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BBQ Acorns
California Naturalist: Article

Small Actions Add Up To Big Impacts

February 21, 2020
By Eliot T Freutel
If you follow CalNat on social media, this picture taken by Shane Feirer (a colleague at UCANR Hopland Research and Education Center) might look familiar to you. Shane went out to his yard one evening to cook dinner for his family on the BBQ. When he opened it up, he found it was FULL of acorns.
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Cooperative Extension specialist Ian Grettenberger at his office in 73 Briggs Hall. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Spotlight: Meet Ian Grettenberger

February 21, 2020
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Meet agricultural entomologist and Cooperative Extension specialist Ian Grettenberger, who joined the faculty of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Entomology in January 2019.
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Chickens by Joyce Hill
The Real Dirt: Article

Master Gardeners Present Free Gardening Workshops

February 21, 2020
Twice a year, the UC Master Gardeners of Butte County offer a series of workshops designed for the home gardener. The line-up for Spring 2020 includes a number of new topics, in addition to those back by popular demand. The series began February 12th with a workshop on starting vegetable seeds.
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fire hillside
Topics in Subtropics: Article

Fire, Smoke, Ag Workers and Employers

February 20, 2020
By Ben A Faber
California agricultural employers, workers approach smoke concerns differently UC Davis examines health and safety awareness around mounting threat University of California - Davis In 2018, California wildfires burned more than 1.8 million acres and caused smoke to drift hundreds of miles.
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Armillaria mushrooms grow in clusters, have a ring around their stem, and are tan to honey colored. (Credit: J Turney)
Pests in the Urban Landscape: Article

Armillaria Root Rot in Landscape Trees

February 20, 2020
Armillaria root rot is a severe fungal disease that affects trees, woody plants, and some herbaceous plants including palms and succulents.
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