Quercus tomentella is an endangered oak native to the Channel Islands. Initially presented at the 2021 Channel Islands and California Native Oak Workshop, this video gives an overview of this species, specific threats that it faces and the conservation actions that are being taken to preserve it for future generations. […]
Initially presented at the 2021 Channel Islands and California Native Oak Workshop, this video highlights work being done by John Knapp and his team on the Island Scrub Oak, Quercus pacifica. It nicely documents a range of threats that this oak is currently facing and the conservation actions that are being taken. […]
San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance postdoc, Dr. Joe Ree, presented some of his work with Quercus dumosa at the 2021 Channel Islands and California Native Oak Workshop. Dr. Ree is working with tissue cultures to try and establish a method of propagating this rare scrub oak. He hopes to further preserve the tissues using cryopreservation […]
Tony Gurnoe, of the San Diego Botanic Garden, presented an overview of Quercus cedronsensis at the 2021 Channel Islands and California Native Oak Workshop. He discussed the range, distinguishing characteristics, habitat, and species specific threats, as well as recent conservation efforts. The San Diego Botanic Garden has collected acorn and tissue, and has successfully propagated […]
At the 2021 Channel Islands and California Native Oak Workshop, Christy Powell presents work done by Richard Dodd, Emily Griswold, and Shannon Still of UC Berekely and UC Davis on the status of Quercus parvula and associated taxa. […]
Kevin Alison from the Tree of Life Nursery presents Dudleya propagation research that the nursery is currently conducting. He addresses threats the genus Dudleya faces including habitat loss and extreme poaching. Utilizing tissue culture methods, Kevin seeks to bring more of these charismatic species to the nursery trade. He hopes that readily available plants can […]
At the 2021 Channel Islands and California Native Oak Workshop, Tom Smith of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection discusses invasive pests and pathogens that threaten native oaks across California. […]