Berkeley Environmental Science, Policy & Mngmt

@ESPM_Berkeley

The official Twitter account for the Department of Environmental Science, Policy, & Management at UC Berkeley.

Berkeley, CA ourenvironment.berkeley.edu Joined May 2011

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Berkeley Environmental Science, Policy & Mngmt @ESPM_Berkeley Oct 20

A new @SciReports study by @Lauren_Stanton_ and researchers in the lab of Associate Professor @UrbanSchell finds that effort and exploration, not boldness, shape how raccoons, coyotes, and other urban carnivores respond to cities' unique challenges. ourenvironment.berkeley.edu/news/what-back…

A group of raccoons grab a black tube with a rope attached to it.

A housecat sits in a forest environment and stares at a black tube with a rope attached to it.

A fox-like creature in an outdoor environment stares at a black tube with a rope attached to it.

Berkeley Environmental Science, Policy & Mngmt @ESPM_Berkeley Oct 9

Professor Todd Dawson, who was not involved in the study, called it a "double whammy" since warmer oceans and drier air are making fog more sporadic—cutting redwoods off from a crucial source of moisture. vox.com/climate/504991…

www.vox.com America’s tallest, most spectacular trees are getting...heat stroke? Rising temperatures are putting coast redwoods at risk.

Berkeley Environmental Science, Policy & Mngmt @ESPM_Berkeley Oct 2

A collaborative, three-year project involving tribal nations, federal agencies, volunteers, and researchers from @UCBerkeley and @Stanford is informing stewardship of important pinyon-juniper woodland ecosystems across the Eastern Sierra. ourenvironment.berkeley.edu/news/tribal-me…

A dry creekbed winds through pine-covered arid foothills and shallow canyons toward layered mountain ranges on the horizon.

A gnarled, wind‑sculpted tree rooted on a rocky, sunlit high‑desert hillside, surrounded by low scrub and loose stones.

A young pine seedling with short green needles emerging next to a brown pinecone.

Berkeley Environmental Science, Policy & Mngmt @ESPM_Berkeley Oct 1

Congratulations to Environmental Science, Policy, and Management Professors Paolo D’Odorico and @trevorkeenan on receiving awards from the American Geophysical Union (@theAGU).

Read more: ourenvironment.berkeley.edu/news/paolo-d%E…

Berkeley Environmental Science, Policy & Mngmt @ESPM_Berkeley Sep 25

Lynn Huntsinger, a professor at the graduate school, recently spoke to The New Yorker about how grazing animals like cows, sheep, and goats can enhance California's native biodiversity and reduce the risk of fires starting and continuing to burn. newyorker.com/news/annals-of…

www.newyorker.com The Sheep That Stop Wildfires Herds of livestock are munching through overgrown, hard-to-reach vegetation that could otherwise become fuel for firestorms.