Regional Coordination of a Social Network of Professionals and Practitioners

Building Relationships for Transformation and Resilience

The goal is to build the relationships between professionals and their organizations that will support the environmental and social changes required for resilient lands and communities. We also want to increase collaboration in order to improve our collective ability to respond to challenges and rise to opportunities.

May 7–10, 2024

How do we meet the region’s time-sensitive climate needs while also investing in long-term solutions? Featuring speakers, workshops, peer-to-peer learning sessions, and field trips, the 2024 TOGETHER Conference explored how regional collaboration can support both urgent needs and long-term transformation across three topics: 

  • Conserving and stewarding 50% of the Bay Area’s lands by 2050
  • Building Tribal alliances and fostering right relations
  • Securing significant and stable funding for the region
Practitioners and professionals working for organizations focused on climate resilience and equity in the Bay Area and beyond attended our annual conference. Attendees included those in all stages of their careers and all branches of an organization – in a range of roles, including working on the land or water, communicating, interpreting, fundraising, directing, interning, and more.
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2024 Conference Stats

400+

people from across the Bay Area and beyond joined us at the Gateway Pavilion in San Francisco.

23

speakers shared their stories, from the main stage to breakout sessions, online and in person.

280+

participants attended one of our 10 field trips hosted by members.

1/3

of participants attended for the first time. Our coalition is growing!

And take a look back at the TOGETHER Conference over the years: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023! 

“Amazing speakers, great energy, cool venue, beautiful focus on connection, community, and mental/physical health of ourselves and each other.”
“What a beautiful blend of activities, conversation spaces, and learning.”
“As someone new to the Bay Area, it was great to learn about the various conservation and land stewardship organizations around.”
The Bay Area is a POWERHOUSE! Wow! Great networking, and amazing thought leaders.
I was inspired by all of the passion that exists within the various organizations that attended, and left feeling really hopeful for the future.
We share values and goals with so many others across the bay and our work is supporting one another! Together we are making change!
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TOGETHER members joined us at the future Roddy Ranch Preserve, with hosts East Bay Regional Park District and the East Contra Costa Habitat Conservancy to discuss strategies to ensure ecologically sensitive visitation and recreation.
TOGETHER members joined us at the future Roddy Ranch Preserve, with hosts East Bay Regional Park District and the East Contra Costa Habitat Conservancy to discuss strategies to ensure ecologically sensitive visitation and recreation.
Marin Municipal Water District hosted us to learn about Mt. Tamalpais watershed wildfire resiliency projects.
Marin Municipal Water District hosted us to learn about Mt. Tamalpais watershed wildfire resiliency projects.
Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District co-hosted this field trip to the top of Mt Umunhum.
Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District co-hosted this field trip to the top of Mt Umunhum.
Behind the scenes at the Tunnel Tops hosted by The Presidio Trust, February 2022.
Behind the scenes at the Tunnel Tops hosted by The Presidio Trust, February 2022.
Opening new public lands at Pleasanton Ridge hosted by East Bay Regional Park District, June 2022.
Opening new public lands at Pleasanton Ridge hosted by East Bay Regional Park District, June 2022.

Field Trips

We co-host field trips with our member organizations to learn, brainstorm, problem solve, and increase regional coordination. Lunch is served in order to encourage relationship building and power creative thinking about today’s challenges and opportunities.

  • Examples of field trip discussion topics include:
  • Balancing habitat conservation with public access
  • Restoration of natural and cultural resources
  • Managing natural areas for wildfire risk and outdoor recreation
  • Opening new parks to visitors while prioritizing equitable access

TOGETHER Tuesdays

We convene a three-part event series every fall to showcase TOGETHER Bay Area member organizations’ projects and programs while highlighting the value of this coalition. Members share presentations to give a big-picture view on what’s happening around the region on a variety of topics. And we offer opportunities to meet and connect with peers from around the region.

Learn more about the 2023 Together Tuesday event series

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Working Groups

Policy Committee

Our Policy Committee meets regularly to advocate effectively towards our policy priorities through a collaborative and equity-centered approach. All TOGETHER Bay Area members are invited to participate in the Policy Committee. Policy Committee meetings are venues for learning, community building, joy, and mobilizing for shared goals. Learn more

 
Wildfire Data Working Group

The wildfire paradigm is shifting to adapt to the climate crisis, and TOGETHER Bay Area members are on the front lines of that shift. As hundreds of thousands of acres of the Bay Area have burned recently in wildfires, our members are in a constant cycle of research and innovation as we learn to live with fire on the landscape. Collecting and analyzing data to support this paradigm shift is key. Since the spring of 2021, TOGETHER Bay Area has been convening a working group of data compilers to learn from one another, share information, and build our regional understanding of the impacts of fire on the land.
Watch recordings of past sessions