Research brief based on:
Abella, S.R., L.P. Chiquoine, E.C. Engel, K.E. Kleinick, F.S. Edwards. 2015. Enhancing quality of desert tortoise habitat: augmenting native forage and cover plants. Journal of Fish and Management 6: 278-289. doi: 10.3996/022015-JFWM-013
Management Consideration for Resource Managers
One topic that is generating a great deal of interest among fire management professionals as California enters the fall prescribed fire season is whether we should be burning during this fourth year of drought. This brief outlines some factors to consider when asking this question.
Read MoreWow! Our Central and Southern California region has been busy this summer creating new briefs. Click the links below to visit all these new resources.
Response of California Spotted Owls to Fire and Salvage Logging in Southern California >
5-Years of Small Mammal Response to Fire Severity in a Southern California Mixed Conifer Forest >
A High Severity Fire in a Southern California Forest does not Adversely Affect Carnivore Species >
Click here to view recordings of presentations and PDF's of the powerpoint slides from this event.
Read MoreYou may have noticed that CaFireSci.org looks a little different and we hope you're as excited about it as we are! Be sure to check out the navigation toolbar on the left. Here, you can find research briefs/webinars/other products through the topic or the type of article. Another great new feature is our upcoming events page. Now you can see webinars, field trips, and other events on a calendar view.
While our site is up, there may still be a few errors in the next few weeks, please bear with us. If you do find any site problems or if you need assistance, please don't hesitate to contact our website manager Stacey Frederick (ssfrederick@berkeley.edu).
Join us for a three day workshop and poster session, followed by 1.5 days of field trips, dedicated to highlighting the importance of chaparral landscapes to the ecology, resources, and people of southern California.
Read MoreNew California Fire Science Consortium website
THE cfsc is divided into 4 geographic regions and 1 statewide wildland-urban interface region
CA Fire Science Consortium coordinator
cafirescience@gmail.com
Contact information for fire science contacts in our region.
Here's a virtual 'Hello' from all of us. Feel free to contact us - we're here to help.
The California Fire Science Consortium is divided into 4 geographic regions and 1 wildland-urban interface (WUI) team. Statewide coordination of this program is based at UC Berkeley.
View the about page to learn more >
This regional Fire Science Exchange is one of 15 regional fire science exchanges.
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