Forest Research and Outreach Blog

Reposted from the Confluence, blog of the California Water Resources Institute Maryam Kia-Keating, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology at UC Santa Barbara and a Licensed Clinical Psychologist.

Reposted from UCANR News The changing climate predicted for California including less rain and higher day and nighttime temperatures is expected to cause chronic stress on many street tree species that have shaded and beautified urban areas for decades.

Reposted from the UCANR news Douglas DeWitt McCreary, UC Cooperative Extension natural resources specialist, died on Feb. 15 in Grass Valley. He was 72.

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During periods of "extreme fire conditions," PG&E will shut off electric power lines to prevent wildfires, reported Dale Kasler in the Sacramento Bee. The reporter spoke to Lenya Quinn-Davidson, UC Cooperative Extension area fire advisor in Northern California, about the utility's proposed actions.