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Roxanne Moger shares a post, "Heading out at dawn for a day of nature observations on the first day of the City Nature Challenge. #calnatshare"
California Naturalist: Article

The City Nature Challenge 2021 is a win for nature

May 11, 2021
The City Nature Challenge encourages people to explore their urban nature, connect with local advocacy organizations and other iNaturalist users, and learn how to participate in community biodiversity science.
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UC Cooperative Extension Imperial County: Article

May 2021

May 11, 2021
APRIL 2021 CATTLECAL NEWSLETTER UPDATE INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE FIELD-SCALE CROP WATER NEEDS AND CROP COEFFICIENTS VARIABILITIES IN THE DESERT ALFALFA PRODUCTION SYSTEM WEED MANAGEMENT FOR SMALL ACREAGES ONLINE WORKSHOP MANAGEMENT OF LYGUS BUGS IN LOW DESERT ALFALFA SEED IMPERIAL VALLEY CIMIS REPOR...
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SJC and Delta Field Crops: Article

Summary of Agronomic Crops Production Survey

May 11, 2021
By Michelle M Leinfelder-Miles
Last summer, I reached out to those of you on my email and blog subscriptions about an online survey that UCCE was conducting. The purpose of the survey was to receive your input on the most important issues in agronomic crops production.
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Spring Blooms: Roses

May 11, 2021
By Dustin W Blakey
During a February work party at the ESVC, we noticed that the roses were already beginning to bloom. That signaled time to prune! Accordingly, at our next work party, four Master Gardeners took the first steps at training and feeding the roses that line the entry at the ESVC.
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Santa Cruz County: Article

4-H Special Event, May 11th

May 10, 2021
4-H club meeting with a magic show on May 11th, Tuesday. You will have to pre-register(see flier for registration) Show starts at 7 pm so log in at 6:30 pm for club meeting.
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Subtropical Fruit Crops Research & Education: Article

Spring 2021

May 10, 2021
Click here to read this issue of the Topics in Subtropics newsletter.
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Squash bees are among the insects that Margarita López-Uribe of Pennsylvania State University studies.
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Margarita López-Uribe: Consequences of Plant-Pollinator Interactions

May 10, 2021
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Margarita Lpez-Uribe of Pennsylvania State University will present an online seminar hosted by the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology on "Ecoevolutionary Consequences of Crop Domestication on Plant-Pollinator Interactions" on Wednesday, May 12. Lpez-Uribe, the Lorenzo L.
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Household ingredients sometimes used in online pest control remedies including soaps, herbs, vinegar, and spices.
Pests in the Urban Landscape: Article

The Dangers of Homemade Pest Control Remedies

May 10, 2021
By Belinda Messenger-Sikes, Karey Windbiel-Rojas
Instructions for making homemade mixtures to control pests are easy to find online and in social media, and it's tempting to make your own home remedy when pests invade.
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Nutrition Policy Institute News: Article

NPI researchers present on challenges and opportunities for SNAP-Ed programs during the COVID-19 pandemic at 2021 National Health Outreach Conference

May 10, 2021
By Danielle Lee
USDA's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-Ed) impacts the lives of participants through education as well as policy, systems, and environmental (PSE) change initiatives at schools, early care and education facilities, food banks and pantries, and other community sites.
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