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Please join California Naturalist in extending a warm welcome to our newest team member, Eliot Freutel! Eliot joined us last month as the new Community Education Specialist in Southern California. He is based at UCCE Los Angeles County in Alhambra. Eliot received his B.A.

Have you ever been on a walk and observed an interesting plant you couldn't identify? Encountered an unusual insect trapped in your home? Have you wondered why you used to see certain species in nature and you don't now?

The California Naturalist Program gives a warm welcome to Sarah-Mae Nelson, our newest CalNat team member! Sarah-Mae recently joined the UC Agriculture & Natural Resources California Naturalist statewide program as the Academic Coordinator focusing on our new Climate Stewards Initiative.

The UC California Naturalist program just successfully completed our first UC Agriculture & Natural Resources five-year statewide program review.