Indigenous Content

The Science of Saving Salmon as Klamath Dams Come Down

Katherine E Kerlin — February 24, 2023 - 3:34pm

The world’s largest dam removal in history is slated for 2023. Led by Indigenous tribes in partnership with organizations, lawyers, scientists and activists, the project will remove four dams, clearing the way for the lower Klamath River to flow freely for the first time in more than a century.

Melinda Adams: Flame Keeper

Katherine E Kerlin — August 08, 2022 - 10:00am

51�ԹϺ�� Davis environmental scientist and Native American scholar Melinda Adams on indigenous fire, climate anxiety and not giving up on a warming world.

How Indigenous Practices Can Help Forests Thrive

Katherine E Kerlin — April 07, 2022 - 11:56am

What's the difference between prescribed burns and cultural burning? A new feature story explains this and explores many more elements of Indigenous burning practices in California.

Rethinking Wildfire

dmhoang — October 01, 2020 - 9:00am

The Indigenous practice of cultural burning views fire as restorative, not destructive. A 51�ԹϺ�� Davis class takes a renewed approach to understanding wildfire.