University of California, Davis

$49,829 to improve environmental conditions and treat individual specimens in the Arboretum's oak collection, including improvement of the irrigation system in the oak grove, soil aeration, treatment of specimens infected with pests or pathogens, corrective pruning on structurally unsound trees, and staff training in monitoring and corrective treatment of mature specimen trees. $10,000 to develop an interpretive trail with exhibits to orient visitors to the collection, provide information on ongoing conservation practices, explain the specific activities of the project as they occur, and relate these activities to conservation in the wild and in the home landscape. Applicant Match: $95,410.