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Pepperwood Phenology Project Data Included in 5th National Climate Assessment
Phenology is the study of plant and animal life cycles and behavioral timing, such as when plants are leafing out or in flower, or when birds migrate through a…
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Adding Air Quality to Sentinel Sites: Empowering Vulnerable Communities in Fire-prone California
Wildfire smoke and ash are a widespread threat to rural and urban communities, ranging up to hundreds of miles away from active wildfire perimeters. Airborne particulate matter (smoke PM2.5)…
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Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PGE) piloting Remote Grid at Pepperwood
In Sonoma County, Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PGE), is piloting a Remote Grid at Pepperwood’s Bechtel House. This is a pilot project entirely financed by PGE to test…
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NASA and Pepperwood Team Up to Test Tech and Capabilities for Airborne Fire Hazard Modeling
The FireSense project features an airborne science component, essentially through the use of planes outfitted with various monitoring…
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Pepperwood’s Presence at the 2023 30×30 Partnership Gathering
The 30×30 Ethos Summed Up: “30×30 isn’t just a goal, it’s a paradigm shift: it’s making the impossible possible by working together in…
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SEEC’s Pathways to Environmental Literacy Initiative
Thanks to grassroots funding from the Ridell Family and a strong collaboration with Landpaths and the Community Foundation of Sonoma County, the Sonoma Environmental Education Collaborative (SEEC) leveraged…
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Grist Features Pepperwood: Learning How to Garden a Forest
“An outdated land management ideology with roots in colonialism is keeping California and the West from taking essential steps toward mitigating increasingly destructive wildfires.” This article by Kristina Rizga, is…
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Using Tech to Break Bottlenecks in Wildlife Monitoring
By Kathleen Wong, Director of Communications at the UC Natural Reserve System Animal whereabouts are a prime indicator of ecosystem health. Species on the move can suggest local conditions are…
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Genetic Monitoring of California’s Burgeoning Black Bear Population
A new genetic study based at Pepperwood has found that Sonoma County-based matriarch black bears are raising healthy cubs. Through this study we can also see when male…
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Going Solar in the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) – a PG&E Pilot Project at Pepperwood
A Remote Grid uses a Standalone Power System to provide power to folks living and working in less-populated, high-fire threat areas. These systems combine solar power, batteries, and fuel-powered…
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