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Boston ivy growing at the Hickey Gym on the UC Davis campus
Green Blog: Article

Can vines speed urban cooling?

April 21, 2022
By Michael Hsu
Perhaps trees aren't the only green solution when it comes to cooling urban spaces and reducing energy costs. Honeysuckle, Virginia creeper, pink trumpet and other vines could be a fast-growing substitute in climate-smart cities of the future.
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From Soil to Science: Article

2021 UCCE Sonoma Annual Report

April 21, 2022
Dear Colleagues & Community Partners, The University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE Sonoma) team is proud to present our 2021 Annual Report, highlighting the department's accomplishments through our innovative programs in Sonoma County.
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Blog - Forest Research and Outreach : Article

Little Fires: Landowners Learn to Burn

April 21, 2022
By Susan D Kocher
Reposted from UC Davis News Rebecca Wayman, a UC Davis associate specialist of forestry, participates in the prescribed burn. (Tim McConville/UC Davis) Smoke billows over the forest like a slow-moving fog. Dried oak leaves singe, crackle and curl into ash.
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A lady beetle, aka ladybug, devouring aphids in a Vacaville garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Who Doesn't Love a Ladybug?

April 20, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Who doesn't love a ladybug? Call them ladybugs, call them ladybirds, call them lady beetles, call them Coccinellidae, or just call them aphid eaters or deluxe aphid eaters. Or Joey Chestnut. Or Josephine Chestnut.
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Photo by Lynn Young
Garden News & Views: Article

Nasturtiums: Jewels in the Garden

April 20, 2022
These jeweled toned beauties are wonderful in the garden. Nasturtiums are quite easy to grow and usually planted in the Spring after the last frost has passed. I have seen Nasturtiums begin to grow from the previous season as early as January.
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Chickens peck at the soil in an outdoor pen.
Food Blog: Article

Poultry owners urged to protect birds from avian influenza virus

April 20, 2022
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
A strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza is currently infecting and killing wild birds and domestic birds in at least 29 states across the United States. A UC Agriculture and Natural Resources poultry expert urges commercial and backyard chicken owners to take precautions.
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