Great oaks from little acorns grow: planting native oak in the Pacific Northwest

Gail Wells; Warren Devine; Connie Harrington

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Great oaks from little acorns grow: planting native oak in the Pacific Northwest

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Gail Wells, Warren Devine, Connie Harrington

Year:

2010

Type:

Science Findings

Station:

Pacific Northwest Research Station

Source:

Science Findings 123. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 5 p.

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Abstract

The decline of oak woodlands is an urgent conservation challenge in the Pacific Northwest. Prior to settlement by Euro-Americans, prairies, oak-dominated savannas, and oak woodlands were abundant in the low-lying areas of the region. Now it’s estimated that 1 to 5 percent of that native oak savanna remains. The rest has been supplanted by pastures, fields, Douglas-fir forests, and development. Experts agree that immediate intervention is needed if Oregon white oak ecosystems are to survive.

Based on science by Warren Devine, and Connie Harrington.

Keywords

Warren Devine, Connie Harrington

Citation

Wells, Gail; Devine, Warren; Harrington, Connie. 2010. Great oaks from little acorns grow: planting native oak in the Pacific Northwest. Science Findings 123. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 5 p.