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Moon named director of Workplace Inclusion & Belonging Elizabeth Moon joined UC ANR on March 3 as director of workplace inclusion and belonging. She will be responsible for developing and implementing ANR's diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives and programs for our community.

This was my Master Gardener student project one year ago. The goal was to populate a shady, sloped corner in our backyard where nothing survived for long. Very close by, are 2 towering redwood trees belonging to our neighbors.

What a whirlwind of a week. Over two weekends while people were trying to get into the portal to get documents for search committees, prepare for the Peer Review Committee meeting this week or otherwise access information on the ANR website our IT team was burning the midnight oil.

When the Bohart Museum of Entomology hosts an open house, a sure crowd-pleaser is the global Lepidoptera collection, which totals some 500,000 specimens--60 percent moths and 40 percent butterflies.

UC Davis distinguished professor Bruce Hammock of the Department of Entomology and Nematology opens the door to Room 1002 of Giedt Hall, home of a biochemistry class taught by UC Davis distinguished professor Walter Leal.

Join local agencies, community partners, Stanislaus County residents, and more in celebrating this fun and educational event in Modesto.

The USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service is currently conducting the 2022 Census of Agriculture, and questionnaires were sent out in December 2022. Please take the time to respond to these! The data collected in these informs decisions on policy, programs, rural development, and research.

April Ideas ONE Check all of the sprinklers and drip lines to be sure they are working properly and not wasting water. There is a comprehensive spring tune-up guide for sprinklers in the 2010 April - June Master Gardener Newsletter which can be found at https://vms.ucanr.

In this issue: Spotlight Story: Esther J.

Training series set for April 5, May 3, June 7 Have you wondered how UC ANR can make a difference in advancing health equity?