Wildfire

dry grass on a sloping hillside caught in a blaze of fire

Urban & Community IPM Webinars: Event

Weeds, Wildlands, & Wildfires

Nov 5, 2025

Join invasive plant expert Chris McDonald to learn about the impacts of invasive weeds and how they are managed in California.

Urban & Community IPM Webinars

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UC Master Gardeners of Fresno County: Event

Community Ed. Class: Firewise Your Garden

Oct 11, 2025

Saturday, Oct 11 10-11:30 AM FIREWISE YOUR GARDEN MG TANNER Wildfire resilience starts in your own backyard. This class introduces Firewise landscaping principles and explores how to maintain defensible space while preserving a vibrant, biodiverse garden. We’ll cover plant spacing, maintenance…

UC Master Gardeners of Fresno County

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UC Master Gardeners of San Mateo & San Francisco Counties: Event

Be Wildfire Safe & Ready

Apr 26, 2025

Be Wildfire Safe & ReadyDescription: UC Master Gardeners will staff an education table at the Be Wildfire Safe & Ready event sponsored by the San Mateo County Department of Emergency Management. Stop by the table to learn how to protect your home by creating defensible space and maintaining your…

UC Master Gardeners of San Mateo & San Francisco Counties

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Green Blog: Article

Community invited to observe prescribed fire training in El Dorado County

October 16, 2025

By Barbara Satink Wolfson

California’s second Forester Prescribed Fire Training Exchange event will occur Oct. 26–Nov. 1 near Georgetown, El Dorado County. The public is invited to observe scheduled burns.

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Tall, green stalks of giant reed towering over two humans standing in front.

Pests in the Urban Landscape: Article

Keep Invasive Plants Out!

June 11, 2025

By Lindsey Hack

The golden flowers of French broom covering hillsides and the tall, striking stalks of pampasgrass stand out on trails and roadsides. These plants may be beautiful, but they are invasive and harm California’s natural landscapes. Invasive plants outcompete and crowd out native plants, damaging…

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UC Master Gardener Program of Alameda County: Collection

Gardening in a Changing Climate

Articles include diverse topics of wildfire concerns, firescaping, water conservation and how to's of watering during drought

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Water in a stream flows over river rocks with forest in background

Green Blog: Article

UCLA, UC ANR establish water supply-wildfire research and policy coordination network

April 10, 2025

UCLA’s Climate & Wildfire Research Initiative (CWRI) is launching a new Urban Water Supply + Fire working group to function as a research and policy coordination network. This effort formalizes a forum where UCLA can come together and coordinate efforts with the University of California Agriculture and…

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UCCE Humboldt - Del Norte Counties: Page

Fire

How to connect with Fire Director, Lenya Quinn-Davidson, and fire resources.

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Prescribed Fire for Foresters

The Prescribed Fire Workshop in 2020 provided attendees with the skills to develop smoke management plans, increase understanding of liability and permit development, and highlight management examples along with upcoming opportunities and policy changes.

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Outdoor classroom and students at the Demonstration Garden.

UC Master Gardeners of Butte County: Page

Workshops

UC Master Gardeners of Butte County offers workshops in a variety of topics during the spring and fall months.

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