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California has new fire prevention goals. Expect to see more rules and goats
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) has updated its classification of areas that are more at ...
What happens after a fire? Here’s how the ecosystem recovers
With wildfires becoming more frequent and severe due to climate change, ecosystems face greater challenges in recovery.
The Daily Californian1mon
Wildlife is vulnerable against destructive wildfire patterns
California ecosystems need wildfires to function. From wild heliotropes that only sprout in landscapes cleared by fire to fire-chaser beetles who lay their eggs on charred wood, numerous species ...
Governing29d
The Hidden Costs of California’s Wildfires
When the 2020 California fires released more than 100 million ... The areas burned since 2017 represent billions in lost ecosystem value, and any possible recovery operates on nature’s timeline ...
Nets Wire2d
Cal Fire releases Southern California fire maps showing which areas are under a higher threat
More than 800,000 acres of land across these SoCal counties have been classified under the highest fire hazard severity zone ...
Los Angeles Times28d
California tribe enters first-of-its-kind agreement with the state to practice cultural burns
Northern California’s Karuk Tribe ... Two: Most of the plants and animals that we depend on in the ecosystem are actually fire-dependent species.” The Karuk Tribe’s ancestral territory ...
University News & Events14d
Forum captures urgency to use ecosystems now to keep people safe from looming natural disasters
The National Practice Forum on Nature-Based Solutions was held in Irvine on February 4 and 5, and sponsored by UC Santa Cruz’s Center for Coastal Climate Resilience (CCCR). The forum drew over 500 ...
Los Angeles Times20d
Smoke detectors in the sky: Will wildfire affect bird behavior?
It’s part of a broader scientific effort to understand how a disaster of unprecedented scope will alter the region’s varied ecosystems ... Southern California’s typical wildfire season ...
Phys.org24d
Wildfire season is changing in Canada, posing even greater risks to the nation's communities and ecosystems
The recent, severe wildfires in California's WUI areas offer a clear ... wildfires will only continue to be a growing threat to ecosystems, infrastructure and public safety.