Search By: Ongoing Research

Around California and the broader West Coast, labs at different universities are rapidly pursuing information about wildfires and their influence on ecosystems and biodiversity. Listed below are an accumulation of active labs across California as well as informational pages about other forms of research being conducted. 

University Labs Focusing on Wildfire Research

Stephens Lab at UC Berkeley 

Stephens Lab at UC Berkeley seeks to "conduct scientific research and provide academic training in the fields of wildland fire science, ecology, and resource management." This website includes interesting PDF summaries of research pertaining to wildfires that are linked on the home page.

Fire Lab at Cal Poly Humboldt

The Wildland Fire Lab at Cal Poly Humboldt's Department of Forestry and Wildland Resources aims to explore wildfire through a lens of ecology to help understand and manage fire-prone ecosystems. Their work ranges from "small laboratory burning experiments to large landscape modeling projects." 

Safford Lab at UC Davis 

The Safford Lab primarily focuses on vegetation and fire ecology. There is information on their website regarding biodiversity dynamics, chaparral management, and boundary spanning . The home page also references useful scholarly articles relating to California wildfires. 

Wildfire Solutions at Stanford's Woods Institute for the Environment 

Stanford's homepage for preventing catastrophic wildfire, improving health and safety, and all related research. See links to publications and initiatives to learn more. 

Labs Outside of California 

There are two institutions outside of California that may have useful information regarding California wildfires. The University of Oregon and the University of Montana are widely known to have information about California and the state's history with wildfire. 

Other Labs/Research Stations

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab Wildfire Research 

The Berkeley Lab Wildfire Research is committed to exploring interdisciplinary aspects of wildfire and its impact on water, air, and ecosystems. 

Pacific Southwest Research Station

The Pacific Southwest Research Station specializes in research regarding natural resources through science and an understanding of the needs of current and future generations. This station is affiliated with the USDA and the Forest Service. See the tab labelled "Research" at top of the page for specific information about research being conducted at the station.