Blog - Forest Research and Outreach

Visit the new Forest Stewardship Story Map! For the past four years, Kim Ingram, Forest Stewardship Education coordinator, has been listening closely to the private forest landowners who participate in her Forest Stewardship Workshop series.

For Yolo County's Tracy Katelman, being a self-proclaimed treehugger was a part of her identity. A forester though? I wasn't planning on getting my forester's license, she told me.

Last month, the UC ANR Forest Stewardship program hosted a presentation in collaboration with California American Forests, CALFIRE, and the U.S Forest Service concerning reforestation efforts throughout the state.

According to the USDA Forest Service Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) 2019 report for California, 179,446 acres of forestland convert to non-forest use (such as subdivisions for residential or commercial development) annually.

Earth Day 2023 celebrates the ways in which we can all invest in our planet, and forest landowners play a considerable role in this. Part of being a forest landowner is deciding where and when to invest your time, money, and energy.