Welcome to the Placer County 4-H Program, we have approximately 500 youth enrolled in local 4-H programs and nearly 120 adult volunteers engaging youth in varied learning experiences. There are ten clubs in the county. Our mission is to engage youth in reaching their fullest potential while advancing the…
Partnerships for ProgressUniversity of California Agriculture and Natural Resources brings the power of UC research and education to all 58 California counties. By providing expertise and fostering partnerships in agriculture, natural resources, wildfire resilience, nutrition, and youth development, we work…
The University of California Cooperative Extension Contra Costa County delivers high quality education and research programs that contribute to: Safe, healthy and accessible food Clean water and a healthy environment Improved nutrition habits and well-nourished residents Healthy youth who contri...
Welcome to the official web site for the University of California Academic Assembly Council. The mission of the Assembly Council is to provide a forum to enhance the impacts of Cooperative Extension programs and address the professional needs of Cooperative Extension academic employees.
Estimating the Cost of Replacing Forage Losses on California Annual Rangeland Valuable forage is often lost on annual rangelands because of wildfires, cultivation, and other disturbances.
The mission of the Master Gardeners of Shasta County is to develop, adapt, and extend research-based horticultural information and educational programs to the residents of Shasta and Tehama Counties.
As UCANR's Strategic Vision states, accurate science-based information is one of the cornerstones of making sound decisions, whether at the personal level, or in the creation and application of public policy.
4-H is an organization for youth ages 5-18 that promotes hands-on, experiential learning. 4-H welcomes youth members and adult volunteers from all backgrounds and all locations.
Honey Bees and Colony Strength Evaluation An Online Learning Program Honey bees are essential for pollination of many fruit, nut, vegetable, and seed crops.
A beautiful way to add color to your garden in winter and early spring is to plant hellebores. These perennials grow low to the ground in clumps usually no more than one- and one-half feet high, with distinctive leathery, dark-green leaves. Their flowers, about two inches across, appear in clusters that…
Remember Cole Cramer and Connor Hsu, the two Southern California insect enthusiasts who met as pre-teens at the 2022 Bio Boot Camp at UC Davis? They became fast friends, joined professional entomological societies, and formed a youth entomology group, the Lorquin Society…
2025 has been a rough year for the honey bees and their keepers. Reports of extreme colony mortality began in January, just before the almond bloom which requires the pollination services of an estimated 1.5 million colonies (Fenton, et al., 2025). As of July, honey bee colonies have reportedly dwindled by…
I was in a citrus orchard in San Diego recently with some colleagues, looking for sap-sucking hemipterans to run an experiment. I kept getting distracted, however, by some small flies. They were shiny, bright yellow with black stripes, like a miniature, polished hoverfly. Every tree I inspected in this…
Avocado pollination is a little-understood process influenced by flower biology, environmental conditions, and pollinator behavior. Our study from UC Cooperative Extension and UC Davis aims to shed light on the complexity of avocado pollination and the role of various insect species in enhancing fruit set…
The registration label for Sivano use against Pink Hibiscus Mealybug (Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae)) was approved by DPR last year. The label can be found at the following link, with dates listed on page 18:https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/agrian-cg-fs1-production/pdfs/Sivanto…
Our VisionThe Central Coast Rangeland Coalition envisions vibrant, productive, diverse, and sustainable rangelands, human communities, and working and natural landscapes on California’s Central Coast.
As 2025 comes to a close, I want to thank each and every one of you for everything that you do for our communities all across California.You are the reason we are able to share the latest science and develop the partnerships and programs that help solve many of our most pressing challenges – in…
