Valley Oak Seedling Project

Individuals and classes had the opportunity to raise valley oaks from acorns to seedlings. Volunteers helped the Society for Conservation Biology to pot valley oak acorns and schools adopted the oaks to raise for future planting events. Conservation Biology members visited the classes to share their knowledge of oaks and native vegetation. The classes raised 120 valley oak trees and planted them along the banks of Putah Creek at the UC Davis RiparianReserve in February and March 2005.

This project added 120 valley oak seedlings to the 60 that were planted by the Society for Conservation Biology in Spring 2003. The hope is to return this fire-ravaged site to a native oak savannah.