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Los beneficios de los arboles urbanos
Water Supply Security (WSS): Article

Árboles Urbanos y su Papel en la Gestión de Aguas Pluviales

June 4, 2025
By Erik C Porse, Esther N Lofton
 Las copas de los árboles urbanos (UTC), es decir, las capas de hojas, ramas y tallos que cubren el suelo en las ciudades, son herramientas esenciales para gestionar las aguas pluviales, en particular en zonas urbanas densas como las del sur de California. En paisajes dominados por superficies…
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A lady beetle, aka ladybug, eating aphids. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

How Much Do Lady Beetles Love Aphids?

June 4, 2025
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
 How much do lady beetles love aphids?It's love at first bite. And it amounts to some 50 bites a day.The lady beetle, commonly known as a ladybug, is a legend when it comes to its voracious appetite. It eats some 50 aphids a day--a 50-course meal--and in its lifetime, it can polish off a whopping 5000…
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[PODCAST] Skip the June Gloom—Start Your June Bloom!

June 4, 2025
By Loren Nelson
This Month In The Garden – June 2025Forget June Gloom! Think June Bloom! It is time for another This Month In The Garden edition for the month of June on In The Garden with UCCE Master Gardeners. Our MG hosts Teena Spindler and Katrina Kirkeby have a ton of activities to get you out in the garden during,…
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[PODCAST] Skip the June Gloom—Start Your June Bloom!
UC Master Gardeners of Orange County: Event

[PODCAST] Skip the June Gloom—Start Your June Bloom!

Jun 4, 2025

This Month In The Garden – June 2025Forget June Gloom! Think June Bloom! It is time for another This Month In The Garden edition for the month of June on In The Garden with UCCE Master Gardeners. Our MG hosts Teena Spindler and Katrina Kirkeby have a ton of activities to get you out in the garden during,…
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Green alfalfa field with scattered blooms of purple flowers blowing in the wind.
UC Ag Experts Talk Webinar Series: Event

Webinar: Pest Management in Alfalfa, Small Grains, and Garbanzo Beans

Sep 24, 2025

This webinar is part of the UC Ag Experts Talk series. Dr. Michelle Leinfelder-Miles, Delta Crops Resource Management Advisor with the University of California Cooperative Extension, San Joaquin County, will discuss the principles of Integrated Pest Management and pest management in alfalfa, small grains,…
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The Savvy Sage: Article

The Case for Succession - Planting for Fall in June

June 4, 2025
By Deborah Cunningham
 Article by Lorie Hammond - Did you plant your summer garden in April or May, and think that you are finished? But do you have spaces in your garden where something did not grow, or where an early crop is now finished? You might be happy to know that June is a great time to plant flowers and other…
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A small group of young people tinker with a drone
ANR News Releases: Article

Drone Camps to help teens’ interest in science take off

June 4, 2025
By Michael Hsu
This July and August, teens ages 13 to 18 are invited to attend a free Youth Drone Camp at locations across the Bay Area and Northern California. The camps, organized by California 4-H, will be held July 7-11 in San Jose, July 21-25 in Napa and Aug. 4-8 in Redding.
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UC Master Food Preserver: Event

Online - Ask A UC Master Food Preserver Live Q&A

Aug 6, 2025

A panel of volunteers specializing in freezing, dehydrating, canning and food safety will be available to answer your questions and share their tips so you can safely and successfully preserve food at home.
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UC Master Food Preserver: Event

Ask A UC Master Food Preserver - Live Q&A

Jul 2, 2025

A panel of volunteers specializing in freezing, dehydrating, canning and food safety will be available to answer your questions and share their tips so you can safely and successfully preserve food at home.
UC Master Food Preserver
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