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General outlook After a brief spike in temperatures over the last few days, with highs in the low to middle 80s F, a more unsettled and cooler pattern will return for the coming week, including a chance of localized rain showers on Saturday.

Today (April 30) was a special day for entomologist Walter Soares Leal.

Position title: Assistant Professor of Extension/Assistant Cooperative Extension Specialist in Weed Management in Agronomic Crops Job #JPF01902 Location: Riverside, CA APPLICATION WINDOW Open date: April 17, 2024 Next review date: Wednesday, Jun 12, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) Apply by this date...

I've written previously about the Haven's research on bees and gardens. This work included a look at bee preferences for common California landscape plants and work to help growers and landscapers provide the healthiest plants for bees.

The Michelmore lab at the University of California, Davis routinely monitors isolates of Bremia lactucae, the pathogen that causes lettuce downy mildew for their ability to overcome disease resistance genes and for insensitivity to fungicides.

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A free webinar series titled Trees to the Rescue: Solutions for Climate Change will be held on May 14-16, from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. each day. The webinars are sponsored by the University of California Thelma Hansen Fund.

Volunteering may be the answer to bringing people together, in a time where there seems to be more division than ever. The Census Bureau and AmeriCorps report that while formal volunteering rates have declined, informal volunteering rates have remained steady.