Future of the Forests Partnership Summit
Chautauqua Community House, Boulder, Colorado
June 16-18, 2025
2025 Summit
In a time marked by growing uncertainty, the call for innovation and collaboration has never been more urgent. As agencies and organizations navigate funding cuts, workforce reductions, program realignments, and shifting priorities, we believe there is a powerful opportunity to come together—intentionally, strategically, and with purpose.
Overview
To advance this essential conversation, Coalitions and Collaboratives will host an exclusive, invite-only summit. In partnership with Meryl Harrell (former USDA Deputy Undersecretary for Natural Resources and the Environment) and other key collaborators—and with generous support from the Argosy Foundation—this two-day gathering will convene top national leaders from across sectors to explore the future of forest health, wildfire resilience, investment, and collaboration.
This nonpartisan convening will address a wide array of critical topics related to wildfires and forest and watershed health—offering a unique platform for visionary leadership to identify solutions and forge new pathways toward more diversified, durable, and community-driven support for forest and community resilience.
The U.S. Forest Service stewards 193 million acres of public land—land that is critical not only to the environment but also to the people, economies, and ecosystems that depend on it. Together with tribes, states, local governments, private landowners, community-based organizations, conservation groups, academic institutions, and others, this work requires shared responsibility and bold, collective leadership.
This summit will not only honor the contributions of Forest Service employees and their expansive network of partners—it will help chart the course for the future of public land stewardship in an era of compounding challenges and rising expectations.
Travel
Travel costs (flights or mileage, and lodging) will be covered for those who require financial support to attend. Please select the “Travel Assistance” Add on when you RSVP. Event registration and onsite meals are covered for all by the Argosy Foundation. We will follow up with those who RSVP with event and travel details.
Well into its second century, the Colorado Chautauqua, a National Historic Landmark, remains committed to its historic purpose, offering outstanding cultural and educational programs and attracting more than a million visitors each year. Just minutes from downtown Boulder and the University of Colorado, the Colorado Chautauqua is nestled at the foot of the famous Flatirons mountains.
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Summit Leadership
Chief Executive Officer, COCO
Chief Operations Officer, COCO
Watershed Scientist, Denver Water
Senior Program Manager, CFRI
Former Deputy Under Secretary, NRE
Director Emeritus, CFRI
