ekone’s planned burn unit, then have a discussion about the leadership and membership structure of our new PBA. Food provided! Please email sarah@mtadamsstewards.org to RSVP.