Date: February 14, 2024 (all day, exact time TBD)
Location: Apache Junction, AZ (exact location emailed to registrants)

Who: Anyone who works in or near the Sonoran Desert (federal, tribal, state, municipal, and private natural resource and fire managers). Researchers looking for projects. Students looking for careers and wanting to learn. Members of collaborative conservation groups. Professionals across the Southwest wanting to learn more about this pressing and emerging issue.

Overview: This field trip will delve into the critical issues of wildfire risk and invasive species management in the Sonoran Desert near Phoenix, AZ. We will hear from public, state, and private land managers who have been conducting wildfire operations, prescribed burns, thinning, and invasive plant removal to protect the Sonoran Desert.