http://extension.oregonstate.edu/emergency/oak_death.php The Oregon State University Extension Services maintains a website for P. ramorum and sudden oak death - related research. Among its resources are a Guide for Oregon Nurseries, which identifies the symptoms of P. ramorum in nursery plants, as well as a Best Management Practices for Nurseries document. Everett Hansen's home page has information on his specific Forestry research. Contact: Everett Hansen, Oregon State University (Forestry) Contact: Jennifer Parke, Oregon State University (Nurseries)
Sonoma State University
http://suddenoakdeath.sonoma.edu Sonoma State University has an active research program for the study of P. ramorum and sudden oak death. Topics of intensive research include the influence of land use impacts on the establishment of the pathogen, spatial modeling of P. ramorum population dynamics, and risk assessment mapping and early detection surveys.
Contacts: Nathan Rank and J. Hall Cushman, Sonoma State University
University of California, Berkeley
http://kellylab.berkeley.edu/SODmonitoring/ This is the website for the monitoring committee of the California Oak Mortality Task Force, and includes a wealth of information both on the distribution of the pathogen in California, and monitoring efforts in place. Contact: Maggi Kelly, UC Berkeley
http://www.cnr.berkeley.edu/garbelotto/english/index.php The Forest Pathology and Mycology Laboratory at UC Berkeley devotes a large portion of their research energy to P. ramorum and Sudden Oak Death. Topics include diagnosis, population genetics and phylogenetics of P. ramorum, and treatment options. Contact: Matteo Garbelotto, UC Berkeley
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