Forest Research and Outreach

Reposted from the UCANR Green Blog Healthy California wildlands were managed with periodic wild and cultural fires for millennia. As the state's population and development grew, officials suppressed most fires out of concern for people, homes and businesses.

Lake Tahoe is known for its beautiful blue waters and remarkable transparency. But its clarity is threatened by climate change and urbanization and billions of tiny invasive shrimp.

Reposted from the UC Berkeley News Outdoor environmental education can be a game-changer for many children, especially urban dwellers who have limited access to open space or school-based science classes.

Reposted from the UCANR News California's most destructive wildfire year on record was 2018, with devastating fires occurring in Northern California oak woodlands. From 2015 to 2017, six of California's 20 most deadly and destructive fires in history occurred in these areas.

Reposted from the UC Berkeley College of Natural Resources News Fire has been a central component in California's natural and human history for millennia.