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Learn about California's forests, community of forest landowners, and current research with the UC ANR Forest Stewardship Story Map, UCCE Forest Research and Outreach blog, and newsletters.

 



 

UC ANR Forest Stewardship Story Map

UC ANR's Forest Stewardship Story Map is an ongoing interview project compiling stories from past Forest Stewardship Workshop participants and forestry professionals. See highlights from interviewees below!

For more information about the project, visit this UCCE Forest Research and Outreach blog article.

 

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Two women stand next to a redwood tree.

When I establish trust with a landowner, I can understand the work they are both excited and maybe hesitant to do.

-Tori Norville, UC ANR Fire Advisor

 

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Pine trees with sunlight peeking through.

Art and forest management embody both science and creativity. For each, the final outcome of a project is so variable. With different materials you have certain constraints, and you can go in many directions.

It's always good to have a finished product in mind when you start an art project or a forest management plan. It then becomes possible to anticipate problems and create solutions.

-James, San Bernardino County landowner, wood artist, and Forest Stewardship workshop participant

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Man stands in a forest.

Once you're connected with other landowners, you can ask questions like: 'How did you manage this?', and 'Oh, you've experienced that too?'

- Chris, Tuolumne County landowner and Forest Stewardship workshop participant

 

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Oak tree with green leaves standing in a yellow savannah.

One of our LandPaths preserves was greatly affected, and nearly destroyed by the 2020 Glass Fire. The fire itself was the impetus for me joining the Post-Fire Forest Resilience Workshop. It meant a lot to meet other folks facing the same situation we were.

-Miles Sarvis, LandPaths Sonoma Stewardship Specialist 


 

Community Newsletter

The Forest Stewardship Community Newsletter notifies you of upcoming events, recent blog and Story Map postings, and more. 

Find past newsletters on biomass, forest mapping, and post-fire resilience below.



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UCCE Forest Research and Outreach Blog

Find research summaries, interviews with forest landowners and natural resource professionals, and more on our blog. See our most recent articles below.

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Blog - Forest Research and Outreach : Article

Keeping people and resources connected: a conversation with Contra Costa RCD’s Ben Weise

September 29, 2025
By Grace N Dean
Forest Stewardship comes to Contra Costa! Contra Costa Resource Conservation District's Ben Weise has been working with UC ANR's Forest Stewardship team to plan the next Forest Stewardship workshop series for landowners. We spoke with Weise about how the RCD has responded to changes in community needs over…
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Blog - Forest Research and Outreach : Article

Cones and seedlings and freezers, oh my! UC ANR co-hosts field day at CALFIRE’s L.A. Moran Reforestation Center

August 6, 2025
By Grace N Dean
  Summer days call for unique ways to beat the heat, so here’s a well-kept secret: the best place to cool off is a warehouse-sized freezer, tucked away at CALFIRE’s Lewis A. Moran Reforestation Center (LAMRC). The freezer’s primary residents are thousands of tree seeds: species like Jeffrey…
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Photo of unmerchantable timber in a California forest
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A new life for sawmills: UC ANR’s Haris Gilani leads wood products innovation project in San Bernardino and Fresno counties 

July 21, 2025
By Grace N Dean
When seeking to make forests more fire resilient, removing fuels from the landscape is a tough task to make cost-effective. Thinning and limbing trees during fuels reduction treatments will sometimes produce marketable timber, but more often will produce small-diameter wood pieces that have traditionally…
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