Ongoing research

DroneCamp is IGIS's flagship event of the year. Now in it's 4th year, the program started out as a 2 1/2 day mash-up of several half-day workshops created by Sean Hogan on using drones for research data collection.

The statewide office is thrilled to introduce two new Program Coordinators that started with the UC Master Gardener Program in Spring 2020. Please join us in giving them a warm welcome! Sherida Phibbs Humboldt and Del Norte Counties sjphibbs@ucanr.

There is culture in agriculture. Mary Lu Arpaia says she spent hours looking at the avocado pictures, along with those of other fruit crops.

Here's UC Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor Scott Oneto showing us how to control yellow starthistle with burning: https://www.youtube.

Winners of the Master Gardener photo contest are announced.

Items included in this issue: MGs use Zoom to connect during the pandemic, herd immunity in plants, an interview with Platinum MG Thurman Howard, update on West County School Gardens, the Smoketree West County Helpline query, get to know Janet Hartin, Janet's Jottings, news from Rosa Olaiz, and MG p...

In this Issue: Update of several MG projects including Youth Gardens, Coachella Valley Rescue Mission, and Grow Lab; MGs visit to Ridgedale Orchard and Vineyard; introducing the Militta Crescent butterfly; interview with Platinum Badge Holder, Lucy Heyming; MGs at the Riverside County Fair and Natio...

In this issue: MGs at the Braille Institute and the future; poems with a garden focus; West County School of the Month; Health benefits of gardening now include the immune system; Riverside Home and Garden Show; Desert Help Line Query; Pauline Pedigos contributions; La Virgen de Guadalupe procession...

In this issue: art and nature; Desert helpline query; changes to the West County helpline; introducing the Training Classes; new badge status for West County MGs; West County school of the month; a visit to Balbo Park; thanks to MGs and announcement of new opportunity by Janet Hartin; News! from Ros...

In this issue Riverside County Master Gardeners are recognized for their accomplishments, including awards at the SoCal Fair and recent success at Children's Gardens. Also, new training classes begin as Fall Home Gardening Classes come to a close and the Desert Garden Community Day is reviewed.