Mar 6, 2019
Ecological restoration projects actively involving indigenous peoples and local communities are more successful. A new study places value on indigenous and local knowledge contribution in the restoring of degraded ecosystems, and highlights the need to engage them in...
Mar 5, 2019
Article from Sacramento Bee, March 4, 2019 Read the full article here: https://www.sacbee.com/news/state/california/article227101284.html
Oct 27, 2018
California is a global leader in using, investing in, and advancing research to set proactive climate change policy, and its Climate Change Assessments provide the scientific foundation for understanding climaterelated vulnerability at the local scale and informing...
Jun 16, 2018
The Tree Mortality Task Force (TMTF) is comprised of state and federal agencies, local governments, utilities, and various stakeholders that coordinate emergency protective actions, and monitor conditions to address large areas of tree mortality resulting from six...
Jun 2, 2018
Abstract: Restoration of western dry forests in the USA often focuses on reducing fuel loads. In the range of the spotted owl, these treatments may reduce canopy cover and tree density, which could reduce preferred habitat conditions for the owl and other sensitive...
Jun 2, 2018
Abstract The Battle Creek watershed in northern California was historically important for its Chinook salmon populations, now at remnant levels due to land and wat er uses. Privately owned portions of the watershed are managed primarily for timber production, which...