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UC Oaks: Article

UCANR Research into Conifer Encroachment

September 10, 2025
By Michael Jones
A collaborative UC-led team in California’s North Coast has been conducting research on conifer encroachment for the last several years, and is just wrapping up a 3-year, ANR Competitive Grants-funded project. That project, Tools for a Changing Landscape, set out to better characterize the…
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UC Oaks: Article

Conifer Encroachment

September 10, 2025
By Michael Jones
The loss of deciduous oak woodlands to native conifer encroachment is a major conservation concern in northwestern California and across much of the Pacific Northwest, resulting in associated losses of wildlife habitat, cultural uses, biodiversity, and other ecosystem services. These losses have drawn…
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UC Oaks: Article

Oak Seedlings Can Be Established on Grazed Rangelands

September 10, 2025
By Michael Jones
by Douglas McCrearyThe IssueFor nearly 100 years, there has been concern that several native California oak species are not regenerating adequately to sustain populations. Inadequate regeneration could adversly affect woodlands, resulting in conversions to shrub fields or bare pastures. A principal factor…
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UC Oaks: Article

Mushroom Crops and Oak Woodlands

September 10, 2025
By Michael Jones
by Mo-Mei ChenOaks ’n Folks – Volume 8, Issue 2 – November 1993IntroductionIn California, a variety of mushrooms have become increasingly popular. Because mushrooms grow well in oak woodland habitat, commercial mushroom production offers a profit potential for oak woodland owners. Woodland owners can also…
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UC Oaks: Article

Oak Voted National Tree

September 10, 2025
By Michael Jones
Oaks ’n Folks – Volume 17, Issue 2 – August 2001The people have selected the oak as their choice for America’s National Tree in a nationwide vote hosted by the National Arbor Day Foundation. Results of the Vote for America’s National Tree were announced April 27th at a tree planting ceremony on the Capitol…
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Small Farm Strawberry production
SoCal Urban Food Production Blog: Article

Comparative analysis of different biodegradable mulch uses in hill-side strawberry production

September 10, 2025
By Amrita Mukherjee, Esther N Lofton, Grant E Johnson
 IntroductionPlastic film (PF) is widely used in crop production, yet global environmental concerns urge for reduced plastic waste. Biodegradable and bio-based mulches emerge as promising alternatives, potentially crucial for sustainable agriculture. This significance is emphasized by the hypothesis…
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Small Farm Strawberry production
SoCal Urban Food Production Blog: Article

Comparative analysis of different biodegradable mulch uses in hill-side strawberry production

September 10, 2025
By Amrita Mukherjee, Esther N Lofton, Grant E Johnson
 IntroductionPlastic film (PF) is widely used in crop production, yet global environmental concerns urge for reduced plastic waste. Biodegradable and bio-based mulches emerge as promising alternatives, potentially crucial for sustainable agriculture. This significance is emphasized by the hypothesis…
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UC Oaks: Article

One-woman Show About California Oak Trees

September 10, 2025
By Michael Jones
Oaks ‘n Folks – Volume 18, Issue 2 – July 2002Last December, a play about humans and oaks premiered at the Spreckels Performing Arts Center in Rohnert Park, Sonoma County. This one-woman show titled “Who Will Heal the Ground?” featured Diane Pepetone of the Mattapoisett Players and examined the plight of…
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