SNE in the News

• Burning question: Can California prevent the next wildfire? - California Magazine - October 31, 2017
• We need novel ways to stave off wildfires - CityLab - October 26, 2017
• Don't get fooled by the calendar, October is deadly month for fires in California - The Sacramento Bee - October 24, 2017
• California needs to rethink urban fire risk after wine country tragedy - Los Angeles Times - October 24, 2017
• Experts call for changes in wake of deadly wildfires in Northern California - Ventura County Star - October 22, 2017
• Why were California's wildfires so deadly? The answer lies in the forest - Environmental Defense Fund - October 20, 2017
• Rain brings relief for burned soil, but expert worried about runoff - Ukiah Daily Journal - October 20, 2017
• "Like a blowtorch": Powerful winds fueled tornadoes of flame in Tubbs Fire - The San Francisco Chronicle - October 14, 2017
• How California's North Bay fires became the state's deadliest - NewsDeeply - October 17, 2017
• Firefighters begin to feel relief in Napa County Wildfires - Napa Valley Register - October 14, 2017
• California Blazes are Part of a Larger and Hotter Picture, Fire Researchers Say - Valley Public Radio - October 13, 2017
• Spending More on Fire Suppression Won't Reduce Losses - The San Francisco Chronicle - October 12, 2017
• What Needs to be Done to Stop Wildfires in Drought-Killed Forests - Water Deeply - October 11, 2017
• Tracking the damage of a disaster-in-progress - New Food Economy - October 10, 2017
• In the West, communities pioneer cooperative approach to fighting wildfires - The Christian Science Monitor - September 21, 2017
• Wildfires are raging across western North America and climate change is contributing - Vice News Canada - September 12, 2017
• Wildfire Season is Scorching the West - Climate Central - July 28, 2017
• The Detwiler Fire is active at night, and a scientist says that's relatively new - The Fresno Bee - July 22, 2017
• Why California's Wildfires Have Burned So Much Area So Early This Season - Capitol Public Radio - July 21, 2017
• Students learn about hydrology, wildlife, forests, climate and ecology - The Union Democrat - July 14, 2017
• After the drought: What about the trees? - The Union Democrat - June 30, 2017
• UC Berkeley forestry camp celebrates 100 years in the woods - The Sacramento Bee - June 23, 2017
• Coyote sightings on the rise as pup season arrives - The Daily Breeze - June 10, 2017
• As funds dry up, Oakland struggles to manage fire risk in hills - SF Chronicle - June 9, 2017
• How do coyotes thrive in Southern California? Scientists dissect 200-plus carcasses to find clues - The Orange County Register - June 8, 2017
• Spiked vests, new fencing latest tools to protect pets from coyotes - The Daily Breeze - May 20, 2017
• With Little Science, Cities Struggle to Formulate Coyote Policies - KQED - May 7, 2017
• Why Torrance wants to attach GPS devices to some local coyotes - The Daily Breeze - March 20, 2017
• Coyote attacks in California are on the rise; here's how to see if they're in your area - The Mercury News - March 6, 2017
• How Changing Marijuana Laws May Affect California's Water and Wildlife - News Deeply - March 22, 2017
• Study Finds Surprising Culprit Drives Forest Fire Behavior - KQED Science - November 28, 2016
• California Today: More Than 100 Million Trees Are Dead. What Now? - The New York Times - November 21, 2016
• Planned burns in Arizona, West vital to restoring forests - Arizona Daily Star - November 20, 2016
• Let It Burn: The Forest Service Wants To Stop Putting Out Some Fires - KQED Science - November 7, 2016
• New oak disease spreads from coast to foothills - The Union Democrat - Oct 21, 2016
• LA coyote plan aims to increase outreach, remain no-kill - The Daily Breeze - October 19, 2016
• Sudden oak death disease found in SLO County for the first time - The Tribune News - October 16, 2016
• Lighting up a new path: the Women-in-Fire Rx Fire Training Exercise (WTREX)- October 13, 2016
• Scientists Report Climate Change Behind Surge in Western Wildfires- KQED Science - October 11, 2016
• Bark beetles ravage forests of Tuolumne County - The Modesto Bee- October 10, 2016
• Siskiyou supervisors updated on wolf/livestock program - Mt. Shasta News - October 5, 2016
• Communities reel in revenue from sport fishing - September 13, 2016
• California's Ecosystems in Perpetual Drought - PPIC.org - August 30, 2016
• Like Tens of Millions of Matchsticks, California's Dead Trees Stand Ready to Burn - The New York Times - August 29, 2016
• California Wildfires: No Single Season Tells the Story - KQED Science - August 15, 2016
• Recreation on private land offers potential for conservation - August 9, 2016
• Soberanes Fire "Conundrum for Fire Managers" - Capital Public Radio - August 5, 2016
• The New Normal for Wildfires in California - Capital Public Radio - August 3, 2016
• Tanoak: Mostly an artisanal product - The Willits News - August 2, 2016
• Big Sur fire: Big blaze brings wildfire season to California's Central coast - The Mercury News- July  27, 2016
• As Wildfires Rage in California, Experts Say They Are Getting Bigger and Costing More - The New York Times - July 25, 2016
• Coexisting with Wildfire - American Scientist- July 2016
• State, County grapple with historic tree die-off - The San Diego Union-Tribune - June 27, 2016
• Here's what we don't know about urban coyotes, a growing issue in LA - The Daily Breeze - June 15, 2016
• Torrance, Los Angeles set to debate coyote management plans - The Daily Breeze - June 12, 2016
• The Push and Pull of Forest Fire Management- Undark.org - June 2, 2016
• Bill to protect oak woodlands moves to state Senate - Times Standard- June 1, 2016
• "They're everywhere": Coyote management plan needed in Los Angeles, councilman says - The Daily Breeze - Donna Littlejohn - May 23, 2016
• Burning questions about what forest fires actually do - May 18, 2016
• Shearing students learn sheep basics in Hopland - Ukiah Daily Journal - Justine Frederiksen - May 12, 2016
• Mendocino County sheep shearing class wild and wooly - The Press Democrat - Glenda Anderson - May 12, 2016
• Fire devoured chaparral plots at UC facility to set up a research project - May 9, 2016
• As Western Canada burns, wildfires down dramatically after wet winter in California - The Mercury News - Lindzi Wessel - May 6, 2016
• Does Biomass Still Have A Place in Humboldt County's Energy Future? - Jefferson Public Radio - Michael Joyce - May 2, 2016
• Partnership brings $2.6 million to North Coast to restore oak woodlands - February 24, 2016
• Humboldt County ranching family honored with international award - Times Standard - Steven Moore- February 15, 2016
• Redwood Science Symposium - Sept 13-16, 2016 in Eureka - February 11, 2016
• Forest management not so hot at fighting warming- Science News- Thomas Sumner- February 4, 2016
• Thinning improves forest health but can impact wildlife, study finds - Capital Press- Tim Hearden - January 26, 2016
• Scientific consensus says U.S. Forest Service should implement proposed forest treatments - January 5, 2016
• Kimberly Rodrigues: Center's research helping community protect wildlife, raise sheep - Redding Record Searchlight- December 29, 2015
• Proceedings Available - 7th California Oak Symposium: Managing Oak Woodlands in a Dynamic World - December 10, 2015
• Living with Wildlife While Managing Working Landscapes- Ukiah Daily Journal- Sarah Reith- December 9, 2015
• Will El Nino be able to flush fish invaders out of the L.A. River?  - L.A. Times - Louis Sahagun- December 1, 2015
• Burned forestland needs erosion protection - November 4, 2015
• What to do with woody waste in forests - October 19, 2015
• Low residual dry matter on rangeland a concern heading into wet season - October 2, 2015
• California Naturalist Program named "program of the year" by national organization - October 2, 2015
• Sudden oak death moving to urban areas; 3 steps to protect oaks - September 25, 2015
• Children's magazine focuses on rangeland animals - September 24, 2015
• Manic suppression: Now is our chance to reform wildfire management - September 18, 2015
• Even without rain, the California Naturalist Program blooms in Southern California - September 2, 2015
• UC Cooperative Extension Specialists Say Water Your Prized Oak Trees Once a Month - August 21, 2015
• Southern California is at risk for a giant fire too- August 7, 2015
• Rocky fire is raging through bone dry chapparal shrublands - August 5, 2015
• Wildfires are unpredictable, but preparation can help protect homes and animals - August 5, 2015
• How Firescaping the Yard can Protect Your Home From Blazes During Wildfire Season- Inland Valley Daily Bulletin- Suzanne Sproul- July 30, 2015
• Farmers' social networks key to spreading knowledge- Stockton Record- Reed Fujii- July 28, 2015
• California drought toll: First your lawn, now your trees- KQED Science- Rachael Myrow- July 22, 2015
• California motorists get scary lesson about dangers of wildfires- Scientific American- Malavika Vyawahare- July 22, 2015
• Fresno Area UC Ag Center generates 98 percent of electrical power and saves thousands of dollars- JKB Energy- July 17, 2015
• Drought is impacting California’s wildflowers - July 15, 2015
• Irrigating Oaks in the Drought - July 15, 2015
• Burned Out: Why Western Wildfires Have Gotten Bigger, Fiercer and More Common- KQED News- Andy Warner- June 15, 2015
• Forest and tree health in a time of drought - June 8, 2015
• Public to weigh in on Sierra Nevada forest recommendations May 27 - May 22, 2015
• People and cattle can share open space - May 7, 2015
• King Fire provides learning opportunities - April 29, 2015
• Help an oak tree tolerate severe drought - April 24, 2015
• Becoming a fire-adapted community - April 10, 2015
• Take a short jaunt in Mariposa to see a treasure of California native plants - March 31, 2015
• Five-foot zone free of plants can help rural homes’ fire survival - March 18, 2015
• UC to study the fate of street trees grown in increasingly popular bioswales - March 16, 2015
• California: A good place to bee - March 4, 2015
• Teachers invited to learn about natural resources in the forest - March 4, 2015
• California black rail likes leaks - March 3, 2015
• Thinning is an effective tool for management of blue oak woodlands - February 20, 2015
• International Year of Soils celebrates a life-sustaining natural resource - February 13, 2015
• Fast and easy rangeland monitoring using repeat photography - January 29, 2015
• Air pollution is ravaging what’s left of California’s native coastal sage scrubland - January 23, 2015
• Exotic mange found in California golden eagles - January 21, 2015
• Turkey vultures have peculiar nesting habits, study finds - January 9, 2015
• There are no passengers on spaceship earth. We are all crew - January 8, 2015
• Drought talk draws ranchers, researchers and climatologists - November 26, 2014
• The effects of density and high severity fire on tree and forest health - November 13, 2014
• The California Naturalist program hits its stride - October 30, 2014
• UCCE helps span the boundary between fire science management in California - October 28, 2014
• A guide for California wanna-bees - October 15, 2014
• Saving the Mojave desert tortoise - September 16, 2014
• The Clear Lake hitch get new protection - September 4, 2014
• Looking ahead: Post drought rangeland management - September 3, 2014
• UCCE leads Northern California Fire Science Consortium - August 21, 2014
• UC leads a long tradition of environmental stewardship in California - July 25, 2014
• Connecting wildfires to climate change and drought - July 16, 2014
• Does social media reveal how we feel about cattle grazing? - June 18, 2014
• When removing invasive species threatens endangered ones - June 11, 2014
• Ranchers concerned about invasion of Medusahead weed on foothill rangeland - June 5, 2014
• Taming Sierra flames - June 4, 2014
• Protect the environment by leaving firewood at home - May 20, 2014
• The California drought is helping return the weather pattern to normal - March 27, 2014
• Pollinators in trouble - March 26, 2014
• Aspen grove restoration doesn’t impact local streams - March 14, 2014
• New book helps pros manage invasive weeds in California forests - March 5, 2014
• What happens when a wildfire sweeps through your study area? - February 27, 2014
• Native oaks stressed by drought may recover - January 31, 2014
• Berkeley team tackles environmental “critical zone” - January 28, 2014
• UC Davis scientists share perspectives on endangered species - January 16, 2014
• Yosemite toad undeterred by cows grazing in meadows - December 20, 2013
• Is livestock’s contribution to climate change still being overestimated? - December 9, 2013
• Cutting down a Christmas tree is sustainable family fun - November 14, 2013
• Generating energy from forest products - November 8, 2013
• California's lead ammunition ban was product of years of research - October 31, 2013
• Longer human life spans linked to endangered species loss - October 16, 2013
• Honey bees: Should they be banned from native plant restoration areas? - October 2, 2013
• Coast redwoods increasingly susceptible to fire damage - September 4, 2013
• Cattle grazing and clean water not mutually exclusive - July 3, 2013
• Beautiful but ecologically harmful shrubs get a foothold in California forests - June 14, 2013
• Climate change threatens California native fish - June 12, 2013
• Sierra forests need to burn more often - May 23, 2013
• Bodega Marine Lab keeps watch on ocean temperatures - May 22, 2013
• SoilWeb reveals what's hidden underneath the ground's surface - May 16, 2013
• Weather changes, global warming doesn’t - May 14, 2013
• This Earth Day, UC pushes for healthier California forest lands - April 16, 2013
• Perils of illegal marijuana crops - April 2, 2013
• Movie star helps raise awareness about threats to California oaks - March 11, 2013
• Don’t flush those fish! - February 6, 2013
• Evidence of rodenticide poisoning of wildlife found in the Sierra - December 18, 2012
• Scientists seek solutions to Salton Sea woes - December 5, 2012
• Zebra mussels and quagga mussels threaten California water systems - October 24, 2012
• Take action to help improve red fox conservation efforts - October 19, 2012
• Web-based tools' contribution to public participation and natural resource management - September 26, 2012
• Forest lands may benefit from active restoration after wildfire - August 21, 2012