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Hear that buzz? California almond pollination season is approaching. The season usually begins around Valentine's Day, Feb. 14, but we usually see the first-of-the-year almond blooms in mid-January in a hot spot near the Benicia marina. That's where we saw them on Jan.

5 Traits I've Learned Through 4-H by Maddie Wiswell, Placer County 4-H Ambassador I'm Maddie Wiswell and I have been in 4-H for nine years. I live on a 100-acre sheep and cattle ranch and have invested a lot of time in animal projects and leadership opportunities through the 4-H program.

In this issue: - Presentation Day - COVID update - Enrollment update...

Update on DEI Advisory Council This month I appointed 11 UC ANR employees to an initial two-year term as founding members of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Advisory Council for UC Agriculture and Natural Resources.

VP Glenda Humiston has appointed 11 ANR people to an initial two-year term as founding members of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Advisory Council for UC Agriculture and Natural Resources. This appointment is effective retroactively from Nov. 1, 2020, through Oct. 31, 2022. In a Jan.

Extension apiculturist Elina Lastro Nio and Bernardo Nio of the E.L. Nio Bee Laboratory, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology are involved in a federally funded course to educate veterinarians in treating diseases of honey bees.

Houseplants are all the rage! All materials included container, plant, soil, decorative rock. $10, payable in our office, cash or check only. When: February 1 12, 8-5 pm Or until we run out. Where: 100 Sunrise Blvd.

It's called Coyote Cacher. You can find it here at https://ucanr.edu/sites/CoyoteCacher/. You can sign up for coyote encounter email alerts, report sightings, and see on maps just where the reports have occurred and the level of encounter from simple sightings on up to dangerous/tragic results.

Most of California has a Mediterranean-type climate with cool, rainy winters followed by hot, dry summers. Many of the plants for sale in nurseries need help to survive in this climate, and often require a lot of water during the summer.

Dustin Blakey and Dani Lee showed off their photography skills by winning the ANR photo contest.