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The California Biodiversity Collaborative correctly identifies engage and empower as one of four key strategies for biodiversity conservation.

Guest author Karan Gathani is a certified Grassroots Ecology California Naturalist, and writes about the San Francisco Bay and Delta Biogregion for California Biodiversity Week 2021. You can follow more of Karan's writings posted on California Naturalist Diaries.

In This Issue...

UCCE Looking to Document LGD Bonding Techniques The process of bonding livestock guardian dogs with livestock is crucial to their success as adult dogs. However, little if any research-based information is available on bonding techniques.

*Properties of Manure as a Nitrogen Fertilizer *Irrigation and Nutrient Management Workshop *Annual Alfalfa and Forage Field Day...

Childhood obesity rates increased during the global COVID-19 pandemic according to a study published in August in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

PEST ALERT Black Fig Fly (Diptera: Lonchaeidae: Silba adipata) Invasive Fig Pest Recently Discovered in Southern California Overview: Fig growers need to be aware of the black fig fly (BFF), an invasive insect that was recently discovered infesting figs in multiple counties in southern California.

Virtual Event - September 9-10, 2021 See attached for Workshop Agenda and Registration Link...

The next Urban & Community IPM webinar will be Thursday, September 16, 2021 at 1:00pm. This month's topic is Identifying Insect Pests in the Home and Garden, presented by Elaine Lander.

Attached is the 4-H RoundUp for the month of September 2021.