APA California – Northern strives to deliver events and programs to help you achieve your professional development and networking goals. Our allied professional organizations also offer events and programs in a variety of formats that you may find align well with your professional and continuing education goals.
Below are some notable upcoming event or program opportunities selected by the Northern News team.
TOGETHER Bay Area – is a regional coalition of nonprofits, public agencies, and local Native governments / organizations / communities working together for climate resilient lands – including lands that are natural, working, rural, and urban. The health of these lands is integral to a thriving Bay Area and the health of all of the people and communities in our 10 county region. They connect, convene, and catalyze action for a just and equitable society where we live in relationship with the land that sustains us now and will sustain future generations.
Wildfire data working group
Since April 2021, we have convened regular calls with professionals at nonprofits, public agencies, and companies who compile data about wildfire on the landscape. We meet every other months for 80 minutes to hear from speakers and facilitate regional conversations about timely topics.The WDWG is focused on regional coordination of data collected before, during, and after wildfires for informed decision making by land management organizations and agencies. TOGETHER Bay Area convenes this 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.
To participate, email community@togetherbayarea.org. These meetings are open to everyone.
Ongoing FREE events for anyone who is interested:
- Tuesday, August 19, 3:00–4:00 pm | Responding to post-fire vegetation changes: This meeting will be centered on how to respond to post-fire vegetation community changes meaningfully.
- Tuesday, October 21, 3:00–4:00 pm | Partnerships: In this gathering, we’ll talk about partnerships, collaboration, and what makes them tick!
- Tuesday, December 9, 3:00–4:00 pm | End of year reflection + celebration: This gathering will be more reflective in spirit, taking time to look back on what we learned through 2025 and generate some ideas for 2026.
SPUR — the San Francisco Bay Area Planning and Urban Research Association — is a nonprofit public policy organization bringing people together from across the political spectrum to develop solutions to the big problems cities face. Based in San Francisco, San José and Oakland, SPUR is recognized as a leading civic planning organization and respected for its independent and holistic approach to urban issues.