By Jaquelyn Lugg, UC Merced While forest restoration is often associated with mitigating wildfire risk and improving ecosystem health throughout the Sierra Nevada, these actions…
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By: Jaquelyn Lugg, UC Merced After timber harvest or fuel reduction thinning operations, sediment delivery to nearby streams and waterways can increase, potentially affecting water…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
By Jaquelyn Lugg, UC Merced Forest-management actions such as mechanical thinning and prescribed burns don’t just reduce the risk of severe wildfire and promote forest…
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…