Natural History Wanderings

The 8th California Oak Symposium will be held Oct. 31–Nov. 3 in San Luis Obispo, and anyone involved in research, education, management or conservation of California’s oak woodlands is invited to participate.

The theme of the symposium is “Sustaining California Oak Woodlands Under Current and Future Conditions.” The four-day event’s 62 concurrent session talks and 30 posters will cover climate change, wildlife ecology, oak restoration, oak pests and diseases, fire ecology, and ranch management and generational transfer. 
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