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Praying mantis, Stagmomantis limbata, waiting for lunch. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Ms. Mantis Waiting for Lunch

August 13, 2025
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
  Bee and butterflies love the patch of Mexican sunflowers (Tithonia rotundifola) in our Vacaville garden.For several months now, they've been buzzing and fluttering around the six-to-eight-foot-high plants, sipping nectar and returning for more.  It's a serene place for pollinators except for…
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California Naturalist Course with Effie Yeaw Nature Center

Sep 15, 2025 - Nov 17, 2025

The Effie Yeaw Nature Center offers the California Naturalist certification class in Carmichael (Sacramento County). The 40-hour course combines a science curriculum with guest lecturers, field trips and project-based learning to explore the unique ecology and natural history of California, with an…
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California Naturalist Course with Cuesta College

Sep 19, 2025 - Nov 7, 2025

Cuesta College’s California Naturalist course is composed of 8 Fridays, totaling 40 hours of instruction plus driving time and lunch breaks. Each Friday starts on campus with a classroom presentation, followed by a field trip. Field trips are by private vehicle (carpool) and include one mile of walking. The…
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The (chicken) show must go on: 4-H turns bird flu into learning opportunity

August 13, 2025
By Caroline D Champlin
Summertime is usually the prime season for 4-H youth to competitively show chickens at their local fairgrounds. But earlier this year, the California State Veterinarian put a ban on poultry exhibitions because of the ongoing outbreak of bird flu. In response, experts from University of California Agriculture…
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{PODCAST] Kids Summer Gardening Projects
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{PODCAST] Kids Summer Gardening Projects

Aug 13, 2025

This week on In the Garden with UC Master Gardeners, we bring you a repeat of a show from 2017 when UC Master Gardener Host Sally Richards interviewed fellow MGs Debra Koskoff and Deb Ringler to let you know ways to lure your kids away from the electronics and get them out into the garden! The three…
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{PODCAST] Kids Summer Gardening Projects

August 13, 2025
By Loren Nelson
This week on In the Garden with UC Master Gardeners, we bring you a repeat of a show from 2017 when UC Master Gardener Host Sally Richards interviewed fellow MGs Debra Koskoff and Deb Ringler to let you know ways to lure your kids away from the electronics and get them out into the garden! The three…
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2025 Cattlemen's Tour & Cattlewomen's 70th Anniversary

Sep 13, 2025

Saturday, September 13th for the 2025 Siskiyou County Cattlemen's Annual Tour and the Siskiyou County CattleWomen's 70th Anniversary Celebration!The SCCA Annual Tour seeks to connect members of the ranching community, provide a hands-on learning opportunity, and celebrate those who have…
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