Over the course of the Summer 2020 CECS Internship, the science communications intern team was tasked with creating a variety of materials to share the core issues addressed by the CECS project. These included a one-pager, an infographic, a brief explainer video, which all emerged from a completed Message Box, the communications tool developed by […]
The Carbon Footprint of California’s Forests
By Erica Mendoza, UC Irvine, CECS Summer 2020 Intern The Sierra Nevada’s forests play an important role in the regulation of California’s climate by absorbing and storing carbon. However, instead of capturing and storing carbon, the forests are becoming a major source through fire and forest die off. As a result, the forests are contributing […]
Community Vulnerability to Forest Fires
By Juana Navarro, UC Merced, CECS Summer 2020 Intern Who suffers the most from the catastrophic fires? Is it specific industries or individual communities? With the dramatic headlines that the 2017 fires in northern California generated, it was presumed that the famous wine industry would suffer greatly. But realistically, fewer than 20 of the 900 […]
Management for Climate Resilient Forests
By Eden Marish Roehr, UC Davis, CECS Summer 2020 Intern When you picture overcrowding in California, I’m guessing you might envision traffic jams, rising home prices, lengthy grocery store checkout lines — probably not the lush forests of the Sierra Nevada. But these forests are also experiencing an overcrowding problem. Since the arrival of European […]
Forest Die-Off and Management
By Nicolette Balmaceda, UC Merced, CECS Summer 2020 Intern Our forests are critical to the state of California. They provide habitats and aesthetics that help our society and economy function, the air we breathe, timber to build shelter, and more. Trees can also decrease the amount of carbon in the atmosphere by absorbing it and […]
Forest Management for Water Yields
By Adela Contreras, UC Davis, Summer 2020 CECS Intern Forest management directly ties to the future of the state and must be prioritized. The water rivers and reservoirs store allow the state to get through hot, dry summers – doing nothing threatens California, the U.S.’s largest state economy, and one of the largest in the […]
Meet the Summer 2020 Interns
Summer 2020 marks the first cohort of CECS project interns! Over the course of eight weeks, the interns are collaborating on a range of topics to support the CECS research team, including science communication products, data analysis, and more. In this blog post, get to know the interns and learn more about what they’re working on […]