There are many threats to oaks, but one of the most significant today is the impact from residential and commercial development.
Local planning plays a key role in oak woodland conservation.
The University of California has worked extensively on planning issues during the last several decades to help identify planning strategies consistent with woodland conservation and to make this information available to local planners.
Policy & Planning Resources
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UC Oak Planner’s Portal: Resources for professional planners, consultants and landscape architects
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Oak Woodland Conservation in California’s Changing Landscape
The following webinar segments were taped for the Oak Webinar Series hosted by UCCE Forest Specialists and Advisors in collaboration with University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources Division.
Oaks ‘n Folks Articles – Summaries of journal articles archived from the IHRMP Newsletter
A New Tool for Conserving Oak Woodlands: The California Rangeland Trust
Wildlife Response to Different Kinds of Residential Development
Conservation and Collaboration: Vineyards in a Santa Barbara Landscape
California’s Hardwood Rangelands: Production and Conservation Values
Policy Analysis related to the Conversion of Native Habitat to Vineyard
Sonoma County Acquisition Plan 2000: A Tool for Conserving Oak Woodlands
The Fifth Consecutive Oak Symposium Focuses on California’s Changing Landscape
The Ethnobiology of California’s Oak Woodlands
Tax Incentives Encourage Open Space Conservation
Large Scale Change Detection in California Using LandSat Satellite Imagery and GIS
Effects of Wood Cutting on Wildlife Habitat in Blue Oak Woodlands in the Northern Sacramento Valley
Assessing Potential Hardwood Loss in the Northern Sacramento Valley Using GIS Technology
Establishing Livestock Carrying Capacity From GIS & Range Science Research
California Certified Rangeland Manager Program