Women In Science Day “The Department of Conservation is home to dozens of earth science experts and experienced, talented staff. From professional engineers, to geologists, botanists, environmental scientists, and more, DOC is proud many of our science-based positions are held by women. I am proud of the contributions DOC’s women scientists are making toward helping California achieve…
Category: Geology
New Year New Faces at DOC
A new year means new faces for our Faces of Conservation project. Faces of Conservation does just that. It puts a face to the work our staff do daily, often outside of the public eye. We are committed to employing top scientists, engineers, technicians, supervisors, and support staff and leveraging their talent to help balance…
DOC Team Receives Prestigious CAL FIRE Award for Work with Thomas Fire
Several of our staff were recently awarded by CAL FIRE for Superior Accomplishment for their emergency post-fire mapping efforts during the tragic Thomas fire and ensuing mudslide in Montecito last year. The Thomas fire started on December 4, 2017. It ignited on the south-facing hillslopes along State Route 150 above Santa Paula, and burned west…
Fire and Rain … and Debris Flows
Fire and Rain … and Debris Flows That’s what happened last January in Santa Barbara County. One of California’s largest wildfires, the Thomas Fire, was nearly 100 percent contained after five weeks. Two people died and more than 1,000 structures burned. Flames torched 281,893 acres. Then a band of thunderstorms arrived the morning of January…
The World’s Largest Earthquake Drill
Are You Ready to ShakeOut? With 318 million people living and working in the United States, a major earthquake could cause unprecedented devastation. What we do now, before a big earthquake, will determine how well we survive and recover. Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drills in October 2017 involved more than 56.2 million participants through broad-based outreach…
Department of Conservation Launches Audience-Focused Website and Logo
DOC relaunches conservation.ca.gov with a new website built to connect visitors to the wealth of natural resource data and services they use most.
October is “Earthquake Month” at the California Department of Conservation
Here’s a look at what’s shakin’: Sunday, October 21: 150th Anniversary of the Hayward Fault earthquake On October 21, 1868, an earthquake estimated to be between magnitude 6.8 and 7.0 in strength tore the ground open from Milpitas to San Leandro with major damage in Hayward, San Leandro, Oakland, and San Francisco. The Fremont Mission San…