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The Stanislaus Sprout: Article

The Backyard is for the Birds!

September 26, 2023
By Anne E Schellman
A recent study* found that seeing or hearing birds can improve your mood and mental wellbeing for up to eight hours! Instead of heading out to bird watch, why not attract them to your own backyard or apartment patio?
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Lily Elola
Hopland REC: Article

Welcome GrizzlyCorps Fellow: Lily Elola

September 26, 2023
By Hannah M Bird
My name is Lily (she/her) and I'll be working as a Climate Resiliency Fellow for the Hopland Research and Extension Center through July 2024. My position was made possible through GrizzlyCrops, an AmeriCorps program operated through UC Berkeley's Center for Law, Energy and the Environment.
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Blue house with a raised planter of trees, shrubs, and flowers.
The Stanislaus Sprout: Article

The New Front Yard Workshop - October 7, 2023

September 26, 2023
By Anne E Schellman
Hello Sprout readers, We have a few questions for you Are you tired of your landscape and ready for something new? Have you been thinking about replacing all or part of your lawn? Are you confused about how to transition from sprinkler to drip irrigation?
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Employees of UC ANR, we heard you

September 26, 2023
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
En espaol Through your comments on the three ANR@Work surveys, at the 2023 Statewide Conference, in our Town Halls, in the development of our Strategic Plan, in outreach sessions and other engagements, you shared your ideas, needs and experiences about working at UC ANR.
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Echter Lavendel (Lavandula angustifolia) by blumenbiene is licensed under CC BY 2.0.
Under the Solano Sun: Article

Botanical Names for Dummies

September 26, 2023
I love when I meet a fellow gardener and they can name every plant they see with its formal botanical name! I'm always so impressed and sometimes intimidated. I have often found myself making up names when someone asked me. "What is the name of this plant?".
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Bees are the most well known pollinators, but butterflies, including monarchs, are pollinators, too. This monarch butterfly, sipping nectar in a Vacaville garden, came up with a head full of pollen. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Monarch Butterflies as Pollinators

September 25, 2023
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
"More than beautiful, monarch butterflies contribute to the health of our planet. While feeding on nectar, they pollinate many types of wildflowers.--National Park Service.
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Nutrition Policy Institute News: Article

October 12 is Children’s Environmental Health Day!

September 25, 2023
By Lorrene D Ritchie, Christina E Hecht, Danielle Lee
City of Berkeley, Calif. Mayor Jesse Arreguin will proclaim Tuesday, October 12, 2023 as Children's Environmental Health Day in Berkeley. Nutrition Policy Institute's senior policy advisor Christina Hecht worked with the mayor's office to issue the proclamation.
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Las actividades de ciencias del medio ambiente en el campamento incluyeron el estudio de las arañas y muchos otros insectos. Todas las fotografías por Susan Weaver.
Comunidades Saludables: Article

Estudiantes latinos se divierten y aprenden en campamento de 4-H

September 25, 2023
By Diana Cervantes
Estudiantes latinos del condado de Santa Clara se sumergieron durante toda una semana en un mundo que quizs la mayora de ellos desconoca: naturaleza, exploracin, insectos, reptiles, pjaros y muchas actividades al aire libre.
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