Forest Research and Outreach

Irvine, Calif., March 2, 2023 Carbon dioxide emissions from wildfires, which have been gradually increasing since 2000, spiked drastically to a record high in 2021, according to an international team of researchers led by Earth system scientists at the University of California, Irvine.

Carol Fall is a local landowner and Assistant Chief for the Trinity Center Volunteer Fire Department. Check the volunteer fire station, is she there? If not, one might find Carol Fall steering the neighborhood elk away from her gardenagain.

As we prepare for wildfire in 2023, we reflect on what we learned from the 2022 fire season. From a statistical point of view, fewer acres were burned, and fortunately, fewer lives and homes were lost. Less than 400,000 acres were burned, a sevenfold reduction from 2021.

Reposted from UC ANR news Early detection increases the chances of eradicating pests Trees provide shade to keep us cool, produce oxygen for us to breathe and calm our nerves.

Reposted from UC Davis news A firefighter helps containment efforts during the Creek Fire response in 2020. (USDA, Pacific Southwest Forest Service) The proportion of good to bad fire in the Sierra Nevada is severely out of balance compared to historical rates.