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What do wildfires, near hurricane-force Santa Ana winds, debris flows, hailstorms, and King Tide storm surges all have in common?

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Your peripatetic blogger has been in the desert for the last month enjoying all the beauty that the desert provides. A favorite spot that keeps drawing us back is Joshua Tree National Park. The stark beauty and vastness of the over 800,000 acres casts a mystical spell.

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Dear Colleagues, UC ANR and UC leaders are working to understand how changing federal policies will affect university programs and operations.

Image: "urban farming," by Elizabeth Lloyd on Flickr, CC BY 2.0. Growing food in urban and peri-urban environments has many documented and diverse benefits, including enhancing food sovereignty and building community.

Image: "urban farming," by Elizabeth Lloyd on Flickr, CC BY 2.0. Growing food in urban and peri-urban environments has many documented and diverse benefits, including enhancing food sovereignty and building community.

These are hard days for navel oranges. Drought stress. Salt stress due to drought. And no rain this fall. And here comes the big one. This is ripe for navel splitting. This time of year when they are starting to build sugar, they are also ripe for splitting.

** Agenda will be shared shortly** Date: March 17th; Location: 69 W Kentucky Ave, Woodland, CA 95695 - Yolo County Farm Bureau Date: March 18th; Location: Evangelical Church, 5219 Church St.

Shady areas in a garden tend to cause a lot of head scratching. These spots often confound gardeners who haven't yet learnedthat many attractive plants thrive in dry shade. Some shade-loving plants have colorful foliage that provides as much delightas a bright flower patch in full sun.