conservation

Epigenetics as a Potential Mechanism of Rapid Response to Climate Change in the Endangered Oak Quercus hinckleyi

By Website Editor | June 9, 2026

Lainey Kirshberger and Ryan Silver, students at Oklahoma State University, participated in the fieldwork and will lead the genetic and epigenetic analysis under the supervision of Dr. Antonio R. Castilla.

Endangered oak Quercus hinckleyi shows strong genetic diversity and clonal resilience, making conservation of both genetic and epigenetic variation vital for adapting to climate change.

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Oak Symposium at the XXIII Mexican Botanical Congress

By Website Editor | December 5, 2025

The Symposium "Mexican Oaks: Current State of Knowledge about Quercus and its Conservation" was held on September 1, 2025.

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The Strange Reappearance of Britain’s ‘Lost Rainforests’ (or The Power of Marketing)

By Steve Potter | June 27, 2025

Possibly the only famous fragment of temperate rainforest in Britain: Wistman’s Wood on Dartmoor, Devon © Alan Hunt - reproduced under Creative Commons Attribution Share-alike license 2.0

A campaign to conserve ancient oak woodland in the UK

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Growing Oaks: Spreading Quercus garryana around Oregon

By Angelina Wang | February 14, 2025

I would like to share with the IOS a project that should be of interest to members.

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Saving Threatened Plants… with Music!

By Tana Silverland | December 14, 2024

A project to raise funds to conserve oaks by recording the music they make.

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Gene Flow in the Oak Syngameon and Its Impact on Conservation

By Andrew Hipp | August 13, 2024

A new article investigates patterns of geographic overlap—sympatry—in North American oak species.

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Action Oak Continues to Protect British Native Oaks

By Annabel Narayanan | June 26, 2024

Action Oak is a unique collaboration of charities, governments, landowners, and research institutions dedicated to protecting native UK oaks.

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The Long and Hilly Journey of Oak Conservation: Carlos Vila-Viçosa

By Amy Byrne | April 19, 2024

Carlos collecting Quercus ×alentejana (Q. faginea × Q. pyrenaica) in northeastern Portugal for his PhD thesis © Carlos Vila-Viçosa

An interview with Portuguese oak conservationist Dr. Carlos Vila-Viçosa.

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Saving Engelmann Oak One Acorn at a Time

By Website Editor | April 15, 2024

IOS member Christy Powell, Horticulture Manager at San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, shared an inspiring news story.

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Propagation Protocol for Quercus insignis

By Karina Orozco | February 19, 2024

The Global Conservation Consortium for Oak published a protocol for the propagation of Quercus insignis.

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Michel Gandoger in an albumen silver print dated 18 March 1876, dedicated on the reverse to Roberto de Visiani - Image: PHAIDRA University of Padova Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International

Gandoger the Memorious

While working on a list of synonyms of European White...

Roderick Cameron | Aug 24, 2026

Cover of Select Native Asian Oaks Gap Analysis

Conservation Gap Analysis of Select Native Asian Oaks

Report led by The Morton Arboretum will help prioritize oak...

Website Editor | Aug 06, 2026

Early Fruiting Quercus robur in Slovakia

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Jozef Čapkovič | Jul 20, 2026

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Species Spotlight: Quercus afares Pomel

The only oak species endemic to Africa is rare in cultivation. It shouldn't be.

Epigenetics as a Potential Mechanism of Rapid Response to Climate Change in the Endangered Oak Quercus hinckleyi

By Website Editor | June 9, 2026

Endangered oak Quercus hinckleyi shows strong genetic diversity and clonal resilience, making conservation of both genetic and epigenetic variation vital for adapting to climate change.