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Curious about canning your own food at home? Join the UCCE Master Food Preservers at this free introductory online class and learn how to use boiling water and atmospheric steam canners to can quick pickles out of a variety of fruits and vegetables. (Who said a pickle has to be a cucumber…

Program: This class will cover the basic biological functions of woody trees and shrubs, including how they obtain nutrients, their growth habits, wound response, and related functions. Woody Plant Biology, along with the second class in our Pruning Guild series “Introduction to Aesthetic Pruning” provide…

Program: Ground covers serve many functions in the landscape, including suppressing weeds, reducing erosion, replacing lawns, softening hardscapes, and filling in large expanses. Native groundcovers have the benefits of being adapted to our environment and supporting native biodiversity. In addition,…

 Children, along with an adult, are warmly invited to the Unity Garden at Bounty Farms in Sonoma County on Saturday, June 14 from 2-4pm.Children will plant, learn and explore the natural wonders of this Demonstration Garden, a project of the UC Master Gardener Program of Sonoma County. At the event…

The Forest Stewardship and Post-fire Forest Resilience Programs are collaborating with CAL FIRE's Lewis A. Moran Reforestation Center to host a field trip to the nursery facility in Davis, CA. Join us as we discuss cone collection and processing; seed processing; propagation and seedling care; and how forest…

Visit the newly developed Heartwood Biomass facility in Jamestown. Heartwood Biomass specializes in utilizing woody biomass such as small-diameter trees and forest management residuals to make wood products. By making value-added products using otherwise non-merchantable materials, Heartwood Biomass aims to…