Center for Forestry at UC Berkeley

The Center for Forestry brings together researchers to create and disseminate knowledge concerning ecosystem processes, human interactions and value systems, and restoration and operational forestry management practice.

The Center for Forestry is located in the College of Natural Resources on the University of California, Berkeley Campus. It also serves as part of the system-wide Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources.

The center is co-directed by Bill Stewart,forestry extension specialist, and Scott Stephens,professor of fire sciences. For additional information or inquiries, please contact Jaime Adler, policy analyst.

The Forest Steward Blog

How to train your giant sequoia
Posted 4/5/2013 - Article reviewed: Density effects on giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) growth through 22 years: Implications for restoration and plantation management By R. York, K O’Hara, and J. Battles, published in Western Journal of...

The beautiful fall colors of the conifer forest: small orange flames and big yellow machines
Posted 1/18/2013 - Article reviewed: Fuel treatment longevity in a Sierra Nevada mixed conifer forest By S. Stephens, B. Collins, and G. Roller. Published in the journal Forest Ecology and Management, 285: 204-212 The plot line: This study looks at how long fire...

Giants round third base with a little help from their fungus friends
Posted 11/8/2012 - Article reviewed: Arbuscular mycorrhizal colonization of giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) in response to restoration practices By C. Fahey, R.A. York, and T.E. Pawlowska. 2012. Published in the journal Mycologia, 104: 988-007. DOI:...

Forest scientsist bid on the trifecta SWEEP in the Sierra Nevada
Posted 9/21/2012 - September 21, 2012 Forest scientists bet on the trifecta SWEEP in the Sierra Nevada Article reviewed: Forests and water in the Sierra Nevada: Sierra Nevada Watershed Ecosystem Enhancement Project (SWEEP) By R.C. Bales, J.J. Battles, Y....

Adapting to climate change: Forests will try, but they can’t do it on their own
Posted 3/16/2012 - Adapting to climate change: Forests will try, but they can’t do it on their own Article reviewed: Forest responses to climate change in the northwestern United States: Ecophysiological foundations for adaptive management By D.J. Chmura, P.D. Anderson,...

Forest Research and Outreach

Eighth Meeting of The Northern California Prescribed Fire Council
Posted 5/15/2013 - The Northern California Prescribed Fire Council held its eighth biannual meeting on April 25-26, 2013 at UC’s Hopland Research and Extension Center (HREC). Over 110 people attended the meeting, which featured a wide range of research and...

UC IPM Releases Management Guidelines for Goldspotted Oak Borer
Posted 4/26/2013 - UC IPM released a new Pest Note in January 2013 on the goldspotted oak borer. This Pest Note has the first official UC guidelines for managing the pest. First identified in California in 2004, the goldspotted oak borer (GSOB), Agrilus...

This Earth Day, UC pushes for healthier California forest lands
Posted 4/22/2013 - Reposted from the UCANR Green Blog California forests aren’t natural anymore. Over time, human impacts such as logging and fire suppression have left forests more prone to diseases, insects and wildfires. UC Cooperative Extension...

Community forests, a novel idea right here in our own backyard
Posted 4/1/2013 - In the mid-20th Century, the City of Arcata purchased 622 acres of redwood forest and created the first city-owned forest in California. The current 2,350-acre Arcata Community Forest has a multiple use management plan that focuses on recreation, timber...

Using Cal-Adapt.org to get a local snapshot of the future climate in California
Posted 3/21/2013 - Background By 2008, the Public Interest Energy Research Program (PIER) led by the California Energy Commission (CEC) had collected more than 150 peer reviewed reports on climate change, had funded dozens of researchers and organizations investigating...