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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Getting Your Ranching Operation Ready for Fire Season
Reposted from the Ranching in the Sierra Foothills blog Late last month, we held a Prescribed Fire on Working Landscapes workshop near Colfax, culminating in a small broadcast burn on the Edwards Family Tree Farm. As we prepared to...
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How will climate change affect Southern California?
Reposted from the UC ANR news UC Thelma Hansen Fund to host climate webinar series, April 27-29 Members of the public are invited to attend a free webinar series discussing the effects of climate change on...
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Wildfire’s devastation can linger long after the smoke has cleared
Reposted from UC Berkeley news Communities impacted by California's recent megafires, such as the 2018 Woolsey fire, can face lasting social and economic hardships, including high unemployment and housing shortages. (Public domain photo) For...
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Urban coyotes get collared by UC ANR researcher and community partners
Reposted from UC ANR News Coyote conflicts with Californians are on the rise, with reports of urban coyotes biting people and killing pets. In July, two people were bitten by a coyote in separate attacks on a trail in Mission...
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To reduce wildfire risk, forestland owners can do winter controlled burns, says UCCE expert
Reposted from the UC ANR news When conditions are right, winter can be a good time to conduct prescribed burns for forest management, says Rob York, UC Cooperative Extension forestry specialist. “A huge issue we have in California is...
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