- Author: Grace Nguyen-Sovan Dean
![Forestry Advisor Rick Satomi leads participants in a forest orienteering class at CA Tree School- El Dorado. Credit: G.Dean](https://ucanr.edu/blogs/forestrymgmt/blogfiles/107538small.jpg)
“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.”
A unique ‘one-stop-shop' for forestry education based upon the OSU Extension model, California Tree School was piloted this year in both Mendocino and El Dorado counties. Open tonew and...
- Author: Grace Nguyen-Sovan Dean
![UC ANR Forestry Advisor Mike Jones leads participants in a field class on oak woodland ecosystems. Credit: G.Dean..](https://ucanr.edu/blogs/forestrymgmt/blogfiles/106928small.jpg)
5,000 acres of Mendocino County oak woodlands provided the backdrop for UC ANR's first California Tree School session on May 4, which saw 45
- Author: Grace Nguyen-Sovan Dean
![The Tahoe RCD’s Fire Adapted Communities (FAC) program works to connect, educate, and empower Tahoe Basin residents to prepare for wildfire. Credit: Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team.](https://ucanr.edu/blogs/forestrymgmt/blogfiles/106327small.png)
When looking to improve a region's wildfire resiliency, considering the impact of neighborhood level action cannot be understated. By tapping into existing community ties, the Tahoe RCD's Network of Fire Adapted Communities (Tahoe Network) program is helping increase the number of Tahoe Basin homeowners taking proactive, educated steps toward wildfire preparedness. The Tahoe Network's multi-pronged approach utilizes information distribution and community organizing to support neighborhoods who are taking steps, both small and large,...
- Author: Grace Nguyen-Sovan Dean
![Forest Stewardship workshop participants at an El Dorado County field day. Credit: K.Ingram.](https://ucanr.edu/blogs/forestrymgmt/blogfiles/105989small.jpg)
- Author: Nic Dutch
![FSE Richmond Field Station field day attendees. Credit: K.Ingram](https://ucanr.edu/blogs/forestrymgmt/blogfiles/105917small.jpg)
Today, the revitalization of the UC Wood Products laboratory at the Richmond Field Station outpost is led by Berkeley's UCCE Assistant Professors and Extension Specialists Dr. Daniel Sanchez and Dr. Paul Mayencourt.
Sanchez leads the Carbon Removal Lab and his work advocates for the adoption of innovative biomass utilization technologies, which encourages policymakers and industry leaders to learn, collaborate and support utilization of woody biomass and wood products. Mayencourt researches the utilization of underutilized small-diameter trees,...