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UC Environmental Stewards: Event

California Naturalist Course with Sutro Stewards

Oct 1, 2025 - Dec 13, 2025

Based on Mount Sutro in San Francisco, the San Francisco Youth Naturalist Program will introduce you to the wonders of our unique ecology in the Bay and engage you in the stewardship of California’s natural communities. The course will utilize a combination of environmental science curriculum, guest…
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Sutro Stewards

 Based on Mount Sutro in San Francisco, the San Francisco Youth Naturalist Program will introduce you to the wonders of our unique ecology in the Bay and engage you in the stewardship of California’s natural communities. The course will utilize a combination of environmental science curriculum, guest…
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UC Master Food Preservers of Central Sierra: Page

Become a Master Food Preserver in Amador, Calaveras, and Tuolumne Counties

How to ApplyPotential trainees are required to watch the online information session. After viewing the online information session, you may attend an optional Q&A session listed below if you have additional questions. -Dates for 2027 TBD -Dates for 2027 TBDComplete and submit the online application …
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UC Environmental Stewards: Event

Climate Stewards Course with SEI Climate Corps

Oct 3, 2025 - Jan 16, 2026

SEI’s Climate Corps program is a bridge-to-career fellowship program that recruits and places rising climate professionals to implement climate change mitigation and resiliency projects. We are thrilled to offer the University of California Climate Stewards course to Fellows as a critical part of our…
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UC Master Food Preservers of Central Sierra: Page

Become a Master Food Preserver in El Dorado County

How to ApplyFor El Dorado County, the next training opportunity has not yet been scheduled but will likely take place in 2028. Please sign up to be notified of future training opportunities. Sign Up to Express Your InterestThe 2026 training class is just wrapping up. Congratulations to our new class of…
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UC Marin Master Gardeners: Event

Thinking of a Winter Garden? – Grow Asian Greens!

Feb 11, 2026

Program: Bonnie Marks and Mamie Yee – one living in Point Reyes and the other in San Rafael, will discuss why you may want to grow Asian greens in your garden. They will teach you how to grow them – from planting to harvest, including ideas about growing them in containers. They’ll cover seed sources and…
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UC Marin Master Gardeners: Event

Growing and Pruning Roses

Jan 26, 2026

Program: Come learn how to select, grow, and prune roses for our local gardens. There will be a demonstration on how to prune roses during the class.Speaker: Rod Kerr is a Master Gardener who has been growing and tending roses for more than 30 years. He has been teaching classes on growing roses to master…
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UC Marin Master Gardeners: Event

Growing and Pruning Roses

Jan 14, 2026

Program: Come learn how to select, grow, and prune roses for our local gardens. There will be a demonstration on how to prune roses during the class.Speaker: Rod Kerr is a Master Gardener who has been growing and tending roses for more than 30 years. He has been teaching classes on growing roses to master…
UC Marin Master Gardeners
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UC Marin Master Gardeners: Event

Keeping Varmints at Bay

Dec 10, 2025

Program: Do you look out the window and find your roses beheaded? Are your carefully cultivated fruits and vegetables partially eaten? Or, have your plants disappeared entirely? It’s likely your garden is being appreciated by deer, raccoons, gophers or rats. Come and get information and techniques to help…
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Nutrition Policy Institute News: Article

NPI presents at 34th Annual CACFP Conference

October 13, 2025
By Danielle Lee
Nutrition Policy Institute researchers will attend and present at the 34th Annual CACFP Conference, Oct. 20-22, 2025 in Monterey, Calif. The conference brings together over 400 stakeholders and community members of the federal Child and Adult Care Food Program. NPI's longtime CACFP researcher, Lorrene…
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