FREE EVENT: Join UC Berkeley Forestry Instructor Rainbow De Silva to learn about the history of UC Berkeley's Russell Research Forest and its fire-adapted ecosystem!

All are welcome to attend: forest landowners, land managers, natural resources professionals, students, and interested members of the public.

Visit one of UC Berkeley's Research Forests with our Forest Stewardship team! Stops on the tour will cover the following topics: 

• History of Russell Research Forest
• Fire adapted ecosystems: the impacts of the removal and suppression of fire
• An introduction to tree ID
• An introduction to silviculture
• Vegetation management for fuels reduction and other goals