OCTOBER 24, 2001 (Wednesday) CONCURRENT SESSION 3 SESSION 3A: Urban Forestry (R. Thompson, Moderator) SESSION 3B: Fire Relations, Part II (J. Bartlome, Moderator) 8:00 am L. R. Costello and K. S. Jones,University of California Cooperative Extension. Characterizing Structural Failures in Oaks: An Overview of Failure Types and Contributing Factors Justin K. Vreeland, The Pennsylvania State University. William Tietje, University of California, Berkeley. Numerical Response of Small Vertebrates to Prescribed Fire in a California Oak Woodland 8:20 am Rosi Dagit, Resource Conservation District of the Santa Monica Mountains. A. James Downer, PhD, University of California Cooperative Extension. To Prune or Not to Prune: Responses of Coast Live Oaks (Quercus agrifolia) to Canopy Retention During Transplanting James W. Bartolome, University of California, Berkeley. Mitchel P. McClaran, University of Arizona. Barbara H. Allen-Diaz, University of California, Berkeley. Jim Dunne, East Bay Municipal Utilities District. Lawrence D. Ford, Private Consultant. Richard B. Standiford, University of California, Berkeley. Neil K. McDougald, and Larry C. Forero, University of California Cooperative Extension. Effects of fire and browsing on regeneration of blue oak 8:40 am Rob Gross, Dendro Tech. Michelle Julene, Sonoma County Regional Parks Department. Supersonic Air Jets Preserve Tree Roots in Underground Pipeline Installation James G. Spero, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. Development and Fire Trends in Oak Woodlands of the Northwestern Sierra Nevada Foothills Genetic Relations (T. Scott, Moderator) 9:00 am Doug McCreary, Sierra Foothill Research and Extension Center. Laurence Costello, San Mateo County Cooperative Extension. Jerry Tecklin, Sierra Foothill Research and Extension Center. Katherine Jones, San Mateo County Cooperative Extension. and David Labadie, Sierra Foothill Research and Extension Center. The Influence of Treeshelters and Irrigation on Shoot and Root Growth of Three California Oak Species Susan Kloss, Lake Tahoe Community College. Joe R. McBride, University of California, Berkeley. Geographic Patterns of Variation in Biomass Production of California Blue Oak Seedlings as a Response to Water Availability 9:20 am Laurence R. Costello, University of California Cooperative Extension. Douglas D. McCreary, UC Integrated Hardwood Range Management Program and Sierra Foothill Research and Extension Center. Katherine Jones, University of California Cooperative Extension. Assessing the influence of irrigation on the root development of three California oak species Nasser Kashani and Richard S. Dodd, University of California, Berkeley. Genetic Differentiation of Two California Red Oak Species, Quercus parvula var. Shreveii and Q. wislizeni, based on AFLP Genetic Markers 9:40 am Ken Shackel, University of California, Davis. Rob Gross, Dendro Tech. Using Midday Stem Water Potential to Assess Irrigation Needs of Landscape Valley Oaks Victoria L. Sork, University of Missouri-St. Louis and University of California, Los Angeles. Frank W. Davis, University of California, Santa Barbara. Peter E. Smouse, Rutgers University. Mating Patterns in a Savanna Population of Valley Oak (Quercus lobata Neé) 10:00 - 10:30 am BREAK CONCURRENT SESSION 4 SESSION 4A: Oak Woodland Policy, Part I (W. Stewart, Moderator) SESSION 4B: Regeneration and Restoration, Part I (T. Griggs, Moderator) 10:30 am Shawn Saving, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. Greg Greenwood, Resources Agency. The Potential Impacts of Development on Wildlands in El Dorado County, California F. Thomas Griggs, California State University, Chico. Gregory H. Golet, The Nature Conservancy. Riparian Valley Oak (Quercus lobata) Forest Restoration on the Middle Sacramento River, California 10:50 am Abe Leider, County of Santa Barbara Planning & Development. Balancing Oak Protection with Farming Flexibility: Lessons from Santa Barbara County Virginia C. Meyer, Sacramento City College. Soil Moisture Availability as a Factor Affecting Valley Oak (Quercus lobata Nee) Seedling Establishment and Survival in a Riparian Habitat, Cosumnes River Preserve, Sacramento County, California 11:10 am Richard Harris and Susan D. Kocher, University of California, Berkeley. Oak Management by County Jurisdictions in the Central Sierra Nevada, California Claudia M. Tyler, Bruce E. Mahall, and Frank W. Davis, University of California, Santa Barbara. Michael Hall, Calif. Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. Factors Limiting Recruitment in Valley and Coast Live Oak 11:30 am Gregory A. Giusti and Adina M. Merenlender, University of California Cooperative Extension and Integrated Hardwood Range Management Program. Inconsistent Application of Environmental Laws and Policies to California's Oak Woodlands Doug McCreary, Sierra Foothill Research and Extension Center. Bill Frost, University of California Integrated Hardwood Range Management Program. Bill Tietje, University of California Cooperative Extension. Stump Sprouting of Blue Oaks 10 Years After Harvest 11:50 am Rudolph H. Light and Linda E. Pedroni. When Oak Ordinances Fail: Unaddressed Issues of Oak Conservation Ralph Kraetsch, Walnut Creek Open Space Foundation. Ten Years of Oak Restoration in City of Walnut Creek Open Spaces 12:10 - 1:30 pm LUNCH CONCURRENT SESSION 5 SESSION 5A: Oak Woodland Policy, Part II (W. Stewart, Moderator) SESSION 5B: Regeneration and Restoration, Part II (T. Griggs, Moderator) 1:30 pm Richard P. Thompson, Jay E. Noel, and Sarah P. Cross, Calif. Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. Oak Woodland Economics: A Contingent Valuation of Conversion Alternatives Richard B. Standiford, Douglas McCreary, and William Frost, University of California Integrated Hardwood Range Management Program. Modeling the Effectiveness of Tree Planting to Mitigate Habitat Loss in Blue Oak Woodlands 1:50 pm Pablo Campos-Palacín, Spanish Council for Scientific Research (CSIC) and Institute of Economics and Geography (IEG). Lynn Huntsinger and Richard Standiford, University of California, Berkeley. David Martin-Barroso and Pedro Mariscal-Lorente, Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Paul F. Starrs, University of Nevada, Reno. Working Woodlands: Public Demand, Owner Management, and Government Intervention in Conserving Mediterranean Ranches and Dehesas Dawn Lawson, Naval Engineering Facilities Command. Leslie Seiger, San Diego State University. Paul Zedler, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Long term monitoring of Coast Live Oak and Engelmann Oak populations in San Diego County: 10 years of change 2:10 pm Doug McCreary, University of California, Berkeley. Gary Kerr, British Forestry Commission Research Station. A Comparison of the History and Management of Oak Woodlands in Britain and California Oak Woodland Monitoring, Part I (A. Merenlender, Moderator) General Ecology and Structure, Part I (F. Davis, Moderator) 2:30 pm Chris S. Fischer, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. Lisa Levien, USDA Forest Service. Monitoring California's Hardwood Rangelands using Remotely Sensed Data Barrett A. Garrison,California Department of Fish and Game. Christopher D. Otahal, Fish and Wildlife Biologist. Matthew L. Triggs, USDA Forest Service. Age Structure and Growth of California Black Oak (Quercus kelloggii) in the Central Sierra Nevada, California 2:50 pm Heidi Ballard, University of California, Berkeley. Ralph Kraetsch, Walnut Creek Open Space Foundation. Lynn Huntsinger, University of California, Berkeley. Collaborative Monitoring in Walnut Creek, California Rhianna Lee, Caltrans-District 10. The Distribution and Condition of California Black Oak, Quercus kelloggii, at Calaveras Big Trees State Park, Calaveras County, California 3:10 - 3:40 pm BREAK CONCURRENT SESSION 6 SESSION 6A: Oak Woodland Monitoring, Part II (A. Merenlender, Moderator) SESSION 6B: General Ecology and Structure, Part II (F. Davis, Moderator) 3:40 pm Lisa M. Levien, USDA Forest Service. Chris S. Fischer, Lianne C. Mahon and Jeff A. Mai. Multi-scale Data to Assess and Monitor Sudden Oak Death Frank W. Davis and William Kuhn, University of California, Santa Barbara. Mapping and modeling the current and potential distribution of Valley oak in northern Santa Barbara, California 4:00 pm Thomas H. Gaman, East-West Forestry Associates. Kevin Casey, USDA-FS Remote Sensing Lab. Inventory of Oaks on California’s National Forest Lands Norman H. Pillsbury, Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo. Lawrence E. Bonner, Elwood Ecosystem Management. Richard P. Thompson, Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo. Coast Live Oak Long-term Thinning Study—Twelve-Year Results 4:20 pm Rich Reiner, Emma Underwood, University of California, Davis. John O-Niles, Energy and Resources Group. Monitoring Conservation Success in a Large Oak Woodland Landscape Jon E. Keeley, U.S. Geological Survey and University of California, Los Angeles. Plant Diversity and Invasives in Blue Oak Savannas of the Southern Sierra Nevada 4:40 pm Thomas Scott, University of California. Scott Mensing, University of Nevada, Reno. Richard Minnich, University of California, Riverside. The Demography and Distribution of the Engelmann Oak Thomas M. Jimerson and Sydney K. Carothers, USDA Forest Service. Northwest California Oak Woodlands: Environment, Species Composition and Ecological Status 5:00 pm Alan K. Brown, Ohio State University. Historical Oak Woodland Detected through Armillaria mellea Damage in Fruit Orchards John F. Karlik and Alistair H. McKay, University of California Cooperative Extension. Leaf Area Index, Leaf Mass Density, and Allometric Relationships Derived From Harvest of Blue Oaks in a California Oak Savanna 5:20 pm DINNER AND EVENING ON OWN

OCTOBER 25, 2001 (Thursday) SPECIAL SESSION SUDDEN OAK DEATH, PART I: 8:00 am S. Frankel, Moderator Opening Remarks 8:10 am David M. Rizzo, University of California, Davis. Matteo Garbelotto, University of California, Berkeley. Jennifer M. Davidson and Garey W. Slaughter, University of California, Davis. Steven T. Koike, University of California Cooperative Extension. Phytophthora ramorum and Sudden Oak Death in California: I. Host Relationships 8:30 am Jennifer M. Davidson, USDA Forest Service. David M. Rizzo, University of California, Davis. Matteo Garbelotto, University of California, Berkeley. Steven Tjosvold, University of California Cooperative Extension. Garey W. Slaughter, University of California, Davis. Phytophthora ramorum and Sudden Oak Death in California: II. Transmission and Survival 8:50 am Brice A McPherson and David L. Wood, University of California, Berkeley. Andrew J. Storer, Michigan Technological University. N. Maggi Kelly and Richard B. Standiford, University of California, Berkeley. Sudden Oak Death: Disease Trends in Marin County Plots After One Year 9:10 am Matteo Garbelotto, University of California, Berkeley. David M. Rizzo, University of California, Davis. Katie Hayden and Monica Meija-Chang, University of California, Berkeley. Jennifer M. Davidson, University of California, Davis. Steven Tjosvold, University of California Cooperative Extension. Phytophthora ramorum and Sudden Oak Death in California: III. Preliminary Studies in Pathogen Genetics 9:30 am Richard S. Dodd and Nasser Kashani, University of California Berkeley. Zara Afzal-Rafii, Université d’Aix-Marseille III. Population Diversity and Evidence of Introgression Among the Black Oaks of California 9:50 am Tedmund J. Swiecki and Elizabeth Bernhardt, Phytosphere Research. Evaluation of Stem Water Potential and Other Tree and Stand Variables as Risk Factors for Phytophthora ramorum Canker Development in Coast Live Oak 10:10 - 10:30 am BREAK SPECIAL SESSION SUDDEN OAK DEATH, PART II: 10:30 am Nina M. Kelly, University of California, Berkeley. Monitoring Sudden Oak Death in California Using High-resolution Imagery 10:50 am Walter R. Mark, California Polytechnic State University. Systematic Survey for Sudden Oak Death 11:10 am Matteo Garbelotto, University of California, Berkeley. David M. Rizzo,University of California, Davis. and Lawrence Marais, University of California, Riverside. Phytophthora ramorum and Sudden Oak Death in California: IV. Preliminary Studies on Chemical Control 11:30 am - 12:30 pm CLOSING SESSION