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Lassen County Cooperative Extension  707 Nevada Street Susanville, CA 96130 Phone: (530) 251-2601Staff ListName Title Email Phone Number David Lile Lassen County CES Director, Agriculture Experiment Station (AES)Farm Advisor - Livestock and Natural Resources | UCCE Lassen County dflile@ucanr.edu (530)…
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Patio sitting area that has a view of a tree that has been poorly pruned.
Garden Notes: Article

Offenses in the Garden That Trees (and Shrubs) Can’t Forgive

January 22, 2026
By Marceline D Sousa
Sherida Phibbs, UC Master Gardener Recently, my quiet neighborhood became an unintended classroom in what not to do with trees. In a short time, several neighbors made choices that seriously harmed mature trees—whether by topping, removing, or poorly pruning them. Watching these beautiful shade trees…
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leaves of a plant, edges are covered in frost
Garden Notes: Article

Protecting Plants from Extreme Cold

January 22, 2026
By Marceline D Sousa
Constance Starner, UC Master Gardener When you see leaves shriveling and turning black after a freeze, the plant is obviously damaged, but you may wonder exactly how that damage occurs. With a freeze, it’s the ice that forms in the plant cells when temperatures fall to 32°F or less, making water…
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Contact Our TeamImageImage  Anne Megaro, Ph.D. Title: Interim Director Phone: (530) 400-9337 Email: ammegaro@ucanr.edu   Sara Garcia, Ph.D. Title: Associate Director Email: sargarcia@ucanr.edu      Karen Jetter, Ph.D. Title: Interim Associate Director…
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Contact Our TeamImage Anne Megaro, Ph.D. Title: Director Phone: 530-400-9337 Email: ammegaro@ucanr.edu   Nestor Lopez Title: Assistant Director Phone: 530-723-3024 Email: nflopez@ucanr.edu Image  
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County Spotlights

Counties are expected to complete a 2-page (1-page front and back) county overview by November 1st of each year (or the following Monday if November 1st lands on a weekend), which will be used for communication and advocacy purposes. For 2025, County Spotlights are due on Monday, November 3rd.
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green goddess calla flower where the edge is green and the rest of the flower is white
Under the Solano Sun: Article

Calla

January 22, 2026
By Jennifer M Baumbach
Blog by Nancy Forrest One plant that grows in abundance in my yard is the Calla (Zantedeschia aethiopica). This morning, after the rain, I noticed the first bloom and beginning of the Calla plants “patch” that comes up every year in my side yard. The Calla is from the Zantedeschia genus and belongs to…
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Ready-to-Print UC ANR Factsheets

Ready to Print One-Pager  Additional ResourcesUC ANR Annual Report 2025 (PDF, 1.83 MB)UC ANR Brochure 2021 (PDF, 3.5 MB) 
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Please use this Google Form when requesting UC sign a individual or coalition letter stating a position on a particular policy or piece of legislation.
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