Blog - Forest Research and Outreach

There is increasing concern about fire hazard from fuels accumulation in riparian areas and what forest landowners can do to manage these areas. Riparian vegetation and forests have ecological importance in terms of water quality and quantity, and wildlife and aquatic habitat.

Reposted from UC Merced News Credit: CalFire Firefighters in the 2021 Monument Fire in Shasta-Trinity National Forest An upside of the increase in forest fires in the West is that they reduce the amount of fuel available for other burns.

Reposted from UC ANR News The University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources is pleased to announce a new partnership with the California Stewardship Network to accelerate economic recovery across the state by tapping expertise in broadband development, small-business acumen, agricultura...

Now that the traditional fire season is nearing an end, it is never too late to think about steps to take before a wildfire impacts your home and forest.

Reposted from the Berkeley ESPM News ONLY YOU! For nearly eight decades, Smokey Bear's face and words have served as an emblematic warning about preventing forest fires, but his age-old motto only describes a tiny piece of the current challenge California faces today.