The Naturalist School - Jack Phillips and friends offer many workshops, hikes, and saunters throughout the region. They are partnering on this project as a consultant, providing education for growers and the public.
The Bur Oak Manifesto - Seeking Nature and Planting Trees in the Great Plains - Jack Phillips' book includes information about why and how to plant local ecotype native oak trees.
Iowa's Oaks - Brochure from Reiman Gardens and Iowa State University includes information about the native oak species in Iowa.
Field Guide to Native Oak Trees of Eastern North America - Free pdf of field guide from the U.S. Forest Service.
Oak ID "Cheat Sheet" - page from Flora of Nebraska book showing leaves and acorns of different oaks that grow in the region.
Catman Outdoors Eastern Oak ID - Information about identifying oaks.
February 3 workshop presentation - This PowerPoint includes a project overview and general information about oaks.
The Red List of Oaks 2020 - The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species is the globally recognized and standardized system for assessing the extinction risk of the world’s plant, animal, and fungal species. Since 2015, The Morton Arboretum has worked in partnership with IUCN, the IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group, and Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) to assess, review, contribute to, and facilitate IUCN Red List threat assessments for priority tree species globally.
A Global Conservation Consortium for Oak - This group brings together the world's oak experts, conservationists, and the botanic garden community to ensure that no wild species of oak becomes extinct.
Iowa DNR Forestry - The state Department of Natural Resources Forestry website has many great resources about Iowa's trees.
Oaks are A-Oak-Kay webinar - The Conservation Foundation's webinar about "how you can improve habitats for oaks, which oaks to plant, and what other plants like to live around oaks."
Acorn Collection for Later Planting - Iowa State University Forestry Extension video (2 min, 30 sec.).
Wind Sorting Acorns - Iowa State University Forestry Extension video (4 min. 36 sec.).
Chicago Region Tree Initiative Oak Ecosystem Recovery Project - "The goal of the Oak Ecosytems Recovery Project is to implement the recommendations of the Oak Ecosystems Recovery Plan, developed by Chicago Wilderness, by working collaboratively with partners across the region." Their Best Management Practices and Appendices have many useful documents. Much of this information is relevant to western Iowa.
Waubonsie State Park Forest Stewardship Plan - Waubonsie offers the greatest diversity of oak species in Western Iowa and is an excellent place to learn about oak ecology and identification, so most of our workshops are held there. DNR District Forester Lindsey Barney developed this plan to identify "to provide baseline data on the current forest stand conditions while also identifying all known forest health issues that will shape or limit future management options."
Iowa State University Forestry Extension - Website includes information about Iowa's trees, including specific pages about native oak species.
Forest and Shade Trees of Iowa - This book by Peter Van Der Linden and Donald Farrar focuses on identification and includes all oaks as well as many other species of trees that grow in Iowa.
Iowa Native Trees and Shrubs - A nursery in Central Iowa that specializes in propagating and growing native plants from locally collected seed. Plants are grown in a patented system of root pruning containers to produce an extremely fibrous root system that ensures a healthy and vigorous plant ready to be successfully transplanted. We will be learning from them about their process with production and sales of native trees.
Iowa Native Plant Society - This page has links to many different resources about native plants in Iowa, including oaks.
oaksavannas.org - Information about oak savanna ecology, restoration, and more.
Biota of North America Program (BONAP) - This site includes range maps that show which oak species grow in which counties.
Save the Oaks - Fontenelle Forest, just across the Missouri River in eastern Nebraska, has a series of videos about their efforts to protect and restore native oak communities.
U.S. Forest Service Fire Effects Information System - Includes information and source citations about fire ecology, including information on different oak species. This page is specifically for bur oaks.
The Bur Oak Manifesto - Seeking Nature and Planting Trees in the Great Plains - Jack Phillips' book includes information about why and how to plant local ecotype native oak trees.
Iowa's Oaks - Brochure from Reiman Gardens and Iowa State University includes information about the native oak species in Iowa.
Field Guide to Native Oak Trees of Eastern North America - Free pdf of field guide from the U.S. Forest Service.
Oak ID "Cheat Sheet" - page from Flora of Nebraska book showing leaves and acorns of different oaks that grow in the region.
Catman Outdoors Eastern Oak ID - Information about identifying oaks.
February 3 workshop presentation - This PowerPoint includes a project overview and general information about oaks.
The Red List of Oaks 2020 - The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species is the globally recognized and standardized system for assessing the extinction risk of the world’s plant, animal, and fungal species. Since 2015, The Morton Arboretum has worked in partnership with IUCN, the IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group, and Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) to assess, review, contribute to, and facilitate IUCN Red List threat assessments for priority tree species globally.
A Global Conservation Consortium for Oak - This group brings together the world's oak experts, conservationists, and the botanic garden community to ensure that no wild species of oak becomes extinct.
Iowa DNR Forestry - The state Department of Natural Resources Forestry website has many great resources about Iowa's trees.
Oaks are A-Oak-Kay webinar - The Conservation Foundation's webinar about "how you can improve habitats for oaks, which oaks to plant, and what other plants like to live around oaks."
Acorn Collection for Later Planting - Iowa State University Forestry Extension video (2 min, 30 sec.).
Wind Sorting Acorns - Iowa State University Forestry Extension video (4 min. 36 sec.).
Chicago Region Tree Initiative Oak Ecosystem Recovery Project - "The goal of the Oak Ecosytems Recovery Project is to implement the recommendations of the Oak Ecosystems Recovery Plan, developed by Chicago Wilderness, by working collaboratively with partners across the region." Their Best Management Practices and Appendices have many useful documents. Much of this information is relevant to western Iowa.
Waubonsie State Park Forest Stewardship Plan - Waubonsie offers the greatest diversity of oak species in Western Iowa and is an excellent place to learn about oak ecology and identification, so most of our workshops are held there. DNR District Forester Lindsey Barney developed this plan to identify "to provide baseline data on the current forest stand conditions while also identifying all known forest health issues that will shape or limit future management options."
Iowa State University Forestry Extension - Website includes information about Iowa's trees, including specific pages about native oak species.
Forest and Shade Trees of Iowa - This book by Peter Van Der Linden and Donald Farrar focuses on identification and includes all oaks as well as many other species of trees that grow in Iowa.
Iowa Native Trees and Shrubs - A nursery in Central Iowa that specializes in propagating and growing native plants from locally collected seed. Plants are grown in a patented system of root pruning containers to produce an extremely fibrous root system that ensures a healthy and vigorous plant ready to be successfully transplanted. We will be learning from them about their process with production and sales of native trees.
Iowa Native Plant Society - This page has links to many different resources about native plants in Iowa, including oaks.
oaksavannas.org - Information about oak savanna ecology, restoration, and more.
Biota of North America Program (BONAP) - This site includes range maps that show which oak species grow in which counties.
Save the Oaks - Fontenelle Forest, just across the Missouri River in eastern Nebraska, has a series of videos about their efforts to protect and restore native oak communities.
U.S. Forest Service Fire Effects Information System - Includes information and source citations about fire ecology, including information on different oak species. This page is specifically for bur oaks.
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