by Arti Kirch, PPRV Board Emerita The first in a multi-part series on Oregon oaks and their relationship with native pollinators. Winter: the Busy “Hush” Winter in the northern parts of our hemisphere is frequently a time when the landscape looks almost lifeless.  We call this dormancy, which many people define as a temporarily inactive state.  But nothing could be further from the truth.  Dormancy in a native oak woodland is more of a strategic pause, not a shutdown.  It is