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I am a frequent flier at UC Davis. My husband and I have walked our dogs the entire length of the arboretum once or twice weekly for over twenty years.

It could mean diverting some water from laundry, showers and sinks to irrigate the landscape before recharging the water table. Be sure to bring all your urban farming questions to the OC Fair where the Master Gardeners will be out in full force to share research-backed tips.

As California grappled with a record-breaking heatwave last week and 236 wildfires, officials are bracing for the worst, reported Maanvi Singh in the Guardian.

Renowned soil ecologist, Gwen Grelet, who works as a researcher with LandCareResearch in New Zealand, visited the NRI Project field and had a very interesting and mutually-enriching conversation with CASI hosts, Tom Willey and Jeff Mitchell on June 12, 2019.

Replanting Trees in Mature Citrus Groves By Craig Kallsen, UC Cooperative Extension Advisor, Kern County While citrus groves are long-lived, the individual trees that compose the grove are not necessarily so.

IT'S ON THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW! WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19th. REMEMBER THERE IS A NEW LOCATION! - Highland Branch Library, 7863 Central Ave., Highland, CA 92346. Save your spot now. Yes, you out there, save that spot.

Advice for the Home Gardener from the Help Desk of the UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County MGCC Help Desk Request: What's going on with my persimmon tree? I worked a bunch of compost into the soil around it in the spring and mulched with leaves. But it looks like it needs nutrients.

(Embargo lifts at 1 p.m., June 17. See online paper) Cancer research published by a team of scientists, including the Bruce Hammock laboratory, University of California, Davis, has been named the Journal of Clinical Investigation's Editor's Pick for the month of July.

Every time you eat a fruit, vegetable, or nut, you may want to thank a pollinator. Without them, our diet would lack many of the vitamins and minerals we need to survive. Often honeybees get all the kudos for pollinating, and they do a great job.

This just in -- a fellow MFP has a First Place at the San Bernardino Fair! Congratulations to Lynn Summers on her win.