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UC Master Gardener Program Statewide Blog: Article

Growing Creativity in the COVID-19 Era (Part 2 of 4)

June 17, 2020
By Melissa G Womack
For the past three months, COVID-19 and social distancing requirements have changed the way the UC Master Gardener Program serves our mission to extend trusted gardening information.
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A honey bee dusted with pollen from the blanket flower, Gaillardia, in Vacaville, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Pollen Power Reigns Supreme

June 16, 2020
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
You may have lost track of the hours, days, weeks and months due to the coronavirus pandemic, but how can you forget National Pollinator Week? Especially if you've ventured out in your yard, garden or park and witnessed the pollinators doing what they do best.
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Kern County: Article

Kern UCCE/DWR Weekly Crop Water Use Report 06-15-2020

June 16, 2020
Please see below link to access "How To Use Weekly Crop Water Use (ET) Reports to Assist Farm Water Management" How To Use Weekly Crop Water Use Report Please see below link to access "Weekly ET Report 06-15-2020" ET Report 06-15-2020 Please see disclaimer link below: University of California Divisi...
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When Kira Olmos, 5, of Winters visited the Bohart Museum of Entomology  with her mother, Kendra Olmos, executive director of the Center for Water-Energy Efficiency, UC Davis Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, she wasn't at all sure--at first--about meeting a stick insect. This candid photo won an international award in the ACE competition. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

UC Davis Communicators Win Global Awards

June 16, 2020
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Three UC Davis-affiliated communication specialists won a total of six writing or photography awards in a global competition hosted by the international Association for Communication Excellence in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Life and Human Sciences (ACE).
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Rufous hummingbird on Lady Banks rose (photo by Jennifer Baumbach)
Under the Solano Sun: Article

Creating a Hummingbird-Friendly Garden

June 16, 2020
Sitting on my front porch, thinking about ideas for my monthly blog, I became entranced by the hummingbirds visiting my salvia. Thirty minutes later, I started researching how to attract more of these mesmerizing birds to my garden.
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UC Cooperative Extension, Ventura County: Article

4-H Sustainable You! Virtual Summer Camp Offered

June 16, 2020
By Rose M Hayden-Smith
Youth ages 9-12 will have an opportunity to learn what it means to be sustainable through fun activities in a virtual summer camp. The camp will be held July 20-24th, with campers meeting online daily from 10-11:30 a.m. The camp is free of charge, but pre-registration is required.
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