All About Native Oaks: A Keystone Species

Join Master Gardener April Lynch for a virtual walk amongst the Northern California native oaks. Follow her footsteps through chaparral, woodlands, and forests for up close and personal lessons featuring our magnificent native oak trees and shrubs. Learn about the family tree, view microscopic oak flowers, and discover the amazing variety of acorns, leaves and more in this colorful presentation. The high-definition collection of photographs that she took over a 17-year period is arranged in a meaningful, artistic fashion for your education and enjoyment.

 

April will discuss the role the oak plays as a keystone species. A keystone species is an organism that helps define a community or group of living organisms that live in and interact with each other in a specific environment. Without the keystone species, the ecosystem would be dramatically different or cease to exist altogether.