"California's faced an existential crisis that has affected our health, that has affected our finances related to our ability to buy and sell homes, to insure homes and has put us in a very precarious place," - #UCANR's Yana Valachovic www.npr.org/2026/08/19/n...

California passes the toughest wildfire rules in the U.S. for home landscaping

California has adopted the toughest new rules in the country that require homeowners to manage the plants around their houses. Fire experts say it helps protect houses from burning, but public pushbac...

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Yana Valachovic played such an important role in this process. The result is a compromise. Some of us (myself included) wanted a stronger role. Many wanted no rule at all. Yana found a way to get to yes. We are so fortunate to have had her serving CA through this long and winding road.

Pam Kan-Rice@ucanrpam.bsky.social · 2w ago

“I think we all agree that something needs to be done,” Yana Valachovic @ucanrfirenetwork.bsky.social, said at California Board of Forestry meeting. “The fire issue is an existential crisis for California.” @hayleysmith.bsky.social @nohaggerty.bsky.social report www.latimes.com/environment/...

Last Saturday, UC ANR Fire Network team members presented to 4-Her’s from across California at 4-H’s State Leadership Conference at UC Davis. Together we talked about fire science basics, home hardening and defensible space, and did some fun activities! 🔥🍀 #4hslc2026

Join UC ANR’s team of forestry experts online and in-person at the upcoming Forest Stewardship Workshop this August focusing on Plumas and surrounding counties! Register on the UC ANR website here: ucanr.edu/site/forest-...

Forest Stewardship Workshop: Online and in Plumas County | Forestry Research and Outreach

UC workshop, University of California, forest management, forest stewardship, plumas county, sierra nevada, california forests, land stewardship, california landowner, prescribed fire, fuels managemen...

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PBA prep. work from the Yosemite Gateway Prescribed Burn Cooperative, Fall 2025 to Winter 2026.

For information on how to prepare for evacuation during a wildfire event, access to our pre-evacuation and evacuation checklist resources, and guides on how to stay safe if you find yourself trapped during a wildfire, click the link in our bio! #wildfirepreparedness #ucanr

To learn about mulch flammability and how to integrate mulch into defensible space landscaping, see our factsheet Defensible Space Landscaping: Mulches. Click the link in our bio to view it. #wildfirepreparedness #ucanr

May is Wildfire Awareness Month! What are you doing to prepare for wildfire this month? #wildfirepreparedness #ucanr

Join UC ANR Fire Network Director, Lenya Quinn-Davidson, for a conversation with some of the best minds in the fire information space: Kevin Fetterman (Watch Duty), Zeke Lunder (The Lookout), and Daniel Swain (UC ANR). Register here bit.ly/FireSavvyWeb.... Hope to see you there!

We are proud to announce the completion of our 2025 Annual Report! Swipe through this post to read about everything we accomplished this year! To learn more, the 2025 Fire Network Annual Report can be accessed through the link in our bio. #UCANR #Firenetwork #UCCE

Recovering from #wildfire is daunting. UC ANR Fire Network @ucanrfirenetwork.bsky.social & @ucanr.edu has lined up free webinars in Feb to help #CA residents on water contamination, soil contamination, backyard chicken/livestock safety, and rebuilding and structure loss: ucanr.edu/blog/green-b...

Free webinars to highlight wildfire recovery resources, latest research | Green Blog

Topics for the February webinar series include water contamination, soil contamination and remediation, backyard chicken/livestock safety, and rebuilding and structure loss.

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Please join the Fire Network for our upcoming webinar on Rebuilding and Structure Loss on February 23rd from 5:30 - 7:00 PM PST. This will be the fourth and final in our current webinar series, After the Fire: Understanding Challenges to Post-Fire Recovery in California.

Please join the Fire Network for our upcoming webinar on Backyard Chicken and Livestock Safety on February 17th from 5:30 - 6:30PM PST. This will be the third in our upcoming webinar series, After the Fire: Understanding Challenges to Post-Fire Recovery in California.

Please join the Fire Network for our upcoming webinar on Soil Contamination and Remediation on February 10th from 5:30 - 6:30PM PST. This will be the second in our upcoming webinar series, After the Fire: Understanding Challenges to Post-Fire Recovery in California.

Please join the Fire Network for our upcoming webinar on Water Resource Contamination on February 2nd from 5:30 - 7PM PST. This will be the first in our upcoming webinar series, After the Fire: Understanding Challenges to Post-Fire Recovery in California.

Join us for the California Targeted Grazing Short Course! Register by February 13, 2026 at the link in our bio.

In Oct 2025, UC ANR’s Fire Network, the Central Coast Prescribed Burn Association, El Dorado–Amador PBA, & @berkeleyforests brought foresters, Tribal partners & land managers together for a Forester TREX, training professionals to use beneficial fire to protect CA forests.

Prescribed fire isn’t just for rangelands. Farmers use it to clear fields, manage debris & even improve water flow through irrigation ditch burns. “It’s a regular part of operations in many ag communities,” - #UCANR fire expert Katie Low. ambrook.com/offrange/liv...

To Burn or Not to Burn - Offrange

After years of devastating wildfires, many producers are wondering if prescribed burns might improve their acreage. Here’s how to keep land, livestock, buildings, and selves safe.

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Let’s talk good fire! Join us at the Central Coast Good Fire Fair this Saturday, October 11th at Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park!

Smoke exposure from wildfires is an increasingly common public health hazard to communities throughout California. One important thing that you can do to keep yourself and your family safe during wildfire season is to check the Air Quality Index (AQI) and take action accordingly.

Are you smoke ready? See tips for dealing with wildfire smoke at the link in our bio!

🔥 Mark your calendar for the Central Coast Good Fire Fair with @ucanrfirenetwork.bsky.social & CA State Parks! Don’t miss this fun & informative day for all ages! Learn more: buff.ly/rA7lz3y

New factsheet from our post-fire series! After the Fire: Drinking Water Contamination and Safety (2025) ucanr.edu/sites/defaul...

Great thanks and appreciation to Fire Advisor Alison Deak for collaborating with us in July to create posts! Visit the link in our bio to view these posts on all platforms.

Fuels rearrangement vs. reduction, do you know the difference? See our new post to find out! Click the link in our bio to view our post on all platforms.