Ongoing research

Private forest landowners in California are increasingly interested in using prescribed fire for vegetation management. When properly done, prescribed fire can be used effectively in many different vegetation types, at different times of the year and under different weather conditions.

Monarch Butterfly Alert! It's early spring and Western monarchs are heading inland from their overwintering sites along the California coast.

We have recently produced a series of videos on weedy rice identification in California. Each video is biotype-specific. Our UC Rice YouTube Channel also has many other recordings from our virtual meetings and webinars.

In case you missed it, the recording of our annual strawberry production research meeting is now available, thanks to Julia Kalicka from UC ANR Program Support Unit. It was a good meeting, for sure if you weren't there you want to watch: Link: https://youtu.

Loss of natural habitat is a serious threat to wildlife. How game birds have managed to recover after the wildfires that have roared through and incinerated our neck of the woods is a mystery, but they are again thriving in my part of Paradise.

UC Davis is known for its London-style double-decker buses.

In this issue: Local Field Trials Evaluating Management Options for Fusarium Diseases of Processing Tomato Management of Botryosphaeria-Phomopsis and Mold of Walnut 2021 Rice Research Updates UC ANR Announcements/ Calendar of Events...

Expanded Food & Nutrition Education Program Apply to join our University of California Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) team for a fulfilling position as a Community Nutrition Educator! Three positions are available where you will implement a nutrition education series for youth...

A UC Davis Crowdfund project, "Nature Is for Everyone: Field Trip Support for Schools," seeks $3000 to finance classroom field trips to the UC Davis Bee Haven.

Beverages offered on fast-food restaurant websites and platforms such as DoorDash, GrubHub and UberEats often do not adhere to the spirit of California's healthy beverage law for children's meals, according to a new study from University of California researchers.