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In partnership with the California Native Plant Society, San Joaquin Chapter, the UC Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners of Stanislaus County are offering a free talk on the indigenous people of California.

Note: This was originally published in the Contra Costa Times Conquer weeds by understanding their life cycles As a gardener in Contra Costa County, you know from observation that weeds have an immense capacity to produce seeds. In fact, the high reproductive output of weeds is astounding.

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What an incredible story! It all began with insects and an entomology graduate student's curiosity of how caterpillars turn into butterflies.

One of the first steps in ecological restoration is often controlling invasive weeds, which can be a major barrier to native plant establishment.

As we navigate the last few months of 2024 the following opportunity to build deeper connections is available to our UC ANR community through the support of President Drake's system-wide funding for addressing bias and bigotry.

IGIS is proud to announce its collaboration with 4H on a new and exciting, three-year, USDA-funded grant, Ag from Above x Ag for All (AFA2), aimed at sparking interest in food and agriculture among teenagers by using cutting-edge drone and mapping technologies.