Improving the Health of California’s Headwater Forests скачать в хорошем качестве

Improving the Health of California’s Headwater Forests

California’s headwater forests are at risk. Years of fire suppression, emphasis on short-term management priorities, weather extremes, and climate change have set the stage for a steep decline in forest health. The result is lost timber production, wildlife habitat, and threats to our water supply. This event brought together experts to explore reforms to prepare these forests for future droughts and a changing climate. Speakers included Van Butsic, assistant cooperative extension specialist, UC Berkeley; Jeffrey Mount, senior fellow at the PPIC Water Policy Center; David Edelson, Sierra Nevada project director at the Nature Conservancy; Barnie Gyant, deputy regional forester for resources for the Pacific Southwest Region (Region 5) of the US Forest Service; and Susie Kocher, natural resources advisor for the Central Sierra Region at the University of California Cooperative Extension.