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It's going to be a long weekend, but it's a short one when you consider all the things you can do and see at the eighth annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day on Saturday, Feb. 16. Bring your family. Bring your friends. Bring your camera.

Last week, we launched the newly re-designed UCANR.EDU and we hope that the entire ANR community has had a chance to explore the new site.

The California State Bear Flag has nothing on the Bohart Museum of Entomology's Bear Flag. A newly crafted hooded sweatshirt, the work of artist Charlotte Herbert Alberts and designer Fran Keller, features tardigrades, also known as the water bears.

Nowadays, you can grow as many as four compatible trees in the space it used to take to grow one.

Container soils must have the right balance of air-filled and water-filled pore space. This is especially important right after irrigation. I showed in the previous blog that field soils shouldn't be used in containers because they don't drain well and create a saturated root environment.

IMPORTANT FAIR INFO!!!!!...

Join the California Cattlemen's Association on March 2nd and learn about the California Cattle Council Referendum and how you will make a difference by voting Yes, and returning your ballot during the voting window.

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In this issue, you will find: Colusa County Fair entry dates and weigh ins County Presentation Day results Home Ec Review information Fashion Review information Cooking Craze information LEGO workshop information and much, much more!...

I took advantage of a sunny afternoon to get out in the backyard. Everything was still quite soggy from the recent rains. There were several chores to accomplish. The grapevine needed pruning. I wanted to gather flowers to make some arrangements for the house.