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Arbutus flowers
Spill the Beans: Article

Raywood Ash, Crape Myrtle and Strawberry Madrone

January 31, 2022
By Melody Kendall This is the second of four articles describing plants and their care featured in the UC Master Gardeners of Napa County's low water, low maintenance area at the Las Flores Learning Garden.
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Brussels sprouts (photo: John Rachuy)
UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Evaluation of S-metolachlor and sulfentrazone in Brassica vegetable crops

January 30, 2022
By Steven A Fennimore
Steve Fennimore is a Professor of Extension (Cooperative Extension Weed Specialist) at UC Davis. His office is located in Salinas, California. Small acreage Brassica vegetables need additional herbicide options.
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Brook butterfly
UC Environmental Stewards Blog: Article

Thank You & Farewell, Brook!

January 28, 2022
By Eliot T Freutel
After 9 years of expanding and improving the California Naturalist program and helping to usher in the UC Climate Stewards course, our Coastal Northern California Community Education Specialist, Brook Gamble, is moving on to a new organization.
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photos by Cindy Yee
Under the Solano Sun: Article

Aeoniums

January 28, 2022
These aeoniums are long-time valued residents in my backyard. They are very common succulents, but I am fond of them. Being a new gardener (with no green thumb!) any plant, no matter how common, that survives in my backyard, deserves care and devotion.
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Nutrition Policy Institute News: Article

New study suggests limited implementation of California’s Healthy Default Beverage law for children’s meals sold online

January 28, 2022
By Danielle Lee, Gail M Woodward-Lopez
A new study from University of California researchers suggests that most fast food restaurants in low-income neighborhoods in California are not offering beverages online in a way that is consistent with the state's healthy beverage law for children's meals sold on the restaurant's website and popul...
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Nutrition Policy Institute News: Article

Nutrition Policy Institute receives NIH funding to partner with Stanford University researchers to evaluate drinking water promotion in child care settings

January 28, 2022
By Danielle Lee, Lorrene D Ritchie
Nutrition Policy Institute researchers are partnering with pediatrician and public health researcher Anisha Patel from Stanford University on a new National Institutes of Health-funded study to understand the impact of a childcare-based healthy beverage intervention.
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Oak trees in winter
UC Marin Master Gardeners: Article

Perhaps it’s time to plant an oak tree

January 28, 2022
“Oaks are key to the character and legacy of California — its visual beauty, the vigor of its rivers and streams, the clarity of its air, the richness of its wildlife.” — “Secrets of the Oak Woodlands” by Kate MarianchildStress is in ample supply these days, whether it’s aggravation from the news or…
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Is it a Tool Box? Or is it a System?

January 28, 2022
By Daniel K Macon
Predator Protection in Rangeland Livestock Operations One of the first projects I worked on when I started this job was a publication called Livestock Protection Tools for California Ranchers.
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