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UC Oaks: Article

Wild Turkeys in Oak Woodlands

September 10, 2025
By Michael Jones
by Gregory A. GiustiOaks ‘n Folks – Volume 10, Issue 2 – December, 1995Autumn makes many people think of the holidays and family gatherings. Traditional feasts this time of year often center on domestic turkeys served in a grand fashion. The domestic bird, raised in large flocks, is quite different than its…
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UC Oaks: Article

The Dusky-Footed Woodrat: Resident of California Oak Woodland

September 10, 2025
By Michael Jones
by Bill TietjeOaks ‘n Folks – Volume 10, Issue 1 – April, 1995In 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 the Old World rats, the dusky-footed…
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UC Oaks: Article

On the Spotted Owl: Resident of California’s Oak Woodlands

September 10, 2025
By Michael Jones
by Bill TietjeOaks ‘n Folks – Volume 7, Issue 4 – May, 1992The 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 coloring with whitish spotting on the head and…
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UC Oaks: Article

California Oaks and Deer

September 10, 2025
By Michael Jones
by Barret A. GarrisonOaks ‘n Folks – Volume 7, Issue 4 – May, 1992IntroductionSome of California’s most conspicuous and important wildlife habitats are the oak woodlands that ring the central valley and hardwood-conifer forests of the Sierra Nevada, Cascade and Coast ranges. Oak trees in these woodlands and…
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UC Oaks: Article

The Owl and the Oak

September 10, 2025
By Michael Jones
by Gregory A. GiustiOaks ‘n Folks – Volume 6, Issue 3 – December 1991IntroductionThe northern spotted owl (Strix occidentalis caurina) is an extremely controversial issue throughout the timber areas in northern California and the Pacific Northwest. Listed as Threatened in 1991, the subspecies was granted…
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UC Oaks: Article

Jays Plant Acorns

September 10, 2025
By Michael Jones
by Thomas ScottOaks ‘n Folks – Volume 5, Issue 2 – November 1990IntroductionOak fanciers have long understood the importance of acorns as food for wildlife. But a closer look at the habits of some birds, particularly jays, shows that they do far more than harvest the acorn crop. An industrious group of jays…
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