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The Future

Frank W. Davis, Bren School of Environmental Science and Management, University of California, Santa Barbara California oak woodlands have long been impacted by biotic invasions, altered fire regimes, and changes in land use and land management.
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Fire and Oaks in CA

Jon E. Keeley, U.S. Geological Survey, Western Ecological Research Center, Sequoia-Kings Canyon Field Station Dawn M. Lawson, Biology Department, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA Quercus is an important component of fire-prone woodlands, savannas and shrublands.
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Climate Change and Management

Igor Lacan, Bay Area Environmental Horticulture and Urban Forestry Advisor, UC Cooperative Extension, San Mateo-San Francisco Counties Adapting urban tree populations to the changing climate has become a ubiquitous goal of urban tree managers.
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Changing Environmental Conditions

Lynn Huntsinger, Professor of Rangeland Ecology and Management, Russell L. Rustici Chair in Rangeland Management, UC Berkeley Californias oak woodland and grassland rangelands are a massive storehouse for carbon.
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Landscapes that Work

Adina M. Merenlender, UC ANR Cooperative Extension Specialist and Adjunct Professor, Dept.
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Adapting Ranch Management

Royce Larsen, UC Cooperative Extension, San Luis Obispo County Over the centuries there have been many droughts of differing intensities and durations. The recent drought of 2012-2016 was warmer than other droughts, as well as dry.
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Keeping the Ranch in the Family

Steve and Daniel Sinton The obvious question is why a bunch of oak scientists, educators and enthusiasts would care whether a ranch remains in the family or not.
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