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Are Blackouts Here to Stay? A Look into the Future (E&E News) Anne C. Mulkern, Nov. 15 Throughout the United States, between roughly 2000 and 2010, about 75% of homes that burned in wildfires were located in the WUI, said Van Butsic, a land use specialist at the University of California, Berkeley.

Ingram named forest stewardship education academic coordinator Kim Ingram is now an academic coordinator for forest stewardship education as of Nov. 18, 2019. She is also a trainer for UC ANR's Collaborative Facilitation Skills workshop and is involved with diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.

The ecosystem services of landscapes in California are essential to the state's future, but many people take them for granted.

We humans exhibit complex social behavior. So do honey bees. Honey bees exhibit complex social behavior that rivals our own, internationally recognized honey bee geneticist Robert E. Page Jr.

Sudden Oak Death (SOD), a serious exotic tree disease, threatens the survival of tanoak and several oak species in California. Currently, SOD infects trees in 14 coastal California counties, from Monterey to Humboldt.

Internationally recognized honey bee geneticist Robert E. Page Jr., recipient of the 2019 UC Davis Distinguished Emeritus Award, will present a BrainFood Seminar at 11:30 a.m., Thursday, Nov. 14 in the Walter A. Buehler Alumni Center on The Social Contract: How Complex Social Behavior Evolves.

On June 6, 2019 UC Cooperative Extension (UCCE) and burn boss Phil Dye led a 2.7-acre prescribed burn on a ranch in Bitterwater.

Why we need to treat wildfire as a public health issue in California (The Conversation) Faith Kearns and Max Moritz, Oct 15 As researchers who have worked extensively on fire in California, we believe it is time to treat fires that affect communities as the public health challenge they have become.

While many California communities have been left without power, UC Cooperative Extension fire scientist Lenya Quinn-Davidson worries that last year's Camp Fire has put too much focus on utility companies as the cause of fires, reported Tara Law in TIME.

Last week, Governor Gavin Newsom signed a series of bills aimed at improving California's wildfire prevention, mitigation and response efforts.