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Oaks and Fire

Protecting Homes from Wildfire in Oak Woodlands

oaksadmin@cloudways Oaks and Fire December 28, 2018January 29, 2019Richard Standiford

Oaks ’n’ Folks – Volume 7, Issue 2 – September 1992 Introduction Urbanization in California’s oak woodlands is taking place at unprecedented rates. Areas that were previously extensively managed for livestock production, with only a few homes spread out over

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Fire and Blue Oaks

oaksadmin@cloudways Oaks and Fire December 28, 2018January 29, 2019James Bartolome

Oaks ’n’ Folks – Volume 5, Issue 1 – June, 1990 Introduction We see roadside fires burn woodlands every year, but how did past fires affect oaks? Recent research has changed the way ecologists and land managers view fire. Blue

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The Role of Fire in California’s Oak Woodlands

oaksadmin@cloudways Oaks and Fire December 28, 2018February 10, 2019Richard Standiford

Oaks ’n’ Folks – Volume 9, Issue 2 – September 1994 Introduction Fire is a natural part of California’s oak woodland ecosystem. It has also served as an important management tool since Native Americans first inhabited these areas. Fire plays

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Post-Fire Regeneration of Black Walnut

oaksadmin@cloudways Oak Regeneration, Oaks and Fire December 28, 2018January 29, 2019Cindy Newton

Oaks ‘n’ Folks – Volume 13, Issue 1 – February, 1998 California black walnut is found only in southern California and offers important habitat for many of California’s vertebrate and invertebrate species. Leaf production and flowering occur at approximately the

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Assessing Fire Damaged Coast Live Oaks

oaksadmin@cloudways Oaks and Fire, Threats September 23, 2018January 29, 2019Richard Standiford

Oaks ’n’ Folks – Volume 6, Issue 3 – December 1991 The recent fires in the Oakland and Berkeley hills that claimed several thousand homes and caused several billion dollars in property damage, occurred partly in oak woodlands dominated by

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