Join the Mohawk Valley Firewise Communities for a presentation by Kane Russell
Learn how to identify dead and dying native conifers, common forest insects and diseases you might find in your backyard, and ways to improve forest health. Learn what to look for and what you can do about it by joining us on
When: Thursday, July 30, 2026, 4:30PM
Where: Mohawk Community Resource Center (intersection of Highways 89 & 70).
Feel free to bring photos or samples with you to the presentation or email photos directly to kwrussell@ucanr.edu prior to the event.
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Kane Russell
As Forest Advisor for Plumas, Sierra, and Lassen Counties, Kane Russell works to advance sustainable forest stewardship practices, strengthen community wildfire resilience, and overcome barriers to project implementation. Kane is based at the UCCE Plumas-Sierra office in Quincy, where he leads an extension and applied research program in close collaboration with local partners to address critical forestry and fire issues in the region.
Kane earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in forestry from UC Berkeley, where he studied the effects of prescribed burning and other fuels reduction treatments on young Sierra Nevada mixed conifer stands. Post-graduation, he continued his research on prescribed burning and forest management at Berkeley’s Blodgett Forest Research Station. Prior to joining UCCE, Kane worked as a forest ecologist at Yosemite National Park, where he helped plan and implement a mechanical fuels reduction program to protect the park’s iconic landscapes and at-risk communities from high-severity wildfire.