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UCCE in Santa Barbara County: Article

September 2018 Master Gardener E-newsletter

August 10, 2018
Contents of this Issue: Announcing 2019 Training Class Overview Sessions Victory Vegetable Gardening Classes Now Enrolling County-wide schedule of Master Gardener Help Tables September Gardening Guide...
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Artwork created by kindergarten, first, and second grade that promotes heart health!
UC CalFresh Fresno/Madera Counties: Article

Smarter Lunchrooms Success Stories from Fresno Unified

August 10, 2018
By Nora R Lopez, Mishelle Costa
The UC CalFresh Nutrition Education Program and Fresno Unified School District Food Services Department began implementation of the Smarter Lunchrooms Movement (SLM) in 9 elementary schools starting during the 2017-2018 school year.
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Dried puncturevine spikes in tires, UC ANR
The Real Dirt: Article

Ouch! It’s Puncturevine!

August 10, 2018
By Jeanette Alosi, UC Master Gardener of Butte County, August 10, 2018 Puncturevine (Tribulus terrestris) is an attractive green plant with small yellow flowers commonly seen growing prostrate along the side of the road. A native to Southern Europe, it's also referred to as goathead.
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Noticias: Article

CA 4-H Juntos, una jornada intensa a un futuro prometedor

August 10, 2018
By Miguel Sanchez
Cesar Andrs Gonzlez, 15 aos de edad naci en los Estados Unidos, pero conoce ms Michoacn que su pas de nacimiento. El hijo de padres campesinos migrantes, deportados creci cuidado por unos tos en la sierra michoacana, donde sus padres desaparecieron, dejndolo con una huella profunda.
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Children of California migratory workers react to seeing a Madagacar hissing cockroach at the Bohart Museum of Entomology. A news story by Kathy Keatley Garvey, communications specialist for the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, won the gold award in newswriting at the ACE conference. She also won a silver award for her "Once Upon a Monarch" post on her Bug Squad blog. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

UC Davis, UC ANR Communicators Bring Home the Gold, Silver and Bronze

August 9, 2018
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Six communicators affiliated with the University of California, Davis, or the University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC ANR) received a total of 10 awards for excellence at the 2018 conference of the international Association for Communication Excellence in Agricultu...
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Yes, we can see you. A crab spider on Mexican sunflower (Tithonia). (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Itsy Bitsy Spider

August 9, 2018
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
The itsy bitsy spider climbed up the water spout. Down came the rain and washed the spider out. Out came the sun and dried up all the rain and the itsy bitsy spider climbed up the spout again. --Nursery Rhyme It was an itsy bitsy spider. But it wasn't climbing up a water spout.
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Blog - Forest Research and Outreach : Article

The California fires situation is concerning, but not hopeless

August 9, 2018
By Susan D Kocher
Reprinted from UCANR News The news that Americans are getting about California's devasting fires is not being hyped up by the media, said UC Cooperative Extension area fire advisor Lenya Quinn-Davidson on the nationally broadcast NPR program On Point.
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At Second Street: Article

Parking Etiquette (March 2018)

August 9, 2018
Suggestion: Please remind employees that the 30 minute parking space is meant for 30 minute parking only. Ive seen cars parked there regularly all day. I had an advisor come to pick stuff up and have to double-park/block cards because this loading zone was being used.
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At Second Street: Article

Building/Parking Lot Safety (May 2018)

August 9, 2018
Suggestion: I heard that there was a burglary in our parking lot today. Why has there been no announcement to the building occupants? This is a safety issue and you need to let people know at least so that they can be more aware in the parking lot. Thank you.
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