$14.5M project restores Oregon oaks and mitigates wildfire risk

$14.5M project restores Oregon oaks and mitigates wildfire risk

EAGLE POINT, Ore. – A $14.5 million collaborative effort led by the Klamath-Siskiyou Oak Network is actively restoring over 3,800 acres of oak habitat across southern Oregon. The Upper Rogue Oak Initiative aims to reverse decades of habitat degradation caused by fire suppression and the resulting encroachment of conifer trees. Jaime Stephens, director of conservation […] The post $14.5M project restores Oregon oaks and mitigates wildfire risk ap…