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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...

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...

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...

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.