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Healthy Soils Week (Dec. 4-8) is a week-long initiative by the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) to highlight the importance of soil health throughout California. Healthy soils can improve crop yields, sequester carbon, reduce erosion, and increase biodiversity.

The Bohart Museum of Entomology has announced its 2024 special events, which include three open houses and participation in UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day, and UC Davis Picnic Day. All are free and family friendly. The schedule: Saturday, Jan. 20: "Social Wasps," 1 to 4 p.m.

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Dear Colleagues, 1) The Bureau of Land Management California is soliciting proposals for collaborative projects with partner organizations to assist with fuels management and community fire assistance program activities in order to reduce the risk and impact of catastrophic wildfires to local commun...

Annual Winter Pruning Demonstrations Master Gardener Program Next Horticultural Tour "The falling leaves...

Ornamental Plant of the Month Serpentine Columbine Gardens I Have Visited 1000 Palms Oasis Preserve Edible Plant of the Month Healthy Soil Recipe of the Month Pull Apart Crescent Dough Christmas Tree Garden Guide Safety Notes...

Seven invasive fruit fly quarantines are in place throughout California. If you live within one of these quarantine zones, fruits and vegetables should not be moved off the property they were grown on.

Remember the celebrated image of George Harrison, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and John Lennon crossing Abbey Road in single file outside their studios in London? It's the cover of their final album, "Abbey Road," released Sept. 26, 1969. All the Beatles, except Harrison, are wearing designer suits.

In this issue: Low Maintenance Gardening, Unusual Edible: Cocoxochitl, Mediterranean Oak Borer, Myths of Winter Fruit Tree Care, Nevada County Demonstration Garden News Hotline FAQs: Redbud Damage, USDA Updates Zone Map, BotLat: Add Grasses for Winter Interest, Ground Broken for Demonstration Garden in…

Join us on Facebook on Thurs., Dec. 14 for a LIVE event as we learn about Riverside County's award-winning project, "Soboba Cultural Garden: Connecting the Past with the Future.