Oaks ‘n’ Folks – Volume 13, Issue 1 – February, 1998 One of the main obstacles to establishing oaks artificially is weed competition. Much of the hardwood rangeland in California has a dense understory of introduced Mediterranean annuals. Unfortunately, these
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Deer Herbivory and Riparian Restoration
Oaks ‘n’ Folks – Volume 13, Issue 1 – February, 1998 Riparian corridors are systems of high biotic, structural, and functional diversity. They serve as critical links between terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems and play an integral role in maintaining healthy
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Koenig, Walt and Jean Knops, Oaks ‘n’ Folks – Volume 12, Issue 2 – September, 1997 Intermittent seed production, also known as mast seeding, is a widespread phenomenon among forest trees. One of the defining features of mast seeding is that
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Oaks ‘n’ Folks – Volume 11, Issue 2 – September, 1996 Common land management practice in California in the 1960s was the removal of all woody vegetation on hardwood rangelands to promote increased forage production for livestock. This practice was
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Oaks ‘n’ Folks – Volume 11, Issue 1 – June, 1996 From acorn to tree is a “tough haul” for most oak seedlings.Both survival and growth of blue and valley oaks can be severely limited by uncontrolled competition from annual
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Oaks ‘n’ Folks – Volume 11, Issue 1 – June, 1996 As part of an effort to reduce wildfire hazard at the Empire Mine State Park near Grass Valley, California, crews have been cutting and removing dense thickets of large,
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Oaks ‘n’ Folks – Volume 9, Issue 1 – April, 1994 Introduction Examination of factors suspected of contributing to poor seedling regeneration of blue oak (Quercus douglasii) and valley oak (Q. lobata) was initiated in 1985 at 6 locations statewide,
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Oaks ‘n’ Folks – Volume 8, Issue 1 – March, 1993 With the increased use of rigid tree shelters for oak seedling planting projects, it is worthwhile to take a moment to look at this new protective device from the
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Oaks ‘n’ Folks – Volume 8, Issue 1 – March, 1993 One of the major obstacles preventing successful planting and establishment of oak seedlings on rangelands is browsing by herbivores such as rabbits, deer, and livestock. While screen cages have
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Oaks ‘n’ Folks – Volume 7, Issue 2 – September, 1992 Introduction Clearing of noncommercial oak woodlands in rangeland improvement projects and poor natural regeneration were two concerns identified by the Hardwood Task Force of the California Board of Forestry
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