Sudden Oak Death

Starting in 2004, we have been working with students at Mission College to track the spread of Sudden Oak Death (Phytophthora ramorum) through a transect of land starting on our property. Here are links to two reports students have been maintaining over the years of this study:

Cool graphic displays of the data are maintaind here by Matt Crampton.

Assessment of Sudden Oak Death in Bear Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve details the background of the research, the methods used to conduct the study, and outlines future work.