Oaks ‘n’ Folks – Volume 8, Issue 2 – November 1993 Introduction With the “miracle March” of 1992 and the “fabulous February” coupled with generally excellent rains of 1992/93, it appears one of the most severe and widespread California droughts
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Caterpillar Pests of Oak Trees
Oaks ‘n’ Folks – Volume 2, Issue 2 – November, 1987 Introduction Did your oak tree lose its leaves early this year? Did they just seem to be eaten away? They well may have been, by one or both of
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Oaks ‘n’ Folks – Volume 10, Issue 1 – April, 1995 In outward appearance, the dusky-footed woodrat is almost identical to the Old World rats. Similarity, however, stops there. Taxonomically the two species are unrelated and very different ecologically. Unlike
Read full articleOn the Spotted Owl: Resident of California’s Oak Woodlands
Oaks ‘n’ Folks – Volume 7, Issue 4 – May, 1992 The spotted owl (Strix occidentalis) is a medium-sized owl that inhabits thickly wooded canyons, woodlands, and forests of Western North America. It has a round head, dark eyes, and dark brown
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Oaks ‘n’ Folks – Volume 4, Issue 1 – August 1989 Introduction The black bear is a large and rarely seen omnivore that has long fascinated Californians. For early California dwellers the black bear was hunted for meat and fur,
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Oaks ’n’ Folks – Volume 3, Issue 1 – January, 1996 Applying the Concepts of Landscape Ecology Using GIS Technology and the CDF Oak Woodland Maps Californians value oak woodlands for their aesthetic, natural resource and economic significance. Over the
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