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Tree Conservation
TAKES ROOTS The White Oak Initiative is sowing solutions to a forestry threat
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n North America, white oak is a towering hardwood. Across the nation’s central and eastern woodlands, the deciduous tree has a robust presence. But that level of existence may change decades from now. According to University of Kentucky Associate Professor of Silviculture Dr. John Lhotka, the
forests in the eastern U.S. with white oak are predicted to lose 77% of the tree species in 50 years if no action is taken.
Real-Life Action Heroes That stark outlook led to the formation of a large regional coalition of diverse allies, founded
