Forest Advisor and County Director Yana Valachovic works with forest landowners and natural resource professionals, providing UC Forest Research and Outreach information about redwood and Douglas-fir silviculture, forest stewardship, watershed management, oak woodlands, fire and fuels, and insect and disease management.
Staff Research Associate Brendan Twieg is a forest health researcher who provides sudden oak death education and outreach, and coordinates forest health detection and monitoring. Brendan also coordinates and provides expertise for forest health management efforts and serves as the GIS and data analysis guru for the North Coast Sudden Oak Death Program.
More to discover about Forestry and Forest Health in Humboldt
Forestry Institute for Teachers (FIT)
Find out what the Forestry Institute for Teacher (FIT) is and how teachers every year benefit from the instruction. You can also find out how to apply so you can attend.
Forestry Publications
Free Forest Stewardship Publications from UC ANR and Resources for Humboldt County Forest Landowners provide tailored guidance to local landowners.
Past Forestry Workshops
Want to watch forestry workshops that were held locally in past years? Check out Past Forestry Workshops.
Sudden Oak Death
Sudden Oak Death (SOD) is a lethal, canker-causing pathogen that has been found on a large number of trees, shrubs and herbaceous plants in the Pacific Northwest and Europe. Disease locations & monitoring, guides & best management practices, frequently asked questions, as well as past meetings can be found on our Sudden Oak Death page.
UC Forestry Research and Outreach
On the Forestry Research and Outreach page, you can learn more about forests, upcoming trainings and workshops, and the resources UC has made available to help deliver science-based information so we can support the ecology and stewardship of California's forestlands.
Woody Biomass
Learn about Woody Biomass: what it is, why it's the largest local source of power, what benefits come from using it for energy production, and more!
Guide to Common Local Tree Diseases
If you're trying to diagnose symptoms on trees in Humboldt and Del Norte Counties, this Guide to Common Local Tree Diseases can help you.