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Monarch on milkweed (dnrt.org)
Napa Master Gardener Column: Article

Plant milkweed, the Monarchs will thank you!

March 25, 2023
Spring is in the air and it is time to plant milkweed for the Monarch butterflies. Milkweed (Asclepias) provides food for the butterfly larvae, and its flowers provide nectar for the other pollinators in our area.
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Map of California with wildfire risk color-coded.

Please complete and share wildfire defensible-space survey

March 24, 2023
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
The California Board of Forestry and Fire Protection has created a public survey to help develop a baseline estimate of work needed to implement Zone 0 clearing the first five feet surrounding any structure of combustibles such as woody plants, mulch and wood fences.
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A yellow-faced bumble bee, Bombus vosnesenskii, on a tower of jewels, Echium wildpretii. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

A Big Bee Bash Is Beckoning: Learn About California's Native Bees

March 24, 2023
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
It's billed as a "Bee Bash," but it should be "Big Bee Bash." Urban entomologist Gordon Frankie, professor emeritus and research entomologist in the Department of Environmental Sciences, Policy, and Management at UC Berkeley, will be one of the speakers.
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Children and parents gather around a man in a white coat gesturing to a fish that has been sliced open.

North Bay Science Discovery Day sparks youth curiosity in STEM

March 24, 2023
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
UC ANR hosted the 11th annual North Bay Science Discovery Day on March 11. The science festival was designed to spark young people's curiosity and wonder for science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). The event was free for the public and held at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds.
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Los voluntarios clasifican las plantas durante el evento Puertas abiertas en el otoño, en el Centro de Investigación y Extensión de South Coast en agosto del 2022. Fotos de Saoimanu Sope.
Blog Verde: Article

Hay rosas que requieren poca agua y son muy lindas

March 24, 2023
By Basilisa M Rawleigh
Las rosas son las flores con las que se expresa, con ms frecuencia, amor y agradecimiento, pero pueden ser caras. La buena noticia es hay opciones para cultivarlas sin gastar mucho.
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Photo showing green leaflets starting to push post flood. Photo courtesy Carlos Torres.
Strawberries and Caneberries: Article

Rx for Flooded Strawberries

March 24, 2023
By Mark P Bolda
The recent flooding on the Central Coast has really put a lot of local strawberry growers in a bad position. Some fields have been underwater several days to a week or more, which has deprived plants of oxygen and sunlight needed for respiration and growth.
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