Welcome!
For over 25 years the University of California has been deeply involved in conducting research and outreach focused on conserving California’s native oaks. Beginning in 1986 UC was a key player in the establishment of the Integrated Hardwood Range Management Program (IHRMP), a statewide Program whose stated goal was to maintain, and where possible, increase acreage of California's hardwood range resources to provide wildlife habitat, recreational opportunities, wood and livestock products, high quality water supply, and aesthetic value.Two other state agencies -- the California Department of Fish and Game and Cal Fire -- were also official collaborators on this Program.
The IHRMP officially ended in 2009, but the University of California Oak Woodland Conservation Workgroup (OWCW) continues to address the basic mission of oak conservation within the UC system. Workgroups are designed to foster collaboration on specific issues across the continuum of academics within UC. They bring together campus-based faculty, specialists and county advisors so that research needs can be identified and research-based information can quickly be delivered to local clientele.
On the left navigation bar are a number of oak-related subject areas that the University is continuing to address. Click on the subject of interest to view brief descriptions of research and educational activities taking place, and links to related materials and web sites.
UC Delivers Information About Oak Woodlands
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Listen to a Webinar
All 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. Click below for an overview of the Oak Woodlands in California.
Overview of Oak Woods in California. Presented by Greg Giusti, UCCE Forest Advisor
Upcoming Events
Planner's Guidelines for Oak Woodlands
Webinar Series - March 8, 15, 22 and 29, 2012
View our Oak Management Webinar Segments
Subscribe to our NEW Oak Conservation Blog
Oak Related Publications
BRAND NEW!! Revised Version of Living Among the Oaks [Free]
Regenerating Rangeland Oaks in California [FREE]
Oaks in the Urban Landscape
Oak Woodland's Planner's Guide
Oak Woodland Impact Decision Matrix
Fire in California's Oak Woodlands [FREE]
Small Parcel Landowner's Guide to Woodland Management [FREE]
New Pest Threaten’s California' s Oaks - the Gold Spotted Borer [FREE]
Oak Woodland Conservation in California's Changing Landscape [FREE]
Oak Woodland Blog
Planner's Guidelines for Managing Oak Woodlands: A Webinar Series
This webinar will present a series of lectures on the concepts in the ANR publication, “A Planner’s Guide for Oak Woodlands” (UC ANR Publication 3491). The goal will be to create an awareness of the ecological, economic and social values of California’s...
Two articles from California Agriculture
The journal California Agriculture offers peer-reviewed research and news in agricultural, natural and human resources. Private land owners are able to share their views on rangeland and forest resources. Two articles in the October-December 2011 issue...
Blue Oak Acorn Toxicity Risk in Cattle
Four head mature cows have been reported dead in Tulare County foothills from 2500 feet to 1000 foot elevations. All were in the vicinity of Blue Oaks with heavy crop of acorns. Neil McDougald, Livestock Range Advisor of Madera County indicated that...
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- Oak Webinar Series
- Workshops and Trainings
- California’s Rangeland Oak Species, Values, and Habitat Descriptions
- Description of County Oak Conservation Policies
- Gold Spotted Oak Borer
- Livestock Management on Rangelands
- Oaks in the Urban Landscape
- Oak Regeneration
- Planning in Oak Woodlands
- Sudden Oak Death
- Woodland Fires
- Woodland Wildlife
- Other Publications
For more information contact:
Doug McCreary
Natural Resource Specialist Emeritus
mccreary@berkeley.edu
(530) 639-8807
