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Join UC Cooperative Extension for a FREE online workshop Tuesday, May 25, 2021 6:00 7:30 PM Topics Include: Poisonous Plants Yellow Starthistle Control Herbicide Resistant Weeds Weed ID and Management 101 Bonus Weed ID Session! Submit a picture of a weed and learn the name during the workshop! Clic...

Botanists Beverly Rathcke (1945-2011) and Jeanne Baret would have been proud. In their lifetimes, they didn't receive nearly enough credit for their work, but now they are memorialized in the names of newly described species of bacteria from the genus Acinetobacter that are specialized to flowers.

Join us on June 24th for Managing Risk in your Sheep Operation - Producer Workshop. The event will be held at Woolgrower's restaurant from 9 am to 1 pm. Registration is available at: http://ucanr.edu/survey/survey.cfm?surveynumber=33921 Flyer is attached.

To those of you who own cats, you are probably familiar with catnip Nepeta cataria, a common herb related to mint. Cats just go crazy over it. My cat is no exception, he rolls it, he rubs against it and he even eats it.

The Los Angeles Fire Department has updated containment of the Palisades Fire to 72%, and just under 1200 acres. In addition, an suspect has been detained and charged with felony arson by the LA County DA's office.

Last month, the Thelma Hansen Fund hosted a three-day series to inform about climate change and the science behind it.

At the recent 2021 Hansen Symposium - Climate Change:What Does it Mean for Southern California, UCCE Extension Fire Specialist Max Moritz, Central Coast Range and Natural Resources Advisor Matthew Shapero, and yours truly, Urban Natural Resources Advisor LA/Ventura Sabrina Drill discussed the impact...

Contributor: Kristian M Salgado Contributor: Emily Lovell Contributor: Caddie Bergren Contributor: Nicki Anderson Contributor: Shulamit Shroder Contributor: Samikshya Budhathoki Contributor: Esther Mosase Contributor: Valerie Perez UC ANR Climate Smart Agriculture Educator team assisted growers to w...

As we enter another summer of drought, conserving water is essential. Luckily, there are a number of ways you can significantly reduce water use in your vegetable garden. Before planting a single seed, a good first step in vegetable gardening is to amend the soil with compost.

California and the nation have made great progress in fighting the COVID pandemic! While we continue to take precautions and seek to vaccinate as many individuals as possible, activities and operations are gradually returning to normal.