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by Bill TietjeOaks ‘n Folks – Volume 10, Issue 1 – April, 1995In outward appearance, the dusky-footed woodrat is almost identical to the Old World rats. Similarity, however, stops there. Taxonomically the two species are unrelated and very different ecologically. Unlike the Old World rats, the dusky-footed…

by Bill TietjeOaks ‘n Folks – Volume 7, Issue 4 – May, 1992The spotted owl (Strix occidentalis) is a medium-sized owl that inhabits thickly wooded canyons, woodlands, and forests of Western North America. It has a round head, dark eyes, and dark brown coloring with whitish spotting on the head and…

by Barret A. GarrisonOaks ‘n Folks – Volume 7, Issue 4 – May, 1992IntroductionSome of California’s most conspicuous and important wildlife habitats are the oak woodlands that ring the central valley and hardwood-conifer forests of the Sierra Nevada, Cascade and Coast ranges. Oak trees in these woodlands and…

by Gregory A. GiustiOaks ‘n Folks – Volume 6, Issue 3 – December 1991IntroductionThe northern spotted owl (Strix occidentalis caurina) is an extremely controversial issue throughout the timber areas in northern California and the Pacific Northwest. Listed as Threatened in 1991, the subspecies was granted…

by Brian Williams and Diana StralbergOaks ‘n Folks – Volume 6, Issue 2 – July 1991Placer 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 in…

by Thomas ScottOaks ‘n Folks – Volume 5, Issue 2 – November 1990IntroductionOak fanciers have long understood the importance of acorns as food for wildlife. But a closer look at the habits of some birds, particularly jays, shows that they do far more than harvest the acorn crop. An industrious group of jays…

by Bill Tietje, Don Kock, and Stephen RaeOaks ‘n Folks – Volume 4, Issue 1 – August 1989IntroductionThe black bear is a large and rarely seen omnivore that has long fascinated Californians. For early California dwellers the black bear was hunted for meat and fur, and occasionally worshipped. Today, the black…

by Patricia ManleyOaks ‘n Folks – Volume 2, Issue 2 – November, 1987The persistence of oak woodlands in California is threatened by suburban development, fuel wood harvest, range management, and poor regeneration. Oak woodlands are extremely valuable to wildlife not only because of the high food value of…