
Yana Valachovic
@valachovicyana
I am a scientist that works in fire, forestry, and California policy.
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09-09-2020 00:59:35
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Got to talk at length about the developments in the California insurance crisis today with Marisa Lagos and Scott Shafer today on KQED. kqed.org/news/11962092/…

California Insurance Crisis: ‘Insurer of Last Resort’ Gets ‘Astronomical’ 1,000 Applications a Day sfstandard.com/2023/10/19/cal… via The San Francisco Standard This story shines a bright light on the challenges we’re facing with insurance availability.




Do you feel more at risk when your home is in forested landscape? Looking at the data, fires is grasslands and shrub lands, are more of a threat. Wildfires Threaten More Homes and People in the U.S. Than Ever Before - Stephanie Pappas SILVIS Lab scientificamerican.com/article/wildfi…

Wildland-urban fire disasters aren’t actually a wildfire problem | PNAS pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn… “Community fire destruction has become a national crisis, a systemic problem that will only worsen without aggressive, appropriate intervention.” Steve Quarles


It’s an honor to be in Sacramento today with a packed room talking about solutions to California’s wildfire and forest health crisis through biomass utilization opportunities. Sierra Business Council Berkeley Forests Wade Crowfoot UC Davis cabiomassworkshop.ucdavis.edu/sites/g/files/…


Are you prepared to evacuate in case of #Wildfire? The UC ANR Fire Network offers important evacuation resources. Visit ucanr.edu/sites/fire/Saf… for the complete checklist. Lenya Quinn-Davidson Yana Valachovic Katie Low CAL FIRE PIO #CAwx #ParkFire


Prepare an evacuation bag for every person in your household before a #wildfire and keep it easily accessible. #CaWX #ParkFire The UC ANR Fire Network prepared a checklist of items you might need 🔽 ucanr.edu/sites/fire/Saf… Lenya Quinn-Davidson Yana Valachovic Katie Low



TOMORROW Discuss Zone Zero for wildfire resilience 🔥 with Yana Valachovic of Ag&Natural Resources