The regional model yields a climate scenario in which the future range for blue oak shrinks to 59 percent of its current range. For valley oak, the future range shrinks to 54 percent of its current range.
‘Living with the Changing California Coast’ chronicles changes to famed coastline
The book takes a look at the famed 1,100-mile California coastline that has been battered by ongoing erosion, periodic storm damage and other natural forces, resulting in heightened regulatory and ecological scrutiny.
Tracks of ‘swimming dinosaur’ found in Wyoming
A research team identified the tracks of the six-foot-tall, bipedal dinosaur at sites in northern Wyoming, including the Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
Wolves drive trophic cascade in Banff National Park
A research team studied the recolonization of the canine predator in the Bow Valley of Banff National Park.
CSU: Views toward wildlife changing in West
The study identified two categories of wildlife values: wildlife existing for human benefit, and the desire for a world in which humans and wildlife can live side-by-side without fear.
Eastern California shear zone puzzles seismologists
The Eastern California Shear Zone runs roughly parallel to the San Andreas Fault from the Gulf of California and is a wide area in western Nevada.
High-tech modeling tools under development to fight wildfires
The project will use advances in satellite and sensor monitoring, mathematical theory and meteorology to develop tools to warn firefighters about where a fire may go and sudden changes that might occur, such as wind changes or extreme fire behavior.