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If you attended the Bohart Museum of Entomology's private party, hosted by the Bohart Museum Society for its members and friends, you witnessed a praying mantis, a dragonfly, a honeybee, a monarch butterfly and a horse fly all getting along fabulously.

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Cousin Itt Acacia By Andrea Peck UCCE Master Gardener Common name of plant: 'Cousin Itt' Acacia Scientific name: Acacia cognata Planting area: USDA Zones 9-11 Size: 3' tall x 3' wide Growth season: Evergreen Exposure: Full to partial sun Pruning needs: Low Water needs: Low Snapshot: No need for Hall...

Erickson named UCCE nutrition, health and food systems advisor for East Bay Alexa Erickson joined UCCE on Oct. 9 as an assistant community nutrition, health and food systems advisor serving Contra Costa and Alameda counties.

As Open Enrollment begins, I have heard from many members of our community about how they will be impacted by increased medical premiums for UC plans next year.

The 2023-24 call for UC Cooperative Extension advisor and specialist positions is underway. Get involved in the process to identify our priority positions. We plan to release 20 new priority UCCE advisor positions and 10 new priority UCCE specialist positions.

What else deserves kudos? Share your good news by emailing to contentpipeline@ucanr.edu. Webb-Martinez honored for evaluation Katherine Webb-Martinez, director of Program Planning and Evaluation, received an award on Oct.

Please see below link to access "How To Use Weekly Crop Water Use (ET) Reports to Assist Farm Water Management" How to Use Weekly Crop Water Use Report Please see below link to access "Weekly ET Report 10-30-2023" ET Report 10-30-2023 Please see disclaimer link below: University of California Divisi...

I was talking to my son the other day, and he was considering planting potatoes in his greenhouse, and wanted to know what I knew about doing this. "Precious little" is really not the best answer, but it was the truth. So, I looked it up and thought that I would share what I found.

Giving Tuesday is Nov. 28. Giving Tuesday, a global generosity movement, unleashing the power of people and organizations to transform their communities, is held annually on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving.