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- Climate-Ready Trees Research Tour
- Research on lawn conversions and Mediterranean oak borer
- New nonfunctional turf website & resources
- Glossary of landscaping language terms
- Revised weed management guidance
- Tools for managing urban forests
- California Air Resources Board (CARB) Landscaper Workgroup
- Ag Container Recycling Council (ACRC) Recycling Program
- Nonfunctional turf irrigation ban (AB 1572) resources
- Turf replacement research
- Invasive borers
- Research updates
- Survey for landscape professionals
- Invasive shothole borers in San Jose
- Regulations for urban water use and landscaping equipment
- Needs assessment summary
- Mediterranean oak borer
Spring 2023
The inaugural edition of the Taproot newsletter!
- Benefits of urban plants
- Federal funds for urban forestry