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4-H Rocket Launch volunteer opportunity. Members interested in volunteering should contact Russ directly.

It's always a delight to see bumble bees and honey bees foraging together on flowers during the winter "sun breaks." Lately we've been seeing them sharing rosemary blossoms in Benicia and Vallejo.

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The native plant demonstration garden was developed as part of a USDA Forest Service Project. In fiscal year 2006, Congress set aside funding for use by the National Forest System and its partners to fund cost-share projects.

The UC Master Gardeners of Inyo and Mono Counties have been working on restoring and improving the landscape of the Eastern Sierra Interagency Visitors' Center in Lone Pine California in partnership with the US Forest Service.

The Weed Science Society of America honored Whitney Brim-DeForest, UCCE rice and wild rice advisor for Sutter, Yuba, Placer and Sacramento counties, with its award for Outstanding Paper: Weed Science. The award-winning paper, Phenotypic Diversity of Weedy Rice (Oryza sativa f.

The common name Fiddle leaf fig can refer to the Ficus lyrata or a Philodendron bipennifolium. Quite often the same common name can be referenced to more than one plant, which is what we find here.

Dear 4-H Families, We understand the last year our 4-H program and lives have been impacted by COVID-19, shelter in place, economic hardships, and wildfires in our community.

UC ANR partners with state and local organizations to improve urban communities. This story is one in a series about the impact of these partnerships.

An ancient form of food preservation that is still used frequently today is dehydration. In ancient times foods were left in the sun to remove water and prevent bacterial growth. Today we have a number of methods to dehydrate foods more efficiently in our homes.