Forest Research and Outreach

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Lessons on wildfire resilience from a 4,000-acre forest lab

February 2nd, 2022
Reposted from the UC Berkeley News In his years managing California woodlands, Rob York has come up with a few quick and easy ways to gage whether a forest is prepared for wildfire. The first question I like to ask is, Can you run through the forest?' York says.
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Just what is a ‘resilient’ forest, anyway?

January 20th, 2022
Reposted from UC ANR news What does a resilient forest look like in California's Sierra Nevada? A lot fewer trees than we're used to, according to a study of frequent-fire forests from the University of California, Davis.
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Fuels Management in Creeks and Streambeds

December 10th, 2021
By Kimberly C Ingram
There is increasing concern about fire hazard from fuels accumulation in riparian areas and what forest landowners can do to manage these areas. Riparian vegetation and forests have ecological importance in terms of water quality and quantity, and wildlife and aquatic habitat.
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Study shows climate-driven forest fires on the rise

November 22nd, 2021
Reposted from UC Merced News Credit: CalFire Firefighters in the 2021 Monument Fire in Shasta-Trinity National Forest An upside of the increase in forest fires in the West is that they reduce the amount of fuel available for other burns.
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