In Wildfire-Prone California, Grasslands a Less Vulnerable Carbon Offset Than Forests
Forests have long served as a critical carbon sink, consuming about a quarter of the carbon dioxide pollution produced by humans worldwide. But decades of fire suppression, warming temperatures and drought have increased wildfire risks — turning California’s forests from carbon sinks to carbon sources.
UC Davis Team Chosen as Part of Resilient by Design’s Bay Area Challenge
UC Davis faculty are part of a multidisciplinary design team chosen to develop solutions to strengthen the San Francisco’s Bay Area’s resilience to the impact of climate change, such as sea-level rise, severe storms and flooding.
Study: Supporting Owls Is Compatible With Managing Forests for Fire and Drought
Remote sensing technology has detected what could be a win for both spotted owls and forestry management, according to a study led by the University of California, Davis, the USDA Forest Service Pacific Southwest Research Station and the University of Washington.
Professor Susan Ustin named fellow of the American Geophysical Union
Department of Land, Air and Water Resources (LAWR) Professor Susan Ustin, a world leader in the field of remote sensing, has been named a fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU).
AGU Fellows are recognized for their outstanding contributions to scholarship and discovery in the earth and space sciences. The 2017 class of fellows will be recognized December 13 at the organization’s fall meeting in New Orleans.
Ben Houlton hasn’t quite settled into his office in The Barn.
The new director of the John Muir Institute of the Environment took over the program in August from Mark Schwartz, who had steered the program for seven years.
New Master of Science offered in Environmental Policy and Management
UC Davis is offering a new Master of Science degree in Environmental Policy and Management (EPM). The priority application deadline for the inaugural class, which begins next fall, is January 15, 2017.
Benjamin Houlton has been named director of the John Muir Institute of the Environment.
The UC Davis Office of Research has named Benjamin Houlton as the new director of the John Muir Institute of the Environment, known as JMIE. Houlton takes over from Mark Schwartz, who has directed the program since 2009. Houlton, a professor in the Department of Land, Air and Water Resources, was named associate director of JMIE in January of this year.
