Natural History Wanderings

from the Public Policy Institute of California

Increasingly extreme wildfires—driven by a combination of fuel build-up, drought, and climate change—are threatening forests throughout California. Without intervention, some of these landscapes could be forever changed. UC Berkeley professor Scott Stephens lays out urgently needed measures that could save the state’s beloved big trees.

Read more at  How Active Stewardship Could Protect California’s Forests from Extreme Wildfire – Public Policy Institute of California