Ongoing research

When it came time to replace the landscaping in front of our Napa home, California was in drought conditions. We had long ago replaced our lawn with decomposed granite so the project at hand was to replace plants and shrubs that had outlived their usefulness.

Just a day in the life of a native bee on a native flower in native California. Svastra obliqua expurgata, also called "the sunflower bee," absolutely loves Coreoposis californica, sometimes called tickseed. If you were a plant, would you want to be called "tickseed?" Probably not.

Today several members of the CalFresh at Farmers Market Working Group attended the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors' meeting to accept the proclamation of August 6th -12th 2023 as SLO County Farmers Market Week.

As winter turned into spring and the 'Bartlett' pear tree flowered and leafed out, I celebrated my great gardening success.

Dear Colleagues, The Bureau of Land Management - Joint Fire Science Program (JFSP) is soliciting research proposals that will help support the land management agencies and other stakeholders in addressing issues associated with wildland fire.

Ante la creciente amenaza de los incendios forestales en California, adoptar medidas preventivas y adaptar las reas verdes pueden significativamente reducir la vulnerabilidad de las casas y comunidades.

A livestock producer recently contacted UCCE regarding a problem he was having getting livestock dewormers shipped to a California address from out-of-state online retailers. Three different online retailers told him that they don't have a license to ship the products to California.

Dear members of the Monterey County 4-H Leaders Council, On Tuesday, July 18th, the 4-H Leaders Council will hold its monthly meeting at 7pm. The location will be inside the large Conference room, 1432 Abbott Street.

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