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4 AM. I'm awoken again, the second time this week, by a fairly close Hoo-hoo hoo-hoo Hooo Hooo. It's our night time visitor calling from the towering eucalyptus trees that are just on the other side of our backyard fence. I wonder if he or she is looking for a mate.

Hello 4-H families, We invite a member from each club to participate on the pancake breakfast committee meeting on Tuesday, January 17th by zoom. Julie Katawicz is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

When you go to Bodega Bay, you may see giggling young beachgoers playfully bury one another in the sand.

If you're a burying beetle, you bury a small carcass, such as a mouse, and use it as a food source for your larvae.

A new research brief from the Nutrition Policy Institute and PHFE-WIC researchers shows that an increase in the WIC cash value benefit (CVB) enabled WIC participants to introduce more fresh fruits and vegetables to their diets.

[Originally published on the UC Master Gardener Program Statewide Blog on January 10, 2023] Proper irrigation and drainage are critically important for the health of plants and trees.

The IGIS Team is pleased to share our workshop schedule for Spring 2023. Workshops are the best part of our 'trilogy' of strategic goals - research, technical projects, and training - because this is where we get to share the tips and tricks we pick up every day.

I seldom buy calendars because I receive so many free ones sent to me by various organizations. The one exception is the past few years I've been purchasing the annual Gardening Guide and Calendar issued by the UC Master Gardeners of Sacramento County.

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With the start of the rains in the Bay Area (thank goodness), this is a good time to incorporate native plants into your garden. There are so many possibilities between California native annuals and perennials.