- Author: Jeannette E. Warnert
California Naturalist Katherine Joye will discuss a guidebook she wrote, "Day Hikes Along the Highway 108 Corridor," tomorrow, March 19, at the Tuolumne City Museum, reported the Union Democrat.
An avid hiker since high school, Joye looked for a hiking guide when she moved to Tuolumne County in 2008. When she couldn't find one, she decided to write one herself. Joye spent two years researching the book.
Joye has a bachelor's degree in physiology, a master's degree in exercise physiology and both a life and physical science teaching credential, all from the...
- Author: Jeannette E. Warnert
California Naturalist Adam Blauert wrote an account for the Merced Sun-Star of his participation in the UC Agriculture and Natural Resources' statewide program that trains volunteers to be stewards of California wildlands and natural areas.
The UC California Naturalist program is developing a statewide network of educated and committed volunteers who are interested in the state's natural landscapes and sharing their passion for natural resource conservation with the public.
"I didn't come away from the course an...
- Author: Jeannette E. Warnert
A 12-week training session for the UC Agriculture and Natural Resources' California Naturalist program is scheduled to begin on March 12 at the UC Merced Vernal Pools and Grasslands Reserve, reported Lorena Anderson of the UC Merced communications office.
UC California Naturalist was established in 2012 and became an official UC ANR special program in 2014. Training sessions are held throughout the state to foster a network of nature lovers to promote stewardship of California's natural resources through education and service. As of Sept. 30, 2014, more than 18,000...
- Author: Jeannette E. Warnert
The nearly 30-member 2013 class of California Naturalists in Mendocino County participated in a field day Saturday at the UC Hopland Research and Extension Center, reported the Ukiah Daily Journal.
The University of California's California Naturalist program aims to host courses around the state to train outdoor enthusiasts on a variety of topics, such as plants, animals, water resources and geology. The Mendocino Program focuses on the local mixed oak woodland.
"The goal of the program is to create a group of stewards of our lands and water resources," said Deborah Stanger Edelman, the...
- Author: Jeannette E. Warnert
UC Cooperative Extension nutrition researchers are in the process of selecting five schools each from Shasta and Butte counties to pilot a nutrition and extension program that university researchers will study to learn how to motivate kids to choose healthy habits, the Redding Record Searchlight reported.
The project is funded with a $500,000 grant from UC Agriculture and Natural Resources.
"We are going to support the school(s) to develop a stronger wellness program that rewards healthy eating and physical activity," said Concepción Mendoza, UCCE advisor in Shasta...
