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The Green Blog shares news and information related to forestry/wildfire, sustainability, climate, environmental stewardship and other green topics.

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Humboldt County Prescribed Burn Association uses prescribed fire to reduce fuels and wildfire risk and to restore habitat, control invasive species, improve rangelands in June 2019. Photo by Lenya Quinn Davidson
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First-ever California burn boss class meets in Eureka

May 12, 2021
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
New certification program will increase opportunities for prescribed fire across California A group of 19 experienced prescribed burners are gathered in Eureka this week to become certified as prescribed fire burn bosses.
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Ryan Tompkins stands on his roof raking moss, vegetative debris, and leaf litter from the gutters.
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May is Wildfire Preparedness Month!

May 11, 2021
By Tracy K Schohr
Many of us know May for flowers and Mother's Day (hope you didn't forget!), but after last year's widespread and long-lasting fire season, many Californians have come to recognize May as Wildfire Preparedness Month.
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Four Climate Stewards wearing hard hats use tools to thin live oak regrowth as part of the Columbia College fire fuel reduction project. Credit: Sarah-Mae Nelson
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For UC Climate Stewards, every day is Earth Day

April 22, 2021
By Olivia M Henry
From cities to rural communities, UC Climate Stewards are fostering climate resilience Earth Day has strong California roots: Senator Gaylord Nelson was inspired to organize the first event in 1970 after witnessing the 1969 Santa Barbara oil spill.
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