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Even with physical challenges, gardening can be a wonderful activity.

By Penny Pawl, UC Master Gardener of Napa County As my garden helper and I pull weeds this springand there are so manyI look at the different roots of the various weeds.

Dear Colleagues, USDA NIFA recently added a program area to its main Agricultural and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) Foundational and Applied Science Program RFA: Rapid Response to Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) Impacts Across Food and Agricultural Systems (A1711).

Doctoral student Olivia Winokur of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, is a newly selected fellow of Professors for the Future (PFTF), a program sponsored by UC Davis Graduate Studies to recognize and develop the leadership skills of outstanding graduate students and postdoctoral s...

Discovery. Stewardship. Action. Service is at the core of being a certified California Naturalist. It's why for the start of National Volunteer Week, we take this special opportunity to thank our naturalists for their 47,055 hours of volunteer hours recorded in 2019 alone.

Fields of weeds abound Challenge faced with sturdy hoe Sweat, aching back-Spring! Purple hues, blue sky Buzzing bees laboring-gentle hum Soul food-Lavender! Lisa Cherenson is a graduate of the 2019 Class of Master Gardeners in Stanislaus County.

Dear members of the Monterey County 4-H Leaders Council, On Tuesday, April 21st, the 4-H Leaders Council will hold its monthly meeting at 7pm. The meeting will be held via a zoom call. See below. All 4-H families are invited to attend and take part in the councils discussion and planning.

Dear 4-H Families, We hope all your families are healthy! We are in times of change right now. Our 4-H newsletter has information on 4-H event changes and many new resources for projects at home. We do not have a 4-H county council meeting this month due to shelter in place.

Coyote sightings are on the rise in San Francisco, even taking naps in patches of green spaces in the city, reported Uma Chrobak in Popular Science. However, it is unlikely they indicate a change in wildlife behavior, said UC Cooperative Extension human-wildlife interactions advisor Niamh Quinn.

One of the reasons I love holidays is because they're an excuse to buy holiday flowers. With Easter just around the corner, it's time to think about plants associated with Easter. According to several floral websites, the top flowers gifted at Easter include white roses (Rosa), tulips (Tulipa L.