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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

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

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