Release date: March 2026Reviewed by: UC Cooperative Extension Post-Fire Forest Resilience Stewardship teamPrepared by: Nic Dutch and Rob York Effective post-fire reforestation relies on investing in management practices that promote resilient forests capable of withstanding shifting climate…
Prepared by: Nic DutchReviewed by: UC Cooperative Extension Post-Fire Forest Resilience TeamRelease date: March 2026 Post-fire reforestation requires strategic decision-making because of the increase in high severity fire and changing climate. Fires now burn more area at higher severity than they did…
Prepared and reviewed by: UC Cooperative Extension Post-Fire Forest Resilience Stewardship teamRelease date: March 2026 California's forests are burning at unprecedented rates. In the Sierra Nevada and Cascades, forest area burned at high severity fire has increased from 7% historically to 36% in recent…
Release date: March 2026Reviewed by: UC Cooperative Extension Post-Fire Forest Resilience Stewardship teamPrepared by: Nic Dutch and Susie KocherResiliency in California ForestsIt’s often necessary to plant trees to restore forests after high severity wildfire. Deciding how many and what kind of trees to…
Release date: March 2026. Reforestation success depends on obtaining appropriate seedlings and maintaining their quality from nursery to planting site. However, California faces critical bottlenecks in seed collection, nursery capacity, and coordinated reforestation efforts. This has led to a backlog of 1.5…
