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Cooking and Recipes

The best way to teach kids about eating right is to get them into the kitchen to prepare healthy meals together. Cooking is a valuable life skill that teaches children about nutrition and food safety, as well as building math, science, literacy and fine motor skills.
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Contact Us

Area Director Michele Fisch mafisch@ucanr.edu Community Education Specialist 2 Carrie Yarwood cyarwood@ucanr.edu Community Education Specialist 2 Lauren Valentino lvalentino@ucanr.edu Community Education Specialist 2 Deborah Weeks dweeks@ucanr.
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Plan, Shop, Save & Cook Adult Series

4 workshops to help you make healthy food choices within a limited budget. MEAL PLANNING & SHOPPING LISTS Learn how to plan meals for your family and write shopping lists to save money and time.
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University of California Building Materials and Design Issues http://firecenter.berkeley.edu WUI Demonstration Building: A Virtual Tour Builders Wildfire Mitigation Guide Homeowner's Wildfire Assessment http://anrcatalog.ucdavis.edu/pdf/8393.pdf Quarles et al., 2010.
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Be Ember Aware (1/2) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjmVtC2mDaQ&feature=related Be Ember Aware (2/2) http://www.youtube.
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Roof Covering

The fire rating of roof coverings is determined for all materials used in code-compliant housing, and is classified as Class A, B, C, or unrated. Class A provides the best fire resistance, and therefore the best protection for your home.
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Edge of Roof Issues

Even a Class A roof can be vulnerable at its edges. You can argue that the roof edge is no longer the roof, but regardless, it is still important to understand, and address, these vulnerabilities.
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Gutters

Gutters play a role in providing a means of collecting and directing rainwater from the roof into downspouts, and then away from the house.
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Skylights

For best performance, skylights should consist of two layers, with one of them consisting of tempered glass (for improved resistance to larger embers striking and breaking the glass). Likely exposure for a skylight would be from the impact of an ember or other object lofted during a wildfire.
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Unvented Designs

Some structures are now designed without the need for venting. Further information regarding this topic is being developed.
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