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The massive die-off of conifers in the Sierra Nevada between 2012 and 2018 was predictable and unprecedented. Sadly, it is also likely to happen again, said UC Cooperative Extension forestry advisor Susie Kocher.

In this issue: Placer and Nevada Offices Reopening More than Simply Surviving Help us Pilot-Test a New Drought Decision Support Tool Managing Irrigated Pasture during Drought Getting our Ranches Ready for Fire Season Disaster Livestock Access Pass Program in the Works for the Foothills A Final Word.

Dear Colleagues, I am beyond thrilled to share with you that Governor Newsom signed the state budget last night and it includes a historic increase for the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources.

Ornamental Plant of the Month Agapanthus Edible Plant of the Month Amaranth Recipe of the Month Easy Crispy Chicken July Tomato Tasting and other Garden Goodies July 31, 9 am 499 Marguerite, Williams Education Village Arbuckle Farmers Market Downtown Arbuckle Every Wednesday 47 pm August and beyond...

Join the Central Coast Prescribed Burn Association (calpba.org) and UC Cooperative Extension Saturday July 31st, for a Wildfire Home Hardening and Defensible Space workshop and work party at San Juan Canyon, in San Benito County. Click here for the flyer.

A summer of smoke and ash in many parts of California has raised questions about the safety of produce growing on farms and in the garden, eggs laid by chickens who peck around in ash-laden areas, and remediation needed to safely and effectively grow food in the future.

Have you always wanted to learn more about gardening? Would you like to have more of a science-based knowledge of gardening? Are you interested in meeting new people that have a similar interest while make a difference in the community?

You know the drill, lay 'em on the tendrils. But Gulf Fritillary butterflies, Agraulis vanillae, don't always lay their eggs on the tendrils of their host plant, the passionflower vine (Passiflora) although textbooks may indicate that.

University of California researchers from multiple locationsBerkeley, Irvine, San Francisco, and the Nutrition Policy Institute (NPI)collaborated with researchers at Stanford University to investigate language concerning drinking water in school district wellness policies in a random sample of 240 C...

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