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.
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Forest Research and Outreach Blog
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Drought ‘refuges’ protect young coho salmon from summer heat
Reposted from the UC Berkeley News A seven-year project tracking young coho salmon in the Russian River watershed found that some habitats support the young fish even in the midst of extended drought. (California Sea Grant...
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Reducing wildfire risk includes building communities to coexist with fire
Reposted from the UCANR news The Camp Fire that destroyed the town of Paradise and other wildfires that have devastated communities in recent years have convinced wildfire experts that Californians need to take more than one approach...
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Attention to oak woodland conservation does not wane amid COVID-19 crisis
Reposted from the UCANR News California oak woodlands are highly prized ecoregions where stately trees, many of them hundreds of years old, are cornerstones of a habitat for wildlife and native plants. Sadly, some of these ecosystems are seriously...
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From being an engineer to researching nature’s engineers
Reposted from the Confluence “When I came face to face with beaver dams for the first time, I had what can only be described as a transformative experience,” says Emily Fairfax, an assistant professor of...
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Help for Californians navigating life during the coronavirus crisis
Reposted from the UCANR Knowledge Stream Find UC ANR community resources for the coronavirus crisis here. Theories abound as to what life will be like when we come out of our current predicament. And who can say? However, the focus for...
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RT @CaFireScience: Check out this new publication from @UCANR "Burn permits need to facilitate – not prevent – “good fire” in California."… Posted 2 days ago
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RT @UCsierraforest: Here's the first in the Prescribed Fire Webinar series organized by my colleagues at @UCCEMariposa. Thanks for asking m… Posted 10 days ago
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RT @rbalesuc: There is a role for ecosystem science in planning and managing land use, needed even more given pressures of #climate warming Posted 15 days ago
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RT @UCCESonoma: #Sonoma County loves our Oak trees. Check out the progress of our #citizenscience Sudden Oak Death Blitz. #SODBlitz provide… Posted 15 days ago
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RT @urbanfishDr: @MaxMoritzFire and Van Butsic's new Guide to Planning in Fire Prone Areas #FireSafety was just published - glad we could h… Posted 15 days ago