Ongoing research

by Gretchen LeBuhnOaks ‘n Folks – Volume 18, Issue 12 – July, 2002 Most people are unaware that there are many more species of bees than just honeybees and bumblebees. In fact, there are at least 20,000 species of bees in the world, with at least 3,500 different species in North America. Bees range from…

by Bob Kieffer and Gregory A. GiustiOaks ‘n Folks – Volume 18, Issue 12 – July, 2002Throughout northern coastal California, a great deal of information regarding water quality and fish habitat is being amassed that potentially could change how people view and utilize stream corridors. However, it is widely…

by Diana Stralberg, Geoffrey R. Geupel, Mary K.Chase, and Steve ZackOaks ‘n Folks – Volume 18, Issue 12 – July, 2002Throughout northern coastal California, a great deal of information regarding water quality and fish habitat is being amassed that potentially could change how people view and utilize stream…

by Adina Merenlender, Kerry Heise, and Sarah ReedOaks ‘n Folks – Volume 18, Issue 12 – July, 2002 In California, increased residential development has resulted in conversion of oak woodlands to houses, roads, and recreational areas. The majority of oak woodlands in California’s North Coast are privately…

by Brian Williams and Diana StralbergOaks ‘n Folks – Volume 18, Issue 1 – February 2002Placer County, which spans from the Central Valley to the crest of the Sierra Nevada, has the fastest growing human population in California, with a growth rate of 3.5% in 2000. Much of this population growth is occurring…

by Walt  KoenigOaks ‘n Folks – Volume 15, Issue 1 – March 2000No species is more intimately associated with oaks than the acorn woodpecker, a common resident of oak woodlands throughout California. Acorn woodpeckers eat acorns directly off trees in the fall as acorns mature. More dramatically, they…

by Justin VreelandOaks ‘n Folks – Volume 12, Issue 2 – September, 1997For most Californians, oak woodlands and their wildlife are a familiar and emblematic natural setting. Looking over rolling foothills of oaks would hardly conjure up images of conservation urgency and imminent decline for many people. Yet…

 Noted UC Davis forensic entomologist Robert “Bob” Kimsey, a past president of the North America Forensic Entomology Association (NAEA), retired from the Department of Entomology and Nematology faculty in June of 2024, but he hasn't retired from his research and public service.He will join seven death…

 Noted UC Davis forensic entomologist Robert “Bob” Kimsey, a past president of the North America Forensic Entomology Association (NAEA), retired from the Department of Entomology and Nematology faculty in June of 2024, but he hasn't retired from his research and public service.He will join seven death…

by Jodi HiltyOaks ‘n Folks – Volume 14, Issue 2 – August, 1999California’s expanding human development is causing extensive habitat fragmentation and an expanded urban-wildland interface that threaten wildlife conservation. Undisturbed areas become islands of habitat surrounded by development, and habitat…