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The Green Blog shares news and information related to forestry/wildfire, sustainability, climate, environmental stewardship and other green topics.

Oak trees dot the Hopland REC landscape with hills in background

Join first California Oak Discovery Day at Hopland REC Oct. 11

October 3, 2025

By Hannah M Bird

The UC Hopland Research and Extension Center invites the community to its first-ever California Oak Discovery Day on Saturday, Oct. 11. Free; registration required.

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Swain named to 2025 TIME100 Next list of emerging leaders

September 30, 2025

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

Daniel Swain, climate scientist with UC ANR, is on the 2025 TIME100 Next list recognizing 100 emerging leaders from around the world.

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Tribal youth participate in a traditional hand game

Tribal teachers, UCCE advisors open doors for next Native scientists

September 29, 2025

By Michael Hsu

Young people from the Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians and Hopland Band participated in a two-day program with talks by UC scientists and teachers of traditional knowledge.

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Webinar to discuss California indoor water-use efficiency regulations Sept. 29

September 25, 2025

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

A public webinar to kick off a residential water-use project led by the California Institute for Water Resources will be held on Monday, Sept. 29 from 1-4 p.m.

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Aerial view of a forest with nearly half of the trees brown

Climate, diseases driving death of several tree species in multiple California regions

September 15, 2025

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

UC ANR research shows fungi are increasingly causing trees to decline and die. Scientists found 10 woody plant species in six regions had succumbed to infections.

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