ESPM professor Scott Stephens is featured in this Daily Californian article on the 1991 Oakland-Berkeley Hills fire. Stephens, who just started his graduate studies in wildland resource science, recalled his memories for that morning.
SF Chronicle | October 20, 2016
ESPM professor Scott Stephens is featured in this SF Chronicle article on the 25th anniversary of the 1991 Oakland hills fire. Stephens, who specializes in fire ecology, notes that there are at least as many eucalyptus trees in the hills as there were in 1991, and that today's trees have long, ribbony bark that breaks off and forms dangerous embers during a wildfire.
KCBX | October 16, 2016
ESPM CE specialist and adjunct professor Matteo Garbelotto is featured in this KCBX radio segment on the rapid spread of Sudden Oak Death southwards along the coast from Northern California. The unofficial student gives state authorities a big step up in narrowing the scope, said Garbelotto.
UCOP | October 13, 2016
PMB post-doc researcher Amita Hazra is featured in this UC Newsroom article on ways UC researchers are fighting global food insecurity.
Climate Central | October 11, 2016
ESPM associate CE specialist Max Moritz is quoted in this Climate Central article on the human influence on wildland fire as a consequence of global warming. Moritz, who was not involved in this study, noted that "we need to re-examine where and how we build our communities, so that we can learn how to better coexist with wildfire - similar to how we've adapted to other natural hazards."
Mercury News | October 10, 2016
ESPM professor Scott Stephens is quoted in this Mercury News article on the impact of climate change on forest fires in the American West. Stephens, who wasn't involved in the study, says that the solution is more controlled burns during wet months and logging to thin forests to restore their natural condition, noting that both can be expensive and politically unpopular.
The Modesto Bee | October 10, 2016
ESPM assistant CE specialist Jodi Axelson is highlighted in this Modesto Bee article on the effects of bark beetles in the conifer woods of Tuolumne County. Though the Western pine beetle does little damage in wetter times, Axelson says the drought has reduced the flows of resin and sap that usually push them out.