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Landscape Horticulture Updates for Southern California: Article

'Trees for Tomorrow Start Today' Workshop (via Zoom) March 9, 2021 (8:15 AM - 3:00 PM)

February 1, 2021
By Janet S Hartin
Landscape trees provide shade, cool urban heat islands, reduce interior energy use and related costs, provide habitat for pollinators and wildlife, and beautify our communities. They also help clean our environment by absorbing carbon dioxide emitted by vehicles and other producers of fossil fuels.
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A honey bee loading up on mustard pollen. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

It's All About the Birds and the Bees and the Flowers and the...

February 1, 2021
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
It's all about the birds and the bees and the flowers and the... Think birds and bats, honey bees and hornets, butterflies and beetles, and the flowers they pollinate. Think yeast cultures and cougars, and nematodes and nightingales, and lions and ladybugs.
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Figure 1. Historical (10-year, left) and current (right) seasonal precipitation between 10/1/2020 and 1/31/2021 for California.
UC Small Grains Blog: Article

Access California Weather Data with New Interactive Website

February 1, 2021
Weather patterns are highly variable across the state of California. They change from year to year and across locations. While parts of the state may be experiencing drought conditions this year (Figure 1), each location can have dramatically different weather.
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Bee statue at the Haven wearing a mask
The Bee Gardener: Article

COVID and the Honey Bee Haven: What's Up In 2021

February 1, 2021
This past year has been difficult in so many ways. Although we've had to cancel our events and tours, it's been wonderful to see so many in-person visitors enjoying the calm of the Haven. And while it's not the same, we were able to transition to Zoom classes in the fall.
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Students graduate from nutrition classes offered by EFNEP in partnership with Project Access in Orange County.
Healthy Communities Blog: Article

Federal nutrition programs respond to COVID-19

February 1, 2021
By Jeannette Warnert
In the spring of 2020, UC Agriculture and Natural Resources' Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) and the CalFresh Healthy Living, UC (CFHL UC) Program faced the unprecedented experience of shelter-in-place and school closures due to COVID-19.
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