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UC Master Gardeners • Napa County: Event

Library Talk: Perennial Edible Plants

Event Date
Apr 2, 2026

Discover some new edible plants for your home landscape. From Asparagus to Yams, we will cover growing requirements, maintenance and harvest. This event is live at the Napa Library! 
UC Master Gardeners • Napa County
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Bumble bee on a pansy. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Want to Participate in a Statewide BioBlitz?

December 9, 2025
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
 Science matters. Science beckons. Science fulfills.The California All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory (CalATBI) is organizing a 2026 Student Insect Collection BioBlitz, a statewide community science effort to document our state's biodiversity.Organizers related:The goal: "To document California’s insect…
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Stanislaus County: Article

Vegetable Views Winter 2025

December 9, 2025
By Zheng Wang
In this issue:2025 Grafted Watermelon Trial UpdatesMini Watermelon Grafting TrialScion Variety TrialRootstock Variety Trial
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Colusa County: Article

December 2025

December 9, 2025
By Karyna Barrera
In this issue:Plant of the Month - The Mighty Oak TreeActivities at the Donna Critchfield Demonstration GardenRecipe of the Month - A Knock Your Socks Off Holiday FeastSafety Notes - Pruning SafetyGarden GuideScience Word of the Month - atmospheric riverLink to article: https://conta.cc/47kz9HY
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Colusa County: Article

December 2025

December 9, 2025
By Karyna Barrera
In this issue:Plant of the Month - The Mighty Oak TreeActivities at the Donna Critchfield Demonstration GardenRecipe of the Month - A Knock Your Socks Off Holiday FeastSafety Notes - Pruning SafetyGarden GuideScience Word of the Month - atmospheric riverLink to article: https://conta.cc/47kz9HY
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Firefighters on the 2019 Kincade Fire in northern California. Photo by Faith Kearns
The Confluence: Article

Rethinking Water Systems in a Fire-Prone West: A Fire Chief’s Approach

December 9, 2025
By Faith Kearns
 Firefighters on the 2019 Kincade Fire in northern California. Photo by Faith KearnsBy Faith KearnsThe 2017 Tubbs Fire in Santa Rosa, California is memorable for many reasons, including the almost unbelievable way this wildland fire pushed into neighborhoods and leapt across Highway 101. It is also the…
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