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Wildlife Corridors and Climate Change
Continue readingRealizing climate-wise connectivity on the ground requires both identifying and securing habitat linkages that provide climate resilience.
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Coverboard Conversations
Continue readingLearn about Pepperwood’s “coverboard project” as part of our long term forest monitoring.
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Inspiring an ethic of stewardship through TeenNat
Continue readingBeing a youth mentor is some of the most important work Nicole Barden does as an environmental educator at Pepperwood…
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Pepperwood: Island of Water
Continue readingPepperwood is like an “island of water” because our upland hills store water deep in the soil and fractured bedrock. We are located at the headwater of 5 watersheds, so the actions we take to conserve and restore ecosystem health have major implications for the Russian River and surrounding communities.
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Reflecting on the Importance of Our Community
Continue reading2020 has been an opportunity to expand our own limited perspectives, create new ways of connecting, and better understand how to care for all generations. Sloane’s letter to our community during this season of giving is not only heartfelt but heartwarming.
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The Grandmother Oak
Continue readingWendy Herniman is a longtime Steward & Friend of Pepperwood. When the spring coronavirus lockdown occurred, she took to the hills of Pepperwood to work on her phenology project and to learn some of the secrets of Pepperwood’s majestic oak trees. Read her story to learn what she discovered!
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Fire Ecology for Non-Scientists: The Fire Triangle & Fire Behavior
Continue readingWhat does it mean when fire science experts say “high intensity fire” or refer to “fire behavior”? Learn about the basic mechanics of wildfire, as well as associated terminology in the first post of our series Fire Ecology for Non-scientists.