Berkeley Rausser College of Natural Resources
@natureatcal.bsky.social
UC Berkeley's Rausser College of Natural Resources focuses on applied sciences related to food, agriculture, sustainability & conservation of the environment.
Our Fall issue of Breakthroughs looks inland to California's rural and agricultural areas, highlighting the Rausser College researchers advancing science and solutions to support communities and ecosystems across the Golden State. Read the full issue at nature.berkeley.edu/breakthroughs.
November 24, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Our Fall issue of Breakthroughs looks inland to California's rural and agricultural areas, highlighting the Rausser College researchers advancing science and solutions to support communities and ecosystems across the Golden State. Read the full issue at nature.berkeley.edu/breakthroughs.
A recent Ecological Applications study led by alum Jessie Moravek, PhD '24, details how beavers can boost fire resilience and water storage in 31 watersheds across California's Sierra Nevada by creating well-connected wetland environments. ourenvironment.berkeley.edu/news/beavers...
November 7, 2025 at 9:02 PM
A recent Ecological Applications study led by alum Jessie Moravek, PhD '24, details how beavers can boost fire resilience and water storage in 31 watersheds across California's Sierra Nevada by creating well-connected wetland environments. ourenvironment.berkeley.edu/news/beavers...
ARE Cooperative Extension Professor Alexandra Hill recently spoke with Ag Alert about challenges in the farm labor market, and how California farmers are working to support their farmworkers amid fears of deportation.
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November 6, 2025 at 11:00 PM
ARE Cooperative Extension Professor Alexandra Hill recently spoke with Ag Alert about challenges in the farm labor market, and how California farmers are working to support their farmworkers amid fears of deportation.
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A new study led by Cooperative Extension Professor Kristin Dobbin finds that, on average, water utilities where all voters have a say in local water decision-making tend to perform better than those whose voters do not have a say. Read more: ourenvironment.berkeley.edu/news/how-wat...
November 6, 2025 at 6:02 PM
A new study led by Cooperative Extension Professor Kristin Dobbin finds that, on average, water utilities where all voters have a say in local water decision-making tend to perform better than those whose voters do not have a say. Read more: ourenvironment.berkeley.edu/news/how-wat...
The ecological impacts of drought on California's Sierra Nevada are far more complex and context-dependent than previously understood, according to a recent study by Kyle Leathers and ESPM professor @albertruhi.bsky.social. Learn more about their findings: ourenvironment.berkeley.edu/news/how-dro...
November 5, 2025 at 6:01 PM
The ecological impacts of drought on California's Sierra Nevada are far more complex and context-dependent than previously understood, according to a recent study by Kyle Leathers and ESPM professor @albertruhi.bsky.social. Learn more about their findings: ourenvironment.berkeley.edu/news/how-dro...
A collaborative study of cannabis policy and land use led by the Cannabis Research Center found that cultivation threatens CA Tribal cultural resources. Read more about the findings and explore tools to support Tribal control of the consultation process. ourenvironment.berkeley.edu/news/new-res...
November 3, 2025 at 10:00 PM
A collaborative study of cannabis policy and land use led by the Cannabis Research Center found that cultivation threatens CA Tribal cultural resources. Read more about the findings and explore tools to support Tribal control of the consultation process. ourenvironment.berkeley.edu/news/new-res...
CA wildlife officials recently announced that they euthanized four wolves, an act @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social researchers Arthur Middleton, Justin Brashares, and Kaggie Orrick say exposes major shortcomings of America’s efforts to reintroduce predators. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/o...
Opinion | The Reality of Living With Wolves, Bears and Mountain Lions (Gift Article)
Recent conflicts between wolves and people expose major shortcomings of America’s efforts to bring back predators.
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October 31, 2025 at 6:38 PM
CA wildlife officials recently announced that they euthanized four wolves, an act @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social researchers Arthur Middleton, Justin Brashares, and Kaggie Orrick say exposes major shortcomings of America’s efforts to reintroduce predators. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/o...
Earlier this month, marine biologist and author @ayanaeliza.bsky.social spoke with Dean David Ackerly and ASUC Senator Bella Santos about climate solutions, hope, and her New York Times bestselling book, “What If We Get It Right?" Watch their full conversation: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAYj...
What If We Get It Right?: Visions of Climate Futures with Ayana Johnson
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October 27, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Earlier this month, marine biologist and author @ayanaeliza.bsky.social spoke with Dean David Ackerly and ASUC Senator Bella Santos about climate solutions, hope, and her New York Times bestselling book, “What If We Get It Right?" Watch their full conversation: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAYj...
Other agencies and private landowners near Fresno have successfully conducted prescribed burns in the area, but ESPM Professor Scott Stephens says the Forest Service's lack of treatments could contribute to the collapse of the Sierra Nevada ecosystem. fresnoland.org/2025/10/14/g...
Did Forest Service negligence make the Garnet Fire worse?
Years of inaction by the US Forest Service station near Fresno put one of the agency’s last stands of old growth forests in California on the brink of
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October 24, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Other agencies and private landowners near Fresno have successfully conducted prescribed burns in the area, but ESPM Professor Scott Stephens says the Forest Service's lack of treatments could contribute to the collapse of the Sierra Nevada ecosystem. fresnoland.org/2025/10/14/g...
Congratulations to ESPM Professor Rodrigo Almeida, who was named a @calacademy.bsky.social fellow in recognition of his experimental and modeling work on the ecology, evolution, and management of insect-transmitted plant pathogens. Read more: ourenvironment.berkeley.edu/news/espm-pr...
October 23, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Congratulations to ESPM Professor Rodrigo Almeida, who was named a @calacademy.bsky.social fellow in recognition of his experimental and modeling work on the ecology, evolution, and management of insect-transmitted plant pathogens. Read more: ourenvironment.berkeley.edu/news/espm-pr...
"We have decades of evidence that [agroecology] is working all over the world," Associate Professor Timothy Bowles writes in an @nytopinion.nytimes.com letter to the editor. "What we haven’t had is the political will to make it the foundation of our food system." www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/o...
Opinion | Debating the Dangers of a Pesticide (Gift Article)
Readers respond to an Opinion guest essay about the common weedkiller Roundup.
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October 16, 2025 at 6:00 PM
"We have decades of evidence that [agroecology] is working all over the world," Associate Professor Timothy Bowles writes in an @nytopinion.nytimes.com letter to the editor. "What we haven’t had is the political will to make it the foundation of our food system." www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/o...
Old-growth forests across the West are at risk of disappearing within the next 50 years. “That being lost is a tragedy to science,” Professor Scott Stephens told the @sfchronicle.com. “You can’t recreate that.” www.sfchronicle.com/climate/arti...
‘All the trees are dead’: An ancient California forest has been wiped out
Old growth forests across the West are at risk of disappearing within 50 years. The Teakettle Experimental Forest is a tragic example in California.
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October 15, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Old-growth forests across the West are at risk of disappearing within the next 50 years. “That being lost is a tragedy to science,” Professor Scott Stephens told the @sfchronicle.com. “You can’t recreate that.” www.sfchronicle.com/climate/arti...
Analysis by Drew Terasaki Hart, PhD '22 ESPM, and researchers in the lab of Associate Professor Ian Wang shows that seasonal cycles can be out of sync, even between nearby locations. The study was featured on a recent @nature.com cover. Read more: ourenvironment.berkeley.edu/news/reveali...
October 10, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Analysis by Drew Terasaki Hart, PhD '22 ESPM, and researchers in the lab of Associate Professor Ian Wang shows that seasonal cycles can be out of sync, even between nearby locations. The study was featured on a recent @nature.com cover. Read more: ourenvironment.berkeley.edu/news/reveali...
A comprehensive review of urban biodiversity research co-authored by Associate Professor @irynad.bsky.social and ESPM alumni researchers showcases how nature can support the health and wellbeing of people in cities. Learn more: ourenvironment.berkeley.edu/news/impact-...
October 9, 2025 at 10:00 PM
A comprehensive review of urban biodiversity research co-authored by Associate Professor @irynad.bsky.social and ESPM alumni researchers showcases how nature can support the health and wellbeing of people in cities. Learn more: ourenvironment.berkeley.edu/news/impact-...
There's still time to register for next Monday's Albright Lecture in Conservation. Marine biologist @ayanaeliza.bsky.social will discuss her new book “What If We Get It Right?" and speak with Dean David Ackerly and ASUC senator Bella Santos. events.berkeley.edu/RausserColle...
October 3, 2025 at 11:13 PM
There's still time to register for next Monday's Albright Lecture in Conservation. Marine biologist @ayanaeliza.bsky.social will discuss her new book “What If We Get It Right?" and speak with Dean David Ackerly and ASUC senator Bella Santos. events.berkeley.edu/RausserColle...
New research from Cooperative Extension professor Matteo Garbelotto and @ucanr.edu scientists shows that plant pathogens, pests, urbanization, and climate change are shifting the natural range of California trees. ucanr.edu/blog/green-b...
Climate, diseases driving death of several tree species in multiple California regions | UC Agriculture and Natural Resources
UC ANR research shows fungi are increasingly causing trees to decline and die. Scientists found 10 woody plant species in six regions had succumbed to infections.
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October 2, 2025 at 10:01 PM
New research from Cooperative Extension professor Matteo Garbelotto and @ucanr.edu scientists shows that plant pathogens, pests, urbanization, and climate change are shifting the natural range of California trees. ucanr.edu/blog/green-b...
Changes to California's climate and energy policies are coming, with Agricultural and Resource Economics professor Meredith Fowlie telling @kqednews.kqed.org that some of the proposals may make electricity more affordable for Californians across the state.
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Newsom Signs Climate, Energy Bills Charting State Course Through Perilous ‘Mid-Transition’ | KQED
California has been at the forefront of bold climate policy. Now, the state is one of the first to face a messy transition from fossil fuels to clean energy.
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October 2, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Changes to California's climate and energy policies are coming, with Agricultural and Resource Economics professor Meredith Fowlie telling @kqednews.kqed.org that some of the proposals may make electricity more affordable for Californians across the state.
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Professor Scott Stephens says Mill Valley's steep gradients, dense vegetation, and twisting roads can make wildfire evacuation and response difficult. He stresses that residents of the Marin County community need to take the initiative to reduce fire risk. localnewsmatters.org/2025/09/27/c...
Like a candle in the wind: Mill Valley readies to ensure next megafire won't happen here - Local News Matters
THERE’S A NIGHTMARISH OCTOBER SURPRISE potentially looming for the bucolic Marin County community of Mill Valley: a wildfire of such destructive scope
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October 1, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Professor Scott Stephens says Mill Valley's steep gradients, dense vegetation, and twisting roads can make wildfire evacuation and response difficult. He stresses that residents of the Marin County community need to take the initiative to reduce fire risk. localnewsmatters.org/2025/09/27/c...
In a recent @nature.com perspective article, @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social professor @jonasmeckling.bsky.social traces the rise of geoeconomic competition in decarbonization policy and spells out its implications for policymakers. besi.berkeley.edu/what-the-geo...
What the geoeconomic turn in decarbonization means for policymakers
For he majority of its history, decarbonization policy focused on distributing the burden of climate change mitigation. Recently, however, decarbonization has a competitive turn, BESI Climate lead…
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October 1, 2025 at 4:34 PM
In a recent @nature.com perspective article, @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social professor @jonasmeckling.bsky.social traces the rise of geoeconomic competition in decarbonization policy and spells out its implications for policymakers. besi.berkeley.edu/what-the-geo...
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From pesticides to groundwater contamination, the ways we make our food can damage the environment, surrounding communities and human health. Tim Bowles is thinking about how to create more sustainable and ecological agricultural methods.
Watch him explain the study of agroecology: bit.ly/3KP35ms
Watch him explain the study of agroecology: bit.ly/3KP35ms
Watch a professor explain agroecology in 101 seconds - Berkeley News
Drawing both from ecological sciences and generations of farming wisdom, agroecology aims to create more sustainable ways to grow food.
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September 30, 2025 at 6:16 PM
From pesticides to groundwater contamination, the ways we make our food can damage the environment, surrounding communities and human health. Tim Bowles is thinking about how to create more sustainable and ecological agricultural methods.
Watch him explain the study of agroecology: bit.ly/3KP35ms
Watch him explain the study of agroecology: bit.ly/3KP35ms
MONDAY, Oct 6: Join us for the Albright Lecture with @ayanaeliza.bsky.social, renowned marine biologist, policy expert, and climate thought leader, as she discusses her new book What If We Get It Right?: Visions of Climate Futures. Register here:
events.berkeley.edu/RausserColle...
events.berkeley.edu/RausserColle...
September 17, 2025 at 4:02 PM
MONDAY, Oct 6: Join us for the Albright Lecture with @ayanaeliza.bsky.social, renowned marine biologist, policy expert, and climate thought leader, as she discusses her new book What If We Get It Right?: Visions of Climate Futures. Register here:
events.berkeley.edu/RausserColle...
events.berkeley.edu/RausserColle...
Still looking for a class to add to your schedule? Rausser College professor Adrienne Correa is sponsoring a DeCal course on Polar Microbiology, which gives students a chance to explore how organisms survive in one of the most extreme climates on Earth.
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From AI to polar microbiology, here are 10 new UC Berkeley classes this semester - Berkeley News
These new and reimagined courses span disciplines and teach students to better understand the world around them.
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September 10, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Still looking for a class to add to your schedule? Rausser College professor Adrienne Correa is sponsoring a DeCal course on Polar Microbiology, which gives students a chance to explore how organisms survive in one of the most extreme climates on Earth.
news.berkeley.edu/2025/08/29/f...
news.berkeley.edu/2025/08/29/f...
Professor @allenhgoldstein.bsky.social and @berkeleyengineer.bsky.social collaborators are flying high-tech drones through simulated wildfires that move into cities. Their goal? Uncover what makes the smoke particularly toxic. Read more in @cenmag.bsky.social: cen.acs.org/environment/...
Why are chemists starting infernos in the lab?
Researchers simulate wildland fires that move into cities to better understand what makes their plumes particularly toxic
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September 2, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Professor @allenhgoldstein.bsky.social and @berkeleyengineer.bsky.social collaborators are flying high-tech drones through simulated wildfires that move into cities. Their goal? Uncover what makes the smoke particularly toxic. Read more in @cenmag.bsky.social: cen.acs.org/environment/...
A new study led by alum @jacoblevine.bsky.social, BS '18 Forestry and EEP, and co-authored by Professor Scott Stephens and research scientist Brandon Collins explores why forests planted for logging purposes fuel devastating wildfires more often than untouched land. www.latimes.com/environment/...
Private land used for logging is more prone to severe fire than public lands. A new study shows why
New research explains why forests planted for logging purposes fuel devastating wildfires more often than untouched land.
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August 29, 2025 at 6:03 PM
A new study led by alum @jacoblevine.bsky.social, BS '18 Forestry and EEP, and co-authored by Professor Scott Stephens and research scientist Brandon Collins explores why forests planted for logging purposes fuel devastating wildfires more often than untouched land. www.latimes.com/environment/...
Rausser College is excited to welcome six new faculty members this academic year. Their research expertise spans a variety of topics, including environmental economics, metabolic biology, land management, and plant biology. Read more: www.linkedin.com/pulse/rausse...
August 28, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Rausser College is excited to welcome six new faculty members this academic year. Their research expertise spans a variety of topics, including environmental economics, metabolic biology, land management, and plant biology. Read more: www.linkedin.com/pulse/rausse...