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Academic professional meeting reimbursement requests due Dec. 10

November 18, 2021
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Academic Assembly Council is accepting requests for reimbursement for travel to professional society meetings being held Jan. 1 through June 30, 2022. Deadline for online submission: Friday, Dec. 10 at 5:00 p.m. (Submissions will be accepted electronically only. No exceptions.
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A cluster of monarchs overwintering in an 80-foot-high eucalyptus tree at the Natural Bridges State Park, Santa Cruz, on Nov. 14, 2016. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Monarch Population May Be 'Fluttering Back'

November 18, 2021
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Let the count begin! Researchers and volunteers in a three-week project headed by the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation are now counting the Western monarch population at overwintering sites along the California coast. It all began Saturday.
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UCCE Central Sierra Livestock & Natural Resources: Article

2021-22 Shepherd Skills Workshops

November 18, 2021
Our next round of Shepherd Skills Workshops will kick off with a Sheep Business Basics webinar on December 8! Well also be offering webinars and field days on small ruminant health and husbandry, pasture lambing systems, and livestock guardian dogs! Sign up for one or for all! And have a wonderful T...
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person inspecting a leaf for pests
Coordinator News: Article

New Resources From UC IPM

November 18, 2021
By Karey Windbiel-Rojas
As we continue in virtual and hybrid environments, UC IPM is focused on providing quality online resources with research-based pest management information.
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Heavenly bamboo. photos by Karen Metz
Under the Solano Sun: Article

A Tincture of Time

November 18, 2021
Twenty years ago, when I was a brand-new Master Gardener, I was sometimes intimidated by the veteran Master Gardeners. They seemed so knowledgeable and would bring in armloads of cuttings from their perennials and shrubs.
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The Bohart Museum of Entomology surpassed its goal of $5000 and gratefully received $6000. (Screen shot)
Bug Squad: Article

Why Folks at the Bohart Museum of Entomology Are Smiling--And So Very Grateful

November 17, 2021
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
If the folks at the Bohart Museum of Entomology at UC Davis are smiling even more than usual, that's because their UC Davis CrowdFund project resulted in 120 percent funded! In a month-long campaign, they were seeking $5000 by Oct. 31 and donors generously provided them with a total of $6000.
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photo by Tina Saravia
Under the Solano Sun: Article

Cuttings of My Favorite Plants

November 17, 2021
Every year, I buy at least one new lavender (Lavandula sp.) plant. Each year, I kill at least one. Many years ago, before I moved to this house, I took cuttings of rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) and rooted them.
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Nutrition Policy Institute News: Article

Nutrition Policy Institute welcomes Caroline Long

November 17, 2021
By Danielle Lee
The Nutrition Policy Institute welcomed Caroline Long to the team on October 14, 2021 as a project policy analyst. Long graduated in May 2021 from UC Berkeley with a master in public health nutrition and a graduate certificate in food systems.
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