Teaching Assistant Position at Berkeley Forestry Camp Now Open
The Forestry Field Program (ESPM 105 A-D) is taught at the Forestry Summer Camp in the forests surrounding Meadow Valley, CA during the UC Berkeley summer session.
Berkeley Forests Now Hiring for Summer 2023: Forest Resource Assistants and Intern Forester
Berkeley Forests is seeking employees for our seasonal inventory and fuels crew and Intern Forester position. All positions are full-time, paid, and temporary and will be based at Blodgett Forest with potential for travel throughout the state.
California’s 2022 Fire Season: “A Remarkably Different Year”
Scott Stephens, professor of fire ecology in ESPM and co-director of Berkeley Forests, broke down 2022's "remarkably different" fire season for the Public Policy Institute of California.
Now Hiring: Join the Wildland Fire research team at UC Berkeley
The Stephens Wildland Fire Science Lab and Collins Landscape Fire Dynamics & Forest Management Lab at UC Berkeley are jointly seeking multiple fire ecology/fire science specialists to begin work in early 2023.
Berkeley Forests receives 3,244 acres of forested land in Shasta County from PG&E
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), in collaboration with the Shasta Land Trust, has officially transferred 3,244 acres of forestland in Shasta county to the University of California (University), adding a sixth research forest to the University’s existing network.
Researchers share what they’ve learned in the aftermath of the Mosquito Fire
Capital Public Radio reporter Manola Secaria joins Berkeley Forests Researchers and Managers for a tour highlighting lessons learned after the Mosquito Fire burned across Blodgett Research Forest.
Wildfires are getting worse. Can scientists save California’s forests from going up in smoke?
Following a tour of Blodgett in 2021, the LA Times has published an excellent piece on the tradeoffs of different management options and forest structures in dealing with the challenges facing California Forests.