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Dear PCAs and Citrus Growers,We are pleased to invite you to two upcoming educational events at the Lindcove Research and Extension Center (LREC) this October:California Red Scale and Natural Enemies WorkshopDate: Wednesday, October 1, 2025Time: 8:30 AM to 4:00 PMRegister by September 25 using…

 As we enter the fall season and begin preparing fields for the winter, this is the time to think about planting cover crops.   Typically, most growers plant less than 5% of the vegetable ground with fall and winter cover crops.   Cover crops can potentially help with many challenges…

If you have a tree of heaven in your yard, you may be familiar with unwanted seedlings sprouting across your yard and seemingly from every nearby crack. The tree of heaven was originally brought to the United States from China in the 1800s and quickly became a fast-growing and popular ornamental shade tree…

A public webinar to kick off a residential water-use project led by the California Institute for Water Resources will be held on Monday, Sept. 29 from 1-4 p.m.

 This is too good not to share!"That Wasp Guy" Sloan Tomlinson of Hatfield, Mass., an artist, photographer, researcher, and educator who "shares the beauty of the most-maligned insects: wasps," now has an incredible tattoo on his arm. It's of a Megarhyssa atrata, also known as the black…

The Contra Costa UC Master Gardener volunteer Team works hand-in-hand with teachers, staff, and parents to create, improve, and beautify school gardens throughout Contra Costa County. Master Gardener volunteers play an important role in over forty elementary, intermediate, and high school gardens, plus a few…