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Emily Jane Freed smiles in a field of thyme at Jacobs Farm/del Cabo, Inc. in Santa Cruz County
Food Blog: Article

New director to elevate UC Cooperative Extension impact on Central Coast

July 30, 2025
By Michael Hsu
Emily Jane Freed began as UC Cooperative Extension area director for Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz counties in June. She brings experience in agriculture issues, logistics and emergency services administration and she aims to help UCCE academics provide even greater benefit to local communities.
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cattail plants
Under the Solano Sun: Article

Suisun Marsh

July 30, 2025
By Jennifer M Baumbach
Blog by Nancy ForrestA few weeks ago, we took the Suisun City representatives on a boat trip through Suisun Marsh. The marsh is the largest continuous brackish water wetland on the West Coast. Fresh water from the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers meets the saline water from the San Francisco Bay and the…
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A grey mouse under brown leaves in a sideways plant pot.
Pests in the Urban Landscape: Article

Mouse in Your House?

July 30, 2025
By Belinda Messenger-Sikes
While they may look cute, no one really wants a mouse around the house. House mice eat up to 20% of their body weight daily, eating whatever food is available. They can contaminate our food and their gnawing can damage buildings, wiring, insulation, food packages, and more. Many fires of unknown origin are…
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Policy, Compliance, and Programmatic Agreements: Page

Cooperative Extension Specialist MOUs

UC BerkeleyCurrent - 2017 May: UC ANR - UCB Cooperative Extension Specialist Positions MOUUC DavisCurrent - 2017 May: UC ANR - UCD Cooperative Extension Specialist Positions MOUCurrent - 2021 March: UC ANR - UCD Veterinary Medicine Cooperative Extension Specialist Positions MOUUC IrvineCurrent - 2022 May: UC…
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Drip lines and mulch conserve water in the ornamental garden. Laura Lukes

Keeping Plants Alive When Water is Scarce

July 29, 2025
It hasn’t been a terrible summer, yet it’s been some time since we have seen rain in our area, and some of your plants may be suffering. While you might not be able to save them all, you can take precautions in your garden that will save the plants it makes sense to save, define your gardening priorities,…
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Climate and Land Access Listening Sessions

Aug 6, 2025

We’re reaching out to invite you to a virtual listening session hosted by the Climate Action and Land Equity (CALE) Project. The CALE project is funded by California’s Department of Conservation through its Climate Smart Land Management Program. Its mission is to support historically…
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A longhorned bee on a Mexican sunflower, Tithonia rotundifola. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Rise Early to Greet a Male Longhorned Bee

July 29, 2025
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
 How can you capture a close-up image of a male longhorned bee, such as Melissodes agilis or Svastra  obliqua expurgata?Before the sun rises, slip out into the patch of flowers where you've seen them before. They will be sleeping or slighty stirring. (The females return to their nests at night,…
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Davis Farm
Event

Climate and Land Access Listening Sessions

Aug 6, 2025

Hello UC ANR Colleagues,  We’re reaching out to invite you to a virtual listening session hosted by the Climate Action and Land Equity (CALE) Project. The CALE project is funded by California’s Department of Conservation through its Climate Smart Land Management Program. Its mission is to…
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Monarch butterfly fluttering by a garden owl. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

What a Hoot!

July 29, 2025
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
 Several years ago, a friend gifted us with some garden art, an owl. Its head does not rotate. Its wings do not move.  It does not scare away birds or squirrels. It does not scare away butterflies, either.Last week a monarch fluttered in our pollinator garden and quickly spotted a milkweed…
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