Forest Content

Local Opportunities: di Rosa Bargain and Free Greenbelt Involvement

Karen Michele Nikos — March 22, 2018 - 3:06pm

Tree lovers in Davis have a way to get involved, and di Rosa in Napa offers bargain admission prices.

Climate Change and Habitat Conversion Combine to Homogenize Nature

Katherine E Kerlin — August 18, 2017 - 3:51pm

Climate change and habitat conversion to agriculture are working together to homogenize nature, indicates a study in the journal Global Change Biology led by the University of California, Davis.

In other words, the more things change, the more they are the same.

While the individual impacts of climate change and habitat conversion on wildlife are well-recognized, little is known about how species respond to both stressors at once.

High-Severity Wildfires Complicate Natural Regeneration for California Conifers

Katherine E Kerlin — December 21, 2016 - 3:31pm

A study spanning 10 national forests and 14 burned areas in California found that conifer seedlings were found in less than 60 percent of the study areas five to seven years after fire. Of the nearly 1,500 plots surveyed, nearly half showed no natural conifer regeneration at all. The study, co-led by �ٺ��Ƶ and the USDA Forest Service, presents a tool to help foresters prioritize which lands to replant immediately after a fire, and which lands they can expect to regrow naturally.

Drought Slows Growth of Douglas Fir Trees Across the West

Katherine E Kerlin — August 08, 2016 - 1:00pm

Douglas fir trees are consistently sensitive to drought conditions that occur throughout the species’ range in the United States, according to a study led by a researcher at the University of California, Davis.

Manic suppression: Now is our chance to reform wildfire management

IET WebDev — September 17, 2015 - 11:05am

With nearly 9 million acres burned this year across the nation, 2015 is shaping up to be one of the most destructive wildfire seasons yet in a decade strung with devastating fire seasons. And with drought and climate change, wildfires are only predicted to get worse.

In a commentary published Sept. 17 in the journal Science, a team of scientists led by a �ٺ��Ƶ affiliate describe unique opportunities and suggestions to reform forest fire management to lessen the impacts of inevitable wildfires in future years.