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Peter's Sunflower Paver. photo by Betty Victor
Under the Solano Sun: Article

Sunflower Paver

June 7, 2022
I had an unsightly place in my backyard where the four fences came together. At one time, I had wooden planter boxes growing herbs and flowers. But over the years the planter boxes finally gave away, and I forgot about that corner.
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California Naturalist: Article

Joshua Trees at the Hub of an Ecosystem

June 6, 2022
By Eliot T Freutel
A blog re-post from our Lead Scientist Dr. Cameron Barrows on the importance of preserving those organisms that are at the core of each ecosystem, using Joshua Trees (Yucca brevifolia) as an example.
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UC Cooperative Extension Imperial County: Article

June 2022

June 6, 2022
DRIP IRRIGATION PROMISES SIGNIFICANT POTENTIAL TO CONSERVE WATER AND FERTILIZER AND INCREASE HIGH-QUALITY YIELD IN DESERT SWEET CORN. ROOT-KNOT NEMATODE (Meloidogyne ssp.
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In this image, taken Aug. 1, 2008, Extension apiculturist Eric Mussen (left) talks to vanpool driver Keir Reavie, head of the Biological and Agriculture Sciences Department at Shields Library, about the bees that "hitched" a ride on a commuter van traveling from El Cerrito to the UC Davis campus. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

A Honey of a Ride and a Whale of a Legacy

June 6, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
It was a honey of a ride. My inaugural Bug Squad blog on Aug. 6, 2008 dealt with a swarm of bees that "hitched" a ride on Aug. 1 from El Cerrito to UC Davis on a commuter van. "At 7 a.m., a group of UC Davis employees approached their commuter van in an El Cerrito parking lot.
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Kern County: Article

Kern UCCE/DWR Weekly Crop Water Use Report 06-06-2022

June 6, 2022
Please see below link to access "How To Use Weekly Crop Water Use (ET) Reports to Assist Farm Water Management" How to Use Weekly Crop Water Use Report Please see below link to access "Weekly ET Report 06-06-2022" ET Report 06-06-2022 Please see disclaimer link below: University of California Divisi...
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