Oak conservation

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

Oaks in Scotland: An Unresolved Question?

Is Q. robur invading Q. petraea populations or is it the...

Steve Potter | Apr 17, 2025

Species Spotlight: Quercus carduchorum K.Koch

A rare species from the Zagros forests in Iran

Website Editor | Apr 17, 2025

The Origin, Locations, and Date of Planting of Colonial Williamsburg’s Compton Oak

The landmark oak was found as a naturally occurring hybrid

Ricklin Brown | Apr 05, 2025

Plant Focus

Quercus kotschyana fruit and leaves in Jaj cedars nature reserve

Species Spotlight: Quercus kotschyana O.Schwarz

A rare oak endemic to Lebanon.