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Blog - Forest Research and Outreach : Article

Lessons from the 2022 wildfire season offer hope

February 15, 2023
By Grace N Dean
As we prepare for wildfire in 2023, we reflect on what we learned from the 2022 fire season. From a statistical point of view, fewer acres were burned, and fortunately, fewer lives and homes were lost. Less than 400,000 acres were burned, a sevenfold reduction from 2021.
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Figure 1. Seasonal precipitation (major grain growing regions, 10-01-2022 to 2-15-2023).
UC Small Grains Blog: Article

Update on 2022-23 Seasonal Conditions for Fall-planted Small Grain Crops

February 15, 2023
By Mark E Lundy
The 2022-23 cropping season got off to a wet start throughout most of California. Across the main small grain growing regions of the state, rainfall is 158% of average to date (Figure 1), with 164% and 197% of average in the Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys, respectively.
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Nutrition Policy Institute News: Article

New research report shows how improving school nutrition standards positively impact students

February 15, 2023
By Danielle Lee, Lorrene D Ritchie
Healthy Eating Research (HER), a program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, conducted a rapid Health Impact Assessment (HIA) to understand how improving school nutrition standards could impact the nutritional quality of school meals, school meal participation, student dietary consumption, studen...
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red striped palm weevil
Topics in Subtropics: Article

Scientists make inroads against tree-killing pests

February 15, 2023
By Ben A Faber
Randall Oliver, UC Statewide IPM Program Communications Coordinator. Credit: An adult male red striped palm weevil.John Kabashima/UCANR Trees provide shade to keep us cool, produce oxygen for us to breathe and calm our nerves.
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photos by Michelle Davis
Under the Solano Sun: Article

A Gift of Cyclamen

February 15, 2023
Quite a few years ago my secret pal at work gave me a cyclamen for Valentine's Day. It came in a hand-painted clay pot and had bright red blooms rising above the heart-shaped leaves. I thought it was a perfect Valentine's gift.
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UC Cooperative Extension - Madera County: Article

Quad County Walnut Institute Feb 28

February 14, 2023
The 2023 Quad County Walnut Institute will be held in Stockton on February 28. Please see the attached PDF for the agenda.
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A honey bee foraging on a flowering quince. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Bee My Valentine!

February 14, 2023
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Bee my Valentine! Did the honey bee ever say that to a pink flowering quince? Probably not. But she did buzz over there for some nectar and pollen. What's buzzworthy this week--among other topics--is the UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day. The 12th annual event, set all day Saturday, Feb.
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