The Sixth California Oak Symposium Agenda: Today's Challenges, Tomorrow's Opportunities

Tuesday, October 10, 2006

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Concurrent Sessions:   1       2       3       4       5       6       7      Poster Session

Concurrent Session 1
	Session 1A, Stewardship and Land Management— Moderator: Bill Tietje, University of California, Berkeley	Session 1B, Tree Health, Panel 1— Moderator: Tedmund Swiecki, Phytosphere Research
1:oo p.m.	Public Land Grazing As A Tool For Private Land Conservation Adriana Sulak, University of California, Berkeley; Lynn Huntsinger, University of California, Berkeley	A New Resource for Identifying Oak Pests and Diseases—Ted Swiecki, Plant Pathologist, Phytosphere Research, Vacaville (moderator)
1:20 p.m.	Oak Woodland Conservation on Private Lands: Lessons for Success Vance Russell, Audubon CA Landowner Stewardship Program	Soil Management and Tree Health— Roland D. Meyer, UCCE Extension Soil Specialist, UC Davis
1:40 p.m.	Identification and Addressing Contemporary Issues in Central Coast Oak Woodlands Erin Rice, Cal Poly NRM Dept.; Doug Piirto, Cal Poly NRM Dept.; Royce Larsen, University of California Cooperative Extension; William Tietje, University of California Cooperative Extension; Ryan Cooper, University of California Cooperative Extension; Ulric Lund, Cal Poly Statistics Dept.	Insects and Oak Tree Health— Donald R. Owen, Forest Pest Management Specialist, California Dept. of Forestry and Fire Protection, Redding
2:00 p.m.	Contemporary California Indians, Oaks, and Phytophthora ramorum (Sudden Oak Death) Beverly Ortiz, CSUEB/Self/EBRPD	Insects and Oak Tree Health— Donald R. Owen, Forest Pest Management Specialist, California Dept. of Forestry and Fire Protection, Redding
2:20 p.m.	Owners, Use, And Management: California's Oak Woodlands 1985 To 2004 Lynn Huntsinger, University of California, Berkeley; Martin Johnson, University of California, Berkeley; Monica Stafford, University of California, Berkeley; Jeremy Fried, USDA Forest Service PNR Research Station, Portland	Utilizing Science to Guide Oak Management— John Lichter, ASCA Registered Consulting Arborist and ISA Board Certified Master Arborist, Tree Associates, Winters
2:40 p.m.	Long-Term Growth, SOD Assessment, and Economic Viability of Coast Live Oak-Seventeen Year Results Lawrence Bonner, Department of Transportation; Norman Pillsbury, Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo

3:00-3:30 p.m. : BREAK

Concurrent Session 2
	2A, Rangeland Watersheds— Moderator: Barbara Allen-Diaz, University of California, Berkeley	2B, Below Ground Processes—Moderator Mary Firestone, University of California, Berkeley	2C, California Indian Interactions With Woodlands, Panel 2— Moderator: Beverly Ortiz, CSUEB/Self/EBRPD
3:30 p.m.	Nutrient and Sediment Transport in from a New Vineyard in an Oak Woodland Royce Larsen, UC Cooperative Extension; LynneDee Althouse, Althouse and Meade, Inc., Biological and Environmental Services; Daniel Meade, Althouse and Meade, Inc., Biological and Environmental Services	New Ideas: Mycorrhizas and Nitrogen Cycling in Oak WoodlandsCaroline Bledsoe, University of California Davis; Xinhua He,University of California Davis; Rasha Aldamrat, University of California Davis	Tribal Perspectives on Sudden Oak Death Reno Franklin (Kashaya Pomo), Cultural Resources Coordinator, Kashaya Band of Pomo Indians, Bradley Marshall (Hupa), Environmental Planning Director, Kashaya Band of Pomo Indians; Veronica Corella, Environmental Planner/Water Quality Specialist, Kashaya Band of Pomo Indians
3:50 p.m.	Oak Woodland Vegetation Dynamics Melvin George, University of California; Maximo Alonso, Plant Sciences, University of California Davis	Oaks Belowground: Mycorrhizas, Truffles and Small Mammals Jonathan Frank, Southern Oregon University; Seth Barry, Southern Oregon University; Darlene Southworth, Southern Oregon University
4:10 p.m	Survival and Growth of Quercus Lobata and Q. Agrifolia Seedlings: Results from a Long-Term Experiment Claudia Tyler,University of California Santa Barbara; Bruce Mahall,University of California Santa Barbara; Frank Davis,University of California Santa Barbara	A New Technique for Quantification of Fungal Biomass: Hyphal Length Without Use of an Equation Meagan Hynes,University of California, Davis; Robert Zasoski, University of California, Davis; Caroline Bledsoe, University of California, Davis	Landscape Level Fire Management by California Indians Don Hankins (Plains Miwok), Assistant Professor in Geography and Planning, CSU Chico, Indigenous Fire Management
4:30 p.m.			Title TBA Kathy McCovey (Karuk), Karuk Indigenous Basketweavers

6-9:00 p.m. :POSTER SESSION AND RECEPTION : Poster Abstracts

Wednesday, October 11, 2006

Concurrent Session 3
	Session 3A, Planning, Conservation and Policy—Moderator: Richard Harris, University of California, Berkeley	Session 3B, SOD I— Moderator: David Rizzo, University of California, Davis,	Session 3C, Land Management, Panel 3— Moderators: John Herrick, Milo Baker Chapter, California Native Plant Society
8:30 a.m.	The Impact of West Nile Virus on Birds in Hardwood Rangelands Thomas Scott, IHRMP, University of California, Berkeley	Woodland Structure Affects Intensity of Infection by an Exotic Forest Pathogen Nathan Rank, Sonoma State University; Hall Cushman, Sonoma State University; Ross Meentemeyer, University of North Carolina-Charlotte	Steve Barnhart, Pepperwood Preserve, Santa Rosa Junior College
8:50 a.m.	The Economic Drivers Behind Residential Conversion in the Oak Woodlands William Stewart,California Dept of Forestry and Fire Protection; James Spero, California Dept. of Forestry and Fire Protection; Shawn Saving, Kansas Geological Survey	Consequences of Phytophthora ramorum Infection in Oaks and Tanoaks Brice McPherson,University of California; David Wood, University of California; Sylvia Mori, United States Forest Service; Richard Standiford, University of California; Maggi Kelly, University of California	Denise Cadman, Laguna de Santa Rosa Foundation
9:10 a.m.	Predicting the Intensity of Recreational Use of Oak Woodland Preserves Kimberly Seymour, David Evans and Associates, Inc.; Sarah Reed, University of California, Berkeley	Impacts of Phytophthora ramorum canker and Other Agents in Sonoma County Tedmund Swiecki, Phytosphere Research; Elizabeth Bernhardt, Phytosphere Research	Jeanne Wirka, Audubon Canyon Ranch- Bouverie Preserve
9:30 a.m.	A Program to Help Planner's Conserve Oak Woodlands. Greg Giusti, University of California IHRMP; Doug McCreary, University of California IHRMP; Marilyn Cundiff,WCB; Jenny Marr,California Dept. of Fish & Game; Robert Motroni, California Dept. of Forestry,- FRAP; Daniel Applebee, California Dept. of Fish & Game; Adina Merenlender, University of California IHRMP, Thomas Scott, University of California IHRMP	Susceptibility to Sudden Oak Death in California Bay Laurel Brian Anacker, Sonoma State University; Nathan Rank, Sonoma State University; Daniel Huberli, University of California Berkeley; Matteo Garbelotto, University of California Berkeley; Sarah Gordon, Sonoma State University; Rich Whitkus, Sonoma State University; Ross Meentemeyer, University of North Carolina-Charlotte	Yana Valachovic, UC Cooperative Extensi
10:00 - 10:30 a.m. : BREAK
Concurrent Session 4
	Session 4A, SOD II— Moderator Susan Frankel, USDA Forest Service	Session 4B, Community Ecology—Moderator Kathryn Purcell, USDA Forest Service	Session 4C, Planning, Panel 4— Moderator Greg Giusti, UC IHRMP
10:30 a.m.	Forest Response to an Emerging Disease: Sudden Oak Death in Coastal California Letty Brown, University of California Berkeley; Barbara Allen-Diaz, University of California Berkeley	Animal and Plant Diversity in a Vineyard Situated in an Oak Woodland Dan Meade, Althouse and Meade, Inc. Biological and Environmental Services; LynneDee Althhouse, Althouse and Meade, Inc. Biological and Environmental Services; Royce Larsen, University of California Cooperative Extension	Kent Norton, Michael Brandman Assoc.
10:50 a.m	Human Activity and Spread of the Pathogen that Causes Sudden Oak Death Hall Cushman, Sonoma State University; Ross Meentemeyer, University of North Carolina, Charlotte	Effects of Wild Pigs on Seedling Survival in California Oak Woodlands Rick Sweitzer, University of North Dakota; Dirk Van Vuren, University of California, Davis
11:10 a.m.	Effects of Recreation on the Dispersal of Phytophthora ramorum Michelle Cooper, Sonoma State University, Department of Biology; Hall Cushman, Sonoma State University, Department of Biology	Nesting Habitats of Cavity-Nesting Birds at the San Joaquin Experimental Range Kathryn Purcell, US Forest Service, Sierra Nevada Research Center; Jared Verner, US Forest Service
11:30 a.m.	GIS-Based Epidemiological Modeling of an Emerging Forest Disease: Spread of Sudden Oak Death Across California Landscapes Rich Hunter, Sonoma State University; Ross Meentemeyer,University of North Carolina, Charlotte	The Response of Oaks From California and Israel to Drought Douglas McCreary, University of California, IHRMP; Jose Gruenzweig, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Yohay Carmel, Technion—Israel Institute of Technology; Curt Flather, USDA Forest Service
11:50 p.m.	Long-Term Change in Oak Woodlands and Its Influence on a Forest Disease Ross Meentemeyer, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Hall Cushman, Sonoma State University	Landscape Context Influences Bumble Bee Communities In Oak Woodland Habitats Gretchen LeBuhn, San Francisco State University; Cynthia Fenter, San Francisco State University
12:10 p.m.	Gap Dynamics in Oak Woodlands Across a Gradient of Disturbance Tim De Chant, University of California Berkeley, ESPM; Maggi Kelly, University of California Berkeley, ESPM

12:30 - 1:30 p.m. : LUNCH

Concurrent Session 5
	Session 5A, Restoration and Regeneration — Moderator Rich Reiner, The Nature Conservancy	Session 5B, Birds — Moderator Thomas Scott, University of California, Berkeley	Session 5C, Conservation--Moderator California State Senate, Senate Committe on Natural Resources and Water
1:30 p.m.	Regeneration in California Oak Woodlands 2001-2005 Tara Barrett, Forest Inventory and Analysis, Forest Service; Karen Waddell, Forest Inventory and Analysis, Forest Service	A Landscape Analysis of Grassland Birds in Oak Woodland Mosaics Devii Rao, University of California, Berkeley; Alexandra Gennet, University of California, Berkeley; Michele Hammond, University of California, Berkeley; Sasha Gennet, University of California, Berkeley; Peter Hopkinson, University of California, Berkeley,James Bartolome, University of California, Berkeley	John Buckley, Central Sierra Environmental Resource Center. Several years experience with oak conservation in the twin contexts of land use planning and timber harvesting
1:50 p.m.	Stump Sprouting of Blue Oaks 19 Years After Harvest Douglas McCreary, University of California; William Frost,University of California; Adina Merenlender, University of California; William Tietje, University of California	Bird Populations at Two Sierra Nevada Foothill Study Areas Barrett Garrison, California Department of Fish and Game	Graham Chisholm, Audubon (invited)
2:10 p.m.	Spatial Synchrony in Acorn Production of California Black Oaks Barrett Garrison, California Department of Fish and Game; Walter Koenig, Hastings Natural History Reservation, UC Berkeley; Johannes Knops, School of Biological Sciences, University of Nebraska, Lincoln	Use of Hardwood Tree Species by Birds Nesting in Ponderosa Pine Forests Kathryn Purcell, US Forest Service, Sierra Nevada Research Center; Douglas Drynan, US Forest Service, Sierra Nevada Research Center	Mark Reynolds, Nature Conservancy (invited)
2:30 p.m.	Regeneration of Oaks and Tanoak in Phytophthora Ramorum-Affected Forests Tedmund Swiecki, Phytosphere Research; Elizabeth Bernhardt, Phytosphere Research	Reproductive Success of Oak Woodland Birds in Sonoma and Napa Counties Mark Reynolds,The Nature Conservancy; Robin Hirsch-Jacobson, University of Missouri, Columbia; Julia Smith, Holy Names University; Amon Armstrong, PRBO Conservation Science; Tom Gardali, PRBO Conservation Science; Emily Heaton, University of California, Berkeley
2:50 p.m.	Timing of Flowering and Seed Production in Three California Oaks Walter Koenig, Hastings Reservation, UC Berkeley; Johannes Knops, University of Nebraska; William Carmen	Breeding Bird Diversity and Nesting Cavity Use in Woodland Patches in Cropland and Undeveloped Rangeland of Coastal Central California William Tietje, University of California Berkeley; Jodi Isaacs, University of California; Kata Bavrlic, University of California; Steven Rein, Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo
3:10 p.m.	A Comparative Study of Oak Seedling Physiology During Summer Drought Bruce Mahall, University of California, Santa Barbara; Shelly Cole, University of California, Santa Barbara; Claudia Tyler, University of California, Santa Barbara	Nest-site Competition between European Starlings and Native Cavity-nesting Birds Kathryn Purcell, US Forest Service, Sierra Nevada Research Center; Rodney Olsen, Fresno City College; David Grubbs, California State University, Fresno

3:30-4:00 p.m. : BREAK

Concurrent Session 6
	Session 6A, Oak Ecology — ,Moderator Claudia Tyler, University of California Santa Barbara	Session 6B, Disturbance — Moderator Mark Reynolds, The Nature Conservancy	Session 6C, Restoration, Panel 6— Moderator Doug McCreary, University of California, IHRMP
4:00 p.m.	Comparison of Age and Stand Structure of Quercus garryana and Q. pyrenaica Woodlands in the Mediterranean-Climate Regions of California and Spain Michael Barbour, University of California, Davis; Stephen Barnhart, Santa Rosa Jr. College	Browse Impacts of Introduced Mule Deer to Island Scrub Oak Habitats on Santa Catalina Island Thad Manuwal, University of North Dakota; Richard Sweitzer, University of North Dakota	Doug McCreary, Natural Area Specialist, UC Cooperative Extension
4:20 p.m.	Molecular Markers Show How Pollen and Seed Dispersal Affect Population Genetic Structure in Coast Live Oak (Quercus Agrifolia née) Richard Dodd, University of California; Zara Afzal-Rafii, Universite d'Aix-Marseille III; Wasima Mayer, University of California	Distribution of Non-Native Red Foxes in East Bay Oak Woodlands Allison Bidlack, University of California, Berkeley; Adina Merenlender, University of California, Berkeley; Wayne Getz, University of California, Berkeley	Karen Gaffney, Restoration Coordinator, West Coast Watershed
4:40 p.m.	Historical Genetics of California Valley Oak: Implications for Conservation Victoria Sork, University of Califronia Los Angeles; Delphine Grivet, University of Califronia Los Angeles	The Impact of Imported Water on Hardwoods Range Ecosystems Thomas Scott, IHRMP, University of California, Berkeley	Tom Griggs, Ecologist, River Partners
5:00 p.m.	Net Primary Production and Biomass Distribution in the Blue Oak Savanna John Battles, University of California Berkeley, ESPM; Randall Jackson, University of Wisconsin; Ayn Shlisky, The Nature Conservancy; Barbara Allen-Diaz, University of California Berkeley,, ESPM; James Bartolome, University of California Berkeley, ESPM	Effects of Prescribed Fires on Young Valley Oak Trees Katherine Holmes, University of California, Davis; Kari Veblen, University of California, Davis; Truman Young, University of California, Davis; Alison Berry, University of California, Davis	Rich Reiner, Ecologist, The Nature Conservancy
5:20 p.m.	Solving a Mediterranean Mystery: Why Do Winter-Deciduous Trees Dominate Some Woodlands? Chris Ineich, University of California, Davis

5:40 p.m. : DINNER AND EVENING ON OWN

Thursday, October 12, 2006

Concurrent Session 7
	Session 7A, Monitoring and Inventory— Moderator Maggi Kelly, University of California Berkeley	Session 7B, Policy, Panel 7 — Moderator Janet Cobb, California Oak Foundation
8:30 a.m.	1930s Extent of Oak Species in the Central Sierra Nevada James Thorne, University of California, Davis; Thomas Kelsey, University of California, Davis; Brian Morgan, University of California, Davis; Jaqueline Honig, University of California, Davis	Michael Graf, Attorney, Michael Graf Law Offices
8:50 a.m.	Monitoring Understory Composition of Blue Oak Woodlands on Conservation Easements Adena Rissman, University of California, Berkeley; Sarah Reed, University of California, Berkeley; Chuck Hughes, Sycamore Environmental Consulting, Inc.; Richard Reiner, The Nature Conservancy	Keith Wagner, Attorney Law Office of J. William Yeates
9:10 a.m.	Oaks 2040: The Status and Future of Oaks in California Tom Gaman, East-West Forestry Associates, Inc. /California Oak Foundation; Jeffrey Firman,East-West Forestry Associates, Inc.
9:30 a.m.	Determining the Role of Plant Community and Landscape Change in the Sudden Oak Death Disease Complex Timothy Doherty, UC Berkeley, ESPM; Barbara Allen-Diaz, UC Berkeley, ESPM; Maggi Kelly, UC Berkeley, ESPM
9:50 a.m.	Oaks Through Time: Reconstructing Historical Change in Oak Landscapes Arthur Dawson, Sonoma Ecology Center; Robin Grossinger, San Francisco Estuary Institute
10:10 a.m.	The Development and Application of Growth and Survival Models for Oregon White Oak Peter Gould, USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, Olympia Forestry Sciences Laboratory; David Marshall, USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, Olympia Forestry Sciences Laboratory;Constance Harrington, USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, Olympia Forestry Sciences Laboratory
11:00-Noon	PLENARY CLOSING SESSION