Just what is a ‘resilient’ forest, anyway?
What does a 'resilient' forest look like in California's Sierra Nevada? A lot fewer trees than we're used to, according to a study of frequent-fire forests conducted by UC Davis, Berkeley Forests and UC Cooperative Extension.
Wildfires are Putting Giant Sequoias at Existential Risk
UC Berkeley researchers Alexis Bernal and Linnea Hardlund are featured in a powerful documentary short from Scientific American about the effects of the Castle Fire on giant sequoia in California.
Blodgett Forest Research Station Tests Strategies for Wildfire Prevention
NBC Bay Area reporter Joe Rosato Jr. joins Berkeley Forests researchers and staff at Blodgett Forest to learn more about the scientific experiments being staged there to gauge the effectiveness of different land management strategies in combating extreme fire behavior.
The Impacts of the KNP Complex Fires on Whitaker's Forest
A post-burn update from Berkeley Forests that details the impacts to Whitaker's Forest from the KNP Complex Fire, which passed through the property in mid-October.
Drought, Fire and Climate Change
Berkeley Forests Co-Director Scott Stephens joins abc7's "Getting Answers" to discuss the impacts of forest management, drought and a changing climate on wildfire behavior in California.
Climate Change, Fire and Giant Sequoias
Dr. Rob York, Research Forest Advisor for Berkeley Forests, joins PBS News Hour to discuss the impacts of fire and a warming, drying climate on giant sequoias.
Berkeley Forests to Undertake Fire Suppression Efforts at Whitaker's Forest
As the KNP Complex Fires approach Whitaker's Forest, Berkeley Forests Staff and Faculty are working closely with Incident Management and Operations teams, and with the neighboring National Park Service, to implement a controlled burn designed to reduce fuels in the path of the wild fire, favorably altering fire behavior in the burned area.