Below is a collection of the videos and movies included in this website:

Sudden Oak Death - A general overview of Sudden Oak Death and Phytophthora ramorum produced by the Rutgers University Cooperative Extension (New Jersey). This 36-minute film provides information on symptoms and hosts; risks; control techniques; and a special section on the threat to East Coast forests

Master Gardener Information. This 3-minute film relays specific information for Master Gardeners from across the country, with special information on the National Pest Detection Network.

Chestnut Blight. Steve Oak, Forest Service, narrates this short overview of Chestnut blight in eastern forests, and the potential for Sudden Oak Death to do the same damage (52 seconds).

Short Host List. Dave Rizzo, UC Davis, provides a quick overview of the main tree species in California affected by P. ramorum (56 seconds).

SOD and Humans. An exploration of how P. ramorum spread and establishment might be related to human activity, by Hall Cushman, Sonoma State University (7 minutes 37 seconds).

Note: The above five movies are available on DVD, which can be obtained upon request by contacting
Carol Richiusa, Agriculture Dept., Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Davidson Mill Pond Park, 42 Riva Ave., North Brunswick, NJ 08902
732-398-5262, Fax 732-398-5276
Carol.Richiusa@co.middlesex.nj.us
www.co.middlesex.nj.us/extensionservices 
 

Sudden Oak Death Spray Training. October 20, 2007, San Mateo County Mounted Patrol. Dr. Matteo Garbelotto, UC Berkeley
Forest Pathology and Mycology Laboratory (approx. 1.5 hours).

Sudden Oak Death Overview by Dr. David Rizzo, UC Davis, on UCCE Sonoma website

The Story of Phytophthora Ramorum. This 10-minute video documents the history of Sudden Oak Death, describes its pathology, and explains what measures may prevent its spread in the future. Video courtesy of Point Reyes National Seashore.

Click on the photo at left to see a movie showing a sporangia releasing zoospores. (Windows Media Player 3MB, ~1min)

Click on the picture at left to veiw a one minute video of a flyover of Marin from May 2006.

Links to more videos about Sudden Oak Death:

The Bay Area Public Broadcasting TV station KQED featured "Plant Plague": http://www.kqed.org/quest/television/view/250.

Point Reyes Video link to YouTube: "Sudden Oak Death: Battling an Invasive Disease": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lewpMtIosPI&feature=player_embedded#

Oregon Public Broadcasting "Sudden Oak Death" video: http://www.opb.org/programs/ofg/segments/view/1584