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This spring, April 19-25, we celebrate the remarkable contributions of UC Master Gardener volunteers during National Volunteer Week! Established in 1974, National Volunteer Week generates interest in and enthusiasm around volunteerism AND presents an exciting opportunity recognize outstanding member...

Reposted from UC Berkeley College of Natural Resources news A Berkeley researcher in the Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management travelled to Washington, D.C., to testify on Tuesday before the U.S.

Nutrition Policy Institute (NPI) Senior Researcher and Policy Advisor Wendi Gosliner, in collaboration with Professor Lia Fernald at the University of California, Berkeley, School of Public Health, received a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Equity-Focused Policy Research grant to understand the reaso...

The California Plant and Soil Conference will be held in Fresno CA at the DoubleTree Hotel and Convention Center on February 4-5, 2020. This is a very comprehensive conference with talks from speakers invited from industry, government agencies, and universities.

Join PlantRight this spring for its 9th Annual Spring Nursery Survey. UC Master Gardener county programs can offer volunteer and continuing education hours to UC Master Gardener volunteers who visit local nurseries to help PlantRight track the availability of invasive plants in California.

Ranching has a long history in California, starting when Spanish missions were established in the early 1700s, continuing as ranchos under Mexican rule, and persisting as a solid industry today with about 38 million acres of range and pasture lands in the state.

Several years ago, I started a social media project I called Sheep 365. Every day for a full year, I posted a photo of something we were doing in our sheep operation. At first, I thought it would simply be a fun way to share my shepherding year with friends and family.

Dear Colleagues, Please join us for the 2020 Grant Essentials Summit on March 2 and 3 at the UC ANR Valley Conference Center in Davis, CA.

A UC Davis scientist has just received a federal grant to study trapdoor spiders in California, with opportunities for undergraduate students to participate in the research. Citizen scientists also can be involved through public sightings and suggestions for naming a newly discovered species.

Dear Colleagues, The Pacific Forest and Watershed Lands Stewardship Council (Stewardship Council) is soliciting concept applications for enhancement projects on the PG&E Watershed Lands.