Press Releases

Press releases and media alerts are handled by the Public Information Officer. For more assistance or questions, please contact Katie Palmieri.

This page includes press releases published by the Task Force from October 2001 to the present. They are listed with the most current first.

2008 Press Releases
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SUDDEN OAK DEATH PREVENTION AND TREATMENT STRATEGIES INFORMATIONAL COMMUNITY MEETING
DATE: OCTOBER 13, 2008

SUDDEN OAK DEATH PREVENTION AND TREATMENT STRATEGIES INFORMATIONAL COMMUNITY MEETING
DATE: SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

SUDDEN OAK DEATH PREVENTATIVE TREATMENT TRAINING SESSIONS
DATE: SEPTEMBER 4, 2008

MENDOCINO SUDDEN OAK DEATH BLITZ
DATE: JUNE 3, 2008

EAST BAY SUDDEN OAK DEATH BLITZ
DATE: MAY 20, 2008

SUDDEN OAK DEATH IN BELMONT: A COMMUNITY MEETING
DATE: May 12, 2008

FIRST SUDDEN OAK DEATH BLITZ IS A SUCCESS
DATE: May 12, 2008

SUDDEN OAK DEATH WILDLAND TRAINING SESSION
DATE: April 30, 2008

STUDY IDENTIFIES SUDDEN OAK DEATH INTRODUCTION POINTS INTO CALIFORNIA'S FORESTS, AND FINDS PATHOGEN IS EVOLVING
DATE: April 16, 2008

SUDDEN OAK DEATH: A DECADE OF MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES - CA OAK MORTALITY TASK FORCE MEETING
DATE: April 8, 2008

SUDDEN OAK DEATH WILDLAND TRAINING SESSION
DATE: April 8, 2008

SUDDEN OAK DEATH PREVENTATIVE TREATMENT TRAINING SESSIONS
DATE: February 21, 2008

SUDDEN OAK DEATH IN SAN MATEO COUNTY: A COMMUNITY MEETING
DATE: January 17, 2008

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2007 Press Releases
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SUDDEN OAK DEATH SPREADS IN SOLANO COUNTY: A COMMUNITY MEETING
DATE: October 22, 2007

SUDDEN OAK DEATH IN SAN MATEO COUNTY: A COMMUNITY MEETING
DATE: October 18, 2007


SUDDEN OAK DEATH PREVENTATIVE TREATMENT TRAINING MEDIA OPPORTUNITY
DATE: October 16, 2007

SUDDEN OAK DEATH IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY:A COMMUNITY MEETING
DATE: September 10, 2007

SUDDEN OAK DEATH SCIENCE SYMPOSIUM III
DATE: February 13, 2007

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2006 Press Releases
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HUMBOLDT COUNTY SUDDEN OAK DEATH SUPPRESSION EFFORTS RECOGNIZED BY CALIFORNIA BOARD OF FORESTRY AND FIRE PROTECTION
DATE: November 8, 2006

SUDDEN OAK DEATH AERIAL MONITORING INFORMATIONAL MEETINGS
DATE: April 19, 2006

SUDDEN OAK DEATH SPREADS IN WEST MARIN:
A COMMUNITY MEETING March 14, 2006

DATE: February 22, 2006

SUDDEN OAK DEATH SUPRESSION EFFORTS ALONG AVENUE OF THE GIANTS
DATE: January 25, 2006

View Southern Humboldt County Experimental Treatment Project photo.

GROUP TO IMPLEMENT SUDDEN OAK DEATH MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES IN SOUTHERN HUMBOLDT
DATE: January 19, 2006

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2005 Press Releases
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SUDDEN OAK DEATH MEDIA FIELD TRIP TO PFEIFFER BIG SUR STATE PARK
DATE: January 12, 2005

CONGRESSMAN WOOLSEY TO PARTICIPATE IN SUDDEN OAK DEATH "HOT TOPIC RESEARCH" MEDIA AVAILABILITY
DATE: January 12, 2005

SUDDEN OAK DEATH "NURSERY IMPACT" MEDIA AVAILABILITY
DATE: January 12, 2005

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2004 Press Releases
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SOD SYMPOSIUM II NEWS ADVISORY
DATE: December 6, 2004

SUDDEN OAK DEATH FOUND IN SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY
DATE: August 19, 2004

SODBUSTERS 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY
DATE: May 4, 2004

WOOD ROSE FOUND TO BE HOST OF SUDDEN OAK DEATH PATHOGEN
DATE: April 1, 2004

SOD FOUND IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY NURSERY
Date: March 10, 2004

HUMBOLDT COUNTY REMOVES SUDDEN OAK DEATH - INFECTED TREES
Date: February 19, 2004

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2003 Press Releases
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CALIFORNIA CELEBRATES ARBOR DAY
Date: March 7, 2003

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2002 Press Releases
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SUDDEN OAK DEATH SCIENCE SYMPOSIUM
"THE STATE OF OUR KNOWLEDGE"

Date: December 3, 2002

COMTF WINTER 2002 MEETING
"SUDDEN OAK DEATH STATE PRIORITIES AND RESEARCH"

Date: November 18, 2002

UC RESEARCHERS CONFIRM COAST REDWOOD AND DOUGLAS FIR AS HOSTS FOR SUDDEN OAK DEATH PATHOGEN
Date: September 4, 2002

SUDDEN OAK DEATH HITS TWO MORE COUNTIES
Date: July 8, 2002

BROADENING OUR UNDERSTANDING OF SUDDEN OAK DEATH
Date: May 10, 2002

SUDDEN OAK DEATH HAZARD TREE PROPOSAL APPROVED
Date: April 8, 2002

REDWOODS NOT CONFIRMED AS SUDDEN OAK DEATH HOST
Date: January 29, 2002

SUDDEN OAK DEATH FIREWOOD WARNING
Date: January 8, 2002

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2001 Press Releases
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SUDDEN OAK DEATH CLAIMS TWO MORE COUNTIES
Date: October 17, 2001

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About the Task Force. Created in August 2000, the California Oak Mortality Task Force (COMTF) is a nonprofit organization, under the California Forest Pest Council, that brings together public agencies, other nonprofit organizations and private interests to address the issue of elevated levels of oak mortality. The Task Force will implement a comprehensive and unified approach for research, management, education and public policy. Copyright 2004, COMTF