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1 week ago | 
phys.org | Kat Kerlin |UC Davis
UC Davis Professor Hugh Safford was hiking for pleasure in California's High Sierra when he stumbled upon a new elevation record for the Jeffrey pine, which may now be the state's highest-altitude tree. His serendipitous finding is published in the journal Madroño.
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4 weeks ago | 
universityofcalifornia.edu | Kat Kerlin
A UC Davis study, published in the journal Ecosphere, is the first to document Putah Creek-origin salmon. Chinook salmon have been observed at the creek since 2014, but prior studies had shown them to be strays from hatcheries. This study now confirms that some salmon returning to Putah Creek in the fall to spawn are actually born there. This should not be news.
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1 month ago | 
davisenterprise.com | Kat Kerlin
Almost everywhere in California, salmon are on the decline. But in Putah Creek — a restored stream running through the UC Davis campus — wild salmon are not only increasing, they also are completing their life cycle. A UC Davis study, published in the journal Ecosphere, is the first to document Putah Creek-origin salmon. Chinook salmon have been observed at the creek since 2014, but prior studies had shown them to be strays from hatcheries.
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1 month ago | 
dailydemocrat.com | Kat Kerlin
Almost everywhere in California, salmon are on the decline. But in Putah Creek — a restored stream running through the UC Davis campus — wild salmon are not only increasing, they also are completing their life cycle. Originally Published: March 21, 2025 at 9:30 AM PDT
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1 month ago | 
phys.org | Kat Kerlin |UC Davis
Almost everywhere in California, salmon are on the decline. But in Putah Creek—a restored stream running through the University of California, Davis, campus—wild salmon are not only increasing, they are also completing their life cycle.
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1 month ago | 
ucdavis.edu | Kat Kerlin
Study Confirms Salmon of Putah Creek Origin for First Time News Almost everywhere in California, salmon are on the decline. But in Putah Creek — a restored stream running through the University of California, Davis, campus — wild salmon are not only increasing, they also are completing their life cycle. A UC Davis study, published in the journal Ecosphere, is the first to document Putah Creek-origin salmon.
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1 month ago | 
eacourier.com | Kat Kerlin
Rocky Mountain spotted fever is a bacterial infection spread by biting ticks to humans and dogs. Found on every continent except Antarctica, the infectious disease has been spreading since the early 2000s, most notably in Mexico and Brazil. Of the cases reported, more than half of infected people and dogs die. kAmp A2A6C =65 3J E96 &?:G6CD:EJ @7 r2=:7@C?:2[ s2G:D[ 9:89=:89ED @?6 @7 E96 >@DE 67764E:G6 3FE @7E6?
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1 month ago | 
dailydemocrat.com | Kat Kerlin
Rocky Mountain spotted fever is a bacterial infection spread by biting ticks to humans and dogs. Found on every continent except Antarctica, the infectious disease has been spreading since the early 2000s, most notably in Mexico and Brazil. Of the cases reported, more than half of infected people and dogs die. A paper led by UC Davis highlights one of the most effective but often missing solutions to surviving this preventable, deadly disease: awareness.
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1 month ago | 
ucdavis.edu | Kat Kerlin
How Veterinarians, Doctors and Community Members Can Help Stop the Spread of Fatal Disease News Rocky Mountain spotted fever is a bacterial infection spread by biting ticks to humans and dogs. Found on every continent except Antarctica, the infectious disease has been spreading since the early 2000s, most notably in Mexico and Brazil. Of the cases reported, more than half of infected people and dogs die.
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1 month ago | 
tahoedailytribune.com | Kat Kerlin
On the shores of Lake Tahoe at Emerald Bay State Park grows what some consider to be the most iconic old-growth forest in the Lake Tahoe Basin. Giant ponderosa pines — some of the last remaining in the area — share space with at least 13 other tree species. Yet despite its high conservation value and proximity to severely burned forests, the Emerald Point stand has not been managed to reduce its risk to drought or catastrophic wildfire.
