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UC Master Gardeners- Diggin' it in SLO: Article

Teucrium

February 24, 2020
Teucrium Chamaedrys Common Name: Wall Germander Planting Zone: Sunset zones 2-24 Size: 1-2 ft. high, 3 ft.
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ANR Employee News: Article

Refresher training on staff hiring process March 5

February 24, 2020
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Training on the staff hiring process is being offered by Human Resources for anyone who is involved in employee recruiting and hiring, including supervisors and office staff who assist in recruitments. The new HR systems for hiring have been in place for a few months now.
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HOrT COCO-UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa: Article

Italian Cypress Problems

February 24, 2020
Advice for the Home Gardener from the Help Desk of the UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County Help Desk: Thank you for contacting the UC Master Gardener Program Help Desk with your concerns about your ailing Italian Cypress trees in Central County.
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Environmental Horticulture News: Article

Congratulations to our Latest Master Gardener Graduates in the Class of 2020!

February 22, 2020
By Janet S Hartin
Congratulations to our 52 San Bernardino County University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) Master Gardener graduates from all corners of the county! Please help Master Gardener Coordinator Maggie O'Neill, previously certified Master Gardeners and myself welcome these new volunteers who co...
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The Faculty Flash Talks, to place in 122 Briggs Hall at 4:10 p.m. on Feb. 26, will feature six scientists. This is an image from a UC Davis Picnic Day celebration. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Six Faculty Flash Talks at Department Seminar on Feb. 26

February 22, 2020
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
The UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology's seminar on Wednesday, Feb. 26 will feature six Faculty Flash Talks. The seminar, set from 4:10 to 5 p.m. in 122 Briggs Hall, will include Joanna Chiu, Jason Bond, Geoffrey Attardo, Rachel Vannette, Julia Fine, and Arathi Seshadri.
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Leslie Saul-Gershenz of UC Davis will speak on "Is Insect Biodiversity, Biomass and Abundance Declining?” at the Hillside Club's Fireside Lecture Series, Berkeley, on March 2.
Bug Squad: Article

Scientists Focusing on Insect Biodiversity and Insect Decline

February 21, 2020
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
If you're looking for a thought-provoking discussion on insect biodiversity and decline, mark your calendars. Chemical ecologist and conservation biologist Leslie Saul-Gershenz of UC Davis and Norman Gershenz, conservation biologist and CEO of SaveNature.
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