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Editor's Picks

The story behind acorn snacks enjoyed on IOS Tours last year
Editorial Staff | Jun 27, 2025
Group photo at Guthrie-Smith Arboretum
Four days exploring oaks on the east coast of North Island
Website Editor | Jun 21, 2025
Catalpa destroyed by tornado
Many trees have been lost due to an intense storm on May 15
Guy Sternberg | May 26, 2025

Plant Focus

Acorn of Quercus carduchorum
A rare species from the Zagros forests in Iran

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In response to the overwhelming support of oak research and conservation expressed by our members at the 2018 Triennial Conference in Davis, CA, and in light of the fact that at least 20% of the world’s oak species are threatened with extinction, the IOS launched its Oak Conservation and Research Fund in 2019. 

To guide Fund priorities, we conducted a survey that was answered by over one quarter of IOS members. It revealed that restoring habitat, ex-situ conservation, field survey and population monitoring, education, and population reintroduction/reinforcement were high priority Fund activities. So far the Fund has selected 28 projects for funding, following three rounds of applications in 2020, 2022, and 2024. For more information about the Fund, click here.


Oak Conservation and Research Committee