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Evapotranspiration Report - 7/5/2018

July 13, 2018
Hello all, Please find the attached document to provide the previous weeks estimated water use report in terms of evapotranspiration for almonds, peaches, walnuts, established vineyard, alfalfa and pasture in Stanislaus County.
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Eat THAT Seed??????

July 13, 2018
By Ben A Faber
What can be said when a friend/neighbor/child/blog/news channel says to, " Go for it!!!!!" A response from the CA Avocado Commission which really wants you to eat as many avocado as you can and want to eat. California Avocado Commission 03 / 30 / 2016 https://www.californiaavocado.
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Spiraea japonica Anthony Waterer, Wikipedia
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Shrubs for Shady Spots in the Garden

July 13, 2018
By Jeanne Lawrence, UC Master Gardener of Butte County, July 13, 2018 Summers are getting hotter in much of the U.S., including our local environment. One way to counteract this change in climate is by planting trees to provide more shade in the summer months.
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ESRI User Conference 2018 wrap-up

July 12, 2018
As always, the Plenary session was an immersive and emotional showcase of the power of mapping. Running through Mondays talks was a sense of urgency for we GIS people to save the world. This is what JD calls societal GIS, or embracing the digital transformation and leverage the science of where.
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ESRI User Conference 2018 wrap-up

July 12, 2018
By Maggi Kelly
As always, the Plenary session was an immersive and emotional showcase of the power of mapping. Running through Mondays talks was a sense of urgency for we GIS people to save the world. This is what JD calls societal GIS, or embracing the digital transformation and leverage the science of where.
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MaryAnn Wohlers Montague worked as a scientist at UC Davis for more than 33 years. This image is from the Department of Entomology photo files when she worked with Extension apiculturist Eric Mussen, now emeritus.
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MaryAnn Wohlers Montague: 1941-2018

July 12, 2018
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Scientist MaryAnn Wohlers Montague, a longtime UC Davis Department of Entomology staff research assistant who retired from UC Davis in 2001 after more than 33 years of service, died Thursday, July 5 in an automobile accident in Dixon. She was 77. Mrs.
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