Ongoing research

Clients question: Thank you for your ASK US! service. We will need to begin weed whacking soon, before our house is completely overgrown.

More than 23,000 people, including 4,800 children, in San Luis Obispo County have difficulty getting enough food throughout the year for an active, healthy life. When people can't access enough food, their overall health suffers.

En espaol To adapt to climate change, Karuk Tribe members identified the importance of monitoring climate stress on plant species and actively managing and restoring healthy ecosystem processes to increase the consistency and quality of their food harvests, according to a new report.

The destructiveness of wildfire flames is easy to see, but dangers may lurk in the ashes they leave behind.

Over 13 million Californians participate in safety net programs that provide resources including health insurance, food assistance, and tax credits.

In the spotlight: the newly discovered beech leaf disease caused by the nematode, Litylenchus crenatae mccannii.

Interesting interview in this morning's Wall Street Journal with PepsiCo CEO Ramon Laguarta, who outlines the orientation of his company to not distance itself so much from its flagship products like colas and chips, but to nevertheless make them healthier by reducing sodium, sugar and saturated fat...

The end of April my husband and I had the opportunity to fly down to Paso Robles in a small airplane, a Cessna 182. We took off from Nut Tree airport and headed out over Travis Air Force Base and the Rio Vista area.

Happy Mother's Day to one and all! It was nice to have a day for family and friends after a very intense week. For those with an eye on the mountains, the snow melt continues. Concerns remain in the Tulare Lake Basin area. Thank you to a colleague who sent the link to these aerial images.

by Melody Kendall The thought of redoing an existing landscape and/or designing an area in your landscape that is currently a blank slate can seem like an overwhelming task. It's all about planning and research coupled with breaking down the project into manageable steps.