Conifer Encroachment

There are a number of useful references that address the ecological and policy aspects of the conifer encroachment issue. Several UCANR publications are also currently under development. Policy Valachovic, Y., Quinn-Davidson, L., and Standiford, R. Can the California Forest Practice Rules

A collaborative UC-led team in California’s North Coast has been conducting research on conifer encroachment for the last several years, and is just wrapping up a 3-year, ANR Competitive Grants-funded project. That project, Tools for a Changing Landscape, set out to better characterize