Ongoing research

Congratulations to Katherine Uhde! Katherine has been accepted into the Bloomberg American Health Initiative Fellowship Program at Johns Hopkins University. The Program is unique and a partnership between UC ANR and JHU.

It's Day 3 of National Pollinator Week. Fortunately, a tiger came to visit us--no, not the predatory jungle animal, Panthera tigris, but a newly emerged Western tiger swallowtail, Papilio rutulus.

This message is to follow-up on last week's ANR Update about Reopening Guidelines for UC ANR locations.

The Ginkgo tree, also known as the maidenhair tree is the only living seed plant in the division Ginkgophyta, all others are extinct. It has quite a history as it is a living leaf fossil dating back 270 million years ago and is native to China.

Tim Wallace, UC Cooperative Extension specialist emeritus, passed away May 14, 2021, at home in Berkeley. He was 92. Wallace was raised in Winnetka, Ill., and graduated with honors with a bachelor's degree in economics at Harvard University, master's degree at Oregon State University and Ph.D.

Common Purslane Biology Steve Fennimore, Extension Specialist UC Davis July appears to be the period of maximum emergence of common purslane (Portulaca oleracea) see figure 1 attached. Purslane is considered a summer weed with peak emergence occurring during warm weather.

Author: Pamela Kan-Rice Published on: June 8, 2021 A pocket gopher emerges from a burrow. The holes and mounds created by burrowing rodents pose hazards to farmworkers and farm machinery.

Get strawberries off the ground away from those slugs! Cover your fence with pots secured with zip ties! Flowers, herbs, succulents just about anything, short of trees of course, can work.

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Wildlife in California is an important natural resource that many people appreciate in their natural habitats and strive to protect. However, sometimes vertebrate animals can become pests in our homes, gardens, schools, parks, and landscapes and management efforts are needed.