Oak Webinar Series

Webinar Description

COMPLETED - Planner's Guidelines for Managing Oak Woodlands. Registration now closed. View webinar details and topics HERE.

OAK MANAGEMENT WEBINAR - (completed Spring 2011).

Spring 2011 Managing Oaks Webinar Description:
California’s oak woodlands cover 10 percent of the state and are its most biologically diverse broad habitat. It also is as an important location for agricultural and other economic enterprises. With 80 percent in private ownership, continued sustainability of resources is in the hands of private individuals. This webinar series was designed to create an awareness of the importance of managing oak woodlands and to present alternative management strategies for landowners to consider. It was presented around the concepts in the University of California’s publication, “Guidelines for Managing California’s Hardwood Rangelands.”

Browse the Oak Management Webinar Links

Listed below you will find our four part oak management webinar series divided by presentation topic for easy viewing. Click on the segment that is most interesting to you to find a powerpoint show and lecture given by a forestry expert.

Oak Webinar I: Overview of Oak Rangelands

Importance of management, goals of webinar; Woodland overview; Wildlife and Biodiversity; Setting Goals, Resource Assessment.

Topic	Presenter
Guidelines for Managing Oak Rangelands: A Webinar Series Introduction	Rick Standiford, UCCE Forest Specialist
Management Plans for Oak Rangelands	Rick Standiford, UCCE Forest Specialist
Overview of Oak Woods in California	Greg Giusti, UCCE Forest Advisor
Developing Goals for Oak Rangeland Management	Rick Standiford, UCCE Forest Specialist
Wildlife and Biodiversity	Greg Giusti, UCCE Forest Advisor
Questions and Answers	All Speakers

Speaker Contact Information

Rick Standiford, Cooperative Extension Forest Management Specialist, UC Berkeley, standifo@berkeley.edu
Greg Giusti, Cooperative Extension Forests and Wildland Ecology Advisor, UC Cooperative Extension Lake and Mendocino Counties, gagiusti@ucdavis.edu

Oak Webinar II: Oak Rangeland Management

Livestock and Grazing Management; Recreational Income; Erosion Control and water quality; Forest Products.

Topic	Presenter
Introduction	Rick Standiford, UCCE Forest Specialist
Livestock and Grazing Management	Morgan Doran, UCCE
Recreational Income	Bill Tietje, UC Berkeley
Erosion Control on Hardwood Rangelands	Royce Larsen, UCCE
Oak Woodland Utilization: Forest Products	John Shelly, UC Center for Forestry
Questions and Answers	All Speakers

Speaker Contact Information

Rick Standiford, Cooperative Extension Forest Management Specialist, UC Berkeley, standifo@berkeley.edu
Morgan Doran, Cooperative Extension Livestock and Natural Resource Advisor, UC Cooperative Extension Solano, Napa and Yolo Counties, mpdoran@ucdavis.edu
Bill Tietje, Cooperative Extension Natural Resource Specialist, UC Berkeley, tietje@berkeley.edu
Royce Larsen, Cooperative Extension Natural Resource Watershed Advisor, UC Cooperative Extension, San Luis Obispo and Monterey Counties, relarsen@ucdavis.edu
John Shelly, Cooperative Extension Forest Products and Biomass Utilization Advisor, UC Berkeley Center for Forestry, jshelly@berkeley.edu

Oak Webinar III: Sustaining Oak Rangelands

Regeneration and restoration; Silviculture and stand management; Fire; Open Space Values.

Topic	Presenter
Introduction	Rick Standiford, UCCE Forest Specialist
Regeneration and Restoration of Oaks	Douglas McCreary, UC Berkeley
Silviculture and Stand Management	Rick Standiford, UCCE Forest Specialist
Fire in Oak Woodlands	Douglas McCreary, UC Berkeley
Open Space Values	Rick Standiford, UCCE Forest Specialist
Questions and Answers	All Speakers

Speaker Contact Information

Rick Standiford, Cooperative Extension Forest Management Specialist, UC Berkeley, standifo@berkeley.edu
Doug McCreary, Cooperative Extension Natural Resource Specialist, UC Berkeley, mccreary@berkeley.edu

Oak Webinar IV: Developing Plans & Sources of Assistance

General questions; Finding a consultant; Sources of cost-share assistance.

Topic	Presenter
Introduction	Rick Standiford, UCCE Forest Specialist
Role of the Professional in California: Finding a Consultant	Kim Rodrigues and Bill Frost, UC ANR
Natural Resources Conservation Services: Programs and Technical Assistance	Steve Smith, NRCS
Sources of Cost Assistance: Calfire Programs	Jeff Calvert, Calfire
Questions and Answers	All Speakers
Conclusion of Webinar Series	Rick Standiford, UCCE Forest Specialist

Speaker Contact Information

Rick Standiford, Cooperative Extension Forest Management Specialist, UC Berkeley, standifo@berkeley.edu
Kim Rodrigues, Cooperative Extension Forestry Advisor, UC Agriculture and Natural Resources, karodrigues@ucdavis.edu
Bill Frost, Cooperative Extension Range and Natural Resource Advisor, UC Agriculture and Natural Resources, wefrost@ucdavis.edu
Steve Smith, USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service, Davis, CA, stephen.smith@ca.usda.gov
Jeff Calvert, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, Sacramento, CA, Jeff.Calvert@fire.ca.gov