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  • Cannabis grows near a salmon stream in Humboldt County. Environmental impacts of cannabis are among the research funded to inform cannabis policy in California.
    UC ANR scientists receive state cannabis research grants

    Nov 19, 2020

    • Environment
  • To build on fire-prone landscapes, we need better guidance on where and how to safely build our communities.
    Reducing wildfire risk includes building communities to coexist with fire

    Jul 8, 2020

    • Environment
    • Natural Resources
  • Cannabis grows in Siskiyou County as seen from Google Earth. Research has shown that illegal cannabis production causes environmental damage.
    Cannabis growers asked to comment on permit process

    Jul 5, 2019

    • Environment
  • A crop of California almonds, grown on a plot of land that was previously home to grassland. Photo: Luke Macaulay
    CalLands maps cropland ownership across California

    Mar 19, 2019

    • Agriculture
    • Natural Resources
  • Peach root-knot nematode-infected almond tree in a two-year-old orchard. Photo by Andreas Westphal
    February 2019 news clips

    Feb 28, 2019

  • Tree leaves and needles are removed because they block sunlight needed for marijuana plants. Pacific Southwest Region 5 photo, via Flickr
    New Cannabis Research Center to explore environmental, social impacts of legalization

    Jan 29, 2019

    • Environment
  • Sheep and cattle grazing can reduce the fuel load for a potential wildfire. (Photo: Dan Macon)
    Livestock grazing helps California tackle wildfire

    Jan 22, 2019

    • Environment
  • Keith Gilless, left, and Maggi Kelly, second from right, discussed wildfire at the Commonwealth Club on Dec. 4.
    December news clips

    Jan 3, 2019

  • August 2018 News Clips 8/16-8/31

    Aug 31, 2018

  • UC ANR scientists say society tends to be concerned about wildfires during and immediately after high-profile catastrophic events. However, the attention is often short-lived and doesn't generate change before the next fire strikes.
    Wildland-urban interface residents still build after burns

    Aug 28, 2018

    • Environment
  • Cannabis grows near a salmon stream Humboldt. Diverting water to irrigate cannabis can dewater streams during the summer and impact wildlife.
    Cannabis crop expansion into forests threatens wildlife habitat

    Oct 30, 2017

  • “Actions to arrest the decline in forest health will take place far from urban centers,” said Van Butsic, a coauthor of the report.
    Decreasing forest density will reduce fire risk, build climate resilience

    Sep 18, 2017

  • UC Cooperative Extension advisor Deborah Giraud has called a meeting with Humboldt County cannabis growers to discuss the industry's environmental impacts.
    UC Cooperative Extension reaching out to NorCal cannabis growers

    Oct 3, 2016

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