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Articles: Science
  • Mapping the Faults in Our Landscape

    on August 4, 2026

    When you go for a walk at Pepperwood, you can’t help but be captivated by the stunning landscape—rolling hills, golden grasslands, and majestic oak woodlands create a…

    Blog, Data, Extreme Events, Monitoring, Research, Science, Seismology, ShakeAlert, Wildland Urban Interface

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  • June’s Prescribed Broadcast Burn a Success!

    on June 5, 2026

    Target Date: June 8, 2026 June 04, 2026–Burn Announcement: Pepperwood’s stewardship team plans to conduct a 120-acre prescribed broadcast burn at Pepperwood’s reserve near Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, from Monday,…

    Air Quality, Controlled Burning, Data, Extreme Events, Fire, Fire Resilience, Good Fire, Kincade Fire, Leadership, Local News, Monitoring, Prescribed Fire, Preserve Management, Research, Science, The News Room, Wildfire, Wildland Urban Interface

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  • Healthy Grasslands: Bastions of Biodiversity & Carbon Capture Champs

    on May 20, 2026

    Biodiversity, Blog, Community, Education, Grasslands, Research, Science

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  • Our Frontline Against a Changing Climate

    on January 11, 2026

    Blog, Climate Change, Conservation, Data, Field Station, Monitoring, Research, Science, Sentinel Site

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  • An example of wildlife-friendlier fencing at Pepperwood. Photo by Ryan Ferrell.

    If You Must Fence, Be Wildlife-friendlier

    on November 22, 2025

    Balancing Agriculture and Wildlife Conservation at Pepperwood Fences have been around for…

    Blog, Conservation Grazing, Education, Impact, Regenerative Agriculture, Research, Science, sustainable agriculture, Wildlife, Wildlife Corridors, WPI Project

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  • Good Fire at Pepperwood in the form of an Indigenous-led cultural burn collaboration in 2024–photo by Ian Nelson.

    Why We Need Prescribed Burns

    on October 27, 2025

    Why We Need Good…

    Air Quality, Blog, Climate Change, Controlled Burning, Cultural Burning, Extreme Events, Fire, Fire Mitigation, Fire Resilience, Good Fire, Intentional Fire, Prescribed Fire, Research, Science, Stewardship, Wildfire

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  • Commemorating the Kincade Fire with Prescribed Fire

    on October 24, 2025

    Date: October 23, 2025 On Thursday, a diverse group of community members gathered in a collective show of solidarity to commemorate the anniversary of the Kincade Fire through a carefully…

    Air Quality, Controlled Burning, Data, Extreme Events, Fire, Fire Resilience, Good Fire, Kincade Fire, Leadership, Local News, Monitoring, Prescribed Fire, Preserve Management, Research, Science, The News Room, Wildfire, Wildland Urban Interface

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  • 🦇 Batting for Biodiversity: Bat Monitoring at Pepperwood

    on October 21, 2025

    The California Department of Fish and Wildlife funds the bat monitoring project featured in this blog, as well as all associated contracted work with Bat Conservation International.

    Bats, Blog, Conservation, Education, Impact, Research, Science, Wildlife, Wildlife Corridors, WPI Project

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  • Empowering Environmental Education in Sonoma County

    on September 27, 2025

    In September 2023, a remarkable initiative to enhance outdoor education for our youth took a significant step forward. That was thanks to generous grassroots funding from the…

    Blog, Ecology, Education, Impact, SCENIQ Experience, Science, SEEC, STEM

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  • Making Room for the Bear Necessities

    on September 15, 2025

    Coexisting with California’s Black Bears: Conservation Efforts & Strategies Black bear…

    Bears, Blog, Education, Impact, Research, Science, Wildlife, Wildlife Corridors, WPI Project

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