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Mist-shrouded sequoia forest with charred stumps and fallen logs

Prescribed Burns Saved Thousands of Giant Sequoias

by Kat Kerlin
July 22, 2026

Burned hillside with charred trees and ruined homes, cloudy sky and distant LA county skyline.

Researchers Find Carcinogenic Chromium-6 in Palisades, Altadena Fire Cleanup Zones

by UCLA Fielding School of Public Health
June 01, 2026

View from rocky slope over pine forests to a blue Lake Tahoe and distant peaks

Wildfire-Driven Deforestation Rates in California Among Highest in World

by Kat Kerlin
April 22, 2026

Person in orange jacket kneeling with camping gear beside a small alpine lake under blue sky

What Does A Record-Breaking Wildfire Season Mean For Life in Alpine Lakes?

by Gabe Allen, CU Boulder
April 21, 2026

pine and redwood seedlings grow in containers inside

Finding that Ripe Cone Sweet Spot: Looking Back to Help the Future

by Emily C. Dooley
January 21, 2026

Plumes of fiery smoke from the Pacific Palisades Fire at night

LA Fires: Chemicals From the Smoke Lingered Inside Homes Long After the Wildfires Were Out

by Yifang Zhu
January 06, 2026

Hugh Safford overlooks Echo Lake. He stands with arms folded along rocky ridges. The lake is below and mountains are int backdrop.

Lessons from the Caldor Fire’s Christmas Valley ‘Miracle’

by Kat Kerlin
December 19, 2025

Gray, charred rubble pile among debris, the remnants of a building wall and swimming pool look out over a stand of palm trees and a skyline altered by the LA Fires

Chromium-6, Nanosilver Detected in LA Fire Cleanup Zones

by Kat Kerlin
August 27, 2025

Man in blue hard hat smiles while holding a yellow measuring tape wrapped around an enormous ponderosa pine tree in forest. Woman in orange hard hat and vests stands next to him. Two others observe.

Burning Question: How to Save an Old-Growth Forest in Tahoe

by Kat Kerlin
March 03, 2025

Woman in white protective gear and hat leans over ash remains of house collecting samples in plastic bag. Charred trees stand behind her.

LA Wildfires Air Quality Research Roundup

by Kat Kerlin
February 07, 2025

Sunlight shines over the helmet of a woman in firefighting yellow shirt amid smoky woods during a prescribed burn

Wildfire, Smoke and Air Quality Experts

by Kat Kerlin
January 15, 2025

Forest researchers in orange jackets and white helmets wrap string around the remains of a burned tree in a landscape with charred trees and green shrubbery

Shrubs Can Help or Hinder a Forest’s Recovery After Wildfire

by Emily C. Dooley
December 16, 2024

A lowseverity fire

Less Severe Forest Fires Can Reduce Intensity of Future Blazes

by Emily C. Dooley
August 19, 2024

sun hovers above purple mountain tops in background while orange-red wildflowers blanket a ridge in the foreground at Molok Luyuk in California

California a Botanical and Climate Change Hot Spot

by Kat Kerlin
July 29, 2024

Smoke above Castle Lake with silhouette of mountains and trees

Wildfire Smoke Reached 99% of U.S. Lakes in 2019-2021

by Kat Kerlin
June 07, 2024

dramatic smoke plume billows over forested Castle Lake and Sierra Nevada mountains against blue sky

Smoke Covered 70% of California During Biggest Wildfire Years

by Kat Kerlin
May 22, 2024

Car Fumes, Weeds Pose Double Whammy for Fire-Loving Native Plants

by Grace Fruto and Trina Kleist
February 15, 2024

An orange flame circles a meadow with smoke as six people stand scattered throughout a wooded property during prescribed burn

Reforms Needed to Expand Prescribed Burns

by Kat Kerlin
November 15, 2023

The anaerobic digester at UC Davis

The Good and Bad Uses of Biomass for California

by Emily C. Dooley
October 11, 2023

wildfire. and smoke rises over hill and trees in forest at night

Wildfire, Soil Emissions Increasing Air Pollution in Remote Forests

by Emily C. Dooley
August 29, 2023

yellow wildflowers in foreground overlooking homes in Los Angeles at sunrise

California Climate Action Grants Awarded to 4 UC Davis Projects

by University of California/UC Davis News and Media Relations
August 23, 2023

Sea level rise, water over bridge

Climate Change Experts List

by Kat Kerlin
August 05, 2023

Aerial drone image compost of wildlands before and after wildfire

Using AI to Analyze Wildfire Impacts

by Kathleen Wong
March 29, 2023

Firefighter walks along highway with flames to his side during Creek Fire response in 2022.

Unprecedented Levels of High-Severity Fire Burn in Sierra Nevada Forests

by Kat Kerlin
January 20, 2023

Smoke from wildfire billows over hillside with trees and rural home in foreground

Wildfire Solutions in the WUI

by Kat Kerlin
December 20, 2022

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