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UC Oaks: Article

Deer Herbivory and Riparian Restoration

September 8, 2025
By Michael Jones
by Jeff OpermanOaks ‘n Folks – Volume 13, Issue 1 – February, 1998Riparian corridors are systems of high biotic, structural, and functional diversity. They serve as critical links between terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems and play an integral role in maintaining healthy streams. Riparian vegetation…
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UC Master Gardeners of Placer County: Article

Fall 2016 Curious Gardener

September 8, 2025
In this issue: Edibles in the Landscape, Brussels Sprouts, Weeds and Compost, Protecting Your Winter Vegetable Garden, Tomato Tasting, Calendar/Gardening Guide, Fall Plant Sale, Pomegranates, Hummingbird Sage, The Frugal Gardener, Events Calendar
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UC Oaks: Article

Geographical Ecology of Acorn Production by California Oaks

September 8, 2025
By Michael Jones
 by Jean Knoops and Walt KoenigOaks ‘n Folks – Volume 12, Issue 2 – September, 1997Intermittent seed production, also known as mast seeding, is a widespread phenomenon among forest trees. One of the defining features of mast seeding is that it is a population phenomenon. In other words, a single…
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UC Master Gardeners of Placer County: Article

Summers 2016 Curious Gardener

September 8, 2025
In this issue: Trail of Treasured Trees, Buckwheat, Can Bees Have Heart Attacks?, Your Winter Vegetable Garden, Fireblight, Walking Iris, The Frugal Gardener, Events Calendar
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UC Oaks: Article

Restoring Grazed Riparian Areas With Oaks and Willows

September 8, 2025
By Michael Jones
by Doug McCrearyOaks ‘n Folks – Volume 11, Issue 2 – September, 1996Common land management practice in California in the 1960s was the removal of all woody vegetation on hardwood rangelands to promote increased forage production for livestock. This practice was particularly prevalent in the northern part of…
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UC Master Gardeners of Placer County: Article

Spring 2016 Curious Gardener

September 8, 2025
In this issue: Glorious Dahlias, Insect Trivia, Heuchera 'Lillian's Pink', Growing in a Greenhouse--Sanitation and Lighting, Monarch Butterflies, Mother's Day Garden Tour, Scotch Broom, Events Calendar
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UC Master Gardeners of Placer County: Article

Winter 2017 Curious Gardener

September 8, 2025
In this issue: Fruit Trees, Asian Citrus Psyllid, Blueberries, Clean Your Garden Tools, Luffa, Goldenrod, Sweet Insect Trivia, Greenhouse Pest Control, Sequoias, Events Calendar
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UC Master Gardeners of Placer County: Article

Summer 2017 Curious Gardener

September 8, 2025
In this issue: Growing Cactus and Succulents from Seed, Lawn Removal with Sheet Mulching, Soil Solarization, California Pipevine, Memories of Flowers, Blackberries, Seeds Contain the Past and the Future, Events Calendar
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UC Master Gardeners of Placer County: Article

Spring 2017 Curious Gardener

September 8, 2025
In this issue: Daffodils, Butterfly Trivia, From Lawn to Water-Smart Landscape, California Lilac, Spring Plant Sale, What is a Soil Blocker?, Air Plants, Garden Faire, Events Calendar
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UC Oaks: Article

Black Oak Planting Project Near Grass Valley

September 8, 2025
By Michael Jones
by Doug McCrearyOaks ‘n Folks – Volume 11, Issue 1 – June, 1996As part of an effort to reduce wildfire hazard at the Empire Mine State Park near Grass Valley, California, crews have been cutting and removing dense thickets of large, old manzanita. This material is subsequently placed into piles and burned…
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