Green Blog

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The Green Blog shares news and information related to forestry/wildfire, sustainability, climate, environmental stewardship and other green topics.

DLT with a dowel inserted through panels of wood

A sustainable construction material is reinvented at UC Berkeley’s Wood Lab

September 30, 2026

By UC Berkeley News

In a short video from UC Berkeley, learn about mechanically laminated timber (MLT) and the work of UC Berkeley Wood Lab co-director Paul Mayencourt.

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A man kneels down to examine a square of green grass. He is surrounded by squares of turf separated by rows of bare soil in the field

Growing better grass with less water

September 25, 2026

By Joann Young

UCR Turfgrass Field Day showcases research moving from experimental plots into golf courses, landscapes and communities across the West Across a patchwork of green research plots at UC Riverside, thousands of experimental grasses are being put to the test.Some are subjected to weeks without…

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A crowd of kids and adults watch a fire expert light a fire on an inclined board

See ‘good fire’ use on Oct. 10 amid redwoods at Central Coast Fair

September 15, 2026

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

The Central Coast Good Fire Fair will be held Oct. 10 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park in Santa Cruz County.

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Jason Scott-Sheets, middle, sits with two Public Works colleagues at the back of a truck filled with tools and signs during a community cleanup event

Climate Stewards prepare communities for El Niño, extreme weather impacts

September 15, 2026

By Michael Hsu

A certified UC Climate Steward is helping to organize volunteer crews in Santa Barbara County that will pick up accumulated debris flushed by stormwater from heavy rains.

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Map showing water flows from Trinity Lake, Shasta Lake, Lake Oroville down Sacramento River through the Delta to the Pacific Ocean. And water flows from the south from the San Joaquin River.

New tool shows where exactly California’s water goes – and how climate change might disrupt it

September 4, 2026

By Kara Manke

The UC Berkeley-led COEQWAL project is helping communities explore how shifting the state’s water priorities could impact agriculture, cities and ecosystems.

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