Outreach in the News! Carmen Tubbesing Lab News November 11, 2015November 11, 2015 Carmen helped teach an all-day workshop to 120 local students at Hopland Research and Extension Center near Ukiah, California. The Ukiah Daily Journal put it in the paper! Check out the article here. Carmen demonstrates how forest diversity can affect the severity of a forest fire. Chris Pugh-Ukiah Daily Journal. Using matches and wooden boards to show how forest density determines how a fire can spread. Chris Pugh-Ukiah Daily Journal.