Ongoing research

Please join us for a virtual meeting to hear results from a study investigating how livestock grazing influences fire safety. We will also discuss development of a Prescribed Burn Association in San Benito, Monterey, and Santa Cruz counties. Click here for the flyer.

General situation: Things have warmed up recently.

General situation: Things have warmed up recently. Our reference weather station for Fresno is running about 3 days ahead of last year and a week ahead of the 30-year average for heat accumulation, so far this season.

General situation: Things have warmed up recently. Our reference weather station for Merced is running about a week ahead of the last of year and a whole 12 days ahead of the 30-year average for heat accumulation, so far this season.

General situation: Things have warmed up recently. Our reference weather station for Stanislaus is running about a 6 days ahead of the last year and 4 days ahead of the 30-year average for heat accumulation, so far this season.

The UC California Naturalist program is expanding! As we continue to grow, we seek meaningful and intentional partnerships with diverse organizations that serve as informal and formal science centers and as gathering spaces for their communities.

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General situation: Things have warmed up recently. Our reference weather station for Eastern San Joaquin is running about a week ahead of the last couple of years and the 30-year average for heat accumulation, so far this season.

One of the many benefits of gardening is a sense of beauty and wonder that the discovery of new and beautiful plants bestows on the observer.

General situation: Things have warmed up recently. Our reference weather station for Western San Joaquin is running about a week ahead of the last couple of years and the 30-year average for heat accumulation, so far this season.