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A Tour of one of the most oak-diverse U.S. states

Due to the consequences of the April 3 earthquake, we have been obliged to cancel this event. 

A Tour of the oak delights in North and South Carolina

This 7-day Tour will be led by renowned plantsman Sean Hogan of Cistus Nursery.

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Two sequential Post-Conference Tours to the San Francisco Bay Area and the Central Coast region are being offered to allow for a range of schedules and budgets. Join us for an exploration of urban and wild oak landscapes along California's scenic coast.

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Two sequential Pre-Conference Tours to the Sierra Nevada and the Cascade-Siskiyou Mountain region are being offered to allow for a range of schedules and budgets. Join us as we explore the magnificent scenery and oak diversity in the mountains of Northern California.

Michael Meléndrez, long-time member of the IOS, will lead a ten-day filed trip in New Mexico from August 20 to 30, 2017.

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Staunch IOS member Mike Meléndrez is willing to share his encyclopaedic knowledge of the oaks of the U.S. Southwest with a double bill of tours, in 2016 and 2017. The first Tour will take place September 24-29, 2016. 

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A tour of southern Italy led by Belgian nurserymen Christof van Hulle and Dirk Benoit.

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IOS Tours

A Tour of one of the most oak-diverse U.S. states

Due to the consequences of the April 3 earthquake, we have been obliged to cancel this event. 

A Tour of the oak delights in North and South Carolina

This 7-day Tour will be led by renowned plantsman Sean Hogan of Cistus Nursery.

ios_logo_square_for_website.jpg

Two sequential Post-Conference Tours to the San Francisco Bay Area and the Central Coast region are being offered to allow for a range of schedules and budgets. Join us for an exploration of urban and wild oak landscapes along California's scenic coast.

ios_logo_square_for_website_2.jpg

Two sequential Pre-Conference Tours to the Sierra Nevada and the Cascade-Siskiyou Mountain region are being offered to allow for a range of schedules and budgets. Join us as we explore the magnificent scenery and oak diversity in the mountains of Northern California.

Michael Meléndrez, long-time member of the IOS, will lead a ten-day filed trip in New Mexico from August 20 to 30, 2017.

ios_logo_square_for_website_4.jpg

Staunch IOS member Mike Meléndrez is willing to share his encyclopaedic knowledge of the oaks of the U.S. Southwest with a double bill of tours, in 2016 and 2017. The first Tour will take place September 24-29, 2016. 

ios_logo_square_for_website_15.jpg

A tour of southern Italy led by Belgian nurserymen Christof van Hulle and Dirk Benoit.

The International Oak Society acknowledges the generous support of the following institutions:

Supporting Institutional Members

Standard Institutional Members