In October 2016 I was in New York on business and one morning before work I took the subway down to the Financial District to visit the 911 Memorial.
Posted Mon, 2016-12-19 21:18 in Roderick Cameron's blog
The Woodland Trust is looking for oak trees that were grown in England from acorns gathered at Verdun when the battle ended. The plan is to collect acorns from these trees and grow a second...
Posted Fri, 2016-10-28 15:31 in Roderick Cameron's blog
Peter Marshall reports on the project to restore an old plantation of Valonia Oaks in Australia.
Posted Wed, 2016-10-26 20:24 in Roderick Cameron's blog
Grigadale Arboretum in Argentina has taken a first step in making the species list of its oaks available online.
Posted Mon, 2016-04-04 18:02 in Roderick Cameron's blog
A 900-year old oak tree doesn’t sound like the sort of thing you could keep hidden for any length of time (let alone centuries), but it seems that the English have pulled off the trick.
Posted Sun, 2016-04-03 15:44 in Roderick Cameron's blog
What connection could there possibly be between oaks and world cup rugby?
Posted Wed, 2015-12-02 21:33 in Roderick Cameron's blog
An article in The Economist proposes a radical approach for conservation of threatened species.
Posted Wed, 2015-12-02 20:01 in Roderick Cameron's blog
Nick Stoynoff and team organized a memorable Seed Exchange at the 8th IOS Conference.
Posted Wed, 2015-12-02 18:14 in Roderick Cameron's blog
Bob McCartney and his IOS Special Service Award were in his local newspaper, while Dirk Benoit received his Award in Belgium.
Posted Wed, 2015-12-02 17:13 in Roderick Cameron's blog
Jim Hitz designed a perfect follow up to the IOS Conference at The Morton Arboretum: three days touring varied sites in Indiana, with a foray into Michigan.
Posted Wed, 2015-12-02 01:37 in Roderick Cameron's blog
Twenty-one years to the day after the first IOS meeting took place, the Society held its 8th Conference at the same venue.
Posted Tue, 2015-12-01 19:43 in Roderick Cameron's blog
The BBC's Oak Tree: Nature's Greatest Survivor documents a year-long study in which entomologist George McGavin investigates the sophisticated biology of one of the great icons of the British...
Posted Mon, 2015-09-28 23:13 in Roderick Cameron's blog
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In October 2016 I was in New York on business and one morning before work I took the subway down to the Financial District to visit the 911 Memorial.
Posted Mon, 2016-12-19 21:18 in Roderick Cameron's blog
The Woodland Trust is looking for oak trees that were grown in England from acorns gathered at Verdun when the battle ended. The plan is to collect acorns from these trees and grow a second...
Posted Fri, 2016-10-28 15:31 in Roderick Cameron's blog
Peter Marshall reports on the project to restore an old plantation of Valonia Oaks in Australia.
Posted Wed, 2016-10-26 20:24 in Roderick Cameron's blog
Grigadale Arboretum in Argentina has taken a first step in making the species list of its oaks available online.
Posted Mon, 2016-04-04 18:02 in Roderick Cameron's blog
A 900-year old oak tree doesn’t sound like the sort of thing you could keep hidden for any length of time (let alone centuries), but it seems that the English have pulled off the trick.
Posted Sun, 2016-04-03 15:44 in Roderick Cameron's blog
What connection could there possibly be between oaks and world cup rugby?
Posted Wed, 2015-12-02 21:33 in Roderick Cameron's blog
An article in The Economist proposes a radical approach for conservation of threatened species.
Posted Wed, 2015-12-02 20:01 in Roderick Cameron's blog
Nick Stoynoff and team organized a memorable Seed Exchange at the 8th IOS Conference.
Posted Wed, 2015-12-02 18:14 in Roderick Cameron's blog
Bob McCartney and his IOS Special Service Award were in his local newspaper, while Dirk Benoit received his Award in Belgium.
Posted Wed, 2015-12-02 17:13 in Roderick Cameron's blog
Jim Hitz designed a perfect follow up to the IOS Conference at The Morton Arboretum: three days touring varied sites in Indiana, with a foray into Michigan.
Posted Wed, 2015-12-02 01:37 in Roderick Cameron's blog
Twenty-one years to the day after the first IOS meeting took place, the Society held its 8th Conference at the same venue.
Posted Tue, 2015-12-01 19:43 in Roderick Cameron's blog
The BBC's Oak Tree: Nature's Greatest Survivor documents a year-long study in which entomologist George McGavin investigates the sophisticated biology of one of the great icons of the British...
Posted Mon, 2015-09-28 23:13 in Roderick Cameron's blog
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