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Merlo Park sculpture of children at play. Debi Durham

Sterling City’s Clotilde Merlo Park

May 12, 2023
Nestled in the old mill town of Sterling City at an elevation of 3500 feet is Clotilde Merlo Park, a special place known by only a few. And many of those who do know about this place have never taken a road trip up the Skyway to discover for themselves its 20 acres of natural beauty.
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A pipevine swallowtail, Battus philenor, foraging April 30 on Jupiter's Beard in the UC Davis Student Farm's Ecological Garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Pipevine Swallowtail: Battus philenor! Battus philenor!

May 11, 2023
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Battus philenor! Battus philenor! That's what UC Davis distinguished professor Art Shapiro called out when he spotted a pipevine swallowtail foraging on wild radish as we trudged up Gates Canyon Road several years ago. It's a beautiful butterfly, and one of the first we see in the spring.
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Commercial Ranchers in Mendocino and Lake Reminder

May 11, 2023
By John Harper
I wanted to make sure you saw the final reminder for the climate-smart ag survey from UC Rangelands below. We want to make sure commercial-scale producers are well-represented in the responses. Please click bit.ly/rangeland23 to take the survey by May 15, 2023.
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Lauren's All Star Project Event on Saturday, May 13th

May 11, 2023
Hello 4-H families, Lauren is hosting her 4-H All Star project event on Saturday, May 13th from 11 am to 1 pm at Epicenter on the patio in the back area. The Cat Crew California will be hosting a Cat adoption fair and Open House with workshop on Cats and Cat Care.
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photos by Cindy Yee
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My Favorite Plants

May 11, 2023
I was wandering around my garden enjoying the glorious spring blooms. Here are 3 of my favorites. This beautifulpelargonium is at least 10 years old, greeting visitors on the front walkway.
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Two girls smiling in a school cafeteria with blue aprons and food prep gloves on.
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Culinary Academy returns, post-pandemic

May 11, 2023
By Shannon Klisch, Kelly Q Hong, Mishelle Costa
Three years ago, in early March 2020, our CalFresh Healthy Living, UCCE team was sitting in our downstairs auditorium trying to figure out how we could host our annual 4-H SNAC Culinary Academy in the face of something we had never experienced, and didn't yet grasp, was going to be a pandemic that w...
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