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We are very pleased to announce the recipients of the 2019 student scholarship awards for DroneCamp 2019.

By Corinne Yoshihara, UC Master Gardener of Napa County As I traveled through Napa Valley this spring, I made a special effort to note the progression of colors on trees lining my route. Color change (or the appearance of color) occurs every year, yet I never tire of it.

June 7, 2019 CASI hosted a group of newly-hired UC ANR and NRCS soil health experts for an introduction to the study site in Five Points, CA, demonstrations, and discussions related to what the project has learned since its beginning back in 1999.

Dr. Robbin Thorp: 1933-2019 Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey Published on: June 7, 2019 Dr. Robbin Thorp was the world authority on Franklin's bumble bee, pictured on his computer screen. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey) Dr.

"A Field Day with Avocado Pest and Disease" was a program sponsored by: CA Avocado Society CA Avocado Commission University of CA Coop Extension And these are the handouts to highlight the talks given by: Jim Davis, Jane Delahoyde, Ben Faber, Enrico Ferro, Gabe Filipe, Anna Howell, Patricia Manosalv...

Canning season is almost upon us. Canning is easy. Canning is fun. Canning is simple. Canning is helpful. Canning is dangerous. Canning is dangerous? YES, canning is dangerous if you do not educate yourself and follow approved canning methods and recipes.

Help for the Home Gardener from the Help Desk of the UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County Help Desk Request: I've just moved into my first house, and I would like to grow a moderate-sized vegetable garden in the back of the property.

Want to save water* in your home landscape but aren't sure how to get started?

Remember that massive green blob that showed up Tuesday night, June 4 on the National Weather Service (NWS) radar in San Diego, and NWS tweeted it was a a cloud of ladybugs (termed a bloom)? Wait! They may NOT have been ladybugs, scientifically known as lady beetles, family Coccinellidae.

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