Ongoing research

by Barbara Allen-DiazOaks ’n Folks – Volume 14, Issue 1 – March, 1999This study was designed to examine effects of cattle grazing on undeveloped, cold-water spring water quality, vegetation cover and composition, insect family richness, and channel morphology.As early as 1991, regulatory agency interest in…

by Steve SintonOaks ‘n Folks – Volume 14, Issue 1 – March, 1999The California Rangeland TrustWhile many questions exist regarding the effects of grazing on oak trees, the conversion of grazing lands to more intensive uses, including farming and urban and suburban development, is more likely to adversely…

by James H. GuntherOaks ’n Folks – Volume 13, Issue 2- August, 1998The uses of oaks by the construction, furniture, mining, and firewood industries in California have changed considerably over the years. The clearing of oaks to accommodate buildings and roads, or to expand the cultivation of agricultural…

by James Bartolome, Neil McDougald, Richard Standiford, and William FrostOaks ’n Folks – Volume 13, Issue 1- February, 1998The Williamson Act is a tax assessment for agricultural land that bases property taxes on the use of the land of agricultural purposes, rather than on its market value for the “highest…

by Doug McCrearyOaks ’n Folks – Volume 12, Issue 2 – September, 1997Hardwood rangelands comprise approximately nine million acres- just under 10% of the total land area-in California. In contrast to higher elevation coniferous forests which are often publicly owned, about 80% of the hardwood rangelands in…

by Barret A. Garrison and Richard StandifordOaks ‘n Folks – Volume 12, Issue 1 – February, 1997Wood cutting in California’s hard-wood rangelands to modify rangeland and provide wood products has been a persistent land use since the late 1700s, when domestic livestock were introduced to California. Between…

by B. Lynn BarlowOaks ’n Folks – Volume 12, Issue 1 – February, 1997Regulatory and land management agencies continue to question the degree of sediment, nutrient, and pathogen loading to runoff from livestock management activities in grazed watersheds. To help ranchers in California address concerns about…

by Jared Verner and Kathryn PurcellOaks ‘n Folks – Volume 12, Issue 1 – February, 1997Livestock have been grazing oak woodland habitat since the Spanish introduced them in the sixteenth century. Today, more than 80% of California oak woodlands are grazed by livestock. Though we can be relatively certain that…

by Mike ConnorOaks ’n Folks – Volume 11, Issue 2 – September, 1996Hardwood rangelands are appreciated for the important non-commodity values they provide, including open space, rich wildlife habitats, watersheds,and recreation areas. Many of these values are reduced or lost as rangelands are developed. Most…

by Bill Tietje and Tristan BerlandOaks ’n Folks –  Volume 3, Issue 1 – January, 1996Applying the Concepts of Landscape Ecology Using GIS Technology and the CDF Oak Woodland MapsCalifornians value oak woodlands for their aesthetic, natural resource and economic significance. Over the past several decades…