Ongoing research

by Barbara Allen-Diaz, James Bartolome, Jim Robbins, and Pete van HoornOaks ‘n Folks – Volume 16, Issue 2 – August 2000In the late Pleistocene, California was home to a diverse suite of large vertebrates, including digging and rooting animals like the peccary and grizzly bear. These two species, along…

Oaks ‘n Folks – Volume 15, Issue 1 – March 2000The University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources (DANR) awarded $47,000 in temporary funds to the Integrated Hardwood Range Management Program (IHRMP) to address the widespread concerns arising from unexplained mortality of tanoak and…

by Pavel SvihraOaks ‘n Folks – Volume 14, Issue 2 – August 1999Tanoak (Liuthocarpus densiflorus)and coast live oak (Quercus agrifolia)distribution stretches more than 1,500 miles along the California and Oregon coasts. Coastal forests are not monocultures but rather full grown islands of different species…

The Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) reached 87 adults from the Sutter Adult School’s English as a Second Language (ESL) program through the Families Eating Smart and Moving More curriculum!

by Doug McCreary and Jill GoetzOaks ‘n Folks – Volume 13, Issue 2 – August, 1998BERKELEY – This summer, people living in the Sierra Nevada and Coast Ranges have reported seeing the leaves on California black oaks covered with brown spots, curling at the edges and even turning completely brown and falling off…

A new study examining the impact of federal and state Universal Free School Meal policies highlights how expanding access to school meals can help address food insecurity, reduce barriers to meal participation such as stigma and paperwork, and improve children’s diet quality, health, and academic outcomes…

by Ted SwieckiOaks ‘n Folks – Volume 13, Issue 1 – February, 1998The fall of 1997 was a lean season for acorns in many parts of California.To make matters worse, some oak planters have noticed high levels of disease or insect damage in the few acorns they could find. The two most common insects that attack…

by Doug McCrearyOaks ‘n Folks – Volume 11, Issue 2 – September, 1996This summer, many people up and down the Coast, especially in the San Francisco Bay Area, have noticed a sticky residue under their oak trees, as if the oaks were leaking light colored syrup. This “drip” is particularly bothersome when it…