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UCANR: Protecting California's natural resources
Dams Ineffective for Cold-Water Conservation - Study of California Streams Reveals Fish Give Dams the Cold Shoulder
  • Author: Kat Kerlin
Published on: September 23, 2021

Reposted from UC Davis News

  • Knowing where cold water is likely to stay cold is critical for conservation. But “cold” is more than just a number on a thermometer. Dams do not adequately support cold-water ecosystems.

Dams poorly mimic the temperature patterns California streams require to support...

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Public Value: UCANR: Protecting California's natural resources
Tags: dam removal (1), dams (1), fish; cold water habitat (1), salmon (1), stream temperature; Anne Willis (1)
Focus Area Tags: Environment
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UCANR: Promoting healthy people and communities
How much wildfire smoke is infiltrating our homes?
  • Author: Kara Manke
Published on: September 1, 2021

Reposted from UC Berkeley News

As smoke from the Caldor Fire dulls the normally clear skies over Lake Tahoe, UC Berkeley scientists published the first study that examines how well Californians are able to keep the air in their homes safe during wildfire smoke events. (AP photo by Rich...

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Public Value: UCANR: Promoting healthy people and communities
Tags: Air Now (1), air quality (1), Allen Goldstein (2), filtration (1), indoor air quality (1), Purple Air (1), UC Berkeley (15), wildfire smoke (1), Yutong Liang (1)
Focus Area Tags: Environment
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UCANR: Protecting California's natural resources
Drought and Climate Change Shift Tree Disease in Sierra Nevada
  • Author: Kat Kerlin
Published on: August 27, 2021

Reposted from UC Davis News

Dry, Hot Climate Drives Blister Rust Disease Upslope, Threatening White Pines

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Public Value: UCANR: Protecting California's natural resources
Tags: Andrew Latimer (2), climate change (34), disease (1), elevation (1), forest pathogen (1), white pine blister rust (1)
Focus Area Tags: Environment
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UCANR: Protecting California's natural resources
UCLA Engineering Student Uses Drone Sensing in Prescribed Burns to Prevent Wildfires
  • Author: UCLA News
Published on: August 25, 2021

Reposted from UCLA Samueli Engineering Newsroom

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Public Value: UCANR: Protecting California's natural resources
Tags: Blodgett Forest (5), drones; Rob York (1), emmissions (2), Kevin Schwarm (1), prescribed fire (22), smoke (2), UCLA (1)
Focus Area Tags: Environment
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UCANR: Protecting California's natural resources
How wildfire can create healthier forests
  • Author: Anne Brice
Published on: August 23, 2021

Reposted from the Berkeley News

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Berkeley News writer Kara Manke discusses a new UC Berkeley report that shows how allowing lightning fires to burn in Yosemite's...

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Public Value: UCANR: Protecting California's natural resources
Tags: forest management (18), Illoutte Basin (2), Scott Stephens (21), wildfire (79)
Focus Area Tags: Environment
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