Forest Research and Outreach

Early one morning this fall, three National Park Service researchers from the Klamath Inventory and Monitoring Network (KLMN) scrambled over minivan-sized boulders on a remote butte in Lassen Volcanic National Park.

California's forests have long been adapted to fire, where the presence of regular, low-severity fires helped maintain forest health. After decades of fire suppression, many private forest landowners are interested in reintroducing fire to their landscape through prescribed burns.

This July, San Luis Obispo county's first cultural burn since 1850 took place.

We have a responsibility now that we own a piece of land, shared Antonio, a new forest landowner who attended this year's inaugural California Tree School with his partner. It's important to take care of it.

5,000 acres of Mendocino County oak woodlands provided the backdrop for UC ANR's first California Tree School session on May 4, which saw 45 forest landowners, natural resource professionals, and students join the UC ANR Forest Stewardship team at the Hopland REC for this special educational event.