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UC Oaks: Article

Factors Affecting Annual Forage Yield in Oak Woodlands

September 8, 2025
By Michael Jones
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…
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UC Oaks: Article

Land-Use Planning in Oak Woodland: Applying the Concepts of Landscape Ecology Using GIS Technology and the CDF Oak Woodland Maps

September 8, 2025
By Michael Jones
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…
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UC Master Gardeners of El Dorado County: Event

Central Sierra: Fall Into Gardening

Event Date
Oct 4, 2025

10-Year Anniversary Celebration Fall into Gardening with the Master Gardeners at their beautiful Sherwood Demonstration Garden located in Placerville. Visitors can come for one class or stay all day. There will also be activities for kids, community booths, a delicious food truck and UCCE programs…
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UC Oaks: Article

Tax Incentives Encourage Open Space Conservation

September 8, 2025
By Michael Jones
by Richard StandifordQuercus – Volume 2, Issue 1 – March, 1995This information may be out of date.Residential and commercial development is the leading cause of conversion of oak woodlands over a relatively large area of the state. Oak woodlands have the highest biological diversity of any major habitat type…
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UC Oaks: Article

A Potential New Profit From Oak Woodlands

September 8, 2025
By Michael Jones
by Mo-Mei ChenOaks ’n Folks – Volume 8, Issue 2 – November 1993IntroductionIn California, a variety of mushrooms have become increasingly popular. Because mushrooms grow well in oak woodland habitat, commercial mushroom production offers a profit potential for oak woodland owners. Woodland owners can also…
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UC Oaks: Article

A Dynamic Ranch Model of Hardwood Rangeland

September 8, 2025
By Michael Jones
by Richard Howitt and Richard StandifordA study was started in 1987 to develop a dynamic model of hardwood rangeland management activities using the best available biological and economic data. Firewood production, livestock production, and commercial hunting were incorporated into a multi-product objective…
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UC Oaks: Article

Blue Oaks: Forage Production and Quality

September 8, 2025
By Michael Jones
by Neil K. McDougald and William FrostOaks ’n Folks – Volume 6, Issue 1 – April 1991What is the value of blue oaks in terms of forage production?The value of blue oaks in terms of forage production has long been debated. In northern California blue oaks have been shown to decrease total forage production as…
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Nutrition Policy Institute News: Article

Benefits of School Meals for All policies highlighted in California School Boards Association’s California Schools magazine

September 8, 2025
By Danielle Lee, Wendi Gosliner
Nutrition Policy Institute School Meals for All research was featured in a guest article in the summer issue of the California School Boards Association’s quarterly magazine, California Schools. The article highlights California’s School Meals for All policy, also known as universal school meals,…
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Tapinoma sessile, also known as the odorous house ant. It is a very common species, but tends to be pushed aside by the introduced Argentine ant, according to UC Davis ant specialist Phil Ward
Bug Squad: Article

Got an Ant Question?

September 8, 2025
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
 Got an ant question?Professor Phil Ward, a myrmecologist or ant scientist with the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, will be featured at the Davis Science Café on Wednesday, Sept. 10. Billed as "A Conversation with Professor Phil Ward," the event begins at 5:30 p.m. in the G Street…
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