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Is Biomass One of the Answers to California Wildfires? UC Researcher Says Yes

September 15, 2020

The mid-elevation type of forest ponderosa pine and mixed conifer used to have about 60 trees per acre in California about 150 years ago. Now, a UC Davis and USDA study says California forests 165 to 170 trees per acre — and that may be a conservative estim...

California Forests 80%-600% Denser Than 150 Years Ago, UC Researcher Says Biomass Is One of the Answers

Jim Jakobs

September 15, 2020

Sierra Club: Bark Beetle, Dead Trees Don’t Fan Wildfires, Problem Is Too Much Fire Suppression

Jim Jakobs

September 10, 2020

As the Creek Fire continues to ravage the Sierra, the debate about how to prevent this type of fire again leads down divergent paths. Cal Fire points to the 80%-90% tree mortality rate from bark beetle in th...

Creek Fire: ‘We Didn’t Used To Have These Kinds of Fires.” Logger Blames Poor Forest Management

Jim Jakobs

September 8, 2020

Loggers blame politicians. Politicians blame climate change. President Donald Trump claims that California doesn't know how to manage its forests. While the finger-pointing goes on, Mother Nature doesn't care. Listen to this article: https://d28jd...

Photo of visitors walking along a pathway near the entrance to the Muir Woods National Monument in Marin County,

Sierra Club Truth-Telling: Monument Removal, Calling Out Muir’s Racism

AP News

July 22, 2020

LOS ANGELES — The Sierra Club is calling out its founder, naturalist John Muir, for racist remarks he made more then a century ago as the influential environmental group grapples with a harmful history that...

California Wants Faster Way to Cut Wildfire Risk

AP News

January 30, 2019

SACRAMENTO — California wildland managers said Tuesday that they want to speed up logging and prescribed burns designed to slow wildfires that have devastated communities in recent years. After the deadliest...

Is Fresno Renaming Ordinance 'Cancel Culture' or Historical Correction?

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Rally Leaders Say Funds, Communication Lacking from City Hall in Anti-Violence Effort

Fresno Again at Risk of Slipping Back to COVID Purple Tier. Madera Sees Improvement.

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Bryson DeChambeau Blasts Way to U.S. Open Title

Jeff Bridges Says He Has Lymphoma, Cites Good Prognosis

Guitars Played, Partly Made by Eddie Van Halen Go to Auction

Dodgers-Rays Rare Wild-Card Era Matchup of Baseball’s Best

Walters: Proposition 16: A New Fight Over Affirmative Action

Walters: When Will California Schools Reopen?

When Will Your Ballot Be Counted? The Perks of Voting Early.

Opinion: Why Sikhs Should Vote for Biden

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LIVE: Daily Briefing from Gov. Gavin Newsom

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GOP Attacks Harris Amid Battle for Catholic Voters' Support

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Trump Tends to His Electoral Map, Biden Eyes Obama Boost

Is Biomass One of the Answers to California Wildfires? UC Researcher Says Yes

California Forests 80%-600% Denser Than 150 Years Ago, UC Researcher Says Biomass Is One of the Answers

Sierra Club: Bark Beetle, Dead Trees Don’t Fan Wildfires, Problem Is Too Much Fire Suppression

Creek Fire: ‘We Didn’t Used To Have These Kinds of Fires.” Logger Blames Poor Forest Management

Sierra Club Truth-Telling: Monument Removal, Calling Out Muir’s Racism

California Wants Faster Way to Cut Wildfire Risk

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