Oak woodlands definition

Oak woodlands means those stands of Oregon white oak (Quercus garryana) or Oregon white oak/conifer associations where the crown cover of the Oregon white oak component of the stand is greater than or equal to twenty-five percent (25%). In degraded habitat, the Oregon white oak component of the stand may be less than twenty-five percent (25%), or the canopy coverage may be less than fifty percent (50%).

Oak woodlands means a given unit of land, with one or more stands of live trees, where a plurality of the live trees in the stands are native oaks and/or the project site contains 10 percent or more oak canopy cover for parcels less than one acre, or 1 percent or more oak canopy cover for parcels one acre or greater.

Oak woodlands means an oak stand with a greater than 10 percent canopy cover or that may have historically supported greater than 10 percent canopy cover.

Examples of Oak woodlands in a sentence

• Oak woodlands also are among the most biological diverse communities in the state, supporting 5,000 species of insects, more than 330 species of amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals, and several thousand plant species.

• For an elaborate understanding of the topic under discussion, different relevant empirical findings were discussed.

• Oak woodlands have exceptional natural resource value and provide a host of ecosystem services.

• Oak woodlands, steep slopes, bluffs, creeks, watersheds, or other native habitats should be evaluated by a biologist, arborist, or landscape architect to determine the appropriate landscape plant selection and maintenance to minimize negative effects on natural areas.

• Oak woodlands are scattered throughout the county, but are concentrated in the transition area between the lower valley and higher elevations of the county.

• Oak woodlands, stands, and individual trees meeting the criteria set forth in Section 18E.40.020 D.

• Oak woodlands provide wildlife with nesting sites, cover and food.

• Oak woodlands valuation can also be done by consulting the International Society of Arboriculture standards for valuing trees of different sizes.

• This is an eHealth intervention study, meaning that participants can complete all phases of the intervention at a location of their choosing.

• Oak woodlands within the PCAs will be conserved to mitigate for losses of oak woodlands.

More Definitions of Oak woodlands

Oak woodlands means a given unit of land, with one or more groupings of live trees, where the dominant species (i.e. the plurality) within the groupings is native oaks (species quercus).

Oak woodlands means a given unit of land, with one or more groupings of live trees, where the dominant species (i.e. a plurality) of the live trees within the groupings are native oaks (genus quercus). "Stand" means a group or groupings of trees.

Oak woodlands means a given unit of land, with one or more stands groupings of live trees, where the dominant species (i.e. a plurality) of the live trees within the stands groupings are native oaks (species quercus).and/or the project site contains 10 percent or more oak canopy cover for parcels less than one acre, or 1 percent or more oak canopy cover for parcels one acre or greater. Oak woodlands with oak tree canopy coverage of less than 10% of the project site for parcels one acre or less in size, or oak woodlands with oak tree canopy coverage of less than 1% on parcels of land that are more than one acre in size, are not subject to the oak tree canopy cover retention requirements of Policy 7.4.4.4 Option A.”

Oak woodlands means an oak stand with a greater than ten percent canopy cover or that may have historically supported greater than ten percent canopy cover (California Fish and Game Code Section 1361).