Forest Research and Outreach Blog

University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources (UCANR) Forestry Advisor Ryan Tompkins was posthumously awarded the Francis H. Raymond Award by the California Board of Forestry and Fire Protection (Board) on November 6, 2024.

Early one morning this fall, three National Park Service researchers from the Klamath Inventory and Monitoring Network (KLMN) scrambled over minivan-sized boulders on a remote butte in Lassen Volcanic National Park.

California's forests have long been adapted to fire, where the presence of regular, low-severity fires helped maintain forest health. After decades of fire suppression, many private forest landowners are interested in reintroducing fire to their landscape through prescribed burns.

This July, San Luis Obispo county's first cultural burn since 1850 took place.

We have a responsibility now that we own a piece of land, shared Antonio, a new forest landowner who attended this year's inaugural California Tree School with his partner. It's important to take care of it.