Russell Tree Farm Restoration

Russell Tree Farm Restoration

Project Leads: Ricky Satomi, Justine Zeni

Project Sponsor: Cal Forestry Club

TGIF Grant: $2,000

Project Theme: Habitat Restoration

Application Submission

Project Description: The Russell Tree Farm Restoration project will improve education opportunities and increase research access for undergraduate and graduate level students at UC Berkeley. Improving site conditions will increase classroom opportunities and expand areas available for research use. Restoration efforts will also promote ecosystem resilience of UC Russell Tree Farm property in the face of ongoing climate change and drought conditions.

Project Goals: 

  1. Fuel and mechanical hazard reduction to improve resiliency.
  2. Removal of non-native, invasive species.
  3. Structural and non-structural infrastructure development to increase available facilities for student use.

Final Report 

Final Poster