Forest Fuels

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A group of people watch a demonstration of the Ring of Fire tool. A Ring of Fire is used to create biochar.
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FREE Forest Stewardship Field Day: Biochar - a management tool for small forest landowners (Tuolumne)

Event Date
Mar 14, 2026

Join the UC ANR Forest Stewardship team, UC ANR Woody Biomass Advisors, and the Biochar Coalition to learn about biochar applications for small forest landowners. Forest landowners and managers, natural resources professionals and students, and interested members of the public are welcome to attend. …
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Picture of a redwood tree with small diameter trees surrounding it.
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California Tree School: Humboldt Session

Event Date
May 2, 2026

Join UC ANR Forest Stewardship and College of the Redwoods for a day of forestry education like no other!California Tree School: Humboldt Session is a unique forestry, fire, and natural resources education event offered in Eureka, CA. Throughout the day, attendees will take 4 classes led by UC ANR academics…
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Forest Stewardship workshop participants at an in-person field day.
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Forest Stewardship Workshop: Online and in Plumas County

Event Date
Aug 4, 2026 - Sep 29, 2026

Forest landowners across California are invited to the next Forest Stewardship workshop! Get equipped with the knowledge to better understand and protect your forestland. By participating, you will develop a forest management plan, connect with forestry professionals at UC ANR, and become eligible for a…
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Photo of a burn pile
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Forest Stewardship Field Day: Russell Research Forest Walking Tour

Event Date
Nov 9, 2025

FREE EVENT: Join UC Berkeley Forestry Instructor Rainbow De Silva to learn about the history of UC Berkeley's Russell Research Forest and its fire-adapted ecosystem!All are welcome to attend: forest landowners, land managers, natural resources professionals, students, and interested members of the public…
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Biomass Facility Tour: Tuolumne County

Event Date
Jun 4, 2025

Visit the newly developed Heartwood Biomass facility in Jamestown. Heartwood Biomass specializes in utilizing woody biomass such as small-diameter trees and forest management residuals to make wood products. By making value-added products using otherwise non-merchantable materials, Heartwood Biomass aims to…
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Forest Stewardship Workshop: Yuba/Nevada

Event Date
Jul 1, 2025 - Aug 26, 2025

Forest landowners in Yuba and Nevada counties are invited to the next Forest Stewardship workshop! Get equipped with the knowledge to better understand and protect your forestland. By participating, you will develop a forest management plan, connect with forestry professionals at UC ANR, and become…
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Redwood Fuels Mitigation Study Tour

Event Date
May 14, 2025

  The Redwood Fuels Mitigation research project tested six fuels treatments to explore the benefits and tradeoffs of different fuels management strategies for managing wildfire risk in the redwoods. The findings from this project will be crucial for helping forest stewards adapt to increasing fire…
Mendocino County
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Central Sierra: News & Updates

The Advisors, Academics, and Specialists of the UC Cooperative Extension in Central Sierra are hard at work in the field learning about what matters to the people in Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Tuolumne Counties and beyond. In these articles, they share important news and updates about their work and…
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Figure 3. Dr. Li Wang, lead development scientist at the West Biofuels R&D facility, explaining the design of its gasification system
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Exploring Biomass Utilization Pathways with West Biofuels

July 1, 2026
By Cindy X Chen
In April 2026, under the coordination of Woody Biomass and Forest Products Advisor, Dr. Cindy Chen, a team from University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC ANR) had the opportunity to tour the facilities of West Biofuels — its Hat Creek Bioenergy Plant in Burney and the Research and…
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