Graduate student and staff member Rosalie Z. Fanshel co-organized a conference this fall focused on the Morrill Act and Indigenous land dispossession.
Op-Ed: conserving "more than twice the size of Texas"
In a New York Times piece out today, Arthur Middleton and Justin Brashares comment on how the Biden administration may reach the ambitious goal.
Five graduate students advance anti-racism efforts in Rausser College
The ESPM students led the creation of a class on anti-racist environmental scholarship.
Camera traps document wildlife’s return to Gorongosa National Park
Researchers publish a new study that evaluates wildlife populations following the Mozambican Civil War.
Why These Californians Are Starting Fires On Purpose
An Insider video features alumna Sasha Berleman, director of the Fire Forward program, which teaches volunteers to use "good fire" for landscape management.
An Eye for Conservation
Alumna Jen Guyton is a photographer whose images raise awareness about conservation.
Forestry Camp adapts during COVID-19
Due to the efforts of faculty, staff, and students, a cornerstone of the forestry program safely continued during the pandemic.
The Climate-COVID Connection
In Breakthroughs magazine, Professor Rachel Morello-Frosch and alumnus Christopher Golden discuss the crucial linkages between public health, the environment, and social justice.
The Sequestration Solution
Whendee Silver’s research shows that compost doesn’t just benefit farmers—it captures carbon.
Land Use in Cannabis Agriculture
The Berkeley Cannabis Research Center shares a video about the state of cannabis research and farming.
Public partnership announced on fire and forests
A formal agreement between UC Berkeley and CAL FIRE was finalized to collaborate on environmental research.
Hands on learning at home
Professor Lynn Huntsinger and other faculty in the College have adapted creatively to engage students during remote learning.
Rausser College of Natural Resources 2020 Photo Contest
Submit your best images by December 16 for a chance to win prizes and to have your work featured online and in print.
Researchers receive grants from Bureau of Cannabis Control
The agency awarded $4.6 million to Berkeley, with most funding going to the Cannabis Research Center.
Peng Gong joins academic leadership at University of Hong Kong
Professor emeritus Peng Gong is a key collaborator with the Berkeley California-China Climate Institute.
McKalee Steen elected to American Indian Society of Science and Engineering board
Steen studies native and indigenous conservation at the Land Use & Land Use Change Lab.
Study explores impact of cannabis expansion on Western wildlife
Graduate Phoebe Parker-Shames was the lead author of a new study on the environmental impacts of cannabis farming.
Rausser College joins the California Biodiversity Network
A partnership between state, scientific, academic, and tribal institutions will conserve California biodiversity.
Claire Kremen awarded Volvo Environment Prize
Kremen is recognized for her research in conservation biology and agricultural land use.