Archive Nut, Prune and Olive Programs

Reposted from the UC Davis News UC Davis Veterinary Emergency Response Team members help care for horse in the field during the LNU Lightning Complex fire.

Dear members of the Monterey County 4-H Leaders Council, On Tuesday, August 17th , the 4-H Leaders Council will hold its monthly meeting at 7pm. The location will be at the Spreckels Memorial Building in Spreckels.

A "Natural History Note" From UC California Naturalist's lead scientist, Dr. Cameron Barrows. Climate change is the greatest threat to our existence in our short history on this planet. Nobody's going to buy their way out of its effects. - Mark Ruffalo The environment is changing.

Drinking water safety, especially for children, has become an issue of heightened concern since the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, in 2014.

Dear Ms. Mantis, We see you. You're trying to camouflage yourself, but we see you. You're hanging out on a showy milkweed, Asclepias speciosa, trying to catch a butterfly or a bee.

Lilies are monocotyledons, plants which have flower parts in multiples of three, parallel leaf veins and fibrous, branching roots. They often have strap-like leaves in a clump at the base of the plant, and flowers on long stalks which tower over the leaves and wave in the breeze.

From the California Agriculture 75(2):64-73. https://doi.org/10.3733/ca.2021a0012 ********** Abstract Branched broomrape (Phelipanche ramosa), a parasitic weed that was the focus of a $1.

...

Ornamental/Edible Plant of the Month Grow your own Capers Edible Plant of the Month Edible Flowers for your Palate and Plate Recipe of the Month Quick Pizzas Book of the Month Animal, Vegetable, Mineral Garden Guide Safety Notes Remember to save water!...

Due to the Dixie Fire, the traditional Plumas County Fair was canceled, however volunteers are working hard to make the Plumas-Sierra Junior Livestock Show happen. 4-H and FFA youth will show their prize-winning livestock this weekend at the Sierraville Roping Grounds.