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Growing More Food with Pollinator Power: A National Pollinator Week Special

June 18, 2025

By Barbra Braaten, Lauren L Snowden

As food prices continue to rise, many of us are turning to our backyards or patios to grow fresh vegetables. But did you know that planting vegetables alone might not be enough? To get the most from your garden, you need pollinators – those busy bees, butterflies, and other creatures that help your plants…

The Rio Grande River winds through a desert landscape with green shrubs

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To reduce water risk at the border, experts urge binational cooperation

June 17, 2025

Forum proposes institutional cooperation, agricultural transformation, technical education, community empowerment and private sector engagementWater security across the Rio Grande and Colorado River basins faces a threat that is “no longer temporary but systemic,” warned experts from Mexico and the…

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Invasive beetles are killing oak trees; UC ANR community scientists are fighting back

June 12, 2025

By Caroline D Champlin

The invasive goldspotted oak borer has spread across SoCal, leaving boneyards of dead trees behind. This June, UC ANR and community partners launched an effort to track this pest.

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SoCal youth inspired by UCCE advisor’s passion for water conservation

May 29, 2025

Esther Lofton, UCCE urban watershed resilience advisor, engaged students in LA and Orange counties with lively activities to celebrate Water Awareness Month in May.

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Ask Daniel Swain anything about weather and climate on May 31

May 29, 2025

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

Daniel Swain, UC ANR climate scientist, will host a live “Ask Me Anything”-style session online at 6:30-7:15 p.m. Pacific Time on Saturday, May 31.

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Planning a Camping Trip? Don't Move Firewood

May 16, 2025

By Cherie Shook

Visiting Yosemite National Park is an awe-inspiring experience, even for the most seasoned of travelers. The valleys, waterfalls, giant sequoias, and iconic Glacier Point are all bucket list destinations ideal for a family camping vacation. To continue enjoying beautiful parks like Yosemite, it is important…

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Volunteers needed for “blitz” to stop oak-killing beetle

May 14, 2025

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

To save oak trees, UC Cooperative Extension is organizing a GSOB Blitz, a community-powered effort to detect and map goldspotted oak borer infestations, in June.

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4-H Builds Resilient Volunteers and Teens for Mental Health Awareness Month

May 12, 2025

By Ally Lemmer, Jenna Colburn

Youth Mental Health First Aid Certification equips California 4-H adults to identify and respond to mental health challenges in 12–18-year-old youth.

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The Program Assistant Experience

May 12, 2025

By Megna Nayar

Serving as a Program Assistant at the California 4-H State Leadership Conference is one of many opportunities to come back to 4-H as an alumni.

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Top 5 Ways Gardeners Can Help Stop Invasive Species

April 25, 2025

By Lauren L Snowden

Did you know that your backyard, balcony, or community plot is more than just a space for flowers and veggies? It's also a frontline defense against invasive species! As gardeners, we’re uniquely positioned to protect local ecosystems, and the good news is—it doesn’t take a lot to make a big difference.Here…

Apples on a tree

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Gardeners with Heart: Growing Fresh Food and Building Community

April 22, 2025

By Kristian M Salgado-Jacobo

UC Master Gardeners are sharing their love for growing fresh fruits and vegetables, helping Californians discover and access local, healthy food across the state. From vibrant demonstration gardens in the low desert of Imperial County to the Bay Area region, volunteers are not only growing food…

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Gardeners with Heart: Growing a Resilient Future

April 15, 2025

By Kristian M Salgado-Jacobo

UC Master Gardeners are making a difference by combining their expertise in horticulture with a strong focus on climate readiness in their communities. Through innovative climate literacy and soil education, these dedicated volunteers work together with residents to empower them with the knowledge and…

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4-H Transforms Lives

April 14, 2025

Ashley, one of our California 4-H State Ambassadors, is now a semi-finalist for the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation undergaduate scholarship! She attributes this opportunity to her involvement in 4-H. Her TikTok video shares more about her 4-H experience and opportunity, and she wants to especially thank the…

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UCLA, UC ANR establish water supply-wildfire research and policy coordination network

April 10, 2025

UCLA’s Climate & Wildfire Research Initiative (CWRI) is launching a new Urban Water Supply + Fire working group to function as a research and policy coordination network. This effort formalizes a forum where UCLA can come together and coordinate efforts with the University of California Agriculture and…

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Gardeners with Heart: Champions of Sustainable Landscaping

April 7, 2025

By Katherine Uhde

Across California, UC Master Gardener volunteers are making local landscapes greener and healthier. These volunteers don't just plant flowers – they're building a better future for all of us! Let's meet some of these gardening champions and learn how they're changing their communities with sustainable…

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Statewide team to assist small farms with SGMA

April 2, 2025

By Ngodoo Atume, Kristen Farrar

California relies on groundwater - water stored in underground aquifers and pumped through wells - for up to 41% of water supply in normal years and up to 60% during times of drought. In 2014, the California legislature signed into law the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) with the primary goal…

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Gardeners with Heart: Hands in the Dirt, Hearts in the Community

April 1, 2025

By Melissa G Womack

In neighborhoods big and small, from a high-rise senior housing in San Francisco to demonstration gardens in the high desert. Yes, the gardens are beautiful. But the real growth? That’s happening between the people. UC Master Gardeners have built bridges between people and places, forged new…

A prescribed burn at the UC ANR Hopland Research and Extension Center (2024)

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UC researchers study smoke risk to vineyards from prescribed grassland fires

March 27, 2025

By Christopher C Chen

In the winegrape vineyards of northern California, fire and its associated smoke pose a unique threat in the form of smoke-taint damage to the fruit. A preliminary study looks at whether prescribed burning as a fire prevention method poses a risk to winegrape crops.

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Dogs Sniff Out Pest Problems

March 27, 2025

By Lindsey Hack

Dogs use their keen sense of smell to help humans every day. Their powerful noses alert us to danger, aid in search and rescue operations, and even have the potential to diagnose diseases. But did you know that some dogs have been trained to sniff out harmful invasive pests? Enter the detector dogs! …

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UC ANR fire expert highlights materials, components and actions that saved homes from LA fires

March 4, 2025

By Yana S Valachovic

Yana Valachovic, a member of UC ANR's Fire Network with a specialty in community resilience and the built environment, visited the sites of the L.A. fires to look for examples where surviving homes withstood the ferocity of the fire and for signs of defensible space and home hardening in action.

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