CNR dean Keith Gilless was quoted in this article and in the video on cannabis cultivation and its impack on the environment. Gilless, who chairs the California Board of Forestry and FIre Protection, noted that the situation is evolving rapidly and agencies need to coordinate efforts and responsibilities.
California Magazine | September 22, 2016
ESPM professor Scott Stephens is featured in this California Magazine article on FEMA's recent cancellation of federal grants earmarked for East Bay Hills fuel reduction efforts led by UC Berkeley and the City of Oakland.
The Sacramento Bee | September 22, 2016
ESPM professor Rachel Morello-Frosch co-authored this op-ed for the Sacramento Bee on ways to incorporate environmental justice concerns with environmental equity and sustainability goals. Morello-Frosch notes that cap and trade emissions programs don't always yield localized greenhouse reductions.
Capital Press | September 21, 2016
ESPM alum Rachael Freeman Long is featured in this Capital Press article on a report published by Professor Claire Kremen and Long this spring on the effects of hedgerow restoration on pest control and pollination. Strips of wildflowers planted next to fruit and nut orchards can serve as a habitat for native bees and help with pest control by attractiving beneficial insects which wander into adjacent crops sand ward off natural enemies, noted Long.
The Guardian | September 19, 2016
ESPM CE Specialist and adjunct professor Matteo Garbelotto is featured in this Guardian article about dying trees across the United States. In California, millions of trees have been suffered from Sudden Oak Death. Garbelotto’s team developed a mobile app that users can direct at a given tree to determine its risk for disease, and what they can do to protect it.
Berkeley Lab | September 16, 2016
PMB professor Krishna Niyogi is featured in this Berkeley Lab news article on a newly discovered algal enzyme that could help improve efficiency of photosynthesis and boost crop productivity.
CBS Bay Area | September 15, 2016
ESPM professor Scott Stephens is quoted in this CBS Bay Area article on differing perspectives on fighting California's wildfires. Stephens says that prescribed, or controlled burns should be increasingly used around homes in Southern Calfornia.
News Deeply | September 14, 2016
Center for Fire Research and Outreach researcher and ESPM alum Brandon Collins (B.S. '01, Ph.D. '07) is quoted in this NewsDeeply article on the beetle-killed trees in the Sierra Nevada. Collins noted that since green trees contain more moisture than dead trees, it’s easier for combustion to take place, which is in line with the U.S. Forest Service assessment.
California Water Tunnels Would Need Billions in Federal Funding, Might Not Benefit Local Districts: Analysis
NBC Bay Area | September 14, 2016
ARE professor David Sunding is featured in this NBC Bay Area aricle on the proposed water tunnels that would transport water from Northern California's Sacramento River to Southern California. A cost-benefit analysis by Sunding raises for the first time the prospect that funding from the federal government would be needed for economic feasibility.
KQED | September 14, 2016
PMB Ph.D. candidate Becky Mackelprang is featured in this edition of KQED Perspectives on her recent experience volunteering at an organic farm. Mackelprang noted that she has "learned to appreciate the value of our food and consider the vast amount of labor that takes it from seed to table."