Matteo Garbelotto

A study released by campus biochemists could lead to new fungicides and better protection of rice crops.

The city of Berkeley released a guide Nov. 24 for the renting and disposing of holiday trees, with the purpose of minimizing the negative environmental impact of the holidays.

A group of UC Berkeley students and Berkeley community members helped clear eucalyptus tree debris that has been posing a threat to the community Sunday.

A study that included campus researchers found that shifting dynamics within the forest community have led to global forests becoming younger and smaller.

Two tanoak trees in Del Norte County tested positive for Phytophthora ramorum, a deadly plant pathogen known to cause sudden oak death.

California’s recent widespread death of trees — affecting 102 million trees since 2010 — is raising environmental concerns among fire and ecology experts.

Recent campus findings reveal that a pathogen that kills oak trees by the millions has recently spread further down the coast of California than ever before.

Two wildfires — which both broke out out Friday— scorched through Monterey County and Santa Clarita Valley, putting both areas in a state of emergency Tuesday as firefighters battle to contain the blaze.

Despite drought conditions, Sudden Oak Death — a fatal oak tree disease — has seen a resurgence in north Berkeley and Tilden Regional Park, according to a report recently released by a UC Berkeley researcher.