The Wildfire Resilience Training
Reduce. Respond. Regenerate.
STARTS FEBRUARY 2026!!
Are you living in an area that has or can experience wildfire? Do you want to learn how to reduce the risk of a fire, protect your home from burning, or restore land and livelihoods after a catastrophic fire? Are you managing land that is now wildfire prone and want to learn how to protect and restore it? Do you want to be FIRE RESILIENT?
If this sounds like you, then you’re in the right place.
Introducing The Wildfire Resilience Training
Designed together with experts from around the world who have experience working with and in fire prone ecosystems, this brand new training will take you step-by-step through the full wildfire recovery and risk reduction journey, and equip you with the essential, practical, first-hand knowledge on how to navigate every stage of wildfire recovery – from urgent post-fire needs to long-term land restoration.
Who this training is for
Landowners
seeking practical strategies to reduce wildfire risk while protecting their property and community
Concerned citizens
ready to take meaningful action to help moderate climate extremes like mega fire and floods
Land management organisations and practitioners
looking to strengthen their wildfire resilience plans
How this training will equip you
REDUCE the risk of catastrophic wildfire
- Learn how to read the landscape and work with it
- Fireproof your property with holistic design
- Turn hazardous “fuels to tools”
- Plan and implement water retention and rehydration systems
RESPOND to heal the land & community post-megafire
- What to do immediately after wildfire strikes
- Erosion and toxic runoff prevention, mitigation, and remediation
- How to organize as a community and heal
- Navigating the cleanup and rebuilding process 0-18 months
REGENERATE your land, your community, your planet
- Learn how to think like nature to regenerate land and livelihoods
- Rebuild and re-design fire resilient homes and landscapes
- Create a holistic management plan perfect for your situation
- Work with others to take action and make lasting change
Meet the main training presenter, Matthew Trumm
Matthew is a Permaculture educator, designer, consultant, and regenerative landscape contractor from Oroville, California. Since beginning his Permaculture studies in 2011, he has dedicated his life to sharing its benefits and pioneering projects across the state.
In 2018, the devastating Camp Fire destroyed the town of Paradise. Soon after, Matthew joined John D. Liu, local residents, and experts to envision ways to restore the land and livelihoods, creating a model for regeneration in disaster-affected regions.
In 2019, he founded the Camp Fire Restoration Project and launched the Paradise Eco Camp – the first Ecosystem Restoration Community in the US and the world’s first mobile disaster response camp. After another major fire destroyed his family’s land two years later, he established Treetop Permaculture to support post-fire recovery in Berry Creek and Feather Falls, officially joining the global ERC movement in 2025.
For the past seven years, Matthew has focused on wildfire prevention and post-fire recovery, leading workshops on fire-resilient design and restoration. Through this new training, he shares proven strategies from a wide network of experts to help build resilient landscapes and communities.
We’re valuing the extractive systems and we’re devaluing the life support systems, and that’s a mistake. Generally all empires fall apart when they destroy their ecosystems. The period we are in is how do we restore ecosystems. And if the people in charge don’t understand this then it is left to the people who understand what it means.
Our expert course contributors
We have gathered a spectacular line up of experts. See below – with many more to come!
John D. Liu
Ecological Documentary Filmmaker, Founder of ERC movement
Brock Dolman
Wildlife and Restoration Ecologist, Permaculture Educator
Geoff Lawton
Permaculture Educator, Consultant, Designer
Lee Klinger
Soil Scientist and Consultant
Raleigh Latham
Educator, Soil Consultant
Keisha Ernst
Microbe Farmer, Consultant, Sierra Soil Biology Association
Zeke Lunder
Wildfire Mapper and Specialist
Alan Booker
Holistic Designer, Permaculturalist
Magan Herrera
Berry Creek Tribal Member, Indigenous Herbalist, Tribal Naturalist
Paul Wheaton
Permaculture Author, Master Gardener, Software Engineer
Nic Rotundo
Restoration Agriculturalist
Matthew Trumm
Permaculture Educator, Consultant, Designer, Landscape Contractor
Rebekah Uccellini
Post Disaster Community Advocate, Facilitator, Permaculture Designer
Miguel Elliott
Natural Builder, Educator
Matt Powers
Permaculture Educator, Author
Ken Scherer
Biochar Consultant
Penny Livingston-Clark
Permaculture Educator, Consultant, Designer
Don Hankins
Professor of Pyro-Geography
Casey Ernst
Compost and Soil Consultant, Permaculture Teacher
Erik Ohlsen
Regenerative Designer, Permaculture Teacher, Landscape Contractor, Author
The course modules
The Wildfire Resilience Training program is presented in six comprehensive modules:
Module 1
Understanding Fire & Fire Ecosystems
Module 2
Restoring Lands & Livelihoods after Fire
Module 3
Reducing Wildfire Risk & Designing for Resilience
Module 4
Mid Fire Action
Module 5
Ongoing Land Management
Module 6
Taking action
It IS possible to fireproof any human landscape, it’s simple. But we would have to re-engineer the whole landscape.
Ready to learn more?
Sign up for our FREE informative webinar! Meet Matthew Trumm, learn more about what you can expect from this expert-led training, and get answers to any questions you may have. Choose one of these date and time slots that work for you:
Thursday November 27, 2025
10am California time (PST) / 6pm Central European Time (CET)
Monday December 1, 2025
6pm California time (PST)
Secure your place on the training!
We offer a Low Income and Mid Tier rate to make the course accessible to people from all income levels.
Or, if you’re able, you can choose our Pay It Forward rate and your extra contribution will go directly into our bursary fund, helping others who might not otherwise be able to attend.
Payment plans are available from as little as $80.50 per month. Scroll further down to select this option.
Select a payment plan
All payment plans are spread over 10 payments. Payments start from when you sign up and are collected in monthly intervals.
The early bird discount is available until November 30th and is automatically applied at checkout.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
When does the training start?
The training gets going on February 23rd, 2026 and runs until October 4th, 2026, with a Summer break over August.
How do the lessons work?
There will be 2 hours of content each week followed by Q&A sessions with live panelists (conveniently held in 2 different time zones). We recommend that students complete the content by the end of the week so they can get the most out of the live Q&A’s.
How much time do I need to commit to this training?
You will need 3 – 5 hours per week to watch the video lectures, attend the Q+As and discussions, and engage with the optional additional learning materials.
I am not based in the US – will this training be relevant to me in my country?
The training has been designed to be relevant to any country around the world that is experiencing wildfires. We have selected specialist teachers from different parts of the world to ensure that the training resonates with as many people as possible. Wildfires have become a global concern, and our training reflects that.
I am a wildfire survivor. Can I receive a discount on the training price?
Yes! We have a limited number of discounted places available to wildfire survivors looking to do the training. If this applies to you, apply here.
Are discounts offered on group bookings?
Yes. A 10% discount is applicable for groups of 10 or more. Reach out to book your group.
I have more questions. Who can I reach out to?
Matthew is happy to answer any of your questions about the training, just shoot him an email.
We can either fight fires in the worst of conditions, or light fires in the best of conditions.
