The goal of the Action Week is to increase public awareness of invasive species issues and promote public participation in California's fight against invasive species and their impacts on our natural resources.
Prevention is the most effective strategy in managing invasive species. However, hundreds of invasive plants and animals have already established in California and are rapidly spreading each year. These invaders are negatively impacting our waters, our native plants and animals (some of them rare, threatened or endangered), our agriculture, our health, our economy, and our favorite recreational places. Help us celebrate the inaugural California Invasive Species Action Week, and more importantly, help stop the spread of invasive species, by volunteering to take action.
Learn more about the 2014 California Invasive Species Action Week and what you can do!
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- Create a Defensible Space During Wildfire Awareness Week
- Landscaping for Fire Protection (Calif. Garden Web)
- UCCE Sustainable and Fire Safe Landscapes
- CAL FIRE
In addition, there are helpful publications available from:
http://ucanr.edu/Publications_524/
- Landscaping Tips to Defend Home from Wildfire (Publication 8322)
- Home Landscaping for Fire (Publication 8228)
If the roses in your garden have given you that great first flush of blooms, continued care can keep you in roses throughout the summer. Be sure to deadhead regularly, cutting the stems back to a cluster of 5 leaves. Check for diseases and remove diseased leaves promptly. May diseases and pests can be controlled with insecticidal soap. For more information, visit the ornamental plant section of this website.
