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The Camp Fire, the worst wildfire in California history, ravaged the bucolic communities in the Butte County foothills, including Paradise, Concow, Butte Creek Canyon, Cherokee, Yankee Hill and Magalia in November 2018.

Shades of brown and grey cast over bricks, cement, remnants of metal roofs and steel beams from manufactured and modular homes, collapsed stucco walls, BBQs, shells of washers and driers, along with an occasional tea pot that is what you can see in and amongst living, but singed Ponderosa pine and...

Fire scientist Kate Wilkin was on the job just a few weeks when ferocious winds whipped up the Northern California firestorm of 2017.

The more different the root architecture, the greater potential to store more carbon The greater the diversity of the rooting network, the greater diversity of pores It's not just the biomass that stores the carbon, it's the diversity of the pores So plant a greater diversity of plants to increase s...

Advice for the Home Gardener from the Help Desk of the UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County Client's Request: I have another garden question. We have a fuchsia and an unknown green plant (to the left of the fuchsia in the photo) in dire need of serious pruning in our West County yard.

Are you tired of hand-pulling weeds from your yard or garden, and want to use an herbicide? Seen your friend's post on social media for a quick and easy guide to make your own herbicide but aren't sure if it's really a good idea to use? So many questions, so little time.

We've moved on to our second destination, leaving Perth behind. The only clue I have to provide for our new location is that we are in a different time zone, an hour and a half away. This might be the first time I have experienced a half time zone'.

In this issue: Events Calendar--don't miss out on important due dates Seeking People with Passion for Management & Program Boards Belt Buckles Cowboy Poetry Contest Scholarship Opportunity for Teachers Fair Booth--Help Wanted! Fair Contacts & Barn Chart (page 6) Record Books Officer Training--sign u...

In this issue: Events Calendar--don't miss out on important due dates Seeking People with Passion for Management & Program Boards Belt Buckles Cowboy Poetry Contest Scholarship Opportunity for Teachers Fair Booth--Help Wanted! Fair Contacts & Barn Chart (page 6) Record Books Officer Training--sign u...

UC Rice Weed Course Friday, Sept. 6, 2019 8:00 AM-4:10 PM Hamilton Road Field (on West Hamilton Rd. between Hwy. 99 & Riceton Hwy.