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colorful succulents on top of a pumpkin
Under the Solano Sun: Article

Pumpkin Pondering

October 31, 2025
By Jennifer M Baumbach
Blog article by Nancy ForrestRecently, I volunteered at the Vacaville Museum to assist patrons in making decorative pumpkins for the fall season. They brought their own pumpkins, and the museum provided the decorative materials. We supplied succulents, moss, and various fall plantings and embellishments. I…
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19 people dressed in costumes pose with a skeleton next to stairs in ANR building foyer
ANR Employee News: Article

Celebration Corner

October 31, 2025
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
 Rethwisch honored for Outstanding Contribution to Agriculture by CAPCAMichael Rethwisch, University of California Cooperative Extension crop production and entomology farm advisor for Riverside County, received the 2025 Outstanding Contribution to Agriculture Award from the California Association of…
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ANR Employee News: Article

Names in the News

October 30, 2025
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
 Syrett joins Statewide Programs and REC Operations Selena Syrett has accepted a new position within UC ANR. As of Oct. 20, she is an administrative assistant 3 within the Statewide Programs and Research and Extension Center Operations unit.Syrett has been with ANR for…
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A new trapdoor species, Aptostichus ramirezae. (Photo by Emma Jochim)
Bug Squad: Article

For the Love of Spiders and Research

October 30, 2025
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
 For the love of spiders...and research!It's that time of year to dangle fake spiders from fake webs, but scientists in the Jason Bond lab, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, take their work seriously.And this week they're busy fielding questions after the journal, Ecology and…
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Flyer advertising the Tuolumne 4-H ATCAA Food Drive, happening on November 7th, 2025 from 3pm-6pm at the Sonora Safeway.
UC 4-H Program of Tuolumne County: Event

4-H ATCAA Food Drive

Event Date
Nov 7, 2025

Tuolumne 4-H ATCAA Food Drive  Tuolumne County 4-H will be holding their annual ATCAA food drive on Nov 7th, 3-6 PM.  Come and help the 4-H youth in our county collect food. We have a goal this year to collect more food in weight than we have in the last four years.  Thank you…
UC 4-H Program of Tuolumne County
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Salinas Valley Agriculture: Article

2025 Salinas Pest Management Meeting

October 30, 2025
By Yu-Chen Wang
2025 Pest Management MeetingSponsor: UCCE Monterey County Tuesday, December 2, 2025Agricultural Center Meeting Room (1432 Abbott St, Salinas CA)  8:00 am-12:00 pm        Pre-registration is encouraged. Click here or scan the QR code. 7:30        …
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