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7.23 Oak-buckeye Savanna <br /> Goals: <br /> • To preserve,enhance and restore the tree component of the oak-buckeye savanna, <br /> especially its relationships with wildlife management objectives and golfing activities. <br /> Objectives: <br /> • To implement various arboricultural techniques to preserve and lengthen the life of the <br /> old trees that are in a serious state of decline. <br /> • To protect the existing trees from impacts relating to golf and other human disturbance <br /> factors. <br /> • To restore the tree component of the savanna areas through standard restoration <br /> techniques refined for Buckeye Ranch in the pilot project. <br /> • To develop a monitoring program, to be implemented by a competent biologist, to insure <br /> that all oaks and buckeyes in the savanna area have at least 3 seedlings growing in the <br /> outer dripline canopy areas and groups of trees have at least one seedling per 20 foot <br /> center around the dripline radius of the group within a 5 year period. <br /> Overview <br /> The oak-buckeye savanna, though natural in appearance, has declined in terms of tree <br /> density in the last half century. The management and restoration of this area has both local <br /> and statewide significance, since both valley oak and blue oak appear to be regenerating <br /> poorly in many areas of the state (Muick and Bartolome 1986). <br /> Buckeye Ranch Resource Plan (November, 1993) <br /> 158 <br />