The Science to Stewardship: Arizona Cross-Boundary Forest Restoration Workshop will be held August 11-12, 2026, in Flagstaff, AZ. This statewide gathering brings together practitioners, professionals, and researchers working toward forest and wildfire restoration and resilience across Arizona. Join us for two days of speakers, panels, deep-dive breakouts, and many opportunities to connect.

This year’s workshop focuses on strengthening the link between science and stewardship-putting existing research into practice and elevating stewardship questions back into scientific inquiry. Day 1 will focus on Improving Implementation of Existing Science, and Day 2 will explore Management Questions Needing Additional Science.

This year’s workshop themes will center on the implementation of science into stewardship and of questions back into science. Specific topics include:

Fuel treatments and decision support

Fuel treatment effects vary across time and landscapes, so knowing what these effects are is critical for future planning. Decision support tools can help answer these questions, as well as help with decision-making before, during, and after wildfires.

Restoration valuation and economics

Forest restoration delivers real value, from reduced fire risk to clean air and water, but that value is difficult to quantify. New approaches to restoration and economics can help to increase efficiencies and better quantify and measure those benefits to communities, decision-makers, and funders.

Human dimensions

Forest restoration does not occur without people, and the perspectives and actions of people shape what is possible on the ground. Understanding the human dimensions of forest restoration and fire, including everything from policy implementation to community behaviors to integration of tribal practices, is essential to building durable, collaborative solutions to living with fire.

Workshop Location

High Country Conference Center, 201 West Butler Ave Flagstaff, AZ 86001

Times

• August 11, 8am-4pm
• August 12, 8am-3pm
• On August 11 there will be a social hour from 4pm-5:30pm

We’re excited to dive in and can’t wait to see you there. Keep an eye on this webpage as more information becomes available!