- Author: Gale Perez
We just received information on the following event:
The Delta Stewardship Council will be hosting a Science Symposium on Invasive Aquatic Vegetation at UC Davis on September 15, 2015. See below for details and go to the DSC event website for the tentative agenda: http://deltacouncil.ca.gov/event-detail/12410
What: Science Symposium on Invasive Aquatic Vegetation
When: September 15, 2015 from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Where: UC Davis, 100 Hunt Hall, Davis, CA 95616
This one-day science symposium will explore new...
- Author: Gale Perez
The annual California Rice Field Day is coming up on Wed., Aug. 26, 2015 at the Rice Experiment Station (RES) in Biggs, California. This is one of my favorite field days:
- the station is impressive
- the fields tours are educational with up-to-date information
- it's a half day event 8:30-12 noon
- they offer a couple of CEUs for PCAs, QALs, QACs, and Private applicators certificate holders
- the event is free AND
- lunch is included--expect a rice dish or two.
This year, Kassim Al-Khatib is...
/span>- Author: Chris McDonald
We are all working very hard to get rid of weeds once we see them, but often I forget to ask how that plant got there in the first place.
There are 4 main ways for weeds to appear on your property: germination from the seed bank, the wind, animal dispersal, and movement by people. (Ok, really its 3 since people are animals too, but I've only seen squirrels driving tractors on the Internet and not in real life).
Of these 4 areas I want to talk about the last, movement by people. I think it is the option we have the most control over, and is the least recognized way of moving seeds. We know that marestail, aka horseweed (Conyza canadensis) seeds can blow into our properties. One could...
- Author: Gale Perez
Mark your calendar!
Annual Conference
Society of Ecological Restoration-Southwest Chapter
Nov. 20–22, 2015 (Friday-Sunday)
Reid Park Double Tree Hotel
Tucson, Arizona
http://chapter.ser.org/southwest/2015-annual-conferenc/
More information to come.
/h3>/h2>- Posted by: Gale Perez
Date posted: August 6, 2015
Title: Extension Specialist in Weed Science for Turfgrass, Landscapes, Pastures and Forages
Appointment: Faculty position; Extension Specialist in Weed Science for Turfgrass, Landscapes, Pastures and Forages at the assistant or associate professor level. The position is tenure-track or, if appropriate, tenured
Location: Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
Nature and Purpose: The Specialist is a member of the Department of Plant Biology and Pathology, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Rutgers University, and provides statewide leadership to county and state faculty and...