Oak conservation

Data Request for Gap Analysis of Western Eurasian and North African Oaks

By Website Editor | October 26, 2026

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Species Spotlight: Quercus afares Pomel

By Website Editor | August 12, 2026

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

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Uniting for Oaks: Mesoamerican Oak Research at the ATBC Meeting in Oaxaca, Mexico

By Tarin Toledo Aceves | July 26, 2025

Researchers and practitioners from Guatemala, Costa Rica, Colombia, Mexico, and the United States shared latest findings on Mesoamerican oaks in Oaxaca, Mexico.

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International Oak Society Announces 2025 Grant Awards to Advance Global Oak Research and Conservation

By Website Editor | February 22, 2025

Seedling of Quercus tuitensis, a threatened species, focus of a conservation project funded by IOS, here growing in situ in the Serranías Meridionales of Jalisco, Sierra Madre del Sur © Cristóbal Sanchez

Nineteen projects funded by IOS Oak Conservation and Research Fund

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A Hopeful Future for Oaks of Vietnam

By Amy Byrne | December 15, 2023

Collecting herbarium specimens in Vietnam

Dr. Ngoc Nguyen leads conservation projects for oaks in Vietnam.

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OC&R Committee Announces Second Round of Grant Funding

By Amy Byrne | February 15, 2023

Eight conservation projects supported by the OC&R Fund

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The Morton Arboretum Guides Ex-Situ Collections of Quercus acerifolia

By Sean Hoban | February 10, 2023

The Tree Conservation Biology lab at The Morton Arboretum contributed an article to the Kew Millennium Seed Bank Partnership newsletter, Samara.

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Editor's Picks

Data Request for Gap Analysis of Western Eurasian and North African Oaks

Website Editor | Oct 26, 2026

In Memoriam: Julianne Skai Arbor (1969–2026)

We were shocked to learn that Julianne Skai Arbor, also...

Website Editor | Oct 26, 2026

Oak Decline in Zagros Forests: A Review of History, Causes, Extent, and Management Strategies with Emphasis on Field Monitoring Results

Over the past two decades, the Zagros forests have been...

Mehdi Pourhashemi | Oct 10, 2026

Plant Focus

Species Spotlight: Quercus afares Pomel

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

Data Request for Gap Analysis of Western Eurasian and North African Oaks

By Website Editor | October 26, 2026

Read more about Data Request for Gap Analysis of Western Eurasian and North African Oaks

Species Spotlight: Quercus afares Pomel

By Website Editor | August 12, 2026

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

Read more about Species Spotlight: Quercus afares Pomel

Uniting for Oaks: Mesoamerican Oak Research at the ATBC Meeting in Oaxaca, Mexico

By Tarin Toledo Aceves | July 26, 2025

Researchers and practitioners from Guatemala, Costa Rica, Colombia, Mexico, and the United States shared latest findings on Mesoamerican oaks in Oaxaca, Mexico.