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As nighttime temperatures cool and we pick the last of our summer crops, it is time to prepare the garden for winter and next spring. Many activities done now can make your late winter and spring gardening easier and your garden more beautiful and productive.

Three locations to choose from! Friday, October 25, 2024 Hendrickson Training Center 12746 Ivie Rd. Herald, CA 95638 Noon-3:00 p.m. Contact Betsy Karle, 530-865-1156 bmkarle@ucanr.edu Monday, October 28, 2024 Glenn County Farm Bureau 831 Fifth St. Orland, CA 95963 Noon-3:00 p.m.

Dear Colleagues, The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) is now accepting proposals for its Forest Health Research Program, which funds scientific research aimed at enhancing forest health and wildland fire resilience in California.

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What's a group of butterflies called? A kaleidoscope, swarm, or rabble. If you've ever had a kaleidoscope in your childhood and admired the swirling colors and patterns, you know that's an appropriate name.

Oct 10, 2024 Dr. Paul Rugman-Jones is collaborating with University of Florida researchers on a project called, "Sustaining avocado production in the face of the lethal laurel wilt disease".

The weather profile remains dry and drought conditions may continue through the fall. Tasks Monitor rainfall and adjust water accordingly to keep soil moist for new plantings. Put organic mulch around permanent plants to conserve water and prevent weeds.

The past two columns in this space have focused on the formal gardens of Kyoto, and some ideas that can be borrowed from them for use in our own home gardens.

Policy Brief • October 2024 • Download PDF (305 KB)What is the Issue?The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) provides supplemental food, nutrition education and referrals to over 6.7 million U.S. women, infants and children with low-income, who are at nutrition risk…

When Walter Leal submitted his application in 2000 to join the faculty at the University of California, Davis, one of his references wrote "He is like an Energizer Bunny that never runs down.