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Morrison’s Bumble bee in a Chico garden. Michelle Graydon
The Real Dirt: Article

National Pollinator Week

June 17, 2025
In 2007, the United States Senate unanimously approved a resolution designating a week in June as "National Pollinator Week" (this year it is June 23-29, 2025). In response to the alarm raised by an annual increase in commercial honey bee deaths in the US, the government and researchers began addressing the…
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4-H in Santa Barbara County : Document

Officer Forms - Santa Barbara

Youth Officers4-H club officers are elected annually in accordance with the club's constitution and bylaws. Under the guidance of the 4-H community club leader and/or the officer's advisor, officers are responsible for a particular part of the 4-H club's function. Generally, 4-H clubs have a president, vice…
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[PODCAST] Palm Trees
UC Master Gardeners of Orange County: Event

[PODCAST] Palm Trees

Jun 17, 2025

How can you determine that a movie is set in Southern California? Just look at all the signature Southern California trees – the (mostly) NON-CALIFORNIA NATIVE Palms! This week on In the Garden with UC Master Gardeners, UC Master Gardener Kris Bonner talks to Don Hodel, environmental horticulturist …
UC Master Gardeners of Orange County
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[PODCAST] Palm Trees

June 17, 2025
By Loren Nelson
How can you determine that a movie is set in Southern California? Just look at all the signature Southern California trees – the (mostly) NON-CALIFORNIA NATIVE Palms! This week on In the Garden with UC Master Gardeners, UC Master Gardener Kris Bonner talks to Don Hodel, environmental horticulturist …
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Learn how to sheet mulch
UC Master Gardener Program of Sonoma County: Event

Introduction to Sheet Mulching

Jun 29, 2025

 Join Masters Gardeners at the Sebastopol Center for the Arts to learn how to use cardboard and mulch to Control weeds, build healthy soil, conserve water, retain nutrients in your soil and moderate soil temperature. Bring water, hats and sunscreen.This is a free event. Registration Required: Go to…
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Mendocino County: Event

Wildflower Walk

Jun 21, 2025

   Join Jackson Demonstraton State Forest Forester Lynn Webb for a ~4 mile loop through Bob Woods Meadow. Bob Woods Meadow is one of the few natural meadows in the redwoods. It is a grassland that lies below a mineral spring and has not been grazed by livestock for at least 75 years! When…
Mendocino County
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two people raking the soil in garden
Under the Solano Sun: Article

Gardening for Mental Health

June 17, 2025
By Jennifer M Baumbach
Blog by Melinda NestlerodeWe are living in challenging times. Our nation is polarized politically, civil discourse appears to be a quaint memory, the Middle East is embroiled in multiple catastrophic battles, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is ongoing, anonymous people on the Internet spew unverified vitriol,…
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