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Ocean water polluted with plastics and other pollutants
Pure Water Matters - Your Essential Guide to Drinking Water Quality!: Article

Contaminantes de Preocupación Emergente (CECs), Medidas de Mitigación y Regulaciones en el Sur de California

March 27, 2025
By Esther N Lofton, Daniel Gonzalez
Los Contaminantes de Preocupación Emergente (CECs) son sustancias que representan un riesgo para la salud y el medio ambiente, pero no se monitorean regularmente en el agua potable. Este artículo examina varios tipos de CECs, incluyendo PFAS, microplásticos, pesticidas, productos farmacéuticos y…
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UC Master Food Preserver: Event

Canning Basics I: High Acid Canning (online)

Mar 30, 2025

Excited to seal the deal on water bath or atmospheric steam canning this year but need some guidance? Join us for a 1 hour exploration of high acid canning basics covering both methods! We will discuss the differences and benefits of each method and tour several canner equipment types as well as a live…
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Blog - Forest Research and Outreach : Article

Step by step, Julianna Olate is creating a healthier and more resilient forest

March 26, 2025
By Grace N Dean
This interview is part of our Women’s History Month series- check back this week for more stories from female forest landowners to inspire your forest stewardship journey! Julianna Olate has stewarded forestland in Del Norte County since 2008, managing her own 80-acre parcel and her neighbor's 160-acre…
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UC Master Gardeners of Orange County: Article

Sherman Library and Gardens – 2025

March 26, 2025
By Loren Nelson
This week on In The Garden with UCCE Master Gardeners, we have ANOTHER local public garden for you to visit at your leisure!  The last time we brought you a show on Sherman Library and Gardens was 10 years ago!  Time has flown and there is so much more to update for you. Teena Spindler,…
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UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County: Article

Gardening in a Mediterranean Climate Zone

March 26, 2025
By Tina Mayer
 Did you know that we live and garden in a rare and unique climatic zone? The Mediterranean climate exists in only 2% of the world’s land mass, found in just five regions: the Mediterranean Basin, Chile, South Africa, California, and Australia. Despite being spread across different continents, these…
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UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County: Article

Galls on our Apple Trees

March 26, 2025
By Tina Mayer
 During a routine winter pruning of 15-year-old apple trees, an unsettling discovery was made—large, brown, hard, swollen lumps clinging to the branches., Even the espaliered apple trees in the front yard were not spared. These growths appeared concerning, almost as if they were harming the trees, but…
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