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At fast food and sit-down restaurants across California, kids' meals come with water or milk automatically. At least, that should be the case since state law requires restaurants to offer the healthy beverages by default to reduce the amount of sugary beverages served to children.

For information about the NAP program, click here. The Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) coverage is federal crop insurance that covers crop losses from natural adversities such as drought, hail and excessive moisture.

Registration is now open for Part 1 of our upcoming National Preparedness Month webinar series. Part 1 focuses on connecting livestock owners to local and statewide leaders in emergency response. The webinar will be held on Wednesday, September 2, 2020 from 1:00-2:30 PM.

Like outdoor plants, houseplants can also experience pest problems. Did you know that too much or too little watering is the most common way that houseplants die? They can also suffer from too much or too little light, incorrect fertilization, and a variety of pests and diseases.

So here, you are, a Western Tiger Swallowtail sipping nectar from a Mexican sunflower. You are a Papilo rutulus. And your menu choice? A delicate orange beauty from the sunflower family: a Tithonia rotundifolia. Ah, the sky is blue, the nectar is excellent, and all is RIGHT with the world.

The California Naturalist Program's Program Advisory Committee (PAC) is a volunteer advisory group to the Director designed to provide feedback to the program, guide priorities, assist in evaluation, strengthen collaborations, and support program development efforts.

Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is an important method for securing access to critical online systems and is recommended for improving information security across the entire University of California. The application selected to fulfill this security function is Duo.

What flower, plant or tree comes to mind when you envision the word vacation? During this pandemic, when I have wanted to get out and experience a novel (to me) location, my mind reverts to places where I lived or visited as a child and the flora of those places.

Are you signed up for our free Fall Vegetable Gardening class? We hope to "see" you on Zoom to tell you all about the vegetables you can grow in fall! UCCE Stanislaus County Master Gardeners Rho Yare and Terry Pellegrini will discuss their tips for having a successful fall vegetable garden.

Wildlife Habitat By Max Light-Pacheco UCCE Master Gardener I want to provide an enticing refuge in my yard for wildlife. How can I make this happen? Anne L.