Free and open to the public upon registration. Space is limited. Refreshments will be provided.

We can’t restore healthy and fire-resilient forests in the Tahoe Truckee region without facing a critical bottleneck: a lack of places that can process felled timber and other hazardous material thinned from the woods. In this salon, we will explore how this challenge can be turned into an opportunity – creating new wood-processing infrastructure, innovations, and jobs that can diversify and strengthen our local economy while simultaneously fueling forest health. Our speakers highlight entrepreneurial timber and biomass solutions in the Sierra and how these can support a range of community benefits, from soil health to fire-resilient construction to green energy.