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Research

Ancient soils hold clues about the Atacama Desert

New analysis led by Professor Ronald Amundson determined that the Atacama Desert began drying out roughly 2 million years ago  
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ESPM welcomes three new faculty members

Join us in welcoming Professors Rachel Carlson, Stephanie Pau,  Lucas Vargas-Zeppetello, and other new Rausser College faculty. 
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Honors and Awards

Dennis Baldocchi honored by American Meteorological Society

Baldocchi was named the 2025 Verner E. Suomi Technology Medal recipient for his significant technological contributions to atmospheric sciences. 
Canopy

Costa Rica’s rainforests offer a window—and warning

A 3D reconstruction of a spherical colony of 70 choanoflagellates from the newly-named species Barroeca monosierra discovered in Mono Lake.

A new discovery in Mono Lake

Pen and ink on rectangular paper. This piece from Sunaura Taylor’s “Speculative Aquifers” series illustrates the hydrological concept of an aquifer “losing reach,” which occurs when the water table drops below the reach of a river or well.

Can an aquifer be injured? Scholar brings a disability lens to ecological repair

An albino gray squirrel observed at the British Wildlife Centre in Newchapel, England.

How color shapes which animals we fear — and which we protect

A photo of two men examining a metal structure in a river.

Planning for climate resilience in California’s freshwater ecosystems

The 50th anniversary of the College of Natural Resources

Fifty Years of Excellence

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How urban raccoons adapt to new foraging challenges

An aerial photo of trees and green space. Conservation International photo by Inaê Brandão

Reforestation is more cost-effective than previously thought

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Rausser College recognizes three retiring ESPM faculty

A group of people stand in an agricultural field on a sunny day. They are all holding cups of berries.

HBCU-Berkeley Environmental Scholars visit KARE

Vernard Lewis honored by Pest Control Operators of California

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Improving the resilience of California’s pinyon-juniper woodlands

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