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The California Institute for Water Resources has announced its 2018-19 Request for Proposals. This year, proposals are requested in the junior investigator category only, said Doug Parker, director of the California Institute for Water Resources. Funded projects will begin March 1, 2019.

Hello 4-H Families, Congratulation to all the 4-H members on their accomplishments and winnings at the Monterey County Fair. It was a nice to see all the 4-H member working together on show days at the fair. We are now gearing up for the Santa Cruz County fair next week.

No, I don't think so and see for yourself with the photo series below. I have quite a few more of these pictures, but I think you'll get the point with the two series posted.

Oregon Biochar Solutions Rogue Biochar I spoke with Grant Scheve of Oregon Biochar Solutions, makers of Rogue biochar (https://www.chardirect.com/) .

Reposted from California Magazine The world certainly seems more flammable these days. Thousands of homes were lost last year in Sonoma County alone, and wildfires have raged across California all summer.

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According to Jeff A. Johnson and Denita Dinger, Play [physical activity] is not frivolous. It is not a luxury. It is not something to fit in after completing all the important stuff. It is the important stuff. Play is a drive, a need, a brain-building must-do.

Plant your P's and harvest your Q's! Snap peas, Snow peas, or Sugar peas are your planting go-tos for edible peas! Plant Sweet peas, of course, for visual holiday color! If you are into the unusual and happen to have a Quince tree, now is the time to start harvesting and planning on how to prepare s...

Liverworts do not have the typical propagules associated with other common weeds. They don't have seeds or asexual propagules such as rhizomes and stolons that can spread and establish as new plants.