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Committees & Working Groups

ESWA relies on committees, working groups, and a Steering Committee to coordinate activities, support decision-making, and advance shared priorities. Each plays a different role in moving regional collaboration forward.

Steering Committee

The Steering Committee helps keep ESWA moving forward by coordinating priorities, supporting communication across committees and working groups, and helping guide the Alliance’s overall direction.

STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Coming Soon

Committees 

Committees support the ongoing functions of ESWA and develop recommendations for the broader Alliance.

Projects Committee

Coordinates the regional project portfolio and helps identify shared project priorities using the Prioritization Framework. 

Governance Committee

​Supports ESWA’s governance structure, processes, and organizational needs.

Communications Committee

Supports internal and external communications,  information sharing, and coordination across ESWA.

Working Groups

Working groups bring partners together around specific regional topics, challenges, and opportunities. Groups may form and evolve as regional needs and priorities change.

Biomass
Utilization

Coordinates regional efforts to identify practical uses for biomass generated by forest health and fuels reduction work and advance longer-term solutions.

Active

Eastside Riparian Resilience

Active

Coordinates partners to improve wildfire resilience in Eastern Sierra riparian systems through collaborative projects, research, and shared learning.

Workforce Development

Forming

Explores opportunities to strengthen the local and Tribal workforce through improved recruitment, training, coordination, and pathways to quality employment.

Community Resilience

Forming

Connects communities working on wildfire resilience to share successful approaches, identify common needs, and improve access to resources and support.

GET INVOLVED 

Interested in participating? Organizations participating in ESWA are encouraged to join committees and working groups that align with their interests and expertise.

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