Building the relationships that build the market

Wildfire is one of California's greatest challenges. It may also be one of its greatest economic opportunities.

Every year, millions of tons of low-value forest material are generated through restoration and wildfire risk reduction. The challenge is no longer simply treating our forests, it's creating the markets, investments, partnerships, and innovation needed to turn that material into valuable products, thriving businesses, healthier forests, and resilient rural communities.

The Forest Bioeconomy Symposium:From Fire Risk to Circular Stewardship is designed to do exactly that.

Unlike traditional conferences that focus on a single profession or industry, this two-day working symposium intentionally convenes the people needed to build an entire regional forest bioeconomy.

Forest landowners and managers. Tribal Nations. Manufacturers. Investors. Entrepreneurs. Researchers. Universities. Architects and engineers. Economic development organizations. Conservation partners. State and federal policymakers.

Each plays a critical role. None can succeed alone.

The Symposium creates the space where these leaders come together to understand the complete forest value chain, establish new relationships, identify investment opportunities, accelerate commercialization, strengthen workforce partnerships, and shape the policies and market infrastructure needed to grow a thriving circular forest economy in California's Redwood Region.

Why attend?

Whether you're stewarding forestland, developing innovative products, investing in emerging industries, conducting research, shaping public policy, strengthening rural economies, or preparing the next generation workforce, you'll gain opportunities to connect with the people, projects, and partnerships shaping the future of California's forest economy.

You'll leave with new relationships, practical insights, and a clearer understanding of where you fit within a growing ecosystem that is transforming wildfire risk into economic opportunity through innovation, stewardship, and collaboration.

Because building a circular forest economy isn't the work of any one organization or sector.

It requires an ecosystem.

The Forest Bioeconomy Symposium is where that ecosystem comes together.

Who Should Attend?

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