Forestry
Forest Advisor Michael Jones promotes a Forestry Program for Mendocino, Lake, and Sonoma Counties that focuses on efforts to keep oak and conifer forests and the habitat they provide healthy and productive. Through research, education, and advise the program encourages biodiversity and sustainable management of these forestlands.
Interesting Forestry Articles
Planning and Permitting Forest Fuel-Reduction Projects on Private Lands in California (2022)
Yana Valachovic, Jared Gerstein, & Britta Goldstein
This publication presents some key considerations and insights into selecting the appropriate permit to facilitate fuel-reduction projects on private lands.
Adapting western North American forests to climate change and wildfires: 10 common questions (2021)
Susan J. Prichard, Paul F. Hessburg, R. Keala Hagmann, Nicholas A. Povak, Solomon Z. Dobrowski, Matthew D. Hurteau, Van R. Kane, Robert E. Keane, Leda N. Kobziar, Crystal A. Kolden, Malcolm North, Sean A. Parks, Hugh D. Safford, Jens T. Stevens, Larissa L. Yocom, Derek J. Churchill, Robert W. Gray, David W. Huffman, Frank K. Lake, & PratimaKhatri-Chhetri
We review science-based adaptation strategies for western North American forests that include restoring active fire regimes and fostering resilient structure and composition of forested landscapes. As part of the review, we address common questions associated with climate adaptation and realignment treatments that run counter to a broad consensus in the literature...
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Forest Research and Outreach Blog
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Deciduous Oak Woodland Restoration Permitting Options
California's forests and woodlands are always changing, and it takes time for California's regulatory framework to catch up to what's happening. After years of fire suppression, it is now common to see encroaching conifers (e.g., Douglas-fir) trees...
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UC ANR Forestry Team Welcomes Ali Azadfar, new Biomass and Forest Products Advisor
This fall, UC ANR's forestry team welcomed new Biomass and Forest Products Advisor Ali Azadfar to the Shasta, Siskiyou, and Trinity communities. Azadfar to comes to UC ANR's Siskiyou office with research and teaching experiences shaped by...
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Ryan Tompkins Wins Award for Outstanding Contributions to California Forestry
University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources (UCANR) Forestry Advisor Ryan Tompkins was posthumously awarded the Francis H. Raymond Award by the California Board of Forestry and Fire Protection (Board) on November 6, 2024. This award...
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Whitebark Pine Monitoring Continues at Lassen Volcanic National Park
Early one morning this fall, three National Park Service researchers from the Klamath Inventory and Monitoring Network (KLMN) scrambled over minivan-sized boulders on a remote butte in Lassen Volcanic National Park. Their...
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New California Agriculture article highlights effects of prescribed fire on young Sierra Nevada Mixed-Conifers
California's forests have long been adapted to fire, where the presence of regular, low-severity fires helped maintain forest health. After decades of fire suppression, many private forest landowners are interested in reintroducing fire to their...
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