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Tony Marks-Block, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Geography and Environmental Studies

Expertise

Fire, Forest Health, California Land Management, Indigenous Livelihoods, Environmental Justice, Subsistence systems, Restoration ecology

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How Climate Is Impacting California鈥檚 Fire Season, and a Solution Involving Plants (ABC-7)

Environmental studies professor Tony Marks-Block talks about the high temperatures in the Bay Area.

June 17, 2024

This Was a Good Year for Prescribed Burns. Why Didn't California Do More? (KQED)

Professor Tony Marks-Block speaks on the benefits of prescribed burning in preventing future catastrophic fire events.

October 10, 2023

Cal State East Bay Professor Granted Nearly $2M to Help Spur Climate Action

Cal State East Bay is one of 11 California State Universities to receive funding from The California Climate Action Seed Grants and Matching Grants. Tony Marks-Block, assistant professor of anthropology, geography and environmental studies at Cal State East Bay, serves as the principal investigator for 黑料福利网鈥檚 project.

August 24, 2023

From Fear To Respect: How Indigenous People Use Fire

On Jan. 30, the C.E. Smith Museum of Anthropology at Cal State East Bay opened 鈥淔ire Without Fear: Restoring Indigenous Burning in California.鈥

March 20, 2023

East Bay firefighters cancel prescribed burn due to windy conditions (ABC-7)

Professor Tony Marks-Block discusses the importance of prescribed burns in preparation for wildfire season.

May 16, 2022

Combating Climate Change

Cal State East Bay students take local action against rising hazards.

November 10, 2021