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For decades, California has supported research to improve water resources management. Within our archives at the California Institute for Water Resources (CIWR), we have records of nearly 250 funded research projects going back fifty years.

Lea el artculo en espaol. As you drive through Fresno and other parts of the country, you may notice the Opuntia cacti, commonly known as the prickly pear cactus, adorning landscapes.

If you're a gardener in Napa Valley, you know that winter is not the off season it is elsewhere. In our climate, we can always plant something. When I walk into a nursery at this time of year, I feel like the proverbial kid in the candy store.

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Photographer: "Well, hello there, Jumping Spider! What 'cha doing?" Jumping Spider: "Sunning myself, that's all." Photographer: "And you're not looking for prey? Jumping Spider: "I tried to hide in that red zinnia over there, and ambush a syrphid fly but I missed.

Ornamental Plant of the Month Spiraea spp.

Just roses. Roses are planted bare root in January or February, but other rose tasks may also be done this month. Tasks New roses of many varieties are featured in magazines and articles - or view them online.

Broccoli head rot, also known as pin rot, can cause significant problems, especially in fall broccoli production in Salinas Valley. Two types of head rot are affecting broccoli, including bacterial head rot and Alternaria head rot (Koike 2010).

From an entomologist's perspective, 2023 couldn't have been a more interesting year for oak pests! The first sign of great and awesome things to come was in the spring when it became clear many oaks were going to produce abundant acorns.