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

UC ANR experts highlight solutions, interconnected stressors in milestone climate report

November 10, 2026

By Caroline D Champlin

California’s Fifth Climate Change Assessment offers a detailed appraisal of climate stressors weighing on regions across the state and prepares communities for worsening climate impacts.

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Land managers invited to up their game against roadside weeds at Yuba City training on Nov. 4

October 28, 2026

By Whitney B Brim-Deforest

The Yuba and Sutter Weed Management Area will take an in-depth look at managing weeds along roadsides and rights-of-way on Nov. 4.

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Golden dry meadow with scattered oak trees under clear blue sky; in the foreground and throughout the field are yellow flowers with sharp, spiky thorns

How to be a really successful weed? Break the rules

October 16, 2026

By Trina Kleist

In a new paper, UC Davis plant ecologists Justin Valliere and Jennifer Funk propose a framework for understanding how some invasive weeds thrive. Their approach could help improve efforts to manage plant invasions.

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View looking up into canopy of oak tree at Hopland REC

Celebrate oaks Oct. 17 at Hopland Research and Extension Center

October 13, 2026

By Hannah M Bird

Hopland REC will be hosting its second annual Oak Discovery Day on Oct. 17 (10 a.m.-3:30 p.m.). The family-friendly event features guided walks, tours, crafts, a play and art show.

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DLT with a dowel inserted through panels of wood

A sustainable construction material is reinvented at UC Berkeley’s Wood Lab

September 30, 2026

By UC Berkeley News

In a short video from UC Berkeley, learn about mechanically laminated timber (MLT) and the work of UC Berkeley Wood Lab co-director Paul Mayencourt.

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