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Sierra Bioregional Rendezvous Flyer
SFREC News: Article

Join SFREC at California Naturalist's Sierra Bioregional Rendezvous

October 16, 2018
By Alexandra Stefancich
Join SFREC's Ali Stefancich at the California Naturalist's Sierra Bioregional Rendezvous on October 28 at the Miners Foundry in Nevada City, CA. The Rendezvous will include field walks, workshops, naturalists' updates, a book exchange, and lunch.
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Cattle2 G.Ivens
Livestock & Range: Article

Tools for Conserving Working Lands: Easements, Mitigation, and Other Strategies

October 16, 2018
By Devii R Rao
Here's a message from the Pajaro Compass about their upcoming meeting. WHEN:Wednesday, October 24th, 8:30 am noon WHERE: Veterans Memorial Building, Room 218, 649 San Benito Street, Hollister RSVP: Please follow the link HERE to RSVP, or email karminder.brown@gmail.com for more information.
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Cooperative Extension, Sutter-Yuba Counties: Article

Sacramento Valley Prune News - Fall, 2018

October 16, 2018
Fall & Winter Prune Orchard Management Considerations Cytospora Post-harvest: Cut it out! Protect fresh cuts! Pros and Cons of Mechanical Pruning...
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Napa Master Gardener Column: Article

Napa County Natives, the Next Step After California Natives.

October 16, 2018
By T. Eric Nightingale, UC Master Gardener of Napa County Fall is a wonderful time to be in the garden. The cooler air is reinvigorating after the long hot days of summer. Fall is also a perfect time to plant many California natives.
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UCCE in Santa Barbara County: Article

Straw Bale Gardening Workshop

October 15, 2018
Join Master Gardeners for a free workshop where you'll learn the many wonders of gardening in straw bales.
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An owl box.
Foothill Fodder: Article

2018 Vintage Report

October 15, 2018
Everyone, and I mean EVERY one, is all smiles as the 2018 California foothill winegrape harvest sails in on cool weather after a bit of a tumultuous season.
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A cabbage white butterlfy, Pieris rapae, heads for lantana in a Vacaville garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Spotting the Cabbage White Butterfly

October 15, 2018
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
They're everywhere. But they're not welcome. Agriculturists who commercially grow cabbage and other cucurbits aren't fond of the cabbage white butterlfy, Pieris rapae, because its larvae are pests that ravish their crops. No welcome mat for them.
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