Green Blog

The University of California, Irvine campus is home to a vast urban forest consisting of approximately 30,000 trees located in a mix of landscape, riparian and open space settings.

After a rash of wildfires across Southern California in 2003, many counties, cities and neighborhoods adopted Community Wildfire Protection Plans to improve their preparedness and fire response.

Wildfires burning in western U.S. forests have increased in size and severity since the late 20th century, with a number of recent fires exhibiting characteristics that match the criteria for mass fires or fires that burn with high intensity over large continuous areas for long durations of time.

I found so many things; I found a hermit crab, a starfish, a sea anemone, exclaimed a Cherryland Elementary School student, his voice trailing off as he ventured back to the tide pools to explore more.

Thirty-eight young, budding naturalists sit in a meadow while journaling and sketching their observations of the wildflowers and birds around them.