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A witch at the Bohart Museum of Entomology's Halloween party.
Bug Squad: Article

Bohart Museum: Big on 'The Boo' and 'The Hiss'

October 31, 2025
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
 Boo! Hiss! Boo! A melodrama? No! A pre-Halloween party at the Bohart Museum of Entomology at the University of Caliornia, Davis. Witches boo, and Madagascar hissing cockroaches (from the Bohart Museum's petting zoo) hiss. If you're a member of the Bohart Museum Society, arm of the…
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GOS path
Fresno Gardening Green: Article

This week in the garden: Oct. 31 to Nov. 6

October 31, 2025
By Jeannette Warnert
Shorter days mean less time in the garden; peruse gardening websites, magazines and seed catalogs instead.TasksStake newly planted trees in windy areas.Clean up debris to eliminate hiding places for pests. Or consider leaving fallen leaves and debris where they are, as many beneficial insects lay their eggs…
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Scott Leaf standing in front of the Principles of Community Poster with a spinner attached
Together@Work: Article

Principle Spotlight: Mutual Respect

October 31, 2025
By Elizabeth A Moon
 Providing action and intentionality to our shared Principles. Welcome to a monthly series where each month the Workplace Inclusion and Belonging unit spins the dial and spotlights one of UC ANR Principles of Community and turns intention into action.Join in the unpacking of a new principle every month,…
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colorful succulents on top of a pumpkin
Under the Solano Sun: Article

Pumpkin Pondering

October 31, 2025
By Jennifer M Baumbach
Blog article by Nancy ForrestRecently, I volunteered at the Vacaville Museum to assist patrons in making decorative pumpkins for the fall season. They brought their own pumpkins, and the museum provided the decorative materials. We supplied succulents, moss, and various fall plantings and embellishments. I…
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19 people dressed in costumes pose with a skeleton next to stairs in ANR building foyer
ANR Employee News: Article

Celebration Corner

October 31, 2025
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
 Rethwisch honored for Outstanding Contribution to Agriculture by CAPCAMichael Rethwisch, University of California Cooperative Extension crop production and entomology farm advisor for Riverside County, received the 2025 Outstanding Contribution to Agriculture Award from the California Association of…
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