Steve Oak: Forest Health
Objectives
- To understand what makes a forest healthy from an ecosystem perspective.
- To understand the factors that predispose, incite, and contribute to oak decline.
- To understand the risk of sudden oak death (caused by Phytophthora ramorum) to eastern forest ecosystems.
Emerging Forest Health Issues Pt. 1
Emerging Forest Health Issues Pt. 2
People
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Person
Steve Oak
Plant Pathologisthttps://research.fs.usda.gov/about/people/soak
Module References
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Fact Sheet
https://research.fs.usda.gov/srs/understory/spongy-moth -
Fact Sheet
https://research.fs.usda.gov/srs/understory/oak-decline
Lesson References
- S. Oak, F. Tainter, J. Williams, D. Starkey. 1996. Oak decline risk rating for the southeastern United States
- Steven W. Oak, Cindy M. Huber, Raymond M. Sheffield. 1991. Incidence and impact of oak decline in Western Virginia, 1986
- Kurt W. Gottschalk. 1993. Silvicultural guidelines for forest stands threatened by the gypsy moth
Last updated December 3, 2025