- Author: Bradley Hanson
We're in the final stages of preparation for Weed Day 2023 at UC Davis next week (June 21).
After a three-year hiatus, we're excited to once again host the 64th edition of this long-running event. With a post-pandemic fresh start, we decided to move the date a few weeks earlier than our historical timing but still have a good mix of herbicide performance and safety studies, non-chemical weed control research, and research overviews on some key weed topics in California.
I'm looking forward to the demonstrations, data, and networking with weed science colleagues from around the state. Registration for the event will remain open until we hit our cap.
Weed Day 2023...
- Author: Bradley Hanson
- Author: Trina Kleist
(excerpted from an obituary prepared by Trina Kleist from the UC Davis Department of Plant Sciences)
Albert Fischer, a professor emeritus of weed ecophysiology in the UC Davis Department of Plant Sciences, was recently named recipient of the Outstanding International Achievement Award by the International Weed Science Society.
Shortly after the award was announced, Fischer passed away on Nov. 22 in Davis, Calif. He was 72. Former student Whitney Brim-DeForest accepted the award on Fischer's behalf at the society's quadrennial meeting Dec. 8 in...
- Author: Bradley Hanson
Great opportunity to join the UC cooperative extension as a weed science farm advisor!
In addition to the Orchard Systems and Weed Ecology Advisor position in Colusa County posted last month (and open until November 30th) (link HERE), UC ANR just posted another Weed Ecology position to be headquartered in Tulare County.
The San Joaquin Valley position is a "Weed Ecology and Management Advisor" with the assignment to develop an innovative extension education and applied research program to address issues related to weed management for cropping systems and non-crop settings of the southern San Joaquin Valley, including Fresno, Kings, and Tulare counties.
I've...
- Posted by: Gale Perez
ANNOUNCEMENT for four GS-0401-11/12 Integrated Pest Management and Invasive Species Coordinator positions with the National Wildlife Refuge System in the Western United States. Two of the four positions are here in Region 8 (CA and NV):
- IPM Coordinator - duty station: Klamath Basin NWRC
- Invasive Species Coordinator - potential duty stations: Pacific Southwest Regional Office – Sacramento, CA; San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge Complex Headquarters – Newark, CA; San Diego National Wildlife Refuge Complex Headquarters, Chula Vista CA; Desert National Wildlife Refuge Complex Headquarters, Las Vegas...
- Posted by: Gale Perez
Vegetation Ecologist II
Salary: $6,878.62 - $7,668.37 Monthly
Location: Oakland, CA
Job Type: Full-time (37.5 hrs)
Division: Acquisition, Stewardship, & Development
Job Number: 20-LC-01
Closing: 1/24/2020 5:00 PM Pacific
For more information, visit https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/ebparks/jobs/2653069/vegetation-ecologist-ii?page=2&pagetype=jobOpportunitiesJobs
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