Good Fire Festival: Saturday, November 15th in Paradise

Announced on: Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025

The Good Fire Festival invites the community to learn, heal, and reconnect with the restorative power of beneficial fire. This free, family-friendly event welcomes anyone interested in learning about prescribed fire.

• Date: Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025
• Location: Noble Park, Paradise (6712 Pentz Rd. Paradise, CA)
• Time:
• Workshops, limited spots (8:30am–12pm), Register here: https://bit.ly/GoodFire25
• Community Gathering, open to all (12pm–4pm), Register here: https://bit.ly/N2NGoodFire25

This one-day gathering brings together fire experts, Indigenous cultural practitioners, community organizations, and local residents to explore how "good fire" can restore ecological and community health and support wildfire trauma healing. Whether you've been impacted by wildfire and want to transform your relationship with fire, you're a local resident interested in using fire as a management tool but aren't sure where to begin, or you're looking to connect with community members and learn about beneficial fire-- this event is for you!

Morning Workshops (Limited Registration), Register here: https://bit.ly/GoodFire25

• Indigenous Cultural Fire — He-Lo Ramirez, Cultural Stewardship Program Manager, Big Chico Creek Ecological Reserve (BCCER). Learn how California Indians have used fire since time immemorial to steward healthy ecosystems and communities.
• Prescribed Fire in Practice — David Mitchell, Prescribed Burn Association Coordinator, Butte County Resource Conservation District (BCRCD). A hands-on introduction to fire behavior, safety, and techniques for using prescribed fire as a land management tool.
• Pyrotherapy (Fire Therapy) — Blake Ellis, ASW, Ecotherapy Program Manager, BCCER. Recently featured in Atmos, this pyrotherapy workshop invites participants to reimagine their relationship with beneficial fire through storytelling, group sharing, and nature therapy practices that address sensory triggers tied to wildfire trauma by incorporating mindfulness, grounding, and nature connection practices

Afternoon Demonstrations & Community Gathering (Free and Open to All), Register here: https://bit.ly/N2NGoodFire25
**From noon to 4 p.m., enjoy live fire demonstrations, grazing with goats, poetry, a CAL FIRE engine, local vendors, s'mores, and community organization booths.

Demonstrations include:

• Poems on Good Fire & Pyrosketchology — Calli-Jane West, Butte County Fire Safe Council
• Microcasting Demonstration — Dallas Koller (Burn Boss) & David Mitchell, BCRCD
• Fire History in a Changing Landscape — Kyle Mason, Climate Corps Fellow, member of the Juaneño Band of Mission Indians
• Grazing with goats—Sarah Jo McDowell, Butte County Fire Safe Council

The Good Fire Festival is funded by Neighbor-to-Neighbor and the California Fire Foundation, and hosted in partnership with the Butte County Fire Safe Council, Butte County Resource Conservation District's Prescribed Burn Association, BCCER's Ecotherapy Program, and the Paradise Recreation and Parks District.

• Participating Community Organizations: Butte Environmental Council, Camp Fire Restoration Project, Regenerating Paradise, CAL FIRE – Fire Department Paradise, Terra Fuego
• Local Vendors: Redbud Botanicals, Green Paradise Café, NikNek Lemonade

****Questions: Reach out to Blake Ellis at bellis@csuchico.edu or 812-773-2966 ****