Ongoing research

Forestland owners can learn how to survey the trees on their property from four new videos produced by UC Cooperative Extension, setting them on a course for sustainable management of their forestland. The videos are available on the UC ANR YouTube channel (http://youtube.com/UCANR).

Tuesday, February 23; 7:55 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Habr traduccin al Espaol Registration Cost: $10 Registration Link: https://ucanr.edu/survey/survey.cfm?surveynumber=32769 7:55 Introduction 8:00 Woodchip bioreactors for removal of nitrate and pesticides from tile drainage.

Our podcast goes live on Saturday January 23. Listen to it on radiocolusa.com This months topic is Monarch Butterflies with Lora Haller from the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge Complex.

The Native American Community Partnerships Workgroup is requesting everyone affiliated with ANR including staff, academics and administrators to please complete their needs assessment/research survey by Feb. 6.

Visit these links for a round-up of recent health and nutrition news, information, and events. For general healthy eating information based on an expert analysis of nutrition research, visit ChooseMyPlate.gov. For individual questions, consult a registered dietitian or medical provider.

Hello We have been evaluating several herbicides on direct-seed Brassica vegetables: Bok choi, broccoli raab, collard greens, mizuna, mustard greens and radish. We also have evaluated several herbicides in transplanted Brussels Sprouts and Kale.

Bed bugs can hitch rides on secondhand furniture, luggage, backpacks and other personal items to invade homes and attack people. While we rest and sleep on sofas and beds, the insects come out to feed. They want to suck our blood.

Catalina Ironwood By Linda Lewis Griffith UCCE Master Gardener Lyonothamnus floribundus Common Name: Catalina Ironwood Planting Zone: Sunset Zones 14-17, 19-24 Size: 20-50 ft. tall, 25-35 ft.

Intermountain Research and Extension Center 2816 Havlina Road, PO Box 850, Tulelake, California 96134 Phone 530.667.5117 Fax 530.667.5265 Website irec.ucanr.

In December, amidst the holiday Zoom parties and anticipation of the end of a rough year, we said "Happy Retirement" to one of the California Naturalist Program's favorite colleagues, environmental educators and mentors, Sandy Derby.