IOS Tours

Post-Conference Tour: Oaxaca

By Wally Wilkins | December 10, 2025

Six days exploring Oaxaca’s oak diversity, as reported by Wally Wilkins.

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Pre-Conference Tour: Morelia, Guanajuato, Puebla, and Veracruz

By John Leszczynski | December 10, 2025

From Morelia to Oaxaca in the lead-up to the Conference

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IOS Tour of the Carolinas

By Brent Moon | December 13, 2024

A report on the Tour that took place in October

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IOS Tour of California, Part 1: Northern California

By Chris Reynolds | October 30, 2024

From Davis to Los Angeles

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IOS Tour of California, Part 2: Southern California

By John Leszczynski | October 30, 2024

From Los Angeles to the Otay Mountains

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IOS Tour of Oregon, September 2023

By Website Editor | October 19, 2023

An account of the Tour guided by Sean Hogan

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2022 Pre-Conference Tour: Western Texas

By Philip Crim | October 13, 2022

Group at salt flats near Guadalupe Mountains National Park

San Antonio to Las Cruces: oaks and more

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2022 Pre-Conference Tour: New Mexico

By Mark Coggeshall | October 12, 2022

Oaks and other attractions, from Albuquerque to Las Cruces.

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2022 Post-Conference Tour: Arizona

By Wally Wilkins | October 12, 2022

Four days with the oaks of Arizona

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Editor's Picks

Quercus coccifera, 97 cm dbh and 15 m canopy spread

Cyprus, April-May 2026 – Vacation Impressions

Images and insights from Ezra Barnea’s journey to Cyprus’s...

Ezra Barnea | Jun 13, 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.

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

Endangered oak Quercus hinckleyi shows strong genetic...

Website Editor | Jun 09, 2026

The current Red List status and modelled outlook for the eight Californian oak species, plus tanoak

The Threat to California’s Oaks Is Greater than Had Been Anticipated

New paper should significantly change our approach to...

Steve Potter | Jun 09, 2026

Plant Focus

Species Spotlight: Quercus orocantabrica Rivas Mart., Penas, T.E.Díaz & Llamas

Roderick Cameron and Carlos Vila-Viçosa give an account of this intriguing species from northwestern Iberia with a complex taxonomic and...