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No one can compare to your brilliant brightness Your wild expressiveness encourages me to live life with a reckless abandon Your softness and how you way in the wind reminds me to live carefree You are bold and yet gentle Loud but peaceful Beautiful yet purposeful These are all the things you inspir...

A honey bee heads for a patch of California golden poppies. She finds a blossom she likes. Bee: "Hey, Goldie Locks, I'm here to collect some nectar and pollen." Goldie Locks: "You're what?" Bee: "I want to collect some of your nectar and pollen.

June 17, 2023 CASI's Mitchell visits Low Desert no-tiller, Dr. Henri Carter MD, June 17, 2023! Jeff Mitchell paid a very early morning visit in Yuma, AZ to the farm of retired surgeon and now no-till farmer, Dr.

In 2013 I declared war against the codling moth. Why? I have two beautiful apple trees and by July 80% to 90% of the apples are riddled with nasty, little worms. Know Your Enemy: The codling moth life cycle is pretty basic. Moths emerge mid spring, fly into apple, pear, walnut trees.

Among the most significant challenges related to California's Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) are emergent social and economic questions regarding implementation. Despite passing almost ten years ago, there's still a long road to achieving groundwater sustainability.

Last month, the UC ANR Forest Stewardship program hosted a presentation in collaboration with California American Forests, CALFIRE, and the U.S Forest Service concerning reforestation efforts throughout the state.

It seems every day of the year has a celebration linked with it. June 10th is National Herbs and Spices day. Herbs are leaves that can add flavor to a dish, scent a space or be used medicinally or for religious rituals.

A wildfire shockwave recently hit California. Maybe you missed it. While there were no large wildfires threatening homes, and the air wasn't thick with smoke like in the Northeast from the wildfires in Canada, a shockwave did hit.

As many of you are already aware, UC ANR strives to be an employer of choice with a positive and engaged workforce. As part of our strategic goals to support our work environment and workforce, we have simplified the process to review proposed Flexible Work Agreements.

Sometimes you hear about bored teenagers trashing bee hives by deliberately throwing rocks at them or gleefully tipping them over. But a truck driver who deliberately plows through a bee yard on private property and crushes 40 colonies? That's unreal.