ANR Employee News

The UC Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program has received funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to implement the Pesticide Regulatory Education Program (PREP). EPA expects the total funding for the five-year cooperative agreement, which begins in fiscal year 2020, to be $2.

Keith C. Knapp passed away on Nov. 27, 2019, surrounded by his family and friends, in Riverside. Born in Wichita, Kan, on July 28, 1950, Keith was the first son of William H. and Jane L. Knapp.

James M. Lyons, UC Davis professor emeritus of vegetable crops and founding director of the UC Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program, passed away Nov. 9, 2019. He was 90. Born and raised in Livermore, Jim earned a B.S. in Agricultural Economics at UC Berkeley.

Extra special congratulations are in order for the 2020 Tuleyome graduating class of certified California Naturalists.

Check out the ANR Learning and Development website for new skills and development opportunities. Webinars are archived here. January 2020 Announcements Solutions to CA Water Challenges - Webinar Series (second Tuesdays through May 2020) Jan. 14, 2020 10 a.m.-11 a.m.