- Author: Yana Valachovic
Published on: December 4, 2024

Oak woodlands with conifer encroachment
California's forests and woodlands are always changing, and it takes time for California's regulatory framework to catch up to what's happening. After years of fire suppression, it is now common to see encroaching conifers (e.g., Douglas-fir) trees moving into the deciduous woodlands of the Northern California and Coast Range. In these situations, Oregon white oak and California black oak woodlands struggle for light, and within a few decades, they die from the competition of the conifers. Along with this is the loss of the herbaceous plant communities and shifts in wildlife species that can utilize these woodlands.
Oak woodlands support high levels of biodiversity, provide unique habitats for wildlife, and are deeply...
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UCANR: Protecting California's natural resources
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Focus Area Tags: Natural Resources
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- Author: Grace Nguyen-Sovan Dean
Published on: April 8, 2024

Forest Stewardship workshop participants at an El Dorado County field day. Credit: K.Ingram.
While trees and forests are often emblematic of constancy in a fast-paced world, our state's forests are actually changing before our eyes. Since 2020, the UC ANR Forest Stewardship Education (FSE) program has been helping California's forest landowners be proactive about the inevitable shifts their forestland will experience. The Forest Stewardship and
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Focus Area Tags: Environment
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