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UCCE Master Gardeners of Stanislaus County: Event

Garden Weed ID and Management

May 13, 2025

Garden Weed ID and Management: Worried about managing weeds in your lawn, landscape or vegetable garden? Take this class to learn how to identify common weeds and hear options for best prevention and management practices.
UCCE Master Gardeners of Stanislaus County
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Stanislaus County: Article

Weekly Evapotranspiration Report 05-09-2025

May 9, 2025
By Yolanda Cruz
Hello All: Please find the attached document to provide the previous week’s estimated water use report in terms of evapotranspiration for almonds, peaches, walnuts, established vineyard, alfalfa, and pasture in Stanislaus County. This report may be used as a guide in your irrigation…
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Nutrition Policy Institute: Article

Ditching Disposables: A School District’s Journey to Reducing Waste

May 9, 2025
Table of ContentsThe Problem With DisposablesThe Reusable SolutionThe JourneyAbout Fremont Unified School DistrictHarnessing the Power of StudentsRecognizing the Right TimeCreating PartnershipsBuilding District SupportKicking Off the ProgramSuccesses and ChallengesLessons LearnedContact InformationThe…
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Nutrition Policy Institute News: Article

NPI partners with National WIC Association and Pepperdine University to conduct 2025 WIC Multi-State Participant Satisfaction Survey

May 9, 2025
By Danielle Lee, Lorrene D Ritchie
Nutrition Policy Institute researchers will work with the National WIC Association and Pepperdine University to conduct a 2025 Multi-State Satisfaction Survey of participants in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, or WIC. Survey results will build upon prior surveys…
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UCCE Master Gardeners of Stanislaus County: Event

Garden Weed ID and Management

May 12, 2025

Garden Weed ID and Management: Worried about managing weeds in your lawn, landscape or vegetable garden? Take this class to learn how to identify common weeds and hear options for best prevention and management practices.
UCCE Master Gardeners of Stanislaus County
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UCMGs and little students around a wooden raised garden bed.
The Low Desert Gardener: Article

Growing Community in the Desert: A Gardener’s Journey in Imperial County

May 9, 2025
By Jessica Delgado
Welcome to our new blog, where we’ll be sharing the joys, challenges, and discoveries of gardening in one of the most unique climates in California — the low desert of Imperial County.Gardening here is not for the faint of heart. With our blazing summer heat, dry winters, alkaline soils, and occasional high…
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UC Master Gardeners • Napa County: Event

2025 Climate-Friendly Garden Tour

May 17, 2025

Tour a selection of private and public gardens in Napa and Yountville! Gardens will showcase beautiful and vibrant landscapes that are climate-friendly and water-wise.Mini-workshops will be held at select sites throughout the day.Compost giveaway at Las Flores Community Center!How it works: The ticket you…
UC Master Gardeners • Napa County
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Anise swallowtail caterpillar. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

UC Davis Groundbreaking Research Began with Caterpillars

May 8, 2025
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
 Groundbreaking research that began with how caterpillars stay young drew acclamation and applause when the UC Davis School of Medicine (SOM) hosted its 2025 Convergence Research Celebration, held in the UC Davis Conference Center.The joint TEDx presentation, “Staying Young, Feeling Younger, and Slowing…
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Nutrition Policy Institute News: Article

New study explores relationship between sociodemographics, mental health and safety net program take-up

May 8, 2025
By Jean Aquino, Danielle Lee, Wendi Gosliner
A new study on safety net programs explores the characteristics associated with take-up, that is, participation among those eligible, across programs including Medicaid, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children,…
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