Forestry & Natural Resources Solutions
UCCE Shasta Forestry provides research-based solutions and science-based programs for local natural resource challenges, focusing on key areas like wildfire preparedness, forest health, and woody biomass utilization. Our local advisor, Camila Quintana, connects residents to University of California resources, offering technical assistance and leveraging the statewide expertise of the UC ANR Fire Network to help communities live with fire.
Camila Quintana Del Carpio, Forestry Advisor: Shasta, Siskiyou & Trinity Counties
Camila Quintana is a Registered Professional Forester (RPF) and licensed Pest Control Advisor (PCA) with a passion for connecting people, science, and the land. A graduate of the University of California, Berkeley and the University of Georgia, she brings seven years of hands-on forestry experience and community-centered perspective to Northern California.
Camila completed her undergraduate degree at UC Berkeley in 2018, double majoring in Forestry and Environmental Science. After graduation, she marked timber and flagged watercourses before managing the reforestation program on 168,000 acres in Siskiyou and Shasta counties.
She is involved with the Forest Vegetation Management Conference and the California Forest Pest Council, where she’s helped lead field tours and explore new opportunities for engagement. Her fluency in Spanish also helps her connect with migrant reforestation workers and will help expand the reach of workshops hosted for across California’s forestry community.
In 2025, Camila earned her Master’s in Forest Resources from the University of Georgia with an emphasis on forest business. Her graduate work deepened her understanding of the economic side of forestry and strengthened her ability to connect sound science with practical management.
In her role with UC Cooperative Extension, Camila aims to address the key challenges facing local forest landowners and land managers. Over the next year, she will meet with community members, listen to their priorities, and build a program rooted in local needs—one that supports better forest management, expands access to natural resource education, and strengthens collaboration across Shasta, Trinity, and Siskiyou Counties.
Camila is excited to work with landowners, foresters, agencies, and anyone interested in natural resources.is focused on delivering science-based programs to serve forested communities.
Advisors extend university resources and information to local communities and advocate their community's needs to University of California researchers and administration. For immediate help, please reach out to Camila at caquintana@ucanr.edu or 530-224-4900. To keep up with activities of University of California Extension Forestry, join them on their Forest Research and Outreach facebook page.
Forestry Institute for Teachers is an immersive, week-long Professional Learning Program providing interdisciplinary, hands-on experiences for formal and informal educators
FIT brings K-12 educators from throughout California to Shasta County for a week-long crash course in forest ecology and management. The teachers develop curriculum for their students in other communities far removed from - yet highly interdependent upon - water, air, and products derived from forests.
Fire Recovery Resources Wildfires are challenging times. As first responders achieve containment of the active fire front, landscape and building recovery efforts are critical next steps. Shasta County has compiled a comprehensive resource to help residents and landowners through your fire recovery needs.
Landowner Assistance UC Cooperative Extensions provides assistance to forest landowners through workshops, demonstrations, newsletters, publications and other technical assistance.
UCANR Fire Network works to improve wildfire resilience across California. We provide science-based information, training and tools to help homeowners and communities reduce wildfire risk and live more safely with fire.
Woody Biomass Resources After nearly 50 years of research focus on the properties, mechanical processing, durability, and chemical processing of commercial species; an interest began to develop in woody biomass and underutilized wood resources. This new direction opened opportunities for state and federal funding.
UCCE Shasta website where you will find more resources and information.