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The Gold Spotted Oak Borer (GSOB) is a recently discovered insect that has been decimating some coast live oak (Quercus agrifolia) and California black oak (Quercus kelloggii) stands in Southern California, so far exclusively in San Diego County.
Read full articleThere are a number of useful references that address the ecological and policy aspects of the conifer encroachment issue. Several UCANR publications are also currently under development. Policy Valachovic, Y., Quinn-Davidson, L., and Standiford, R. Can the California Forest Practice Rules
Read full articleA collaborative UC-led team in California’s North Coast has been conducting research on conifer encroachment for the last several years, and is just wrapping up a 3-year, ANR Competitive Grants-funded project. That project, Tools for a Changing Landscape, set out to better characterize
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The loss of deciduous oak woodlands to native conifer encroachment is a major conservation concern in northwestern California and across much of the Pacific Northwest, resulting in associated losses of wildlife habitat, cultural uses, biodiversity, and other ecosystem services. These losses
Read full articleBackground on the Oak Symposium Series Beginning in 1979, there have been a series of symposia held every 5 to 7 years addressing the state of our knowledge about science, policy and management factors affecting California’s oak resource. The most
Read full articleSeveral recent inventories of California oaks have indicated that for several native species there is insufficient natural regeneration. That is, there are not enough young seedlings becoming established to take the place of older trees that will eventually die. One of the species reported to have this
Read full articleOaks ‘n’ Folks – Volume 19, Issue 1 – February 2003 The vast body of traditional ecological knowledge, which has permitted the adaptive success of large human populations and the maintenance of tremendous biological diversity for more than a hundred
Read full articleWater quality, especially non point source pollution, is a major concern in the 7.5 million acres of oak woodlands in California. Over 80% of these woodlands are privately owned. Some of the major uses of oak woodlands are for grazing,
Read full articleOaks ’n’ Folks – Volume 13, Issue 1- February. 1998 Establishing Livestock Carrying Capacity From GIS & Range Science Research The Williamson Act is a tax assessment for agricultural land that bases property taxes on the use of the land
Read full articleEffects of Wood Cutting on Wildlife Habitat in Blue Oak Woodlands in the Northern Sacramento Valley Barret A. Garrison and Richard B. Standiford. Oaks ‘n’ Folks – Volume 12, Issue 1 – February, 1997 Wood cutting in California’s hard-wood rangelands
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