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UC Environmental Stewards: Page

Canopy

Course DescriptionCanopy is offering the UC Climate Stewards certification course in Santa Clara and San Mateo County. The course prepares participants to engage within their communities with integrated nature-based climate solutions, community science about local green spaces, and communication to advance…
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Fresno Gardening Green: Article

There’s good reason to protect pollinators

June 16, 2025
By Jeannette Warnert
 National Pollinator Week, which begins today and runs through June 22, was established in 2007 following a unanimous vote by the U.S. Senate. Why make a federal case over pollinators? Many of the healthiest foods in our diets – almonds, blueberries, squash, strawberries, peaches and much more – are…
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Ready, Set, Submit! If you need help finding a resource or a document you can reach out to the 4-H Staff at your local UC Extension Office.
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Past webinars - Pollinators

As webinars are completed, we post recordings on YouTube for future study and sharing with others. Continuing education units are not available for recorded webinars. Only participants of live webinars receive credits.Assessing Bee Exposure Risk and Potential for Habitat-Based Mitigation in…
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Over the Fence (Alameda County): Article

What is that Black Stuff on my Plant Leaves?

June 14, 2025
By Judy Quan
The black stuff on your leaves is likely sooty moldThe black stuff on your leaves is probably sooty mold, a fungal disease growing on plants and other surfaces, and it is often seen in the spring and summer. The leaves or stems have a black coating that looks like soot. If you look closely, it is growing…
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Crape Myrtle leaves with sooty mold
Over the Fence (Alameda County): Article

What is that Black Stuff on my Plant Leaves?

June 14, 2025
By Judy Quan
The black stuff on your leaves is likely sooty moldThe black stuff on your leaves is probably sooty mold, a fungal disease growing on plants and other surfaces, and it is often seen in the spring and summer. The leaves or stems have a black coating that looks like soot. If you look closely, it is growing…
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Crape Myrtle leaves with sooty mold
Over the Fence (Alameda County): Article

What is that Black Stuff on my Plant Leaves?

June 14, 2025
By Judy Quan
The black stuff on your leaves is likely sooty moldThe black stuff on your leaves is probably sooty mold, a fungal disease growing on plants and other surfaces, and it is often seen in the spring and summer. The leaves or stems have a black coating that looks like soot. If you look closely, it is growing…
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Lake County: Video

MOU Signing Ceremony Between Middletown Rancheria and UC ANR

A historic agreement between the Middletown Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California and UC ANR has created the first-ever UC Cooperative Extension Tribal Extension Office. Located on tribal land at the Middletown Rancheria headquarters, the office opened on June 2, 2025. It will facilitate culturally…
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Growing Perennials - Laguna Woods
UC Master Gardeners of Orange County: Event

Growing Perennials - Laguna Woods

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Jul 8, 2025

Encore! Encore! Encore! That’s what perennials are all about, and UC Master Gardeners of Orange County can tell you all about them.  Beginning with the types of perennial plants, and continuing with trees, shrubs, ornamental grasses, tropicals, and vegetables, you will get an understanding of perennials…
UC Master Gardeners of Orange County
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