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Employees of UC ANR, we heard you

September 26, 2023
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
En espaol Through your comments on the three ANR@Work surveys, at the 2023 Statewide Conference, in our Town Halls, in the development of our Strategic Plan, in outreach sessions and other engagements, you shared your ideas, needs and experiences about working at UC ANR.
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Echter Lavendel (Lavandula angustifolia) by blumenbiene is licensed under CC BY 2.0.
Under the Solano Sun: Article

Botanical Names for Dummies

September 26, 2023
I love when I meet a fellow gardener and they can name every plant they see with its formal botanical name! I'm always so impressed and sometimes intimidated. I have often found myself making up names when someone asked me. "What is the name of this plant?".
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Bees are the most well known pollinators, but butterflies, including monarchs, are pollinators, too. This monarch butterfly, sipping nectar in a Vacaville garden, came up with a head full of pollen. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Monarch Butterflies as Pollinators

September 25, 2023
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
"More than beautiful, monarch butterflies contribute to the health of our planet. While feeding on nectar, they pollinate many types of wildflowers.--National Park Service.
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Nutrition Policy Institute News: Article

October 12 is Children’s Environmental Health Day!

September 25, 2023
By Lorrene D Ritchie, Christina E Hecht, Danielle Lee
City of Berkeley, Calif. Mayor Jesse Arreguin will proclaim Tuesday, October 12, 2023 as Children's Environmental Health Day in Berkeley. Nutrition Policy Institute's senior policy advisor Christina Hecht worked with the mayor's office to issue the proclamation.
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Las actividades de ciencias del medio ambiente en el campamento incluyeron el estudio de las arañas y muchos otros insectos. Todas las fotografías por Susan Weaver.
Comunidades Saludables: Article

Estudiantes latinos se divierten y aprenden en campamento de 4-H

September 25, 2023
By Diana Cervantes
Estudiantes latinos del condado de Santa Clara se sumergieron durante toda una semana en un mundo que quizs la mayora de ellos desconoca: naturaleza, exploracin, insectos, reptiles, pjaros y muchas actividades al aire libre.
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