Second
Progress Report
Jan 1988–Jan 1989
University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources
College of Natural Resources, Berkeley
Department of Forestry & Resource Management
December 1989
 W. R. Gardner, Dean College of Natural Resources In July 1986, the University of California’s Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources started a major program thrust to assist in the conservation of the 7 million acres of hardwood rangelands in the state. This program, known as the Integrated Hardwood Range Management Program (IHRMP), combines basic and applied research with extension education. Many of the basic ecological processes on these areas of oak-grass woodlands are poorly understood. This limited knowledge base is particularly troublesome as the population growth in California into these wildland areas creates new demands on this resource base. This creates an exciting opportunity for the University of California to help to develop management techniques for landowners, resource management professionals, local governments, and the development industry to ensure the sustainability of this important natural resource. The IHRMP has just completed its third year of operation. During this past year, as part of the Division’s reorganization, formal management of this program was assigned to the College of Natural Resources here at the Berkeley Campus. The five Cooperative Extension specialists have all recently been given formal appointments on the Berkeley Campus. The College of Natural Resources is firmly committed to maintaining the statewide focus of the IHRMP. This includes support of county Cooperative Extension program directed at problems associated with hardwood rangelands, as well as the funding of research at other UC campuses, the California State University campuses, and private institutions and organizations in the state. To date, there are 25 county Cooperative Extension offices that have activities associated with the IHRMP. UC IHRMP funds have been awarded to ten different Universities or research organizations. This broad-based activity has been one of the main strengths of the IHRMP, and it is my goal to ensure that this continues in the future. During these last three years, the IHRMP has prospered from a very close working relationship with the State Board of Forestry and its Range Management Advisory Committee, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, and the California Department of Fish and Game. This relationship has helped to ensure that this program is firmly focused on priority hardwood conservation issues. In the following pages, some of the key highlights of the IHRMP are presented. There have been significant accomplishments during this past year. We look forward to any comments on our activities, and any suggestions for improvement.
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