Brian Woodward, PhD
@woodcology.bsky.social
UC Extension Forest Advisor working in Santa Cruz Mtns, CA and surrounds. Forests. Fire. Ecology. Redwoods. Resilience. Spatial Analysis.
I also really love the ocean and being outdoors.
I also really love the ocean and being outdoors.
Banana slug feeding on a hypoxylon fungus on the side of a dead tanoak in a lightly burned area of Pescadero Creek Park, San Mateo County, CA.
July 9, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Banana slug feeding on a hypoxylon fungus on the side of a dead tanoak in a lightly burned area of Pescadero Creek Park, San Mateo County, CA.
Field season has begun in the Santa Cruz Mountains! Our crew of 4 will be working across 15 different sites to establish plots for a permanent stewardship monitoring program. Couldn’t be more excited to be working w. this amazing set of early career scientists (my 1st grant funded crew!)
June 12, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Field season has begun in the Santa Cruz Mountains! Our crew of 4 will be working across 15 different sites to establish plots for a permanent stewardship monitoring program. Couldn’t be more excited to be working w. this amazing set of early career scientists (my 1st grant funded crew!)
I hope to see many of you at the California Forest Science Symposium in Sacramento next week. I will be leading a moderated session on coast redwood forest fire science and management with an amazing panel including Nadia Hamey, Jared Childress, Tori Norville, and David Cowman. See you there!
March 21, 2025 at 5:15 PM
I hope to see many of you at the California Forest Science Symposium in Sacramento next week. I will be leading a moderated session on coast redwood forest fire science and management with an amazing panel including Nadia Hamey, Jared Childress, Tori Norville, and David Cowman. See you there!
A twist in our invasive shothole borer (ISHB) infestation in Santa Cruz County... the beetle-pathogen complex in Felton has been positively identified as Euwallacea interjectus–Fusarium floridanum. This represents a new shothole borer species introduction in California (and the US west coast).
December 11, 2024 at 5:39 PM
A twist in our invasive shothole borer (ISHB) infestation in Santa Cruz County... the beetle-pathogen complex in Felton has been positively identified as Euwallacea interjectus–Fusarium floridanum. This represents a new shothole borer species introduction in California (and the US west coast).
Hard to decide what’s more impressive… the sunset or the deer on the edge of this massive coastal cliff.
December 7, 2024 at 6:03 PM
Hard to decide what’s more impressive… the sunset or the deer on the edge of this massive coastal cliff.
Please save the date for the Santa Cruz Session of California #TreeSchool. April 5th, 2025 in Felton. We have over 25 classes on forests, management, wildfire, nature art and ecology taught by regional/global experts. Students choose 4 classes for the day. Reg. opens soon $70, scholarships available
December 5, 2024 at 8:44 PM
Please save the date for the Santa Cruz Session of California #TreeSchool. April 5th, 2025 in Felton. We have over 25 classes on forests, management, wildfire, nature art and ecology taught by regional/global experts. Students choose 4 classes for the day. Reg. opens soon $70, scholarships available
Kick back and soak it all in
December 1, 2024 at 6:30 PM
Kick back and soak it all in
Good to be back home in Rio Del Mar
December 1, 2024 at 5:15 AM
Good to be back home in Rio Del Mar
Peak moss season in the Santa Cruz mountains. Also, get out there, the maples and black oaks are near peak color!
November 28, 2024 at 12:10 AM
Peak moss season in the Santa Cruz mountains. Also, get out there, the maples and black oaks are near peak color!
November 24, 2024 at 5:17 PM
Another great Fall sunset in Rio Del Mar and a cool old photo of the same beach I came across today. #santacruz
November 19, 2024 at 4:09 AM
Another great Fall sunset in Rio Del Mar and a cool old photo of the same beach I came across today. #santacruz
The king tides have rerouted Aptos Creek on Rio Del Mar beach once again. Lots of dolphins out today.
November 17, 2024 at 6:17 PM
The king tides have rerouted Aptos Creek on Rio Del Mar beach once again. Lots of dolphins out today.
These perfectly round entry holes about the size of the top of a ballpoint pen are a good indicator of invasive shothole borer. ISHB was recently found near Felton and could be in other parts of the Santa Cruz Mountains. Learn how to ID @ ISHB.org and reach out to me if you think a tree is infested
November 16, 2024 at 1:58 PM
These perfectly round entry holes about the size of the top of a ballpoint pen are a good indicator of invasive shothole borer. ISHB was recently found near Felton and could be in other parts of the Santa Cruz Mountains. Learn how to ID @ ISHB.org and reach out to me if you think a tree is infested
A Rio Del Mar evening, Santa Cruz Co, CA.
Fall is the best season here!
Fall is the best season here!
October 31, 2023 at 6:50 PM
A Rio Del Mar evening, Santa Cruz Co, CA.
Fall is the best season here!
Fall is the best season here!
Otis at New Brighton State Beach, Santa Cruz Co., CA
October 13, 2023 at 8:01 PM
Otis at New Brighton State Beach, Santa Cruz Co., CA
Del Monte Forest, Monterey County, CA
October 13, 2023 at 4:13 AM
Del Monte Forest, Monterey County, CA
Another beautiful night at Manresa State Beach, just south of Santa Cruz. Feel so lucky to live, play, and work in the Monterey Bay.
September 29, 2023 at 10:36 PM
Another beautiful night at Manresa State Beach, just south of Santa Cruz. Feel so lucky to live, play, and work in the Monterey Bay.
Was a beautiful weekend in the Monterey Bay this past weekend. And already Wednesday!
September 20, 2023 at 2:47 PM
Was a beautiful weekend in the Monterey Bay this past weekend. And already Wednesday!
The ink has dried! I'm so excited to announce I will join the University of California Cooperative Extension as the Assistant Area Forestry Advisor for Santa Cruz, Santa Clara, and San Mateo Counties starting in November!
September 20, 2023 at 4:14 AM
The ink has dried! I'm so excited to announce I will join the University of California Cooperative Extension as the Assistant Area Forestry Advisor for Santa Cruz, Santa Clara, and San Mateo Counties starting in November!