From the Woods Today - Sustainable Oak Management Practices

Episode 106
Aired on June 1, 2022

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Sustainable Oak Management Practices
The White Oak Initiative

Seed Zones
Eastern Seed Zone Forum
Reforestation, Nurseries, & Genetic Resources

In this episode of From the Woods Today, we discuss what you can do to aid in sustaining healthy upland oak forests, as well as some oak management practices that have been developed by forest researchers and forestry experts to both regenerate and maintain oaks. Dr. Carrie Pike joins us to talk about the new seed collection zones for the eastern US. We also have our ever popular Tree of the Week segment.

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