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WATCH: Dean David Ackerly explains how a century of fire suppression as the leading forest management policy led to a dangerous accumulation of forest fuels, and how experts are now using "good" fire—and other approaches—to rebalance the ecosystem. youtube.com/watch?v=yx4n35…

For a recent Science Advances study, ERG postdoc Johan Eckdahl reconstructed emissions from more than 300 wildfires in Sweden. His results suggest that current climate estimates fail to fully account for carbon released from smoldering organic soils. news.berkeley.edu/2026/02/27/we-…

Analysis by @AreBerkeley's Ali Hill and collaborators at @UCANR indicates that California's working landscapes—the farms, ranches, mines, forests, renewable energy installations, and fisheries—generated $404 billion in sales income in 2024. ucanr.edu/blog/anr-news-…

Assistant Professor Alejandra Echeverri and alum Becky Chaplin-Kramer, PhD '10, join a @ucsantabarbara-led team who say Earth science information can do more than quantify the instrumental or monetary value of nature—it can also measure social good. news.ucsb.edu/2026/022371/mo…

ICYMI: Cooperative Extension Professor Kristen Shive and collaborators at @nature_org and the U.S. Forest Service find that wildfires could be leveraged to increase forest resilience to future high-severity fires across the West. Read more about the study: nature.org/en-us/newsroom…

One week until #CalBigGive! On March 11 at 9 pm, join the Rausser College community for 24 hours of inspiration, generosity, and impact. Gifts of any size help unlock matching funds for students and research. Learn more and mark your calendars: givingday.berkeley.edu/giving-day/108…

WATCH: Beyond Yellowstone Research Director Kristin Barker and colleagues at the Stone Center for Environmental Stewardship spoke with @WyomingPBS about their collaborative work to improve migration corridors in the state. pbs.org/video/beyond-t…

Research from @AreBerkeley Professor Aaron Smith finds that new legislation allowing the use of E15 fuel (gasoline with up to 15% ethanol) is unlikely to provide drivers much relief at the pump. Learn more about his latest @GianniniFnd study: are.berkeley.edu/news/will-new-…

A California company has become the first commercial manufacturer of dowel-laminated timber in the state, drawing on research from @ESPM_Berkeley and CED Professor Paul Mayencourt's lab to transform waste wood in forests into construction-ready panels. ced.berkeley.edu/news/mass-timb…

Congratulations to advisors Ryann Madden and Zarah Ersoff, undergraduate Sanya Sitlani, and Professor Daniel Portnoy, who were honored earlier this month with 2025 Excellence in Advising and Student Services awards. Learn more about the recognition: nature.berkeley.edu/news/four-raus…

A new @Nature study from a team of @UCBerkeley scientists details how a previously unrecognized membrane-shaping protein regulates how liver cells store and secrete fat—processes central to the development of fatty liver disease. Learn more: mbn.berkeley.edu/news/berkeley-…

Since November, @ESPM_Berkeley alum Chandra Richards (PhD '16) has worked to strengthen partnerships and share trusted science with farmers and community members across San Diego and Imperial counties. Learn more about her work with @ucanr: ucanr.edu/blog/food-blog…

Across California, Rausser College faculty are studying how to balance the environmental benefits of grazing animals with the emissions impacts associated with agriculture. Read more about these efforts in Breakthroughs magazine: nature.berkeley.edu/breakthroughs/…

PhD student Isabela Tapia Jaramillo was recently selected as a 2025 Fonseca Leadership fellow, which provides financial support for research and education focused on critical conservation challenges in Latin America. Learn more about the fellowship: ourenvironment.berkeley.edu/news/phd-stude…

A recent study led by @ESPM_Berkeley alum @Mitch_Serota (PhD '24) and UC Berkeley researchers reveals how Magallenic penguins have upended the traditional social structures of pumas in Argentina’s Monte León National Park. ourenvironment.berkeley.edu/news/how-pengu…