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. […]
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. […]
Christina Carrero, The Morton Arboretum, Emily Coffey, Atlanta Botanical Garden, Patrick Griffith, Montgomery Botanical Center A 2019 study by Griffith, et al. showed that gardens must collaborate to conserve genetic diversity, especially for exceptional species whose seeds cannot be properly seed banked. This process of capturing the genetic diversity of exceptional species in ex situ […]