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Using the months of the year as a backdrop, ecologist and New York Times bestselling author Doug Tallamy showcases the myriad of life that depends on oaks, from caterpillars and other insects — and the birds that feed on them — to a cast of acorn-eaters. He also details the many ecosystem services that oaks provide. These long-lived trees are champions at storing carbon, and their enormous root systems help stabilize soils and buffer floods.

Oaks are in decline due to the combined stress of climate change, drought, and pests and pathogens. Tallamy writes, “We cannot casually accept the loss of oaks without also accepting the loss of thousands of other plants and animals that depend on them.” Optimistically, he shares how restoring oak populations is possible and that there is no shortage of places to plant them, if we work together.

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TIMESTAMPS
00:00:00 - Introduction and Background of Doug Tallamy
00:02:26 - The Importance of Insects and Oaks
00:05:33 - Oaks as Lifelines for Wildlife
00:10:21 - Oak Reproduction and Mutualism with Birds
00:26:16 - Oak Traits and Landscaping Myths
00:31:34 - Oak Leaves and Soil Community
00:36:12 - Oak Gall Wasps and Caterpillars
00:41:05 - Oak Caterpillars and Bird Migration
00:45:32 - Cicadas and Katydids
00:55:59 - Biodiversity Crisis
01:01:05 - Threats to Oaks and Forest Resilience
01:07:13 - Q&A