San Diego Union-Tribune

San Diego’s Frozen Zoo welcomes endangered oak as first cryopreserved plant in biological bank

For the first time, a plant specimen has been cryopreserved and placed into the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance’s Frozen Zoo, a step scientists believe could help the endangered scrub oak species ...
Los Angeles Times

Inspiration from the species that can live 1,000 years and put down a new set of roots anytime

For a Yankee in the South, everything about the environment scares you off. Heat. Humidity. Flying termite season (seriously, it’s a thing). But this cold-and-snow-loving Northerner braved the bugs ...
abc27

First Plants Introduced to San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance's Frozen Zoo®

Endangered Nuttall's Scrub Oak Becomes First Plant Species Added to World-Renowned Biomaterials Collection SAN DIEGO, July 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance achieved a historic ...
Santa Rosa Press Democrat

Do you want to help the local environment? Plant an oak tree

Question: Yesterday I read that “oaks are a keystone species”. What exactly does that mean? Answer: A keystone species is a plant, animal or microorganism that is vitally important to its environment.