News release: State-funded research collaboration surveys California stakeholders about climate resilience challenges
The Innovation Center for Ecosystem Climate Solutions (CECS), a state-funded collaboration between eight California research institutions, is working to develop innovative solutions to managing California’s wildlands to reduce negative impacts of drought and climate change. The Center’s goal is to identify land management practices that simultaneously enhance carbon sequestration, reduce wildfire severity, protect watersheds and increase ecological and community resilience. The center is conducting a survey to better understand stakeholder needs and develop data/information solutions for active ecosystem management.