Oak Symposium Presentations
Thanks to all who attended our Oregon White Oak and California Black Oak Ecology and Management Symposium in November! To view recordings of symposium presentations, click on the video links below OR to view only the PowerPoint presentation, click the PDF links.
View the whole agenda: Oak Symposium Agenda
Morning
Welcome (video) - Yana Valachovic, UC Cooperative Extension
Welcome (PDF 2MB)
Northern California paleo history (video) – Carl Skinner, retired USDA Forest Service
Northern CA paleo history (PDF 5MB)
Black oak: how traditional ecological knowledge can inform restoration and resilience (video) – Frank Lake, USDA Forest Service
Black oak: how traditional ecological knowledge can inform restoration and resilience (PDF 4.5MB)
Oaks and wildlife (video) – Bob Keiffer, retired UC Hopland Research and Extension Center
Oaks and wildlife (PDF 11MB)
Patterns of conifer encroachment in Oregon white oak and California black oak woodlands: what research tells us (video) – Matt Cocking, Natural Resource Conservation Service
Patterns of conifer encroachment in Oregon white oak and CA black oak woodlands: what research tells us (PDF 8MB)
Oaks and fire (video) – Eamon Engber, Redwood National Park
Oaks and fire (PDF 5MB)
Oregon white oak forest health challenges (video)– Dave Shaw, Oregon State University
Oregon white oak forest health challenges (PDF 9MB)
California black oak forest health challenges (video) – Steve Seybold, USDA Forest Service
California black oak forest health challenges (PDF 7MB)
Afternoon
Garry oak ecosystem restoration in Washington: a San Juan Island case study (video) – Peter Dunwiddie, University of Washington
Garry oak ecosystem restoration in Washington: a San Juan Island case study (PDF 6MB)
Restoring oak resilience through a collaborative, cross-boundary, all-lands initiative in Southern Oregon/Northern California (video) – Marko Bey, Lomakatsi Restoration Project
Restoring oak resilience through a collaborative, cross-boundary, all-lands initiative in Southern Oregon/Northern California (PDF 10MB)
Oak woodland restoration: an example from California State Parks (video) – Brendan O’Neil, California State Parks
Oak woodland restoration: an example from California State Parks (PDF 4MB)
Mapping and informatics skill development workshop (video) with Sean Hogan and Shane Feirer of UC’s Informatics and GIS team
Mapping and informatics skill development workshop (PDF 7MB)
Policy challenges to restoration (video)– Yana Valachovic, UC Cooperative Extension, and Mike Miles, Humboldt Redwood Company and member of the California Board of Forestry and Fire Protection
Policy challenges to restoration (PDF 7MB)
Spanning geographic boundaries - where do we go from here? (video) –Lenya Quinn-Davidson, UC Cooperative Extension
(closing remarks, no PDF available)
Please email Lenya Quinn-Davidson for more information.