Origins and Innovations of Science in the U.S. National Parks
The University of California, Berkeley, Institute for Parks, People, and Biodiversity presented the A. Starker Leopold Lecture “Origins and Innovations of Science in the U.S. National Parks,” September 27, 2023, at the University of California Botanical Garden. Conservation writer Jerry Emory and national park science leader Alison Forrestel, Ph.D., spoke. Patrick Gonzalez, Ph.D., climate change scientist and Executive Director of the Institute, moderated.
Scott Stephens Contributes Science to U.S. National Wildfire Policy
Dr. Scott Stephens, fire ecologist, UC Berkeley Professor, Henry Vaux Distinguished Professor in Forest Policy, and Faculty Affiliate of the Institute for Parks, People, and Biodiversity, collaborated with colleagues on the U.S. Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission to publish a report on national wildfire policy, September 27, 2023.
Patrick Gonzalez Participates in Workshop to Advance Climate Change Science for Key Decisions
Dr. Patrick Gonzalez, climate change scientist, forest ecologist, and Executive Director of the UC Berkeley Institute for Parks, People, and Biodiversity, participated in the UK Department for Energy Security and Net Zero Workshop Exploring Ideas Regarding the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Seventh Assessment Report, September 18-19, 2023, at the Royal Society, the UK academy of sciences.
Parks Stewardship Forum Examines Histories of U.S. Sites of Conflict
Parks Stewardship Forum is an open-access publication for conservation professionals, co-published by the University of California, Berkeley, Institute for Parks, People, and Biodiversity and the George Wright Society.
Wildfire, Climate Change, Forest Resilience, and Carbon Solutions
Dr. Patrick Gonzalez, climate change scientist, forest ecologist, and Executive Director of the UC Berkeley Institute for Parks, People, and Biodiversity, discusses science and solutions for wildfire and climate change, in the September 15, 2023 issue of Parks Stewardship Forum.
Institute for Parks Welcomes Dr. Albert Ruhi as Faculty Co-Director
The University of California, Berkeley, has named Albert Ruhi, Ph.D., Faculty Co-Director of the Institute for Parks, People, and Biodiversity. Dr. Ruhi is an Assistant Professor of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management. He started his new leadership position July 1, 2023.
Institute for Parks Welcomes Dr. Justin Brashares as a Faculty Affiliate
The University of California, Berkeley, Institute for Parks, People, and Biodiversity welcomes Dr. Justin Brashares, Professor of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management and George R. and Wilhelmina M. Goertz Distinguished Professor for Wildlife Management, as a new Faculty Affiliate.