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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

woman in yellow jacket rakes leaves during prescribed burn as flames slowly burn leaves in foreground

Wildfire, Smoke and Air Quality Experts

by Kat Kerlin
August 29, 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

smoke and flames from aerial fire in Russia's Transbaikal forest

Unprecedented Arctic Wildfires Fuel Climate Warming Cycle

by Kat Kerlin
November 08, 2022

aerial view of forest burn scar shot by drone

Monitoring Forest Threats with New Open Forest Observatory

by Trina Kleist
September 21, 2022

Soldier from National Guard walks through aftermath of Camp Fire in Paradise, California in 2018

A Case for Retreat in the Age of Fire

by Emily Schlickman, Brett Milligan and Stephen M. Wheeler
July 25, 2022

VIDEO ADDED: ‘UC Davis LIVE’ on Wildfire and Forests

by Andy Fell
May 26, 2022

Orange smokey sky with marine layer and line of wildfire in California coastal hills

California’s 2020 Wildfire Season

by Kat Kerlin
May 04, 2022

Woman in firefighting yellow shirt and hard hat holds hand to forehead against glare of sun and smoky woods during prescribed burn

Little Fires: Landowners Learn to Burn

by Kat Kerlin with visuals by Tim McConville
April 19, 2022

Wildfire smoke from the Woolsey Fire in 2018 billows behind trees and houses in Malibu, California.

Older Wildfire Smoke Plumes Can Affect Climate

by Emily Dooley
March 23, 2022

Researcher Brandon Berry from the UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center collects data from a research vessel on the water at Lake Tahoe amid smoke-filled skies.

Science, Despite Smoke, at Lake Tahoe

by Kat Kerlin
August 27, 2021

Smoke and haze over a Yolo County neighborhood

Hope Amid the Heavy

by Kat Kerlin
August 23, 2021

An earth block sits next to a block of wood, with a flame of fire coming from the charred wood after being blowtorched.

Turning Mud Into Wildfire-Resilient Housing

by Kat Kerlin
June 30, 2021

Title card: "Spring Back from Wildfire"

Springing Back From Wildfire

by Kat Kerlin
June 30, 2021

old-growth lichen attached to branches

Lichens Slow to Return After Wildfire

by Kat Kerlin
May 10, 2021

Two female foresters in stand of burned trees and ashen forest floor.

Dead Trees Fuel Wildfire Severity in Sierra Nevada

by Kat Kerlin
January 13, 2021

Carpet of vegetation in a stand of trees burned by wildfire in the Sierra Nevada mountains of California.

Identifying Where to Reforest After Wildfire

by Kat Kerlin
December 18, 2020

Illustration of iceberg with headphones

Unfold Podcast, Episode 3, Heats Up With California Wildfires

by Kat Kerlin
October 06, 2020

Four veterinarians examine a mountain lion with burn injuries from wildfire on an exam table,

Wildlife Disaster Network Mobilizes Aid for Burned, Injured Wildlife

by Kat Kerlin
October 05, 2020

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