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Last week was an exciting week in ANR. We welcomed David Gonzalves as our new Area Director for Monterey, Santa Cruz and San Benito Counties. David has worked for Tuolumne and Merced Counties as well as UC Merced. He brings his agricultural roots and administrative expertise to UC ANR.

Hello lovers of good fire, The CCTREX planning team is excited to announce the Central Coast Prescribed Fire Training Exchange (CalTREX) June 3-10 2023.

In a recent CNN article, Lauren Au, Assistant Professor at the University of California, Davis in the Department of Nutrition and an affiliated researcher with the Nutrition Policy Institute, shared her thoughts on the proposed changes to school nutrition standards.

Procrastination is rarely one's friend, but never is this truer than when dealing with weeds. Some gardeners say, breezily, that a weed is simply a plant in the wrong place. I say that it is something that you didn't plant and don't want.

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You won't want to miss bee biologist Lauren Ponisio's UC Davis seminar on "Disease in Plant-Pollinator Communities.

Lauren Ponisio, an assistant professor of biology at the University of Oregon who seeks to preserve and restore populations of bees and other pollinators, will speak on "Disease in Plant-Pollinator Communities" at the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology seminar at 4:10 p.m.

In this issue: How Late is Too Late for NOW Winter Sanitation? U.S. EPA proposed changes to rodenticide labels for agricultural use: opportunity for public comment Madera County Almond Day - March 23, 2023 Madera/Merced Pistachio Day - April 13, 2023 In Memoriam: UCCE Farm Advisor G.

In this issue: Cathy Konyn Memorial Awards; Celebrating November-December Recognition Hours; Recognition Event for all County Master Gardeners; Ann Platzer describes the Western Pygmy Blue; Georgia Renne asks, Are We Meeting Our Master Gardener Mission?

Ornamental Plant of the Month Bergenia Edible Plant of the Month Edible Landscaping for Wildlife Recipe of the Month Mississippi Pot Roast Book of the Month Whats in the Woods? Garden Guide Safety Notes Native Bee workshop Wednesday February 15, 6 pm. 100 Sunrise Blvd.