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Be sure to say hello to our wonderful new group of trainees, the Class of 2023. They have taken the time to introduce themselves to us with, what must be for them, painfully brief bios, but nonetheless packed with information about their lives and their passions.

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Welcome to the Class of 2023, As an Executive Leadership Team Member I work with two projects and two projects in waiting.

Thank you to Class of 2023 Classroom Training Team...

UC Davis distinguished professor Art Shapiro's annual Beer-for-a-Butterfly Contest, in which he trades a pitcher of beer (or its equivalent) for the first-of-the-year cabbage white butterfly collected in a three-county area, is of special interest this year.

Lupinus By Andrea Peck UCCE Master Gardener Common name of plant: Staircase Lupine Scientific name: Lupinus Planting area: Perennial in USDA zones 4-8 Size: 18-24 Tall and Wide Bloom Season: Spring through summer Exposure: Full sun to partial shade.

Finding earthworms when turning over soil in the Edible Demo Garden beds is a cause for celebration. Earthworms gravitate to improved soil, so their appearance is an indication that the soil is healthy and is providing the food and moisture that the worms like.

Reposted from the UC ANR news In a drought-prone region like Southern California, working with Mother Nature is not only wise but necessary, according to Janet Hartin, UC Cooperative Extension horticulture advisor for Los Angeles, San Bernardino and Riverside counties, who studies climate-ready tree...

Bromeliad By Deborah Light-Pacheco UCCE Master Gardener Common name of plant: Bromeliad Scientific name: Bromeliaceae Planting area: Sunset 13, 19-24, H1, H2 Size: Depends on species Bloom Season: One bloom Exposure: Bright, indirect light Pruning needs: n/a Water needs: Regular Snapshot: If you are...

Your mama tells you that you're a bee, but when you look around you, you don't look like any of the bees you encounter in the meadow. Not the honey bee, not the carpenter bee, not the bumble bee, not the cuckoo bee and not any of the other assorted bees minding their own bees-ness in the meadow.