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California Tarantulas (Aphonopelma sp.) By Norman Smith This is the time of year when you might see tarantulas wandering around the woodlands and crossing roads, often in broad daylight - unusual for a spider. Well, what you are seeing are male tarantulas, looking for a female.

Water Measuring and Reporting Shortcourse Senate Bill 88 requires that all water right holders who have previously diverted or intend to divert more than 10 acre-feet per year (riparian and pre-1914 claims), or who are authorized to divert more than 10 acre-feet per year under a permit, license, or...

This is your final week to choose the right benefits for you and your family for 2019 Open Enrollment ends at 5 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 20.

It's that time of year again. Time to get small grains seeded, especially considering that there is the potential for a weather system to move through our area next week (Wednesday, November 21, 2018). Water in our weather? Current forecasts suggest that rain could move through the area next week.

They did it! Again! The incredible University of California Linnaean Games Team, comprised of graduate students from UC Davis and UC Berkeley, won the national championship at the popular and highly competitive Linnaean Games hosted this week at the Entomological Society of America's meeting in Vanc...

As wildfires continue to burn in the north and south portions of the state, many of us are also affected by poor air quality.

As you walk quickly down the nursery walkway on the way to the sales team meeting, you glance over at the 1- gallon stock that's almost ready to sell. Then you stop; something is wrong with the Chamaecyparis lawsoniana. Yikes, the older portions of the branches are browning on many plants.

The following is a message from President Napolitano. For those of you who want to donate or volunteer, the link to the State of California website lists vetted charitable organizations accepting donations as well as volunteer opportunities.

We were able to sneak away to Germany to visit family living near Stuttgart. We traveled in early October and were there during a beautiful, unseasonably warm twelve days.

The University of California Linnaean Games Team, comprised of graduate students from UC Davis and UC Berkeley, won the national championship at the popular and highly competitive Linnaean Games hosted this week at the Entomological Society of America's meeting in Vancouver, B.C.