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Rainy Winter Spreads Sudden Oak Death
Sudden Oak Death, a disease caused by Phytophthora ramorum, a pernicious water mold that slunk from nursery plants into Northern and Central California wildlands two decades ago spreads. Matteo Garbelotto, a plant pathologist at UC Berkeley, has d
Protect Your Property from Wildfire
The Insurance Insitute for Business & Home Safety recently released a new report on how to protect your property from wildfire.
Worried About Dead Trees in California Forests? Blame Fire Suppression
"Fire suppression has caused a change in forest structure, and that change is interacting with changes in climate, to drive mortality," says Stephens. But the story gets a bit more complicated still, because it's rarely thirst itself that kills the trees.
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Grouse Ridge Forest Easement for Bear Yuba Land Trust PG&E Land Donated to UC
As part of its land conservation commitment, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) recently donated 1,459 acres to the University of California (UC). The transfer was immediately followed by the conveyance of a conservation easement to Bear Yuba Land Trust (BYLT), permanently protecting high-country forest land and important wildlife habitat.
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Drones help monitor health of giant sequoias
Todd Dawson’s field equipment always includes ropes and ascenders, which he and his team use to climb hundreds of feet into the canopies of the world’s largest trees, California’s redwoods.
It’s laborious work, but he’ll soon be getting a little help. From drones.
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Study Finds Surprising Culprit Drives Forest Fire Behavior
Temperatures are rising and forest fires, already larger and more frequent than the historical norm, are projected to increase dramatically with anthropogenic warming. But a study released last week found an influence on past fire activity even greater than climate: human beings. The way humans have used land in the Sierra has had more effect on fire behavior than climate change.
New Aerial Survey Identifies More Than 100 Million Dead Trees in California
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today that the U.S. Forest Service has identified an additional 36 million dead trees across California since its last aerial survey in May 2016. This brings the total number of dead trees since 2010 to over 102 million on 7.7 million acres of California's drought stricken forests.